Installer doesn't work: Earthsiege II 32-bit Installer

[ejsanch]

Hello forum,

I was wondering if anyone knew how to get around the installer not recognizing the CDROM when it is inserted. I can see the Earthsiege disk in explorer, but when the installer tries to load it up, it keeps kicking the disc out and asking me to insert the ES2 disk.

Anyone else have this issue?

E

[Collector]

Perhaps you have a different version than what the installer was based on. What is the disc label? Post a list of the files in the base of the CD.

[ejsanch]

It says Earthsiege 2 version 1.1

File Folders in Alpha order
AUTORUN
AVF
AVG
AVI
DATA
DEMOS
DIRECTX
DRIVERS
ENGLISH
FRENCH
GERMAN
INDEO
SAV
SIMVOICE
SIMVOICF
SIMVOICG
TAPES
VER31
VER95
VOL
WIN32S
WING

Files in Alpha Order:
AUTORUN
BATCH
BWCC32.DLL
CW3220.DLL
DDRAW.DLL
DEMO.STR
DSETUP.DLL
DSETUP16.DLL
ERROR.STR
ES2_FLCS.B50
ES2_FLCS.M50
ES2_TQS.B50
ES2_TQS.M50
ES2_WCS.ADV
ES2_WCS
ESII
HMIDRV.WIN
HMIMDRV.WIN
SETUP
SETUP.SOL
SIERRA
SOSLIB
SOSLIBS3.DLL
VERSION

[Collector]

It is a version difference problem. Support for your version would have to be added into the installer. Check your PM.

[FNW]

Hi there,
unfortunately, I have exactly the same problem with your current version of the Earth Siege II 32-bit installer.
Although I have two copies of the game (one from an old game pack called 'Gold Games 2' and another CD from a reseller called Pointsoft), it seems that both are not identical to the original Sierra version...
The file / folder structure on the CD's root look like this - I don't know the version of the game as this in not printed on the CD label (guess it's the most recent one available):

AUTORUN
AUTORUN.INF
AVF
AVG
AVI
BATCH.EXE
BWCC32.DLL
CW3220.DLL
DATA
DDRAW.DLL
DEMO.STR
DEMOS
DIRECTX
DRIVERS
DSETUP.DLL
DSETUP16.DLL
ENGLISH
ERROR.STR
ES2_FLCS.B50
ES2_FLCS.M50
ES2_TQS.B50
ES2_TQS.M50
ES2_WCS.ADV
ES2_WCS.MDF
ESII.ICO
FRENCH
GERMAN
HMIDRV.WIN
HMIMDRV.WIN
INDEO
SAV
SETUP.EXE
SETUP.SOL
SIERRA.INF
SIMVOICE
SIMVOICF
SIMVOICG
SOSLIB.INI
SOSLIBS3.DLL
TAPES
VER31
VER95
VERSION.TXT
VOL
WIN32S
WING

As I eagerly want to play this game on my small server laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit) and the original Sierra installer does not work on 64 bit systems, I hope that some friendly supporter will help me out.
If you want me to prove that I really own to copies of this game I can also scan the CDs and covers - just let me know...

In hope of a reply

FNW

[Collector]

Check your PM.

[Collector]

FNW, I have added initial support for your version. You can download it again. There is one odd bug that I don't have time to deal with at this time. When returning after finishing a mission, the colors become corrupted. Upon starting a new mission the colors should be OK. You can play with compatibility settings.

[resin]

I installed with your installer and it asks for cd when I run it, message is "Please insert ESII CD and restart"..

========================= Game Info =========================

Game : EarthSiege 2
Game Version : 1.11
Game Path : C:\Dynamix\EarthSiege 2
Installer Version : 1.0
NSIS Version : v2.46
Start Menu Directory : Dynamix\EarthSiege II
UninstallString : C:\Dynamix\EarthSiege 2\uninst.exe

Compatibility Mode:

ES.EXE: WIN2000


================== Game Configuration File ==================

RESOURCE.CFG

Game configuration file not found. Please reinstall the game.


