Successful backup of UT2003 - Club CDFreaks

squiggly · 20-10-2002

Hi, all. I just successfully made a backup of my Unreal Tournament 2003 disks. All I had to do was make an ISO of the first disk, but copy the ut2003.exe from the demo version into the ISO, replacing the file that is already there. (It's in the system folder)
I then made copies of the other two cd's using the Nero wizard, using all default settings for everything. To prove that it worked, I installed the game from scrtch using only these backups, and it started without a hitch!.
I think the makers of the game dropped the ball on this one.
Joe

baracus · 20-10-2002

It's been said a few dozen times in the past week at least, replacing .EXE files is not making a 1:1 backup (which is what everyone here is shooting for).

The goal is backing up your game, so you can tuck away your originals someplace safe, and put your cheap backup copy in harms way. Ideally the backup will be a 1:1 copy of the original, so it doesn't need *evil C word*, to run.

The replaced .EXE likely won't work once the first patch comes out, because they will either fix the loophole, or like many other patch programs, it will check filesize and give errors on the demo.exe (which is 600k smaller than the retail .exe).

So, as of yet we still have no reliable way to backup UT2k3. Does anyone know if the new Daemon-Tools emulation will work with UT2k3 yet?

*damiandimitri* · 20-10-2002

agree...that is what we want......a 100% copy

but still nice to know

squiggly · 21-10-2002

I agree as well with what you say, baracus. But it's still a good fix for now, until a more final solution presents itself. As of right now, I can safely put away my originals, and not worry about the copies. When the first patch comes out, it probably won't work anymore, but in the meantime....

Joe

baracus · 21-10-2002

No doubt it works, there hasn't been a game that wouldn't work with swapped or modified .exe files.

I'm sure people who don't own burners capable of making 1:1 backups routinely take this route to preserving their originals. But really, it's not much of a successful backup, and using that as your title sorta misleads us

**philamber** · 21-10-2002

It is not-[list=1][*]A successful 1:1 backup. [*]New information. The same info has been posted elsewhere on the forum more than once.[*]Legal.[/list=1]
Thread closed.

20-10-2002	#1 (permalink)
squiggly New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2	Successful backup of UT2003 <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Hi, all. I just successfully made a backup of my Unreal Tournament 2003 disks. All I had to do was make an ISO of the first disk, but copy the ut2003.exe from the demo version into the ISO, replacing the file that is already there. (It's in the system folder) I then made copies of the other two cd's using the Nero wizard, using all default settings for everything. To prove that it worked, I installed the game from scrtch using only these backups, and it started without a hitch!. I think the makers of the game dropped the ball on this one. Joe

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20-10-2002	#2 (permalink)
baracus CD Freaks Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 127	It's been said a few dozen times in the past week at least, replacing .EXE files is not making a 1:1 backup (which is what everyone here is shooting for). The goal is backing up your game, so you can tuck away your originals someplace safe, and put your cheap backup copy in harms way. Ideally the backup will be a 1:1 copy of the original, so it doesn't need evil C word, to run. The replaced .EXE likely won't work once the first patch comes out, because they will either fix the loophole, or like many other patch programs, it will check filesize and give errors on the demo.exe (which is 600k smaller than the retail .exe). So, as of yet we still have no reliable way to backup UT2k3. Does anyone know if the new Daemon-Tools emulation will work with UT2k3 yet?

20-10-2002	#3 (permalink)
damiandimitri CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: netherlands Posts: 3,536	agree...that is what we want......a 100% copy but still nice to know

21-10-2002	#4 (permalink)
squiggly New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2	I agree as well with what you say, baracus. But it's still a good fix for now, until a more final solution presents itself. As of right now, I can safely put away my originals, and not worry about the copies. When the first patch comes out, it probably won't work anymore, but in the meantime.... Joe

21-10-2002	#5 (permalink)
baracus CD Freaks Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 127	No doubt it works, there hasn't been a game that wouldn't work with swapped or modified .exe files. I'm sure people who don't own burners capable of making 1:1 backups routinely take this route to preserving their originals. But really, it's not much of a successful backup, and using that as your title sorta misleads us

21-10-2002	#6 (permalink)
philamber Legal Senior Admin Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: True Blue Posts: 6,808	It is not-[list=1][]A successful 1:1 backup. []New information. The same info has been posted elsewhere on the forum more than once.[*]Legal.[/list=1] Thread closed.