danfrodo Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Thomm said: Thank you all for the support. I am sure that it will get sorted out somehow. What puzzles me is that I seem to be the only one with this problem ... with a perfectly ordinary computer and setup. Best regards, Thomm Did you sacrifice a chicken or goat before you started the install? That's the part the instructions leave out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, mjkerner said: Oh, I hate that! I have lost hours of work in the past, so I have become a slave to the save button in PSP! Glad you didn't lose anything, Aragorn! Thanks, MJ. Yeah, that sort of thing can pretty much ruin your day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recognition Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 23 minutes ago, danfrodo said: I was thinking I won't want to play as the soviets because those US soldiers are the kids I grew up with, and was nearly me except for a lucky job at a GM plant. But I guess my friends gotta go.... Haha made me laugh, but now its payback cyber time.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danfrodo Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Hey ELVIS, install went fine but I don't see an activation code on my order page. Can you help? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhand Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 BFCElvis, you are the best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Enjoy guys don't have internet now ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Man, that MERDC is beautiful. Okay, back to FR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethaface Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 hours ago, MikeyD said: Still waiting for the first 'civilian' screenshot of the game. Guess someone needs to create a screenshot topic Anyway, having a quick spin with the Skirmish at Sichenhausen. I guess doom is right around the bend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stikkypixie Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Thomm said: List of battles is empty in my installation. I can move the selection, but no labels are displayed. Best regards Thomm @Thomm I had the same issue. My guess is you installed the game as a super user and are running your game as a regular user. The battle and the game files are should be located under C:\Users\<your admin users>\Documents\Battefront\Combat Mission\Cold War Simply copy those files over to the same location for your regular user and you are good to go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethaface Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) double post Edited April 30, 2021 by Lethaface 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomm Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 17 minutes ago, stikkypixie said: @Thomm I had the same issue. My guess is you installed the game as a super user and are running your game as a regular user. The battle and the game files are should be located under C:\Users\<your admin users>\Documents\Battefront\Combat Mission\Cold War Simply copy those files over to the same location for your regular user and you are good to go! Wow, you found the explanation!!!!! But wouldn't this happen to a lot of people?? I have to emphasize that BFCElvis helped me out with a pragmatic workaround in the meantime! Best regards, Thomm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikkypixie Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Thomm said: Wow, you found the explanation!!!!! But wouldn't this happen to a lot of people?? I have to emphasize that BFCElvis helped me out with a pragmatic workaround in the meantime! Best regards, Thomm A lot of people use their admin account as their everyday. Only explanation I can think off. Once the steam version is out this will be auto resolved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabble Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 1 hour ago, stikkypixie said: A lot of people use their admin account as their everyday. Only explanation I can think off. Once the steam version is out this will be auto resolved I guess most players will use their home machines, where typically there's only one admin account. It will be different for shared machines and/or those also used for (now delayed ) work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomm Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 1 hour ago, stikkypixie said: A lot of people use their admin account as their everyday. I mean, isn't this rather unsafe? Best regards, Thomm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabble Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Thomm said: I mean, isn't this rather unsafe? Best regards, Thomm Not if it's a home machine and you trust the people who live with you. Of course if your work involves dealing with nuclear launch codes and your lodger's name is Philby, Burgess or Mclean, then it might be an issue. