Will this way of installing work ?

[Legacy_Estelindis]

               Shia's advice is excellent; I suggest giving it a try.

FYI, what has worked for me is copying the NWN install directory wholesale (from my backup HDD to the D drive of my new laptop) and then running the NWN Updater (which fixes the registry entries; the game worked for me without having to take this second step, but certain aspects of the toolset were buggy until I did this).  However, given that the 1.69 critical rebuild doesn't seem to work for you, this might not work either.

By the way, I don't see any reason why the CD keys wouldn't have been copied with the install folder.   I don't belive the file is copy-protected or anything (if it even could be).
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Estelindis, 11 juillet 2011 - 08:58 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_apunyfly]

               Hmm... It's not going to be possible to patch it on my brother's computer...
So, I guess I wouldn't mind to take a look at your files Hipaestro. It'd be helpful.

Thanks for your advice, Shia Luck and Estelindis, but I unfortunately can't do things the usual way here. '>
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Pstemarie]

               You can buy the game on GOG for $10. I know you already "own" it, but if you add up the value of all the time you've spent trying to copy it from your brother's computer...

Buy the game from GOG, install it, then open nwncdkey.ini and replace the CD keys in that file with your brother's keys. You'll have a fully working copy, patched to 1.69, and ready to run multiplayer using your brother's CD keys.

EDIT - GOG has instructions for how to obtain new multiplayer CD keys from them. So do that and you'll have two sets of CD keys to use, allowing you to install your new Diamond edition on two systems.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Pstemarie, 11 juillet 2011 - 02:28 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_NWN DM]

               1. Try running the 1.69 Critical from your game directory as Administrator and in XP SP2 Compatibility mode.
2. Based on your level of understanding displayed in your posts, do not try to do any registry editing (advice I'd be giving myself as well...).
3. Get yourself and your credit card over to Good Old Games and get the whole thing for just $10 and a download.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_apunyfly]

               1. Didn't work.
2. I don't doubt your word. '>
3. Guess I have no choice. Oh well.

Thanks for all your help.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_HipMaestro]

               

apunyfly wrote...

1. Didn't work.
2. I don't doubt your word. '>
3. Guess I have no choice. Oh well.

Thanks for all your help.

Rather than delving into the registry (as others have wisely steered away from), if the game cannot be patched up to v1.69 on the originating (the brother's) machine to utilize Shia's concise NWN copy instructions (Dang! I forget how similar Vista is to Win7 and the instructions simply slipped my mind.  Forgive me, Shia dear. '> )... I would think that unless things just had magically worked for you, GoG would be my own choice in the same predicament.  Do not let the relatively-paltry $10 fee deprive you of enjoying this super game or prevent you from avoiding any more hair-pulling than absolutely necessary.  Take my word for it:  the hair you save today will result in a younger-looking countenance in the years ahead. '>

On a personal note, after a small amount of poking around, I found a few Web servers that assign GUIDs, so for what it's worth, I was able to get some additional education (ouch!) by virtue of your struggle to get things working.  Funny how things sometimes fit together, no?
               
               

               

                     Modifié par HipMaestro, 11 juillet 2011 - 04:18 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_MrZork]

               I am pretty sure that, while the game can be run without the proper registry entries, the patch does use them to determine the game location for patching. Basically, the registry holds strings with the location on the hard drive of your NWN installation and a program (like the patch) that needs to know where NWN is will check the registry to find it. If it can't find the keys, it may conclude that NWN isn't installed or isn't installed properly.

You could work around this without patching the game on your brother's computer, but it would require editing the registry. That's doable (I think it's just essentially a few string entries), but it's not easy to guide someone through online and it's not something someone unfamiliar with registry editing would want to do for the first time on his/her own.

The quickest solutions aside from registry editing have been outlined above. For ten bucks, I would probably download GOG's already-patched and ready-to-play version and be done with it. Be sure to request your online CD keys through GOG's email system, though. Using the ones from the older CD should work fine, but there is no reason not to have the keys you are entitled to from (re-)purchasing the software. And, save the keys somewhere where you won't lose them! I usually download the big file from GOG, install it, add their keys, then 7zip the big file along with the nwncdkey.ini they emailed so that everything will be together if I need to reinstall. (I also email CD keys to myself, as a backup plan.)
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_apunyfly]

               Okay. MAJOR UPDATE here. HipMaestro sent me the registry key data he mentioned a few messages above and I thought, what the heck, so, following his instructions, I was able to add NWN registry keys and I HAVE GOT THE GAME PATCHED AND WORKING !!!!!!!

I am so happy right now. Thanks to all of you, and especially Hip.

I just saved 10$ '>

Edit : This also means that an unpatched version will not copy the registry keys from one computer to another and that the patch does require the registry keys in order to function correctly.

By the way, I may, in the weeks to come, have some questions regarding certain keys and what they do, or need some more help as I am not sure every feature of the game works. I'll go play it right now. Anyway, brace yourselves, just in case. '>
               
               

               

                     Modifié par apunyfly, 13 juillet 2011 - 03:40 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_NWN DM]

               Good to hear.  Enjoy the game that never stops giving you quality hours of enjoyment (on-line).