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Need for Speed Underground 2 - Installation help required!

17 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/need-for-speed-underground-2-installation-help-required.12543/

nagarjun_424
nagarjun_424 Original post #1
Jul 11, 2005 at 2:07 PM
Hi!

I have the ORIGINAL copy of NFS Underground 2! I was installing it and after 100% it gives me an error that a file called sdat.viv cannot be copied and I have to uninstall the whole game! I have to cancel the installation process! It installs well in my cousins computer! My computer specifications are good and latest! So, I am sure its not a problem with my PC.

Can someone please tell me what to do?

Thanks.
A
Jul 11, 2005 at 5:33 PM
is that cyclic redundancy check error??coz i seem 2 hav heard of sdat.viv not being copied...only dont know in which case. pls reply
rohanbee
Jul 11, 2005 at 5:34 PM
A friend of mine abroad had the same problem and this is what he said--

sdat.viv file is not so important to play the game if you get an error in the installation just pres alt+ctrl and delete so that the game does not uninstall automaticly and you can play the game..

see if this solution works for you.................its better than no game at all...
nagarjun_424
Jul 12, 2005 at 12:32 PM
Rohanbee: I will try it out and tell you if it works! Thanks for the suggestion.

ankit_biz: I dont know why it happens but, it just does not copy. Please reply with suggestions.
A
Jul 12, 2005 at 2:20 PM
can u post the exact error??
nagarjun_424
Jul 13, 2005 at 2:01 PM
Rohanbee: The idea does not work! Thanks any way. Is there any other method?

Ankit_biz: It gives me an error that SDATA/sdat.viv cannot be copied. It also has two buttons i.e. Retry and Cancel. I keep retrying but it does not work!
rohanbee
Jul 14, 2005 at 11:41 AM
well give me some time i will get back to you with some possible solution!
nagarjun_424
Jul 14, 2005 at 1:34 PM
Thanks Rihanbee! I will wait for you.

Meanwhile, if anyone can tell me what to do, I will be thankful to you.
nagarjun_424
Jul 17, 2005 at 4:30 PM
Yooooooolooooooo!

Someone please tell me what to do. I cannot even return the game. I spent enought for it!
QwertyManiac
Jul 17, 2005 at 8:27 PM
HELLOOO

Try copying the file previously into the folder of installations (COPY IT FROM THE CD)
I HOPE IT WORKS AS NFS U2 Is a Rockin' game :idea:

also if that doesnt work, try makin a virtual copy and installing , its legal as u have the original - u say so ...
R
rajma123 #11
Mar 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM
error whit E:\sdata\sdat.viv:-x
what do i need :-(
di9it
di9it #12
Mar 21, 2009 at 9:15 PM
In NFS UG2, sdat.viv is an important file as u cant play game without this file.
Setup shows this error msg coz it is unable 2 copy it from CD. May b it is due 2 the some scretches on the CD.

U may try Minimum Installation in Advanced Settings while installing the game. During a minimum install, sdat.viv is not copied to the hard disk.

In this case, the game might run well but in some cases it may crash to ur desktop...:!:...
J
jamsus #13
Mar 24, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Use UltraISO or MagicISO to extract sdat.viv file from disk.

I bet u have torrented copy of game and if it is than u have the disk image, so open the disk image with UltraISO to extract that file.
RaghuKL
RaghuKL #14
Mar 24, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Bump.

@jamsus :- Kindly see the post date. It is fours year old. I'm sure author would have solved his problems and moved on to ug2 , mw ,carbon(Yuck!), prostreet(Yuck!Yuck!),Undercover (Yuck!Yuck!Yuck!).
J
jamsus #15
Mar 25, 2009 at 11:20 AM
@RaghuKL :- I suggest u to kindly see the date of post which is made by di9it , the date is 21-03-2009. I replied to him only.
If u still think that this post is 4 years old then what hell made u post in this thread?
ambar.hitman
Mar 25, 2009 at 2:03 PM
As far as i can see, the topic was bumped by rajma_123, who i think is facing same error while installing
F
May 21, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Hey guys this SDAT.ViV.This file 250 MB me 2 part to RapidShare on upload.Good Luck. *rapidshare.com/files/235648436/sdat.viv.part1.rar *rapidshare.com/files/235608624/sdat.viv.part2.rar