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomm Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Another side effect seems to be that I cannot save my Hotkeys now. Best regards, Thomm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomm Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) I am sorry, but I am getting desperate. If I want to play the game (=save hotkeys) as user 'Thomm', who is not an admin, how do I have to install it? The ReadMe file (available after installation ) says: The game does not require any "elevated privileges" (e.g. "Run as admin") under Windows, nor any compatibility settings. Note that if you install and launch the game with elevated or changed permissions anyway, you will be required to ALWAYS run the game with these changed permissions from then on. For more information about "user privileges", please see the Microsoft Windows manual for UAC (User Account Control). Yet the installer asked for the admin password. Was I supposed to deny it? Can I play only as admin? It can't be that hard, now, can it?! Best regard, Thomm Edited April 30, 2021 by Thomm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtHatred Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Thomm said: I am sorry, but I am getting desperate. If I want to play the game (=save hotkeys) as user 'Thomm', who is not an admin, how do I have to install it? The ReadMe file (available after installation ) says: The game does not require any "elevated privileges" (e.g. "Run as admin") under Windows, nor any compatibility settings. Note that if you install and launch the game with elevated or changed permissions anyway, you will be required to ALWAYS run the game with these changed permissions from then on. For more information about "user privileges", please see the Microsoft Windows manual for UAC (User Account Control). Yet the installer asked for the admin password. Was I supposed to deny it? Can I play only as admin? It can't be that hard, now, can it?! Best regard, Thomm If Windows is prompting you for an admin password it's because you are trying to install it to a folder that requires admin rights. I suggest making a "Games" folder or something to install it to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabble Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Thomm said: I am sorry, but I am getting desperate... 20 minutes ago, SgtHatred said: If Windows is prompting you for an admin password it's because you are trying to install it to a folder that requires admin rights. I suggest making a "Games" folder or something to install it to. That's good advice. "C:\games" is where I put 'em all. Basically avoid installing them under "Program Files" where there is elevated security giving rise to problems as you describe. Edited April 30, 2021 by Jabble 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethaface Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 29 minutes ago, Thomm said: I am sorry, but I am getting desperate. If I want to play the game (=save hotkeys) as user 'Thomm', who is not an admin, how do I have to install it? The ReadMe file (available after installation ) says: The game does not require any "elevated privileges" (e.g. "Run as admin") under Windows, nor any compatibility settings. Note that if you install and launch the game with elevated or changed permissions anyway, you will be required to ALWAYS run the game with these changed permissions from then on. For more information about "user privileges", please see the Microsoft Windows manual for UAC (User Account Control). Yet the installer asked for the admin password. Was I supposed to deny it? Can I play only as admin? It can't be that hard, now, can it?! Best regard, Thomm I think you have installed the game under admin permissions, and or made changes to the permissions for the default user? I'd try reinstalling it with your normal user or running as admin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomm Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 29 minutes ago, SgtHatred said: If Windows is prompting you for an admin password it's because you are trying to install it to a folder that requires admin rights. I suggest making a "Games" folder or something to install it to. Now this is completely logical! I apologize for being such a noob! Guess I was spoiled by Steam over the last years, and by having a system administrator at hand in the office. I shall try to re-install into a Games folder as suggested! Thank you very much for your kind help! Best regards, Thomm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomm Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Well, the installer asks for the admin password right away (when I am non-admin user Thomm). After that, nothing has changed. Even though I installed to a new 'Games' folder. No Game Files in my Document folder. Hotkeys cannot be saved. I just want to install this game. What am I doing wrong? Do I have to log in as admin? Would this help? Best regards, Thomm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabble Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Thomm said: Well, the installer asks for the admin password right away (when I am non-admin user Thomm). Just a thought - where did you put the installer? If it's also somewhere with elevated security, the same problem happens. You could try putting the installer in another directory under "\games". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtHatred Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Thomm said: Well, the installer asks for the admin password right away (when I am non-admin user Thomm). After that, nothing has changed. Even though I installed to a new 'Games' folder. No Game Files in my Document folder. Hotkeys cannot be saved. I just want to install this game. What am I doing wrong? Do I have to log in as admin? Would this help? Best regards, Thomm Well, I guess I should have been more specific. You are using a non-admin account, so you have to supply an admin account everytime UAC gets tripped, and UAC will usually trigger when an installer is accessed because the installer is going to do things like alter the registry, so that is normal. I blasted through the install this morning so I already forget if it is an option, but if any installer prompts you for "All users" vs "this user only" you generally always want "this user only", otherwise Windows will dump user data in the c:\Users\Public other than c:\Users\You or sometimes C:\ProgramData\ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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