Help emulating .bat to install

[Exonel]

Hi all.
i have a little problem with wine, i am trying to install a game but the game came with a .bat file to install, so i try to run it with wine and no luck, then i opened the cmd of window(wine has 1) and opened the .bat it worked until 10% when the install says that it couldn't install and ask u to close it.
Then i downloaded virtualbox to see if i could install the game but its eating my brain...
The thing is if u could tell me baby steps how to make work the .bat, seems like wine wont install it, virtualbox doesn't want to run the xp it says the next thing: FATAL: no booteable medium found.
So i am asking for programs to emulate windows (free ones) and baby step of how to make it work.

The game:
Its a ripped game..... thats why it uses .bat to uncompress, so if any1 here have experience working with bats in kubuntu or ubuntu or linux in general please help me. Thx for your time.

[lmilano]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

Maybe this will help?
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/red...iles-wine.html

Otherwise, you could try turning this into a native Linux script, by using bash scripting, or something along these lines (this is "advanced stuff though).

[Exonel]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

thx for the post.
The problem persist, i had try that one before, from that page i got the idea of using cmd to install, still no luck
it doesn't have to be wine, i just want to play that game... any help?

[lmilano]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

Ah, sorry, now I see what you meant by "cmd" in the original post. I guess it's not a trivial batch file, otherwise it would have succeeded. The only thing that comes to mind is to try crossover, and if it works buy a copy:

http://www.codeweavers.com/products/...ownload_trial/

This is a more polished version of wine ...

[doctordruidphd]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

A couple of things:

Is this actually a windows game, or a dos game? If it is a dos game, you need dosbox, not wine.You might also try installing the program with dosbox, if all it is doing is dos commands, but it will take some fiddling to get the directories set up.

Take a look at the batch file; you might be able to do the things it does one step at a time, typing the commands in at the command prompt, which you can get from:

wine cmd

This puts you at what is basically a dos prompt, although it is not dos, and probably doesn't work any better than the dos prompt in XP ever did.

Make sure your drives are set up in wine the way the batch file wants to see them.

If all the batch file is doing is uncompressing files, there may be linux programs that can do the same thing.

[Exonel]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

The crossover didn't work...

The batch is to install a game, a big one, i don't understand the batch but ill post it here so if any1 knows how to uncompress using terminal or wine please help me... if i run through cmd, the batch stop at 10%.

