default762792 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 So, I just installed an Intel 120GB SSD. I uninstalled Black Shark and Flaming Cliffs 2 and installed them on the SSD, and everything was horribly botched. I must have done something wrong in the install order, or who knows what. Here's the specifics: My SSD is drive "G". Windows 7 Home Premium remains on the HDD, as I don't want to start from scratch with whole computer unless I have to. I have the following: The retail DVDs of Black Shark, Lock On, Flaming Cliffs, and Flaming Cliffs 2.0, as well as patches 1.01a, 1.01c, and 1.02. In what order should I install them, and what sort of directory on the SSD should they be installed to? The SSD is formatted as a simple volume with drive letter "G". FSX runs fine from it. As far as I can tell, I have removed all traces of previous installations, but I haven't messed with the registry. Any advice, and thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) I'm pretty sure you want to install the 1.02 on top of a clean install. Skip the other patches or it will mess you up. You can install to any directory you wish but it is preferable to make a dir directly on the drive (IE D:\Blackshark) if you are using Modman to install mods. Another tip: make sure you deactivate your CD keys for old installs so you dont't have to burn extra activations etc. Edited January 31, 2011 by Slayer [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] System Specs Intel I7-3930K, Asrock EXTREME9, EVGA TITAN, Mushkin Chronos SSD, 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Z series 2133, TM Warthog and MFD's, Saitek Proflight Combat pedals, TrackIR 5 + TrackClip PRO, Windows 7 x64, 3-Asus VS2248H-P monitors, Thermaltake Level 10 GT, Obutto cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
104th_Crunch Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Btw, you could have just copied the existing folders for DCS/FC2 to your new drive without uninstalling then reinstalling. You can have multiple copies of DCS/FC2 as long as you have it properly installed once. There is nothing special about install order. Ka-50: install, then install latest patch FC2: install Lock On 1, then FC2, then install latest patch If you are having issues, deactivate, uninstall, manually clean Window's registry, reinstall all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default762792 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Whew, thanks folks. Installing the 1.01c patch was my mistake, I think. Just for fun I ran CCleaner, and then installed the base Black Shark, LOMAC, and Flaming Cliffs 2 programs from the DVDs and then ran patch 1.02. I didn't need to use any activations, everything installed fine (although that patch does take forever to initialize), and it runs great off the SSD. One question, though: Is it okay to uninstall LOMAC now? Thanks again, the help is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winz Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Yes, Lomac is there for legal reasons only, Ubisoft holds the lock-on trademark, so FC 2.0 has to be sold as an addon, even though it's completly standalone. The Valley A-10C Version Revanche for FC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default762792 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Okay, good to know. I may leave it on there for a while in case I need to reinstall for some reason, and it doesn't take up too much space. Thanks again for the help and information, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spetz Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Yes, Lomac is there for legal reasons only, Ubisoft holds the lock-on trademark, so FC 2.0 has to be sold as an addon, even though it's completly standalone. Really? I didn't know that..I'll uninstall Lomac this weekend.. And you only have to use an activation if you didn't deactivcate and then made a serious hardware change such as a new mobo or cpu.. It reads it as you are installing it on a new / other computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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