Expert: Trev - 2/24/2005

Question
hi trev.
i have recently brought a number of games for my p.c they are all musicbank collection with support at support@megaware.nl.
i am trying to load them on my computer but all that happens is that they seem to load but i cant accese them contacted the site and i had to download the instalation patch but i still dont know how to run the games is there an easy way to do this.
some are the games are.
perfect pool.
swarm assault.
3D bowling.
power surge.
arcangel.
fur puppies.
3d block out.
gun pad.
scooter pro.
kombat cars.
just to name a few, basicaly how do i install with a patch ect....
any help will save me from my son's ear bashings.
p.s my computer is o.k to play games lots of ram,graphics card,ect.. thanks    jay

Answer
Looks fairly simple.

Head over to their website and get patches for all the games that you want to play.

After you have downloaded them, run each patch. Each patch will extract a set of files that you will need to install the games. Extract each one to its own folder like c:\gunpad.

It is important that you UNINSTALL all of those games that you have installed already. You will need to reinstall them in order to make them work.

After you have to create a new set of install files for each game you want. The process is the same for each game and is explained in the INSTALL.txt file that is extracted with each patch file.

The contents are below:
Gunpad Installer patch

Copy the following files from the Gunpad CD-Rom to this directory

data2.cab
ikernel.ex_
layout.bin
Setup.exe
Setup.ini
setup.inx
autorun.inf

when this is done you should NOT have overwriten any files
Install the game with the setup.exe file.

Follow this procedure for each game you wish to install and you should be able to install working copies of any of the games you want.

I know this is complicated, but I am confident you should be able to handle it.

In short:

Uninstall the original game
Download the patch for that game
Run the patch to extract the new install files
Copy the files from the game disc into the folder with the new install files.
Install the game using the new files

Let me know if you have other questions.