cls
@echo off
color 0C
echo.
echo 8""""8
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echo x x
echo Û Command.and.Conquer.Red.Alert.3.Multi4.Full-Rip.Skullptura Û
echo x x
echo ÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛx ÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛ
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echo x x
echo Û Make sure you have ~8Gb free space on HDD Û
echo x x
echo Û read READ_ME.txt before setup Û
echo x x
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pause
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ren zip.dll zip.exe >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO THREE
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO TWO
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ONE
zip.exe x -bd -y Data1.7z >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO THREE
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO TWO
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ONE
del /F /Q Data1.7z >nul
cls
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echo.
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echo.
cd Data >nul
cd EnglishMovieAudio >nul
cd data >nul
for %%i in (*.ogg) do dec.exe -Q "%%i" >nul
del /q /f *.ogg >nul
cls
echo.
echo 8""""8
echo 8 e e e e e e eeeee eeeee e e eeeee eeeee
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echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
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echo Exracting... ÛÛ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 10%%
echo.
echo.
echo.
for %%i in (*.wav) do sx.exe -sndstream "%%i" -=movies\ >nul
del /q /f *.wav >nul
del /q /f dec.exe >nul
del /q /f sx.exe >nul
cd movies >nul
ren *.wav *.snd >nul
cd .. >nul
cd .. >nul
cd .. >nul
cls
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echo 8""""8
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echo Exracting... ÛÛÛÛ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 20%%
echo.
echo.
echo.
build EnglishMovieAudio.big EnglishMovieAudio >nul
del /f /q /s EnglishMovieAudio\*.* >nul
rd /q /s EnglishMovieAudio >nul
del /q /f build.exe >nul
del /q /f EnglishMovieAudio.list >nul
cd .. >nul
cls
echo.
echo 8""""8
echo 8 e e e e e e eeeee eeeee e e eeeee eeeee
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echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
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echo Exracting... ÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²²²²²²²²²²²² 30%%
echo.
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zip.exe x -bd -y Data2.7z >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO THREE
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO TWO
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ONE
del /F /Q Data2.7z >nul
cls
echo.
echo 8""""8
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echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
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echo Exracting... ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²²²²²²²²²² 40%%
echo.
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zip.exe x -bd -y Data3.7z >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO THREE
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO TWO
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del /F /Q Data3.7z >nul
cls
echo.
echo 8""""8
echo 8 e e e e e e eeeee eeeee e e eeeee eeeee
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echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
echo.
echo.
echo Exracting... ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²²²²²²²² 50%%
echo.
echo.
echo.
zip.exe x -bd -y Data4.7z >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO THREE
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO TWO
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ONE
del /F /Q Data4.7z >nul
cls
echo.
echo 8""""8
echo 8 e e e e e e eeeee eeeee e e eeeee eeeee
echo 8eeeee 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
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echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
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echo Exracting... ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²²²²²²²² 50%%
echo.
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zip.exe x -bd -y Data5.7z >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO THREE
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO TWO
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del /F /Q Data5.7z >nul
cls
echo.
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echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
echo.
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echo Exracting... ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²²²²²² 60%%
echo.
echo.
echo.
zip.exe x -bd -y Data6.7z >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO THREE
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO TWO
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ONE
del /F /Q Data6.7z >nul
cls
echo.
echo 8""""8
echo 8 e e e e e e eeeee eeeee e e eeeee eeeee
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echo 88 8eee8e 8e 8 8e 8e 8eee8 8e 8e 8 8eee8e 8eee8
echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
echo.
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echo Exracting... ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²²²² 70%%
echo.
echo.
echo.
ren Arc.dll arc.exe >nul
arc x -y Data7.arc >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO THREE
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO TWO
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ONE
del /F /Q Data7.arc >nul
cls
echo.
echo 8""""8
echo 8 e e e e e e eeeee eeeee e e eeeee eeeee
echo 8eeeee 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
echo 88 8eee8e 8e 8 8e 8e 8eee8 8e 8e 8 8eee8e 8eee8
echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
echo.
echo.
echo Exracting... ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²² 80%%
echo.
echo.
echo.
arc x -y Data8.arc >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO THREE
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO TWO
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ONE
del /F /Q Data8.arc >nul
cls
echo.
echo 8""""8
echo 8 e e e e e e eeeee eeeee e e eeeee eeeee
echo 8eeeee 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
echo 88 8eee8e 8e 8 8e 8e 8eee8 8e 8e 8 8eee8e 8eee8
echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
echo.
echo.
echo Exracting... ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²² 90%%
echo.
echo.
echo.
arc x -y Data9.arc >nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO THREE
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO TWO
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ONE
del /F /Q Data9.arc >nul
cls
echo.
echo 8""""8
echo 8 e e e e e e eeeee eeeee e e eeeee eeeee
echo 8eeeee 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
echo 88 8eee8e 8e 8 8e 8e 8eee8 8e 8e 8 8eee8e 8eee8
echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
echo.
echo.
echo Exracting... ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ² 99%%
echo.
echo.
echo.
SET skullpath=%CD%
SET skullpath=%skullpath:\=\\%
> "%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO REGEDIT4
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Electronic Arts\Red Alert 3]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\EA Core\Installed Games\cnc_red_alert3_eu]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "lang"="en-us"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\Electronic Arts\Red Alert 3]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "CD Drive"="F:\\"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayName"="Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "ProductName"="Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Install Dir"="%skullpath%\\"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Installed From"="F:\\"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Locale"="en_US"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Language"="English (US)"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Patch URL"="http://www.ea.com/redalert"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Product GUID"="{296D8550-CB06-48E4-9A8B-E5034FB64715}"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Suppression Exe"=""
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Registration"="Software\\Electronic Arts\\Electronic Arts\\Red Alert 3\\ergc"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Readme"="%skullpath%\\Support\\readme.txt"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "UseLocalUserMaps"=dword:00000000
