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#3579186 - 05/24/12 06:35 PM Re: Installing 1946 again [Re: b9]
Aviar Member Registered: 06/12/00 Posts: 2118 Loc: Passaic County, NJ USA	Originally Posted By: b9 BTW, I took the IL 2 file out of Programs and set up on my Desktop to allow quicker access - would that affect it? If you mean the exe file, the answer is yes. Aviar _________________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Intel DP43TF Motherboard 3GB DDR2-800 PC6400 Dual NVIDIA GTX 260 - 896MB Creative X-Fi Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers 24" Acer LCD - P241W Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard CH FighterStick-Pro Throttle-Pro Pedals TM Tacticalboard GoFlight GF-T8 Module
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#3579906 - 05/25/12 05:59 PM Re: Installing 1946 again [Re: Aviar]
b9 Junior Member Registered: 07/20/06 Posts: 82 Loc: Nottinghamshire, Blighty	Originally Posted By: Aviar Originally Posted By: b9 BTW, I took the IL 2 file out of Programs and set up on my Desktop to allow quicker access - would that affect it? If you mean the exe file, the answer is yes. Aviar Thanks for your answer Aviar, how do I overcome this? For some reason I cannot install from the cd - I get a message that the .exe file is mising... from the disc?? Many thanks all, I've just deleted IL 2 and can now reinstall from cd - must be me!! Can I have 2 installs - one on desktop for SAS mod tweaking and 1 in program in a ubisoft file as backup, or will they both clash? Edited by b9 (05/25/12 06:17 PM) Edit Reason: update _________________________ "Get the damn thing off the ground, and fly!"
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#3580060 - 05/25/12 10:58 PM Re: Installing 1946 again [Re: b9]
Aviar Member Registered: 06/12/00 Posts: 2118 Loc: Passaic County, NJ USA	You can have as many installs as you like. The trick is NOT to re-install. Simply make a COPY of the entire IL-2 folder. What you want to do is keep VANILLA version of IL-2 and never actually use it (except to make copies of it). This way, if you manage your copies correctly, you will never have to actually re-install IL-2 again. Just use a fresh copy and go from there. The only drawback here is HD space. If you have plenty of space (an inexpensive external HD is a great thing to have), you should always have several copies of IL-2 in various forms (versions) as a back-up. Aviar _________________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Intel DP43TF Motherboard 3GB DDR2-800 PC6400 Dual NVIDIA GTX 260 - 896MB Creative X-Fi Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers 24" Acer LCD - P241W Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard CH FighterStick-Pro Throttle-Pro Pedals TM Tacticalboard GoFlight GF-T8 Module
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#3580511 - 05/26/12 05:56 PM Re: Installing 1946 again [Re: Aviar]
b9 Junior Member Registered: 07/20/06 Posts: 82 Loc: Nottinghamshire, Blighty	Aviar, many thanks for your response - i think this is becoming more clear to me. Cheers, B9 _________________________ "Get the damn thing off the ground, and fly!"
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#3580821 - 05/27/12 09:52 AM Re: Installing 1946 again [Re: cconti]
Murph Member Registered: 12/15/01 Posts: 1675 Loc: Denver,CO,USA	If you wish to start the game from the desktop, make sure you right click the .exe icon and select "send to desktop", rather than moving the .exe itself. _________________________ Intel i5 2500K CPU,Asus P8Z68vlx MB (turbo) GTX 460 2G, 8G DDR3, Win7 Home Premium 64 bit- "Níor bhris focal maith fiacail riamh."
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#3583181 - 05/31/12 03:53 AM Re: Installing 1946 again [Re: Aviar]
Ramona Junior Member Registered: 07/19/11 Posts: 15	Originally Posted By: Aviar You can have as many installs as you like. The trick is NOT to re-install. Simply make a COPY of the entire IL-2 folder. What you want to do is keep VANILLA version of IL-2 and never actually use it (except to make copies of it). This way, if you manage your copies correctly, you will never have to actually re-install IL-2 again. Just use a fresh copy and go from there. The only drawback here is HD space. If you have plenty of space (an inexpensive external HD is a great thing to have), you should always have several copies of IL-2 in various forms (versions) as a back-up. Aviar I have the same problem as B9, just appeared somehow. I tried a fresh load with a cd but that does nothing as well. I do have a copy of the game I saved and can make copies of it but when I try to start that nothing happens as well. Up until this sudden failure to start the game has run faultlessly on Win 7 64 bit. COD runs well!
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#3583282 - 05/31/12 09:30 AM Re: Installing 1946 again [Re: cconti]
Murph Member Registered: 12/15/01 Posts: 1675 Loc: Denver,CO,USA	Make sure you are not running it from "program files". Put the game in some other folder. _________________________ Intel i5 2500K CPU,Asus P8Z68vlx MB (turbo) GTX 460 2G, 8G DDR3, Win7 Home Premium 64 bit- "Níor bhris focal maith fiacail riamh."
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#3583875 - 06/01/12 03:20 AM Re: Installing 1946 again [Re: Murph]
Ramona Junior Member Registered: 07/19/11 Posts: 15	Originally Posted By: Murph Make sure you are not running it from "program files". Put the game in some other folder. I had it saved in programme files but deleted the lot. I have also saved it on my laptop so I can copy that over and start again. The problem is the cd wont open or self start either and shows the same symptoms. I have one new cd and my older one. I tried a fresh start with the cd but just get the disc symbol spinning for a few seconds then nothing.
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#3583888 - 06/01/12 04:11 AM Re: Installing 1946 again [Re: Ramona]
Aviar Member Registered: 06/12/00 Posts: 2118 Loc: Passaic County, NJ USA	1946 comes on DVD, not a CD. Are you sure you have 1946? Aviar _________________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Intel DP43TF Motherboard 3GB DDR2-800 PC6400 Dual NVIDIA GTX 260 - 896MB Creative X-Fi Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers 24" Acer LCD - P241W Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard CH FighterStick-Pro Throttle-Pro Pedals TM Tacticalboard GoFlight GF-T8 Module
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#3584458 - 06/01/12 07:03 PM Re: Installing 1946 again [Re: Aviar]
Ramona Junior Member Registered: 07/19/11 Posts: 15	Originally Posted By: Aviar 1946 comes on DVD, not a CD. Are you sure you have 1946? Aviar My apologies, I meant DVD. I bought the first one when 46 came out and recently bought a new one so I could have a fresh start.
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