Double Install? Possible?

Master_Zoen · #1 12-19-2006, 07:36 PM

With me getting bored of my other games and not having a way to renew my EQ subscription, I figured I might as well try one of these so I can once again get back into the game.

The only problem is my installs.

When I was playing earlier, a friend of mine bought me the Titanium edition of EQ for my Birthday, and about 5 days later, I got Prophecy of Ro. This install is still currently on my system.

The dilemma and question:

Is there a way for me to install a new copy of EverQuest Titanium without having to uninstall my current version of EverQuest?

Would deleting the registry key help in doing a duplicate install, or should I just copy the folder and repair one of the installations?

Master_Zoen · #2 12-19-2006, 08:39 PM

Well, I JUST missed the allotted edit time by 2 minutes, so here goes what I would've added on:

After fiddling around for a few minutes, I caved in, uninstalled EQ, did a fresh install with Titanium, and am now copying the whole folder for a second copy.

The next question: Which server should I go to play on? I enjoy playing in groups, but I also like doing solo with any class character; meaning I don't want to play on a server where being in a group is vital for doing any kind of leveling or killing in the higher levels, like how a Warrior is on regular EverQuest.

CrabClaw · #3 12-19-2006, 09:31 PM

Try the Zebuxoruk server it has a lot of custom content and has the solo player in mind with its design. Plus a bunch of nice guys running it.

Master_Zoen · #4 12-20-2006, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CrabClaw

Try the Zebuxoruk server it has a lot of custom content and has the solo player in mind with its design. Plus a bunch of nice guys running it.

I tried signing in last night, created my character, but when I try to enter the game world, it just stops moving. x_x

ArChron · #5 12-20-2006, 01:29 PM

You can run with more than one install... you needn't have uninstalled the online EQ you had, just install your Titanium again somewhere else.

I have my online EQ, then installed a new Titanium under a folder C:\Local.

Then installed all the bits for the EQEmu server, minilogin, MySQL (already had that for Rails), and Perl over on D:.

If you have multiple hard drives on separate IDE channels, put the EQEMU and database on one and your Titanium player install on the other. This gives you a bit less resource contention than if all the files reside on a single hard drive / single IDE channel. Memory, and lots of it, is your friend.

I just started trying to run a local network game myself as well.

Master_Zoen · #6 12-20-2006, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ArChron

You can run with more than one install... you needn't have uninstalled the online EQ you had, just install your Titanium again somewhere else.

I tried that. The only thing the disc would let me do is modify, repair, or uninstall my current installation.

Angelox · #7 12-20-2006, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Master_Zoen

I tried that. The only thing the disc would let me do is modify, repair, or uninstall my current installation.

You can just run another install and put Titanium elsewhere. When you're done, make your own links to eqgame.exe in titanium dir and links to your eqlive directory.
In fact, you could install titanium on another machine, then drag and drop the whole thing to what ever machine you want via LAN.
Everquest does not need to be re-installed if you back up the directoy - I have my Titanium on a Dvd and when needed, I just drag and drop off the Dvd, and can be a machine that never had an EQ install..