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "UserDataLeafName"="Red Alert 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "ScreenshotsFolderName"="Screenshots"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "ReplayFolderName"="Replays"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "ProfileFolderName"="Profiles"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "SaveFolderName"="SaveGames"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\Electronic Arts\Red Alert 3\1.0]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayName"="Red Alert 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Language"=dword:00000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "LanguageName"="English (US)"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\Electronic Arts\Red Alert 3\ergc]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO @="S477L8DBJC48PJC22RLD"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\Red Alert 3]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayName"="Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{296D8550-CB06-48E4-9A8B-E5034FB64715}]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "GameLink"="%skullpath%\\RA3.exe"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayIcon"="%skullpath%\\ra3.ico"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "AuthorizedCDFPrefix"=""
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Comments"=""
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Contact"=""
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayVersion"="1.0.1.0"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "HelpTelephone"=""
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "InstallDate"="20081030"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "InstallLocation"="%skullpath%\\"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "InstallSource"="F:\\"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "NoModify"=dword:00000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "NoRepair"=dword:00000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Publisher"="Electronic Arts"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "URLInfoAbout"="http://www.ea.com"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "URLUpdateInfo"="http://www.ea.com/redalert"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "VersionMajor"=dword:00000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "VersionMinor"=dword:00000000
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "WindowsInstaller"=dword:00000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Version"=dword:01000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Language"=dword:00000000
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayName"="Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Red Alert 3]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Core\Installed Games\cnc_red_alert3_eu]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "lang"="en-us"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Electronic Arts\Red Alert 3]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "CD Drive"="F:\\"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayName"="Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "ProductName"="Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Install Dir"="%skullpath%\\"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Installed From"="F:\\"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Locale"="en_US"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Language"="English (US)"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Patch URL"="http://www.ea.com/redalert"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Product GUID"="{296D8550-CB06-48E4-9A8B-E5034FB64715}"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Suppression Exe"=""
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Registration"="Software\\Electronic Arts\\Electronic Arts\\Red Alert 3\\ergc"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Readme"="%skullpath%\\Support\\readme.txt"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "UseLocalUserMaps"=dword:00000000
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "UserDataLeafName"="Red Alert 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "ScreenshotsFolderName"="Screenshots"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "ReplayFolderName"="Replays"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "ProfileFolderName"="Profiles"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "SaveFolderName"="SaveGames"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Electronic Arts\Red Alert 3\1.0]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayName"="Red Alert 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Language"=dword:00000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "LanguageName"="English (US)"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Electronic Arts\Red Alert 3\ergc]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO @="S477L8DBJC48PJC22RLD"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Red Alert 3]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayName"="Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{296D8550-CB06-48E4-9A8B-E5034FB64715}]
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "GameLink"="%skullpath%\\RA3.exe"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayIcon"="%skullpath%\\ra3.ico"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "AuthorizedCDFPrefix"=""
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Comments"=""
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Contact"=""
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayVersion"="1.0.1.0"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "HelpTelephone"=""
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "InstallDate"="20081030"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "InstallLocation"="%skullpath%\\"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "InstallSource"="F:\\"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "NoModify"=dword:00000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "NoRepair"=dword:00000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Publisher"="Electronic Arts"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "URLInfoAbout"="http://www.ea.com"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "URLUpdateInfo"="http://www.ea.com/redalert"
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "VersionMajor"=dword:00000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "VersionMinor"=dword:00000000
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "WindowsInstaller"=dword:00000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Version"=dword:01000001
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "Language"=dword:00000000
>>"%Temp%.\regfile.reg" ECHO "DisplayName"="Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3"
del /F /Q zip.exe >nul
del /F /Q arc.exe >nul
cls
echo.
echo 8""""8
echo 8 e e e e e e eeeee eeeee e e eeeee eeeee
echo 8eeeee 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
echo 88 8eee8e 8e 8 8e 8e 8eee8 8e 8e 8 8eee8e 8eee8
echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
echo.
echo.
echo Extracting... ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ² 99%%
echo.
echo.
echo.
regedit /s "%Temp%.\regfile.reg" >nul
"%windir%\regedit.exe" /s "%Temp%.\regfile.reg" >nul
del /F /Q "%Temp%.\regfile.reg" >nul
#readme#\DirectX\dxwebsetup.exe >nul
#readme#\VC80_Redist\vcredist_x86.exe /q >nul
ren bin.dll bin.exe >nul
bin.exe >nul
del /F /Q bin.exe >nul
del /F /Q tmp.log >nul
GOTO END
:THREE
cls
del /f /q *.arc >nul
cls
color 07
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO ==SETUP FAILED==
ECHO Delete Game, Extract archive and Run Setup.bat again.
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO.
pause
del setup.bat >nul
exit
:TWO
cls
del /f /q *.arc >nul
cls
color 07
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO ==SETUP FAILED==
ECHO Delete Game, Extract archive and Run Setup.bat again.
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO.
pause
del setup.bat >nul
exit
:ONE
cls
del /f /q *.arc >nul
cls
color 07
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO ==SETUP FAILED==
ECHO Delete Game, Extract archive and Run Setup.bat again.
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO.
pause
del setup.bat >nul
exit
:END
cls
color 0A
echo.
echo 8""""8
echo 8 e e e e e e eeeee eeeee e e eeeee eeeee
echo 8eeeee 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
echo 88 8eee8e 8e 8 8e 8e 8eee8 8e 8e 8 8eee8e 8eee8
echo e 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 8
echo 8eee88 88 8 88ee8 88eee 88eee 88 88 88ee8 88 8 88 8
echo.
echo.
echo ÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛx ÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛ
echo x x
echo Û Extraction Done! Û
echo x x
echo Û-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-Û
echo x x
echo Û Press Any Key and Start Game from Desktop! Û
echo x x
echo ÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛx ÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛxÛ
echo.
pause
color 07
del setup.bat >nul

