Multi SH3 Installs Help please.

[Aces]

Hi chaps,

I want to do two fresh additional game installs. I know that if I run the game installer then I'll have problems and It'll take about 4-5 hours of file copying to backup and copy back my current install to/from an external drive.

Would it work if I renamed my existing game folder and edit all registry entries to SilentHunterIII to the new game folder. Would this fool the windows installer for the game into thinking that I don't allready have it installed do you think?. Else it is going to take hours to backup and copy back.

I have MultiSH3.EXE for when the installs are done.

Best Regards and thanks

Aces

[A6Intruder]

Hi Ace,
the best "Version" ist to make a copy of an fresch new install of SH3.
It should work to copy your existing Install of SH3 to a new place with other name. After that i would remove SH3 with uninstall exe. Maybe clean registry if you get problems with new install. After new installing make a new copy for having ever a fresh SH3. Then copy back your old intall over your fresh one. Duplicate your "fresh-copy" for every new Supermod. I have, fine working, 5 times SH3. Don`t forget to rename every Version.
I hope i could help.
Best regards:salute:

[Aces]

Thanks mate,

Thats very helpful. I'm pretty busy helping the mother in law tomorrow but will have a few hours else it is a job for next week.

Cheers

Aces

[SquareSteelBar]

Hi Aces,

if your OS is WindowsXP it would be helpful to use my little tool for cleaning the registry of SH3 entries:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1442470&postcount=5

Since the registry entries don't affect the game itself in any way [they're only InstallShield related] you're able now to install another SH3 [into a different folder] without uninstallation of the old one.

Cheers,
SquareSteelBar

[Aces]

Sorry mate,

I missed this post.

Thank you very much that's a very handy tip.

Best Regards

Aces

[SquareSteelBar]

Don't know your german language skills...

Maybe that's helpful:

http://forums-de.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2371008762/m/6861086897?r=6361087578#6361087578