| A New Vista Problem [message #342997] |
Sat, 26 July 2008 18:13  |
djlaptop
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Location: Hollywood, CA, USA
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So I just finished setting up my new computer (about a weeklong process). I'm running Vista x64 (User Account Protection OFF). The renegade installer wouldn't run, even in compatibility mode, so I resorted to copying my files over from my old machine and bringing the registry entries too. I kept all the paths the same.
After struggling with WOL thinking that it wasn't installed, I finally got it to log on so I could play multiplayer. It did the bandwidth test, then...
"There is a new version of Renegade available. Would you like to download it at this time?"
Well, last time I checked, the latest version downloadable in this method was 1.037 (I should know, I released the no-cd patch for it).
"Well, whatever," I thought. "It's been a few years since I've been active in the community, maybe BHS has released something new, etc." So I downloaded it. It was the same 'ol 1.037 RTP patch that crashed saying it was an invalid patch file.
After checking my version, I noticed I am indeed running v 1.037 BH-838. Yet this "new version" message continues to pop up every time I connect to WOL. If I choose not to download it, it returns me to the menu and won't connect.
Anybody see this problem before?
Thanks in advance.
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| Re: A New Vista Problem [message #343021 is a reply to message #342997] |
Sat, 26 July 2008 21:08  |
djlaptop
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Solved the problem. The registry entries went to the wrong place in the registry, and it was specifically the "Version" entry that was missing.
For any Vista x64 users, you need to make sure your registry entries are in:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Westwood\Renegade
And "Version" should be a DWORD with a hex value of 0x00010025 for 1.037.
I have a lot to learn about running 64-bit Windows.
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