Computer Games ...

[skip2mylou]

hello everyone,
i have a few games on my computer which take up quite some space. so i decided that it would be a smart choice to move them to CDs. however, my games are the ones that you save your progress as you go, and when i burn all the files to CD, the settings folder gets burned, and i am not able to save anymore. so is there any way to keep the settings folder on my comp, so that i can save my game, and still have the settings load in the game?

[tsantsa]

Why not just upgrade your hard drive? 200g ata100 WD at newegg for $96. That price is simply unbeatable.

[skip2mylou]

i guess, but i just wanted to explore more options than just upgrading. thanks though.

[VenGeanCe]

well @ skip u mean 2 keep settings folder on my comp and when u play game from cd the game shud load with the settings i don't think its possible m8 u must keep the complete game on hdd or just keep updating the settings folder on ur cd by some means if ne burning software provides such option which i doubt.

[skip2mylou]

o ok thanks. that makes sense, and i knew that those were the only possiblities, but i was just wondering if there was a way. if not well then... thanks anyways

[rkr1958]

One possibility is to put shortcuts on the CD to the files that you want to keep and update to your harddrive. I know this will work when reading the files, not sure about saving though. You could give it a try using CD-RW disc.

EDIT: I just did a test. I created a simple text document and saved to a folder buried down in my user documents. I then created a shortcut to that document and put it on my harddrive. I then open the shortcut in word and added some text and re-saved it. It update correctly. I made sure that the shortcut title matched the document title exactly.

[gooberguy]

just a sugesstion, if somehow you could modify the game files to save to a diff. place than what its deafult at?

[VenGeanCe]

One possibility is to put shortcuts on the CD to the files that you want to keep and update to your harddrive. I know this will work when reading the files, not sure about saving though. You could give it a try using CD-RW disc.

EDIT: I just did a test. I created a simple text document and saved to a folder buried down in my user documents. I then created a shortcut to that document and put it on my harddrive. I then open the shortcut in word and added some text and re-saved it. It update correctly. I made sure that the shortcut title matched the document title exactly.

m8 did ya add the shortcut i think that works on hdd not on a cd maybe u can try on a cd rw

[VenGeanCe]

@ skip when ya burn ur cd with saved games just create a virtual drive or somethin and just update the saved games folder and burn everything on cd rw.m8 ur avatar is kewl could u send it 2 me