====================== Game Files List ======================

VERSION
RESOURCE.CFG
BWCC32.DLL
CW3220.DLL
SOS9503.DLL
SOSLIBS3.DLL
DBSIM.EXE
DiagnosticTool.exe
Earthsiege 2.exe
ES.EXE
FileList.exe
uninst.exe
VSHELL.EXE
EarthSiege2HR.ico
LANGUAGE.INF
SIERRA.INF
SOSLIB.INI
EarthSiege II.lnk
ES2_FLCS.M50
ES2_TQS.M50
ES2_WCS.MDF
GAMEDAT.SHP
diagnostic_log.txt
ESREADME.TXT
Installer License.txt
New Installer README.txt
VERSION.TXT
HMIDRV.WIN
HMIMDRV.WIN
AVI\ALPH_TH.AVI
AVI\ALPHA.AVI
AVI\AS1.AVI
AVI\AS2.AVI
AVI\AS3.AVI
AVI\AS4.AVI
AVI\AS5.AVI
AVI\AS6.AVI
AVI\AS7.AVI
AVI\BRAV_TH.AVI
AVI\BRAVO.AVI
AVI\C1.AVI
AVI\C2.AVI
AVI\C3.AVI
AVI\C4.AVI
AVI\C5.AVI
AVI\CO1.AVI
AVI\CO2.AVI
AVI\CO3.AVI
AVI\CO4.AVI
AVI\CREDITS.AVI
AVI\DEATH.AVI
AVI\DELT_TH.AVI
AVI\DELTA.AVI
AVI\DROPSHIP.AVI
AVI\END1A.AVI
AVI\ES1.AVI
AVI\ES2.AVI
AVI\ES2CREDC.AVI
AVI\ES2DROP3.AVI
AVI\ES3.AVI
AVI\ES4.AVI
AVI\ESTAB2.AVI
AVI\EX1.AVI
AVI\EX2.AVI
AVI\EX3.AVI
AVI\EX4.AVI
AVI\FL1.AVI
AVI\FL2.AVI
AVI\FL3.AVI
AVI\FL4.AVI
AVI\GD1.AVI
AVI\GD2.AVI
AVI\GD3.AVI
AVI\GD4.AVI
AVI\HC1.AVI
AVI\HC2.AVI
AVI\HC3.AVI
AVI\HC4.AVI
AVI\INTR_PT1.AVI
AVI\INTR_PT2.AVI
AVI\LUNA.AVI
AVI\OMIC_TH.AVI
AVI\OMICRON.AVI
AVI\PT1.AVI
AVI\PT2.AVI
AVI\PT3.AVI
AVI\PT4.AVI
AVI\PT5.AVI
AVI\PT6.AVI
AVI\RC1.AVI
AVI\RC2.AVI
AVI\RC3.AVI
AVI\RC4.AVI
AVI\RC5.AVI
AVI\RD1.AVI
AVI\RD2.AVI
AVI\RD3.AVI
AVI\RD4.AVI
AVI\RF1.AVI
AVI\RF2.AVI
AVI\RF3.AVI
AVI\RF4.AVI
AVI\RS1.AVI
AVI\RS2.AVI
AVI\RS3.AVI
AVI\RS4.AVI
AVI\SC1.AVI
AVI\SC2.AVI
AVI\SC3.AVI
AVI\SC4.AVI
AVI\SC5.AVI
AVI\SK1.AVI
AVI\SK2.AVI
AVI\SK3.AVI
AVI\SK4.AVI
AVI\SP1.AVI
AVI\SV1.AVI
AVI\SV2.AVI
AVI\SV3.AVI
AVI\SV4.AVI
AVI\TRANSM3.AVI
AVI\VICTORY.AVI
DATA\DRIVE.CFG
DATA\EXIT.CFG
DATA\KEYJOY.CFG
DATA\LANGUAGE.CFG
DATA\PREFS.CFG
DATA\SOUND.CFG
DATA\MAT0.DAT
DATA\MFORMS.DAT
DATA\MAPLABEL.STR
DATA\MISSION.STR
ENGLISH\ES2GUIDE.HLP
ENGLISH\LANGUAGE.INF
ENGLISH\README.WRI
ENGLISH\BILLBRD\LOAD1.BMP
SAV\GAMEFILE.STR
SIMVOICE\TM1_0001.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0003.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0006.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0007.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0008.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0010.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0012.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0013.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0014.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0015.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0017.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0019.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0020.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0022.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0025.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0026.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0001.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0003.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0004.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0006.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0007.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0011.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0012.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0014.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0015.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0017.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0019.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0020.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0021.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0022.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0023.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0024.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0025.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0026.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0027.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0029.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0001.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0003.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0004.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0005.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0007.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0009.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0011.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0012.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0014.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0016.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0017.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0019.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0021.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0022.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0024.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0025.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0026.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0027.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0029.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0001.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0003.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0005.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0007.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0009.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0012.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0015.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0017.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0018.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0021.WAV
TAPES\DEMOLIST.STR
TAPES\DEMO1.TAP
TAPES\DEMO2.TAP
TAPES\DEMO3.TAP
VOL\LANG0.VOL
VOL\SHELL0.VOL
VOL\SHELL1.VOL
VOL\SHLSOUND.VOL
VOL\SIMALERT.VOL
VOL\SIMPATCH.VOL
VOL\SIMSOUND.VOL
VOL\SIMVOICE.VOL
VOL\SIMVOICF.VOL
VOL\SIMVOICG.VOL
VOL\SIMVOL0.VOL
VOL\ZONES.VOL

[Collector]

You didn't try to apply any patches after installing it, did you?

