Hi Canonz,
I was wondering if it was a "large drive" issue, however
are you sure you can install the game on your F: drive?
(Might need to move a folder of music over to E: first)
--
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| Hello,
|
| Yeah all partitions are NTFS.
|
| And the sizes of my drives are:
| C: 8 gigs
| D: 8 gigs
| E: 20 gigs
| F: 40 Gigs ( this one is full of music )
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
| > Hi Canonz,
| >
| > Cool, we're getting somewhere...
| >
| > Are the other partitions also NTFS?
| > Are the other partitions less than 20 Gigs?
| >
| > --
| > 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 MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > MS Assisted Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > _________________________________________________________
| >
| > >
| > >
| > > This partition is 20 gigs with a little more than 11 gigs still free.
| > > And it is NTSF. and yes it will let me install to any other partition
| > > except this one.
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > > "Jimmy S." wrote:
| > >
| > >> Interesting issue..
| > >>
| > >> How large is that partition?
| > >> Is it FAT or NTFS?
| > >> Can you install to another partition instead?
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> 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 MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > >> MS Assisted Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
| > >> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > >> _________________________________________________________
| > >>
| > >> > If it helps,
| > >> > I been running win xp sp1, and recently upgraded to sp2 about 2 weeks ago.
| > >> > but I don't know if I had the same problem before or not because I never
| > >> > installed any games until after I upgraded to sp2.
| > >> >
| > >> >
| > >> >
| > >> > "Canonz" wrote:
| > >> >
| > >> >> Hi jimmy,
| > >> >>
| > >> >> That didn't work either.
| > >> >>
| > >> >> "Jimmy S." wrote:
| > >> >>
| > >> >> > Hi Canonz,
| > >> >> >
| > >> >> > Try starting up in Safe Mode with Networking (Press F8 on startup)
| > >> >> > to see if that will allow you to install the games on your system.
| > >> >> >
| > >> >> > --
| > >> >> > 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 MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > >> >> > MS Assisted Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
| > >> >> > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > >> >> > _________________________________________________________
| > >> >> >
| > >> >> > | Hello,
| > >> >> > |
| > >> >> > | I only have the one account on this computer, I checked and it is listed as
| > >> >> > | administrator. I also tried makeing the folder first,I was able to create
| > >> >> > | the folder. but it still said the same thing when I selected it from the
| > >> >> > | games 'install location' menu.
| > >> >> > |
| > >> >> > |
| > >> >> > | "Jimmy S." wrote:
| > >> >> > |
| > >> >> > | > Hi,
| > >> >> > | >
| > >> >> > | > 1. Try using an administrators account.
| > >> >> > | > 2. See if you can create the folder yourself first
| > >> >> > | > and then try to install the game to that folder.
| > >> >> > | >
| > >> >> > | > --
| > >> >> > | > 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 MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > >> >> > | > MS Assisted Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
| > >> >> > | > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > >> >> > | > _________________________________________________________
| > >> >> > | >
| > >> >> > | > >I have a problem when trying to install any microsoft games.
| > >> >> > | > > Every time I try to install Age of Empires 2, Microsoft Flight Sim or
| > >> >> > | > > Mechwarrior 4
| > >> >> > | > > to this locatcion: E:\Program Files\Age of Empires 2 etc.
| > >> >> > | > > I get this message:
| > >> >> > | > >
| > >> >> > | > > "The path you selected specifies an in invalid drive or the folder is
| > >> >> > | > > invalid, incomplete, too long, or write protected. Enter a full path with
| > >> >> > | > > the drive letter"
| > >> >> > | > >
| > >> >> > | > > But I have installed many other non microsoft games like Medal of honor and
| > >> >> > | > > Battlefield 1942 under the same drive letter and never encountered a problem
| > >> >> > | > > like this before.
| > >> >> > | > >
| > >> >> > | > > What should I do?
| > >> >> > | >
| > >> >> > | >
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