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missing .dll file - 6/26/2000 4:00:00 PM

McGib

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Just installed V2.0 and was told that I'm missing smackw32.dll file. V1.0 still works. Anyone got any ideas?

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- 6/26/2000 4:09:00 PM

Warhorse

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Did you make sure it didn't just make another SPWAW directory within the original? Just wondered, it did for me?! ------------------ Mike Amos Meine Ehre Heisst Treue

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- 6/26/2000 4:17:00 PM

Wittmann44

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Smackw32.dll is located in your original SP WAW directory. The install program actually creates a new subdirectory Steel Panthers World at War within the original 1.0 version directory. You must copy all the files in the root over to the new 2.0 directory. You must also take all the snd files, shp files, lbm files, and *.lbm in the enc folder from your 1.0 folder to the new 2.0 subfolder of the same name. Some files will ask if you want to overwrite file xxx with file yyy. Choose 'no' for each one, since you are not replacing the 2.0 files with 1.0 files.

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- 6/26/2000 4:26:00 PM

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quote:

Originally posted by Wittmann44: Smackw32.dll is located in your original SP WAW directory. The install program actually creates a new subdirectory Steel Panthers World at War within the original 1.0 version directory. You must copy all the files in the root over to the new 2.0 directory. You must also take all the snd files, shp files, lbm files, and *.lbm in the enc folder from your 1.0 folder to the new 2.0 subfolder of the same name. Some files will ask if you want to overwrite file xxx with file yyy. Choose 'no' for each one, since you are not replacing the 2.0 files with 1.0 files.

WHAT? Just tell the patch installer the root directory of your SPWAW game, let it do it's job, reboot, wipe the steel.prf file and play. No further copying is needed. Voriax ps. If the default install dir in the Ver 1.0 is different than the default install dir in the patch and you accepted both then I guess something described above may happen.

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- 6/26/2000 4:33:00 PM

Infanterie

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quote:

Originally posted by Wittmann44: The install program actually creates a new subdirectory Steel Panthers World at War within the original 1.0 version directory.

Yes, that can go unnoticed and the patch installs in wrong directory - I did that myself but saw the clitch in time.

*yawn* Got to get some sleep, tomorrow will be a fresh day to try the new version out, straight after work... SPWAW makes me heart go yonder!

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- 6/26/2000 4:33:00 PM

Wittmann44

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Yes, Voriax, the install proceedure is only set to work if you installed with the default directory on the original SP WAW 1.0; since I never install in default directories, I got a separate subfolder under the first.

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- 6/26/2000 5:25:00 PM

Voriax

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quote:

Originally posted by Wittmann44: Yes, Voriax, the install proceedure is only set to work if you installed with the default directory on the original SP WAW 1.0; since I never install in default directories, I got a separate subfolder under the first.

Funny as I also did not use the default directories. All worked fine for me when I changed the directory in the installer. I got no extra directories, except a second (empty) lbm directory. Voriax

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- 6/26/2000 5:30:00 PM

McGib

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Thanks gents, I got it working dang hidden files!

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- 6/26/2000 7:48:00 PM

Wild Bill

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It sounds like you loaded the version separately, instead of on top of the version 1.0 At any rate, if you are up and running, I am glad...WB ------------------ In Arduis Fidelis Wild Bill Wilder Coordinator, Scenario Design Matrix Games

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- 6/26/2000 9:12:00 PM

Dean Robb

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quote:

Originally posted by Wittmann44: Yes, Voriax, the install proceedure is only set to work if you installed with the default directory on the original SP WAW 1.0; since I never install in default directories, I got a separate subfolder under the first.

I did the same thing, then realized what had happened. When you choose the non-default directory, it will place that drive and directory (ie: D:\SPWAW) in the text line and then APPEND the default directory name, giving in my case D:\SPWAW\Steel...War. Simply delete the "Steel...War" part, leaving the drive and directory and click next. Installs and runs like a champ.

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