[resin]

No I did not.

[Collector]

Made a couple of slight changes. Download it again and do a clean reinstall. If it still happens, attach a full, unedited diagnostic.

[resin]

Still asks for cd..

-

Any issues with this installer can be reported on the Sierra Help
Pages Forum:

http://sierrahelp.com/forums/


If requested, please include the following information:


EarthSiege II

diagnostic information:

======================== System Info ========================

Windows Vista HomePremium (6.0.6002.2) 32-Bit, English
Service Pack : 2
Account type : Administrator
UAC status : On

CPU : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, ~2393 Mhz
Memory : 2048MB RAM
Graphics Adapter : ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO w/ 256MB of memory.
Screen Resolution : 1680 x 1050, 32 bit color
DirectX Version : DirectX 9.0c
CD-ROM Drive(s) : E:\ ; F:\ ; K:\


========================= Game Info =========================

Game : EarthSiege II
Game Version : 1.0
Game Path : C:\Dynamix\EarthSiege 2
Installer Version : 1.0
NSIS Version : v2.46
Start Menu Directory : Dynamix\EarthSiege II
UninstallString : C:\Dynamix\EarthSiege 2\uninst.exe

Compatibility Mode:

ES.EXE: WIN2000
DBSIM.EXE: Not set
VSHELL.EXE: Not set


================== Game Configuration File ==================

DATA\DRIVE.CFG

CScript Error: Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script "C:\Dynamix\EarthSiege 2\shortname.vbs".
CScript Error: Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script "C:\Dynamix\EarthSiege 2\shortname.vbs".


================ Secondary Configuration File ===============

DATA\KEYJOY.CFG

[Keyjoy]

Tilt = Default
;; Default: cursorUp (keypad 8) tilts turret up
;; Reverse: cursorUp (keypad 8) tilts turret down

Backturn = Default
;; Default: cursorDownRight (keypad 3) backs up and turns to left
;; Reverse: cursorDownRight (keypad 3) backs up and turns to right

Missile = Default
;; Default: cursorUp (keypad 8) steers missile up
;; Reverse: cursorUp (keypad 8) steers missile down

Rudder = Default
;; Default: left pedal forward turns right
;; Reverse: left pedal forward turns left


