EB 1.2 Failure at Startup

[Interlocutor]

I'm an old EB player who wants to get back into EB after being away from it for a year or so.

I recently got a new Windows XP PC on which I had never before installed RTW or EB. Today I installed RTW, patched it to 1.5, and made a copy of the install.

I then downloaded EB 1.1 and the EB 1.2 patch, along with the EB 1.2 permanent fixes.

I installed EB 1.1 into my main RTW 1.5 folder (not the copy). I then installed the EB 1.2 patch to the same folder, and unzipped & put the 1.2 fixes in that same folder's EB/Data folder.

When I tried to run EB 1.2 from the start menu folder, I got the following error message:

"Problem with Shortcut: The item 'eb -show_err' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shortcut will no longer work properly.

Nearest match based on size, date, and type: C:\WINDOWS\Temp\mcafee_PckVJTGdNQki2Qs

Do you want to fix this shortcut to point to this target or do you just want to delete it?"

I un-installed EB and tried again, same result.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I loved earlier versions of EB, was hoping to get back into it.

Thanks in advance.

[Tellos Athenaios]

After installing EB (1.1 and subsequently 1.2) check (or just create another one) your shortcuts like this:

Target: "P:\ath\to\your\installed\RTW.exe" -show_err -mod:eb
Start In: P:\ath\to\your\installed\

Trick is to replace "P:\ath\to\your\installed\" with the full location of your RTW.exe that you'll use to run EB off.

[bovi]

The installer creates a bugged shortcut, sorry about that. You can modify your current shortcut to look like what Tellos posted and it should work.

[Interlocutor]

Thanks gents, that did the trick .

Now please excuse my hasty exit, but I have world conquest to plan ...