Ripper
1.04GermanSetup Walkthrough
Ripper
1.04German
Okay, here we go:
Insert ripper cd 1
Run Install.exe from cd 1 by clicking on
start>run and typing in
"d:\install /v2" - then click ok. (while D:
is your CD-ROM drive; the
"/v2" is important).
if this doesn't work with your system, try
"d:\install /v3" or
"d:\install /v1". if you still have lock
ups, add another "/v" on the
install string like "d:\install /v2 /v" or
"d:\install /v3 /v" ...
Then the setup screen should appear.
Install the game.
At the end, if nothing helps, you can also only copy
the "install"
directory from CD 1 to a hard disc directory of your
choice (at least,
that worked with me, too - you have to start
SETUP.EXE manually then
(you can try the /Vx switches there, too!).
In the next step you'll have to set up your sound card. If you want
to use VDMSound later (see next steps) choose the
following:
Soundblaster Pro, Port 220, IRQ 7, DMA 1.
Click "save" - don't click
"Test"!
You can leave the CD- and graphics settings as they
are.
Next you should have installed VDMSound and the
VDMSound-Launchpad/Configuration Wizard already (both
free to download!)
- if you haven't, now's the perfect time to do so.
Open the new directory C:\RIPPER (if you have
installed it there)
with your Windows Explorer and right click on
RIPPER.EXE - choose "Run
with VDMSound" (with the musical note on the
left side).
Set "Set up a custom configuration".
Click Next
.
Set "Create a new configuration from
scratch". Click Next.
Click Advanced.
In the program section, add "/V2" to the
line "arguments".
In the compatibility section, check "Enable
low level CD-ROM support".
Click on "Soundblaster". Make sure it
has the settings:
Base Port: 0x220, IRQ: 7, DMA 1.
That's it already! Click "Apply" and
"OK" to close the window. Click
Next.
Check "remember my settings" (you can
also add the shortcut to your
desktop if you like). Click Finish.
Now the game should start. If it doesn't work, right click on the new created VDM file in C:\RIPPER and click on "properties", then on "change" and change the section in arguments to /V1 or /V3. Also try to add the /V (e.g. /V1 /V) to the arguments. Every time you change something, save the settings and click on the VDM file to run ripper again. If you are lucky, it'll work some time!
IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT!
IMPORTANT!
NOTE: This only works with Ripper if you have the version 1.03 or above! (The German Version should do it - I don't know how much different versions are out there in the international version...) If you have an older Ripper version, this won't work. You can download the Ripper 1.05 patch here:
There you can find an updated version of RIPPER.EXE
(however, you won't
find updated versions of SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE so
you probably won't
be able to install the game or setup your sound card
probably without
problems - but if you have the right version, it's
quite easy to get the
game running with this routine)...
IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT!
tested with Ripper Version 1.04g - (German) .
I never had any problems running the Setup and Install.exe program with the /v2 switch on any system and I also didn't need the Vesa switch of VDMSound when running RIPPER.EXE with /v2. without the switch, the screen would just freeze black.
--------------------- Okay, that's it!
Greetings, Basti