Computer storage problems. :(

Alright folks I'm hoping all you computer wiz's can help me out. For one I miss playing UT04 and have tried several times to switch it from my extra F drive which I installed in my computer to my C drive. The problem obviously being my C drive doesn't contain enough memory so that I might be able to play UT again. My thought is that if I can play it from my F drive that would mean I wouldn't have to keep transferring from F to C and viceversa. So is there a way I can play it from my F drive with my C drive being my main one? Or is there a way for me to connect my F drive and my C drive so that they both become my main drives? (Sigh) Well I think those are straight forward but I could be wrong. I hope you can help me out so I might play again. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Fire_Eclipse

Fire_eclipse wrote:

Alright folks I'm hoping all you computer wiz's can help me out. For one I miss playing UT04 and have tried several times to switch it from my extra F drive which I installed in my computer to my C drive. The problem obviously being my C drive doesn't contain enough memory so that I might be able to play UT again. My thought is that if I can play it from my F drive that would mean I wouldn't have to keep transferring from F to C and viceversa. So is there a way I can play it from my F drive with my C drive being my main one? Or is there a way for me to connect my F drive and my C drive so that they both become my main drives? (Sigh) Well I think those are straight forward but I could be wrong. I hope you can help me out so I might play again. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Fire_Eclipse

Completely remove UT2004 from your pc, clean up and defrag all drives, and load the game directly onto the desired drive (make sure that you specifiy the drive path when prompted). I have mine on the "D" drive as D\UNREAL SERIES\UNREAL TOURNAMENT\ UT2004. I do it this way since I also have Unreal Gold, Unreal 2, and UT3 loaded.

same I got mine loaded on E or F drive thats where I installed it to and it runs fine.

Alright thanks yall for some ideas. I'll try it out in time. I appreciate it

ok just to verify you have ut on the old puter HD and you put into the new puter? if thats the case the game is set to C: as the install but now is F: or what ever drive/partion it shows up as... so games is on drive f and thinks its on drive c only way to fix is uninstall and reinstall where u want it and then it will work just fine.

its just like when your drunk and think your home and are really someplace else!

Provided the install was ok before, you don't necessarily have to re-install. You can just run the "UT2004 Registry Fixer" by Spaz (I have version 1.2), which allows you to re-enter your key and sets all the appropriate registry entries for you. I haven't looked online for it recently, but if you can't find it let me know.

What Szlat suggested should work. I've been using a program called COA. It allows you to move a program installed on one drive to another location. You have to actually move the files yourself but the program goes into the registry and makes all the necessary link changes. It works in WinXP even though the site doesn't mention it.

Alright to answer one question, I have the same computer but I just added another drive to my old one but it doesn't seem to link it up to the C drive which is where the main stuff is. So I'm gonna work it simple and uninstall then reinstall in the F drive which I've been told in theory should work. So I'll give it a try and see what happens. On a different note I wonder how that is going to work. Thanks for the help and I will try that out soon.

Ok so I tried and it worked however I'm getting this error message everytime I get to the join game menu.
UT2004 Build UT2004_Build_[2004-03-03_02.42]

OS: Windows XP 5.1 (Build: 2600)
CPU: GenuineIntel Unknown processor @ 2797 MHz with 1278MB RAM
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS (7519)

General protection fault!

History: CheckTag <- LoadSummary <- ULinkerLoad::ULinkerLoad <- UObject::StaticAllocateObject <- (Class MasterServerClient) <- UObject::StaticConstructObject <- ULinkerLoad::CreateExport <- (MasterServerClient 77399) <- ULinkerLoad::CreateImport <- IndexToObject <- ULinkerLoad<<UObject <- (LinkerLoad Package.LinkerLoad 1552849)) <- SerializeExpr <- (20) <- SerializeExpr <- (61) <- SerializeExpr <- (19) <- SerializeExpr <- (0F) <- UStruct::Serialize <- (Function GUI2K4.UT2k4ServerBrowser.Uplink) <- UFunction::Serialize <- LoadObject <- (Function GUI2K4.UT2k4ServerBrowser.Uplink 1552849==1552849/2343952 1552789 74) <- ULinkerLoad:

reload <- LinkProperties <- UStruct::Link <- UState::Link <- UClass::Link <- UStruct::Serialize <- (Class GUI2K4.UT2k4ServerBrowser) <- UState::Serialize <- UClass::Serialize <- (Class GUI2K4.UT2k4ServerBrowser) <- LoadObject <- (Class GUI2K4.UT2k4ServerBrowser 1552849==1552849/2343952 138462 2205) <- ULinkerLoad:

reload <- PreLoadObjects <- UObject::EndLoad <- UObject::StaticLoadObject <- (Core.Class GUI2K4.UT2K4ServerBrowser NULL) <- UObject::execDelegateFunction <- (GUIImage Package.GUIImage @ Function XInterface.GUIComponent.EndAnimation : 004B) <- UObject:

rocessEvent <- (GUIImage Package.GUIImage, Function XInterface.GUIComponent.EndAnimation) <- GUIComponent:

reDraw <- (GUIImage Package.GUIImage) <- UGUIMultiComponent:

reDrawControls <- (UT2k4MainMenu Package.UT2k4MainMenu) <- GUIMultiComponent:

reDraw <- (UT2k4MainMenu Package.UT2k4MainMenu) <- GUIController::NativePreRender <- UInteractionMaster::MasterProcessPreRender <- FPlayerSceneNode::Render <- UGameEngine:

raw <- UWindowsViewport::Repaint <- UWindowsClient::Tick <- ClientTick <- UGameEngine::Tick <- Level Untitled <- UpdateWorld <- MainLoop

Any thoughts on the situation would be nice. Appreciate everyones help in getting me back into the game.

ok I have a question Fire is the F: drive a new drive or a partition on the drive? If new/other drive just installed what bus is it on and is it set up right for that bus? is in the correct position by the jumper settings and ribbon? it sounds like theres some form of conflict going on some where to me but who am i to say i'm just an old slap em together guy...unless there happens to be some bad sectors on the drive also , but if it was working before install a extra drive then there is a conflict with that drive for some reason try pulling the drive back out and re-install UT and see what happens if it works fine the it is the drive

Have you installed the latest UT patch?

Fire_eclipse wrote:

UT2004 Build UT2004_Build_[2004-03-03_02.42]

You need to install the patch to 3369

http://downloads.unrealadmin.org/UT2004/Patches/Windows/
(the last two patches)

Alright so I installed the two UT patches. I'm going to try again. If not I'm gonna have to check out what's up with my drives and what not.

No such luck. (Sigh). I'm still getting an error....I think it's the same one. Thanks though

Fire_eclipse wrote:

No such luck. (Sigh). I'm still getting an error....I think it's the same one. Thanks though

Walk us thru the steps you have taken..........