need help from vista users

[MNBob]

http://agesanctuary.com/index.php?porta ... pic=118442

[Sporting_Lisbon]

I'd volunteer but I don't feel too comfortable with vista and I already have some issues to fix here

[StrokeyBlofeld]

I could help if you like, I run as admin but can create a user account, but I've not got a lot of registry experience..... if I can help in any way let me know.

[RascalJones]

Just let me know, I can help out.

[GeneralMichael]

I could help though i am just getting used to vista/my labtop and I have already had a lot of trouble getting AOE3 fully downloaded onto my comp.

[NitroZ]

ill help

i got vista 64 bit

[Shizle]

I have Vista 64 and had the hardest time installing the game. Even after installation, I continued to have problems because, when I needed to reboot the game, my computer wouldn't recognize the disc. I read on-line that you go to explorer, right-click on the application, and open as administrator. But, if my dvd drive doesn't recognize the disc, I can't open as administrator in Explorer. Yesterday, I rebooted and was having this problem again and just couldn't overcome it.

So, I ended up troubleshooting for at least an hour and eventually clicked "Start" and noticed that Age of Empires was listed in, I guess it's the recently played list? So, I right clicked on that and saw the "open as admin" option. Clicked on that and it started right up. I pinned Age of Empires to the permanent list directly above the recently played list.

Hope that helps someone because I was thinking my dvd drive was bad. I'm not so sure anymore.

[MNBob]

If you're able to help with testing this please send an email to mnbob70@gmail.com. I'll use email to coordinate the testing. Thanks.

[NitroZ]

Great news bob xD

i tried ur v15 of the fp launcher and i was able to run it without doing run as admin. My account is admin but with the the first fp launcher i had to do run as admin with this one i dont.

not sure if u want me to try it on a normal vista account as non admin.
ill try it 2morrow though if i have free time its 2 am atm and im tired

gj on fixing the run as admin issue

[GeneralMichael]

Ok for me the patch works on both admin and nonadmin accounts without having to run as admin but there is 1 problem. It does not give me the option of running the fan patch only the ESO one

[MNBob]

[quote=""NitroZ""]Great news bob xD

i tried ur v15 of the fp launcher and i was able to run it without doing run as admin. My account is admin but with the the first fp launcher i had to do run as admin with this one i dont.

not sure if u want me to try it on a normal vista account as non admin.
ill try it 2morrow though if i have free time its 2 am atm and im tired

gj on fixing the run as admin issue [/quote]
Cool. I googled for a solution but I had no way to test so I didn't even know if I had done it correctly.

[MNBob]

[quote=""GeneralMichael""]Ok for me the patch works on both admin and nonadmin accounts without having to run as admin but there is 1 problem. It does not give me the option of running the fan patch only the ESO one[/quote]
Sorry, I tried to explain that in the email. The download didn't include the fan patch that's why I said to make a backup copy of your Fan Patches folder.

EDIT: But otherwise, great news!