Problem img tool 2.0

[nerz]

Ok first off i am using windows vista and san andreas.

 

I was trying to see if it was possible to move all my car mods from one computer to another by simply moving the gta3.img from computer one, which has the mods, to computer two. When i tried it did not work. First, is this possible.

 

Second here is what is wierd for me and what i think if causing the problem, although i can't figure out a solution. I originally messed up some stuff on one of my img files so i just copied some stuff and reinstalled the game. Before i did that, or any modding actually, i backed up gta3.img and named it gta3 - copy img. with my my reinstalled game there is now only gta3.img but when i play it, THE MODS ARE STILL THERE. Hell when i got to open and img with img tool it shows two .img files, both of which are gta3.img and gta3 - copy.img from before i uninstalled. This is very wierd because if i navigate to the program files game directory /models there shows only 1 gta3.img. If i run img tool v2.0 as administrator it shows only 1 file as it did under the directory location under my computer. Where is img tool getting this version of gta3.img if my computer won't even show it?

 

First off thanks in advance for any help. I tried to make this as short and clear as possible but if u don't understand anything i stated please let me know and ill try and make it clearer.

Edited August 2, 2010 by nerz

[andymau]

edited since it was posted twice

Edited August 2, 2010 by andymau

[andymau]

first of all i would try make u aware that if u are using windows vista then this could happen

 

for this u got to ur gta sa folder where ur gta3.img is located then on the top below address window u will b seeing some options like

 

organise burn view etc there u will also see option compatiability view or something like that click it u will see that old modded gta3.img u

 

may delete it if u want thats it

 

hope ur problem is solved

[nerz]

wow. this compatibility thing solved it exactly. i consider myself computer literate but this is completly new to me. from what i understand, since i didnt open the file as administrator the file didnt really have the authority to post on the hard but, only in a viritual area, which that compatability views shows. that about right?

[andymau]

yes it creates a virtual copy of itself and if u had tried to run the game in administrator mode then u would have seen no mods then as it

 

would use the original copy of gta3.img