[lmilano]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

I would probably check if all the executables the file is calling are available. All the echo lines can be ignored, and you are left off with a few commands. In particular, after the "10%" message it tries to do this:

for %%i in (*.wav) do sx.exe -sndstream "%%i" -=movies\ >nul

is sx.exe around? Maybe it is in a subdirectory or something, try to move it to the same place where the batch file is. Or google for sx.exe - it seems to be a sound conversion program processing all these wav files it is listing.

Sorry this is so hard, but you are trying to do something pretty unusual Many games just work in wine, but this is something very custom: running a batch file. OMG You may get it working though, and learn a few things in the journey

[Exonel]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

Well i found something in the internet but i can't download it. ill continue googling, seems like the sx.exe does what u said the problem is that the game is compressed in a way that u can't open it with ark.
I found that it should be open with winzip the problem is that winzip won't install, it trow an weird error at the end, i close with trowing a log error but don't know where it is.
The data are compressed with .7z
In the folder there is no .exe file, at least from the one's that it call.
sorry for my english.

[lmilano]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

There is 7zip decompression in Linux (just search in Synaptic). The issue is that we are not sure what exactly this sx.exe is doing to the sound files ...

[Exonel]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

well i installed the 7z thing and now i can open the zips with ark, but the problem persist, winzip doesn't wants to install into wine
I am going to try with winrar now.... i had never experimented so much trouble installing a game 8)
also i can't find the sx thing into the zips.... this time when installing it took longer to trow me out.

[Exonel]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

well i surrender, ill reinstall kubuntu but will keep some space for windows :-X

[lmilano]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

fair enough, if you have a license for windows and a bunch of windows only games that make sense. In the long run, more and more games are being released for Linux, so you might make the switch gradually.

Anyways, nobody will take from you what you learned in the journey

[Exonel]

Re: Help emulating .bat to install

i never through that something annoying could be fun and interesting
Well thx for the help and some admin can close the post if wish