Ultrabook installation - curious

[Dave Fritz]

I'm curious about something. I have a new ultrabook. With no DVD drive, installing NWN2 becomes a problem. I don't want to buy a new downloaded version, as I can play most times on my desktop.

The thought occurred, though. Would it be possible to copy the contents of the CDs onto a memory stick and install on the ultrabook that way?

[Saulus]

You should be able to copy the files, but honestly you might want to consider how worthless your time is.

I bought NWN2 for 20 bucks I think before it was on sale (digital copy). No multiple installations, no updating, no expansion installs.

Going through a full NWN2 installation process literally takes hours.

[kuscotopia]

There are ways...

If you still have a DVD drive on some system then you could:

1) Create iso's of all the discs using some tool that can get around the copy protection (if there is any) on the NWN2 disks. When I used windows last there was something called Daemon Tools which could do just that. Not sure what folks use these days though.

2) On your new laptop you can install a program which lets you mount the isos you created as if they were actually DVDs on your system. Daemon Tools used to do this as well.

[kuscotopia]

Oop...Saulus has much better advice. Hours of your life that you save by just getting the downloadable version is worth $20.

[Doubtful]

Or a USB DVD drive.

[Dave Fritz]

Thanks, everyone. The question was really more theoretical/technical than anything. I just wondered if it would be possible.

As Saulus and kuskotopia said, "Spend the the 20 bucks and be done with it." if I was really going to install. And Doubt's solution is more general.

The Daemon Tools route is what I was really interested in, from the "is this possible?" point-of-view.

The ultrabook is actually my second machine, for traveling and other away-from-home activities. My desktop is still my NWN2 machine. It will be nice to have the ultrabook in Spain and Portugal during March, for forum access and such.

[bipolar bear]

i have used daemon tools on a tiny little net book a few years back to create a "virtual drive". i thin found the iso images of the disks i needed to play nwn 1 and used my own cd keys from my own game and had no problem playing nwn1 with it. im pretty sure it would work. bit time comsuming but it worked.