No EB playing time

Oh ok...insult me then, but I thought you guys were really trying to help me out. Now I have to deal with not playing and Bovi and Zaknafian insulting me? jumping to conclusions huh? well then dont help me then, ask someone to lock this thread... and in fact insult every new member that joins. Zaknafian your're just bieng a jerk ( and it's spelled "install" Zak) and Bovi too. I am not a troll, and have never sucessfully downloaded anything so this is difficult for me. you guys don't want to help anymore fine,actin like you havent even gotten to puberty...:thumbsdown:

I did not insult you, however if you want to take it that way I can understand why. You do have a bigger share of problems with this than most, and that can easily get you on the defensive. I don't mind if you do feel insulted however, as you return the favour in an unmistakably trollish manner. Why didn't you prove you are not a troll by disproving the arguments why I think you are, rather than confirming them with flame?

As far as I can see, the reason why you'd have so much trouble is either that you are completely computer-illiterate, or good old-fashioned stupid. I find both unlikely because you could successfully navigate the registry and make the uninstaller work, even without detailed instructions (something my smart AND semi-computer-literate friend was not able to do). So why would you be unable to follow simple, detailed instructions on installing?

EB members are VERY polite compared to any other forum I've ever been in. And we welcome new members. We've tried to help you. A lot. You do not follow our advice. Note that I even gave you a final piece of advice in my last post even as I decided you were likely a troll. Why don't you use it? It's not hard. It's straightforward. I can see no other reason for your continued whining (<== you may want to make a note of this. This is an actual insult, by deliberately using a negatively loaded word describing your actions without arguments or examples of why I think so) than that you want to keep wasting our time.

If you do exactly as laid out in my instructions, EB will work for you. If you do exactly as Zak says, EB will work for you. If you do exactly as Marcus says, EB will work for you. There is no more help to give when you are unwilling to follow detailed instructions. If said instructions are not detailed enough, say what you've done, step by tiny step, so we can say where you're going wrong. Help us help you.

:book:

:dizzy2: Point taken everyone?

Okay, let's move on then, shall we? :inquisitive:

@ K_COSSACK: Perhaps you feel like giving it another try:
If you still have a clean RTW 1.5 (one that works, you might as well check this because of all your installation efforts, something might have been messed up...), find out where it is on your Harddrive - pick a piece of paper & a pen and write the precise name of the RTW directory down.
Now, use your EB 0.8 download & point the installer to the RTW directory, you might want to use your piece of paper by now...
Try it... It should work. (but I feel that I'm not to guarantee you, for I've done so a couple of times before and... well you know exactly what I mean.)

If you don't have a clean RTW build: get it.
You might have to uninstall RTW using the add/remove programs feature of your control panel (you can acces it via the start menu, search it for the control panel, and you'll be on your way.)
Then install RTW to whatever the default directory is (saves you the trouble...), but before you press continue: paper & pen + writing down the precise path that has been prespecified according to the Installer.
Let the installer do it's job; patch RTW to 1.3; then patch it to 1.5; then install EB 0.8 using the paper again.

You might even come to consider it a piece of cake... provided that you'll be enjoying EB afterwards. ~;)

Smiley tour today, but you kinda had guessed already.

Ok ok... I came of the way I did because of going through so many install problems, then out of nowhere I get some insult to injury. Like i said if you don't want to post, its ok, I'll just go through the process of trial and error.

Just please don't accuse me of bieng a troll(and don't jump to conclusions about others or it'll just show that you're quick to start a war, not a insult just a recommended suggestion)

really, I've had too much cr@p thrown my way because of this frustration only too find out other people think my problem is fake.

I'll just look back at this forum and use the tips.

Now, that's more like it! :2thumbsup:

Keep it up!

That was a response, u got there before me.

I tried to post something even remotely funny to ease the tension, but I can't think of anything. I, being computer-illiterate (and good old-fashioned stupid), sometimes run into problems that seem to be created by the Random-Problem-Generator TM that have no logic. Thank god my brother knows these things and usually fixes them with little cursing and kicking.

K COSSACK, you have my deepest symphaties. You'd have my help too, if I had any.

Thanks Thaatu, but when I installed and it froze with error, I delleted everything except for 3 files which where like,impossible to take out (at least to my knowledge) so I my RTW game is screwed, so I don't know... guess I can't play EB. And unless they sell it for 9.99 I'm not buying another copy. I'll just hang around the forums, so I think this is the end of this thread. Thanks for the help everyone.

Thaatu, the tension is gone, Cossack did what I should have done and just let it go.

Anyway, this is a new problem. Those three files are likely locked by Windows if the installer froze up. Try to restart the computer and then delete them. If it doesn't help, you could try running scandisk and see if it can clear it up. Is it the RTW installer or the EB installer that hangs? Both have run okay earlier, right? A tip is to make a copy of your RTW folder once it's patched up to 1.5 so you won't have to install that part over and over. But if you haven't got that far, obviously it won't work.

Ok! I'll try scandisk, and so you know, it was the RTW that froze when I put in the 1st disk.

Also getting another would fix the problem? or would it also think the game is already installed?

And I'm trying to find them but it just so happened when I took another look, they're gone! I'll keep looking.

And really I'm not making this up (for everyone that doubts the number of problems I have) the installer did go:skull:
EDIT:I have chkdsk but I don't know how to run it...