Hi Steve,
That's the first time I've heard of that issue.
Check all
your settings to make sure you're not somehow choosing
an alliance mode. If you still have problems, post the issue
to the microsoft public games ageofkings newsgroup as we
are more likely to have someone who's seen that issue there.
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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"Steve Coan" <coan_AT_comcast-dot-net> wrote in message | Thanks, Jimmy. We were able to get the patch installed after a reboot and
| good night's sleep.
|
|
| However, now when we play, we are the same team! I said we are the same
| team! We control the same scout, the same villagers, etc. Bizarre! Know
| what we're doing wrong?!
|
| Steve
|
|
| "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message | Hi Steve,
|
| Compatibility shouldn't be an issue. I suspect the original install is at
| fault. Let's go ahead and have your friend reinstall the game / patch.
|
| Here's how to properly install or reinstall a game (and patch):
|
| Step A: Temporarily disable Startup programs one at a time, starting with
| Firewall, Antivirus & AdBlockers using this method:
|
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=331796 or this utility:
|
http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php Reboot, go to
| Step B.
|
| Step B: In Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs, delete the game and then
| the game's folder especially if you previously experienced
| problems
| with a patch, or if you installed the Trial, Mods, NO CD
| patches, etc.
|
| Note: Click Start to Search or Find your game. Many times there are two
| installs
| of the same game on a system and the patch installs to the wrong one. Also
| if you
| installed a Trial version of the game, this could be causing a conflict..
| Uninstall it
| and delete the folder.
|
| Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys
| for the
| game, delete them. Reboot your computer, and then re-install
| the game.
| Regcleaner Download:
|
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
|
| Step D: Play a single player game, using an administrators account if
| necessary.
|
| Step E: Download new game patches or mods in case the old ones are
| corrupt.
| Double click the patch/mod to install it. If it's a .zip
| file, unzip it into the
| game's folder and follow the instruction in it's readme.txt
| file.
|
| Step F: Reboot your computer, verify that your game is working properly,
| and
| re-enable any programs that you disabled using the method in
| Step A.
|
| Cheers,
| Jimmy S.
|
| Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User:
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk
| Game FAQ's:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| _________________________________________________________
|
|
| "Steve Coan" <coan_AT_comcast-dot-net> wrote in message
| | I'm wanting to get a multiplayer game of AOE2 going with a friend over the
| net. We both have the software installed. I have patch
| 1.0c installed and they don't, so it won't let us start the game. Trying to
| install patch 1.0c on their computer running Windows XP
| gives a generic error like, "AOE Update 1.0c was not installed successfully.
| Please run it again..." I'm running Windows 2000.
| I've never had a problem installing this on any of my computers. Does
| anyone know the workaround for this? We tried creating a
| shortcut and running the patch in Windows 2000 compatibility mode, but it
| didn't work.
|
| Steve
|
|
|