====================== Game Files List ======================

BWCC32.DLL
CW3220.DLL
SOS9503.DLL
SOSLIBS3.DLL
DBSIM.EXE
DiagnosticTool.exe
Earthsiege 2.exe
ES.EXE
uninst.exe
VSHELL.EXE
EarthSiege2HR.ico
LANGUAGE.INF
SIERRA.INF
SOSLIB.INI
EarthSiege II.lnk
ES2_FLCS.M50
ES2_TQS.M50
ES2_WCS.MDF
GAMEDAT.SHP
ESREADME.TXT
Installer License.txt
New Installer README.txt
VERSION.TXT
HMIDRV.WIN
HMIMDRV.WIN
AVI\ALPH_TH.AVI
AVI\ALPHA.AVI
AVI\AS1.AVI
AVI\AS2.AVI
AVI\AS3.AVI
AVI\AS4.AVI
AVI\AS5.AVI
AVI\AS6.AVI
AVI\AS7.AVI
AVI\BRAV_TH.AVI
AVI\BRAVO.AVI
AVI\C1.AVI
AVI\C2.AVI
AVI\C3.AVI
AVI\C4.AVI
AVI\C5.AVI
AVI\CO1.AVI
AVI\CO2.AVI
AVI\CO3.AVI
AVI\CO4.AVI
AVI\CREDITS.AVI
AVI\DEATH.AVI
AVI\DELT_TH.AVI
AVI\DELTA.AVI
AVI\DROPSHIP.AVI
AVI\END1A.AVI
AVI\ES1.AVI
AVI\ES2.AVI
AVI\ES2CREDC.AVI
AVI\ES2DROP3.AVI
AVI\ES3.AVI
AVI\ES4.AVI
AVI\ESTAB2.AVI
AVI\EX1.AVI
AVI\EX2.AVI
AVI\EX3.AVI
AVI\EX4.AVI
AVI\FL1.AVI
AVI\FL2.AVI
AVI\FL3.AVI
AVI\FL4.AVI
AVI\GD1.AVI
AVI\GD2.AVI
AVI\GD3.AVI
AVI\GD4.AVI
AVI\HC1.AVI
AVI\HC2.AVI
AVI\HC3.AVI
AVI\HC4.AVI
AVI\INTR_PT1.AVI
AVI\INTR_PT2.AVI
AVI\LUNA.AVI
AVI\OMIC_TH.AVI
AVI\OMICRON.AVI
AVI\PT1.AVI
AVI\PT2.AVI
AVI\PT3.AVI
AVI\PT4.AVI
AVI\PT5.AVI
AVI\PT6.AVI
AVI\RC1.AVI
AVI\RC2.AVI
AVI\RC3.AVI
AVI\RC4.AVI
AVI\RC5.AVI
AVI\RD1.AVI
AVI\RD2.AVI
AVI\RD3.AVI
AVI\RD4.AVI
AVI\RF1.AVI
AVI\RF2.AVI
AVI\RF3.AVI
AVI\RF4.AVI
AVI\RS1.AVI
AVI\RS2.AVI
AVI\RS3.AVI
AVI\RS4.AVI
AVI\SC1.AVI
AVI\SC2.AVI
AVI\SC3.AVI
AVI\SC4.AVI
AVI\SC5.AVI
AVI\SK1.AVI
AVI\SK2.AVI
AVI\SK3.AVI
AVI\SK4.AVI
AVI\SP1.AVI
AVI\SV1.AVI
AVI\SV2.AVI
AVI\SV3.AVI
AVI\SV4.AVI
AVI\TRANSM3.AVI
AVI\VICTORY.AVI
DATA\DRIVE.CFG
DATA\EXIT.CFG
DATA\KEYJOY.CFG
DATA\LANGUAGE.CFG
DATA\PREFS.CFG
DATA\SOUND.CFG
DATA\MAT0.DAT
DATA\MFORMS.DAT
DATA\MAPLABEL.STR
DATA\MISSION.STR
ENGLISH\ES2GUIDE.HLP
ENGLISH\LANGUAGE.INF
ENGLISH\README.WRI
ENGLISH\BILLBRD\LOAD1.BMP
SAV\GAMEFILE.STR
SIMVOICE\TM1_0001.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0003.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0006.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0007.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0008.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0010.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0012.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0013.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0014.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0015.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0017.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0019.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0020.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0022.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0025.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM1_0026.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0001.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0003.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0004.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0006.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0007.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0011.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0012.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0014.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0015.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0017.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0019.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0020.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0021.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0022.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0023.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0024.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0025.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0026.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0027.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM2_0029.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0001.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0003.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0004.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0005.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0007.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0009.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0011.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0012.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0014.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0016.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0017.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0019.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0021.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0022.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0024.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0025.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0026.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0027.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM3_0029.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0001.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0003.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0005.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0007.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0009.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0012.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0015.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0017.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0018.WAV
SIMVOICE\TM4_0021.WAV
TAPES\DEMOLIST.STR
TAPES\DEMO1.TAP
TAPES\DEMO2.TAP
TAPES\DEMO3.TAP
VOL\LANG0.VOL
VOL\SHELL0.VOL
VOL\SHLSOUND.VOL
VOL\SIMALERT.VOL
VOL\SIMPATCH.VOL
VOL\SIMSOUND.VOL
VOL\SIMVOICE.VOL
VOL\SIMVOICF.VOL
VOL\SIMVOICG.VOL
VOL\SIMVOL0.VOL
VOL\ZONES.VOL

[Collector]

Looks like Vista home is missing cscript, which is included with Pro. Drop this in your Windows\System32 folder and rerun the installer.

[resin]

I have a cscript.exe in my System32 folder but it looks like a different version (smaller size). I was going to temporarily rename or delete it, and move yours into there, but it wouldn't let me rename or delete it, so I'm kind of stuck now. Here's the version I have in case you want to take a look..

[Collector]

I thought that might be it because of the "Can't find script engine" error. If it is not that, then you may be missing vbscript.dll and/or jscript.dll or they are not properly registered on your system. You can try fixing it by either doing a system file scan with elevated privleges (note that this way may take some time to complete):

Code: Select all

SFC /scannow

or check that the DLLs are there and re-registering them.

1. Go to Start, type cmd In the search, right-click on cmd.exe at the top of the menu and select "Run as administrator"
2. Type regsvr32 %windir%\system32\vbscript.dll then press enter.
3. Type regsvr32 %windir%\system32\jscript.dll then press enter.

If successful, you should get a message:

DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll succeeded.