| Re: Install issue on Vista [message #246192 is a reply to message #246146] |
Wed, 21 February 2007 07:09  |
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Goztow
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I hope it'll be put availlable on www.renegadecommunity.com
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So people know, one of the features of Windows Vista, is that programs not running as admin level don't have write access to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM) in the registry. Many legacy games (including C&C: Renegade) write their when installing (so does RG1.03, every time it runs - 1.032 fixes this).
If you are running Windows Vista, and are having any issues, make sure to install as Administrator or run the installer with admin rights. When running Renegade normally (with or without *cheat name removed*) it should work fine, since it only reads the HKLM keys. When using RG 1.03/1.031, make sure to run it or *cheat name removed* as Administrator (so *cheat name removed* can pass the access on to RG).
This should solve any launch issues with Renegade under Windows Vista.
Many other legacy games and applications write to HKLM too, so the same might be required for those programs as well.
The simplest solution of course, would be to disable the new security. I won't go into that though, simply because it does help stop infection since applications don't gain admin access by default.
More problems will likely arise with DirectX 10, since DX10 contains no DX8/9 code (Vista (not DX10) will use emulation for 9/10, which means slower games and possible compatibility problems).
And, well.. the best solution.. Run XP
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