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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Thor on July 29, 2002, 03:05:36 pm

Title: Installing Freespace Multiple Times
Post by: Thor on July 29, 2002, 03:05:36 pm

I would like to know if there is anyway to install FS2 on one computer multiple times.  I like to do this so I can have a seperate version for the fs1 port and the B5 project, plus a clean copy.  If you have any idea how to do this, please let me know.:confused:

Title: Installing Freespace Multiple Times
Post by: Megadude on July 29, 2002, 03:08:12 pm

u can. just install it different folders

Title: Installing Freespace Multiple Times
Post by: Riven on July 29, 2002, 03:16:38 pm

yep, i did this. Dont use the auto run, find the setup.exe on whichever cd it's on and set a new directory. I'm not sure whether or not you need a full install though. I did but i doubt it's nessicary. The auto function play will now use the last install of freespace.

Title: Installing Freespace Multiple Times
Post by: KARMA on July 29, 2002, 03:41:29 pm

i don't see the point in doing that, just create three versions of the "data" directory (for example: dator, datab5, datafs1p) then when you want to play one version change the name of the relative data folder (for example, wanna play b5? change name of dir "datab5" to "data" and launch game;) )

Title: Installing Freespace Multiple Times
Post by: karajorma on July 29, 2002, 04:02:14 pm

I did have the double install at one point but I went over to something similar to Karma's suggestion after a reinstall (I understood how FS2 worked much better by then).

 It works very well and is almost as easy as the double install. Plus it takes up less space.

Title: Installing Freespace Multiple Times
Post by: Thor on July 29, 2002, 09:22:12 pm

Thanks, I'll give it these a try.

Title: Install
Post by: Star Dragon on August 11, 2002, 09:04:51 pm

Well, I favor the multiple installs just to be safe. :wink:

Just make shortcuts from the desktop that lead to the right folders...

Title: Installing Freespace Multiple Times
Post by: IPAndrews on August 13, 2002, 06:38:24 am

This is amusingly pointless. Truly you must have hard disk space to burn.

Title: Installing Freespace Multiple Times
Post by: Thor on August 13, 2002, 08:59:49 am

80 gigs and limited cash to buy new games