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    Default Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    I've followed the installation guide for EB and i even looked at the screenshots. Sure there was some difference but i just assumed they were similar.

    This is what i've done.

    I've uninstalled RTW and re-installed it.
    i copied RTW and made a new folder and pasted everything there, so therefore i've got 2 folders now- one that is the original rome total war, and a rome total war backup

    Then i installed EB and i thought i should put this

    C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe

    now it doesn't work :(

    ive installed EB 3 times and 3 times its come up with this when i click the icon

    searching for rometw.exe, click browse to find.

    and now i've done somethingw hen i went to properties and it opens the folder to where everything is :'(

    help help :'(

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    did you install patches 1.3 and 1.5 to rome total war vanilla?

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    I've installed RTW from my disc and just to double check on options- i have the latest patch which is 1.5

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    ok but theres a doubt i have you said that you make an other folder but when i install i did it on the same folder why you dont just install rtw vanilla and then the patches after that open the eb 1.1 exe ant install it on the original folder

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    Don't install EB under Program Files if you are using Vista/Win7, better is C:\Games

    Then you copy your RTW folder inside that.
    Install EB 1.1 into that folder
    Same goes for Eb 1.2 (not into the mod folder, just into RTW!)
    Get the fixes: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=109936

    Start it using either the Trivial Script or the shortcut (for problems with the shortcut, see:https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=103681)

    Have fun!

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    Thanks for replying.

    i've decided to install it one more time.

    this is what i'm currently doing.

    i'm downloading from here:

    http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/gamespa...194&id=6181194

    i should also tell you that i haven't uninstalled rome total war, rome total war barbarian invasion and rome total war alexander yet

    once i've finished downloading i still have a rome total war folder and a rome total war BACKUP folder.

    which folder should i put EB into?

    and then what do i do?


    (i'm afraid you're going to have to tell me step by step on how to install it :( )

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    EB Support Guy Senior Member XSamatan's Avatar
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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    Get the files from our homepage (https://www.europabarbarorum.com/), the source you mentioned delivers an outdated installer.

    Steps:
    1. Just copy a clean RTW folder (meaning no personal changes or left-overs from your earlier attempts) to a backup folder, move or copy the original folder to C:\Games or another location outside Program Files.

    2. Start the EB 1.1 installer and select your newly copied RTW folder as destination (in the installation progress you can select if you want to have additional things (Documentation, Recruitment Viewer and Trivial Script), you select all of them, they can be installed under Program Files without problems)

    3. Start the EB 1.2 installer and select your newly copied RTW folder as destination

    4. Download all fixes from here: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=109936 and apply them as mentioned in the thread

    5. Read the FAQ: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=84854

    6. Use 'EB-Singleplayer' found in the main RTW folder to start EB and enjoy!

    If you have questions or anything is unclear, feel free to ask, but remember, I only can help you if you describe at which step problems occur...

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    i have one teeny tiny problem...

    i dont have C:/games

    i use windows vista if it helps and i use an acer computer.

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    and i would also like to know- do i move the creative assembly folder of rtw or just the rome total war folder with only the uninstall in there?

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    right i'm on the browsing bit of the installer now

    I have a few questions some that was from before

    i'll just retype it here so you can read it all from one post:

    1- I moved The Creative Assembly Folder away from program files and just put it under Acer:C\
    i have also done the same thing to Rome Total War Folder (which only has uninstall in it)

    2- i have copied the Rome Total War Folder (which has data, Miles, gamespy etc) into a Rome Total War Backup Folder but that is still in the Program Files x86.

    3- i've got the installer up and running and i've clicked browse but i'm not sure which folder to choose.

    thanks for helping me by the way :)

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    Quote Originally Posted by shan735 View Post
    I've followed the installation guide for EB and i even looked at the screenshots. Sure there was some difference but i just assumed they were similar.

    This is what i've done.

    I've uninstalled RTW and re-installed it.
    i copied RTW and made a new folder and pasted everything there, so therefore i've got 2 folders now- one that is the original rome total war, and a rome total war backup

    Then i installed EB and i thought i should put this

    C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe

    now it doesn't work :(

    ive installed EB 3 times and 3 times its come up with this when i click the icon

    searching for rometw.exe, click browse to find.

    and now i've done somethingw hen i went to properties and it opens the folder to where everything is :'(

    help help :'(
    Whoa, wait. Did you choose the RomeTW.exe as your install path? Is it even possible to do that? The correct path should be C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War and not C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe


    Quote Originally Posted by shan735 View Post

    1- I moved The Creative Assembly Folder away from program files and just put it under Acer:C\
    i have also done the same thing to Rome Total War Folder (which only has uninstall in it)
    The whatwhat? Isn't the Rome Total War folder inside the The Creative Assembly folder?

    Quote Originally Posted by shan735 View Post

    2- i have copied the Rome Total War Folder (which has data, Miles, gamespy etc) into a Rome Total War Backup Folder but that is still in the Program Files x86.
    Do you have two Rome Total War folders? One with only uninstall and one with data, miles, gamespy etc? Why on earth is that? How did you get the folder with only "Uninstall" in it?
    Last edited by Paltmull; 07-31-2010 at 19:57.

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    Default Re: Installing EB- already followed installation guide :( please help

    Good News :)

    everything is working :)

    all i have to do is do the last bit to fix the bugs and thats it :) thank you all :D

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