Getting EQ2 onto a new computer

[Snapdragyn]

<p>Very non-tech poster here, but...</p><p>Is there some way to just copy EQ2 from my old computer to my new one in order to avoid the hours of patching? Even if I have to do the disc install first to get registry stuff or whatever onto the new one, couldn't I then just copy over all of the updated zone & voice files from my old system's EQ2 folder into the same folder on the new system? My tech friend tried explaining why this would not work, but I a) didn't understand the explanation, & b) wanted to be sure there wasn't something particular to the way EQ2 works that would make this possible where normally it wouldn't be.</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>Snapdragyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Very non-tech poster here, but...</p><p>Is there some way to just copy EQ2 from my old computer to my new one in order to avoid the hours of patching? Even if I have to do the disc install first to get registry stuff or whatever onto the new one, couldn't I then just copy over all of the updated zone & voice files from my old system's EQ2 folder into the same folder on the new system? My tech friend tried explaining why this would not work, but I a) didn't understand the explanation, & b) wanted to be sure there wasn't something particular to the way EQ2 works that would make this possible where normally it wouldn't be.</p></blockquote><p>Greetings,</p><p>Everquest 2 does not require any registry keys so you can copy the files right over to the new PC.  You don't need to install the game before doing so.  Once you copy it over there are a few files you'll want to delete and repatch, though, since they're computer specific.  I have included that list of files below:</p><p>cache foldereq2_recent.inieq2_default.iniEverQuest2.exee q2.iniAs well as the character specific files, these will appear as such:Servername_CharacterName_EQ2_uisettings.iniSt ationname_characters.ini</p><p>Please let me know if you need any further assistance.</p>

[Snapdragyn]

<p>Woo-hoo!</p><p>Follow-on question: is there a way to get the ui files over, or perhaps copy & paste the contents into the newly patched files after deleting the old ones so new computer-specific copies get made? I dread the thought of recreating my full ui settings - I have absolutely every command & control remapped to a different key.</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>Snapdragyn wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Woo-hoo!</p><p>Follow-on question: is there a way to get the ui files over, or perhaps copy & paste the contents into the newly patched files after deleting the old ones so new computer-specific copies get made? I dread the thought of recreating my full ui settings - I have absolutely every command & control remapped to a different key.</p></blockquote><p>The files I mentioned above are the files that contain that information.  You can try leaving them in with the game if you don't want to reset your UI/controls.  Please keep in mind that changes in resolution between the 2 computers can result in the UI windows being rearranged anyway.</p><p>If you run into any issues then you'll probably want to go ahead and delete the files, though.</p>