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Title: Front end for windows games ?
Post by: derek1800 on July 29, 2004, 03:32:27 pm

I am in need of a way to play games that require a cd w/o having to put the cd so I dont have to reach into my driving cabinet to change to a different racing game.

FIXED by using no cd patches


**** Is there a front end that I can list all the windows games I have(1 lsit).*******

Title: Re:Is there a way to play games that require the cd w/o the cd
Post by: Wizard of DelRay on July 29, 2004, 03:58:06 pm

Not sure exactly what racing games you want to play, but you might want to check out www.megagames.com (http://www.megagames.com)

Title: Re:Is there a way to play games that require the cd w/o the cd
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on July 29, 2004, 04:03:06 pm

You could create an .ISO image of the CD on the hard drive and then mount it as a "Virtual Drive" using a program like Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/).

There are other virtual CD/DVD programs, but I already had Alcohol 120% since it's also a great piece of burning software. Try Google for more info.

Title: Re:Is there a way to play games that require the cd w/o the cd
Post by: derek1800 on July 29, 2004, 04:24:19 pm

I went to gamecopyworld hopefully the patches will work :)

Thanks
Derek

Title: Re:Is there a way to play games that require the cd w/o the cd
Post by: photorock on July 29, 2004, 10:12:26 pm

        Copy the contents of the CD to a folder on your HD and install from there. When your computer asks for the CD change the path to the folder on the HD. Should work depending on OS used.

Title: Re:Front end for windows games ?
Post by: derek1800 on July 30, 2004, 11:08:13 am

 Is there a front end that I can list all the windows games I have(1 list).

Title: Re:Front end for windows games ?
Post by: PiNPOiNT on July 30, 2004, 11:53:07 am

There's a front end that you can buy call applauncher that should work for what you want to do.  try out the demo first.

sorry i dont have the link

its a dumb little program for 20 bux,

not the super expensive $250 program that you might come across when you google it

Title: Re:Front end for windows games ?
Post by: Minwah on July 30, 2004, 12:14:56 pm

Quote from: derek1800 on July 29, 2004, 03:32:27 pm

**** Is there a front end that I can list all the windows games I have(1 lsit).*******

MAMEWAH can do it...

Title: Re:Front end for windows games ?
Post by: derek1800 on July 30, 2004, 12:49:30 pm

found on faq

Thanks
Derek

Title: Re:Front end for windows games ?
Post by: screaming on July 30, 2004, 12:52:14 pm

Quote from: derek1800 on July 30, 2004, 12:49:30 pm

how?

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http://mamewah.mameworld.net/faq.html

-Steve

Title: Re:Front end for windows games ?
Post by: Mr. Dude on July 30, 2004, 03:34:00 pm

Applauncher for $20 is a total ripoff.  I use MameWah and you can make a PC Games list with it.