TECH HELP! - .bin & .cue files

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I downloaded a PC game (Soldier Of Fortune 2), and the website says I have to burn the .bin and .cue files to disc to "make" the installation disc. It recommended I use Alcohol 120% but I installed it and it crashed when it tried to add it's "special hardware" :?

I need to burn these files to disc:
Soldier of Fortune 2 - Double Helix.CD1.FairLight.Sharereactor (bin)
Soldier of Fortune 2 - Double Helix.CD1.FairLight.Sharereactor.cue
Soldier of Fortune 2 - Double Helix.CD2.FairLight.Sharereactor (bin)
Soldier of Fortune 2 - Double Helix.CD2.FairLight.Sharereactor.cue

I made an ISO image out of the two CD1 files, burnt them using MagicISO, stuck the disc in the PC and nothing happened.

Here's a screenshot of all the SOF2 files are have downloaded (click).

Could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? :(
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robertzombie wrote: Could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? :(
You're trying to play a crap game. ;D
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You don't really need to burn the .cue file on the disc, it's used as a burning guide for the .iso file. In Nero, you click File-Burn and then choose the .cue file and it will be able to burn the cd the right way. The files, .iso and .cue of the same name, should be in the same directory.

Unless you know all this and it's some sort of more complicated problem :) But creating an iso-file of those two and then burning it to the disc i think will merely result in a disc which has those two files, and not the contents of the .iso file as is the idea.
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Err, obviously i mean the .bin file when i say .iso :)
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cheers, I'll give it a go :)
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If you use Nero as itnAklipse stated, Maybe this will help :?:

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It worked! :D Thanks itnAklipse :)
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