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squall Murakami
Burning SOMETHING
Join date: 5 Sep 2005
Posts: 84
11-20-2005 15:10
well, i've had to clean ect my computer and on accident uninstalled my verson 6 of poser... i had a friend install it and i dont recognise the ending of .bin how do i install it?
AJ DaSilva
woz ere
Join date: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 1,993
11-20-2005 15:46
.bin is a binary file (just a load of info with no headers I think), the one you've got is probably a CD image. If so you'll need to burn it to disc or mount it with something like Daemon Tools.
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squall Murakami
Burning SOMETHING
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Posts: 84
11-20-2005 16:13
thx
AJ DaSilva
woz ere
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11-20-2005 16:16
np :)
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squall Murakami
Burning SOMETHING
Join date: 5 Sep 2005
Posts: 84
11-20-2005 16:25
WAIT, can you tell me HOW to do that?, i dont speak computerese, i have bolth things here and prepped, i just need to know what to do...

using daemon because i dont have access to a burner at the moment..
AJ DaSilva
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Join date: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 1,993
11-20-2005 16:30
To burn it to a disk:
  1. Start your burning software (i.e. Nero, I don't think Windows built in burning software will do it)
  2. Choose "Burn image to disk"
  3. Pick the file and follow the instructions


To mount it:
  1. Install Daemon Tools or whatever
  2. Choose "Mount Image" or something like that from the menu (I think it installs itself next to the clock so right click on the icon there.
  3. It will appear as a normal CD drive in Windows.


Hope that helps. :)
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squall Murakami
Burning SOMETHING
Join date: 5 Sep 2005
Posts: 84
11-20-2005 16:35
YAY, plus yeah, just select mount drive, i had two files, a .bin file and a .cue file, only the .cue showed up on file select so i clicked it and it began the startup..

THANKS SOOOOOO MUCH
AJ DaSilva
woz ere
Join date: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 1,993
11-20-2005 16:40
Glad to help.

Just FYI, the .cue file is kinda like an index card or something for the .bin file, it gives some extra info about what the CD's like whereas the .bin just holds the data that was on the CD. It's not 100% necessary but can make some things a little easier (as you found out). :)
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squall Murakami
Burning SOMETHING
Join date: 5 Sep 2005
Posts: 84
11-20-2005 16:41
oh, like the notecards holding channels in the tv scripts for sl? wow simple things make life alot esier...

*damn poser takes a while to install....*
AJ DaSilva
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Join date: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 1,993
11-20-2005 16:44
Kinda, I'm not an expert on these things but I'd say it's more like a map of where the data sat on the original disc and settings from the system area of it.

Quite right about simple things making life easier though! :)
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