Hi Gary,
Here's the link to SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/sp1lang.asp
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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
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| Jimmy,
| Thank you for the reply.
| ALL of the folders on my computer are marked the same way. One person told
| me that this is a default setting for folders in XP. Descent is such an old
| game that apparently it did not know the difference, it only saw the
| Read-only and gave the error.
| Have down loaded a no CD patch and the game seems to be working just fine.
| On a different note, I need to down load XP's patch #1. XP's help dose not
| work. I went to C:\Windows\inf\pchealth.inf. Right click and choose
| install. It asked for the XP disk, then asked 'insert the CD with XP patch
| ver 1'. When I upgraded mine, just did it from the MS page and didn't save a
| copy of the patch.
| Thanks,
| Gary
| "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
| | > Hi Gary,
| >
| > | now the game gives the Error; Unable to set temporary directory
| > | to:"\custom\cache". When I checked the properties for these folders they
| > | were ( the box is light gray with a check in it) 'Read-only'. XP will
| not
| > | let me un-select this switch and I think that is why the game is giving
| that
| >
| > Can you rename that directory? If not, log on with Administrator rights,
| > and try installing / playing the game using that Administrator account.
| >
| > If you can rename it however, do so, create a new folder with the original
| > name and then copy the contents of the renamed folder into it. HTH!
| >
| > --
| > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| >
| > Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| > Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
| Contact
| > MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
| rights.
| > _________________________________________________________
| >
| | > |I have loaded an older game, Descent 3,and have ran into a couple of
| > | problems. Have gone to all of the FAQ sites for this game, they have
| been of
| > | no help. There are apparently many computers running this game on XP
| with no
| > | problems.
| > | Here is what I'm running into;
| > | Install the game from CD, download the latest patch and install, try to
| play
| > | and get the Error; Invalid CD-ROOM ( per the FAQ's this because XP sees
| a CD
| > | drive as a removable drive and the game gives the error)
| > | Went into game setup and added the command line option switch
| '-useexedir',
| > | now the game gives the Error; Unable to set temporary directory
| > | to:"\custom\cache". When I checked the properties for these folders they
| > | were ( the box is light gray with a check in it) 'Read-only'. XP will
| not
| > | let me un-select this switch and I think that is why the game is giving
| that
| > | error.
| > | Can that be changed? any suggestions?
| > |
| > | Thanks
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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