Installing system shock 2

"Dawid Michalczyk" <dm DeleteThis @eonworks.com> wrote in message
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> Stone Monkey wrote:
>>
>> i've tried the command line fix of setup -lgntforfce and it does exactly
>> the same thing
>>
>> I'm running windows XP pro but its still meant to work installing then i
>> can use the xp fix
>>
>> its got me perplexed so if anyone can offer any advise then i would
>> really appreciate it
>
> My guess is the problem is XP. I actually keep a couple of older systems,
> one 800Mhz and one 200Mhz with win 98 on them just to play some of the
> older games every now and then. Always works.
>

Works okay under XP Pro for me (except for repeatedly giving me the
Keystone Kop effect); it has been a while, but I do believe I had to
install using command line and the -lgntforce option. Might want to try
the Looking Glass fan forums at www.ttlg.com for help.
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Stone Monkey <nochance.TakeThisOut@getstuffed.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

>ok little help would be much appreciated...
>
>I dug out my system shock 2 cd and decided to install it,
>
>i run the setup.exe and it gets as far as "setup is preparing the
>installshield..." goes to 99% and then closes and installs nothing,
>
>i've tried the command line fix of setup -lgntforfce and it does exactly
>the same thing
>
>I'm running windows XP pro but its still meant to work installing then i
>can use the xp fix
>
>its got me perplexed so if anyone can offer any advise then i would really
>appreciate it

What version of System Shock?

I have the EA classics reissue and though it only mentions 95 and 98 it
installed without any problem at all.

I started by clicking on autoexec.exe rather than setup.exe - don't know
if that would make any real difference though.

Xocyll
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Xocyll <Xocyll.RemoveThis@kingston.net> wrote in
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> Stone Monkey <nochance.RemoveThis@getstuffed.com> looked up from reading the
> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
> say:
>
>>ok little help would be much appreciated...
>>
>>I dug out my system shock 2 cd and decided to install it,
>>
>>i run the setup.exe and it gets as far as "setup is preparing the
>>installshield..." goes to 99% and then closes and installs nothing,
>>
>>i've tried the command line fix of setup -lgntforfce and it does
>>exactly the same thing
>>
>>I'm running windows XP pro but its still meant to work installing then
>>i can use the xp fix
>>
>>its got me perplexed so if anyone can offer any advise then i would
>>really appreciate it
>
> What version of System Shock?
>
> I have the EA classics reissue and though it only mentions 95 and 98
> it installed without any problem at all.
>
> I started by clicking on autoexec.exe rather than setup.exe - don't
> know if that would make any real difference though.
>
> Xocyll

I'm not 100% sure what version it is its definately not a ea classics and
theres no autoexec.exe, so i couldn't even try that
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Michael Cecil <macecil RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in
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> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:28:23 -0600, Stone Monkey
> <nochance RemoveThis @getstuffed.com> wrote:
>
>>Xocyll <Xocyll RemoveThis @kingston.net> wrote in
>>news:n37pq3d6rv9fsroh7l63oi7gi4t63spnpk@4ax.com:
>>
>>> Stone Monkey <nochance RemoveThis @getstuffed.com> looked up from reading the
>>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the
>>> signs say:
>>>
>>>>ok little help would be much appreciated...
>>>>
>>>>I dug out my system shock 2 cd and decided to install it,
>>>>
>>>>i run the setup.exe and it gets as far as "setup is preparing the
>>>>installshield..." goes to 99% and then closes and installs nothing,
>>>>
>>>>i've tried the command line fix of setup -lgntforfce and it does
>>>>exactly the same thing
>>>>
>>>>I'm running windows XP pro but its still meant to work installing
>>>>then i can use the xp fix
>>>>
>>>>its got me perplexed so if anyone can offer any advise then i would
>>>>really appreciate it
>>>
>>> What version of System Shock?
>>>
>>> I have the EA classics reissue and though it only mentions 95 and 98
>>> it installed without any problem at all.
>>>
>>> I started by clicking on autoexec.exe rather than setup.exe - don't
>>> know if that would make any real difference though.
>>>
>>> Xocyll
>>
>>I'm not 100% sure what version it is its definately not a ea classics
>>and theres no autoexec.exe, so i couldn't even try that
>
> http://www.ntcompatible.com/System_Shock_2_c1501.html

no use i'm afraid as i said in the first post i've tried the -lgntforce fix
for installing and all other fixes i can find are for gettin the game to
run once its installed, i can't even get that far, i don't get any errors
like everyone else seems to have
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Michael Cecil <macecil RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in
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> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:18:08 -0600, Stone Monkey
> <nochance RemoveThis @getstuffed.com> wrote:
>
>>no use i'm afraid as i said in the first post i've tried the
>>-lgntforce fix for installing and all other fixes i can find are for
>>gettin the game to run once its installed, i can't even get that far,
>>i don't get any errors like everyone else seems to have
>
> Did you try NT4 compatibility mode for setup.exe and use that command
> line switch?

yup tried and failed
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