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    Default Problems with installing EB (first time user)

    Hi, so here is the process I went through when installing:

    -Uninstalled Rome and BI (first through the Rome uninstaller and then after another failure with EB through Add/Remove programs in the Control Panel).
    -Made a copy of the RTW folder (Vanilla Version 1.5), renamed it EB.
    -Put the EB .81 Full installer into the new EB folder and installed EB.
    -Loaded EB from the EB .81 shortcut on the desktop, and got this error:

    (Called RomeTW.exe-Unable to locate component)

    This application has failed to start because MSS32.DLL was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

    I don't know whats wrong, but I want to play this mod, dammnit. Some help would be very appreciated, thanks guys.

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    Default Re: Problems with installing EB (first time user)

    I think that's the error you get when you install EB to a different folder than where you have RTW.


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    Default Re: Problems with installing EB (first time user)

    Note that you should be using 0.81a.

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    Okay, how many traces of RTW did you remove? As soon as it's patched you have to remove more than just one to make the whole thing disappear. /
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    Default Re: Problems with installing EB (first time user)

    Alright, a few things:

    -It is 0.81a.
    -I have tried EB a couple times, uninstalling RTW at first through the game's uninstall program, and then a separate time only using the Add/Remove component. So I haven't tried those in conjunction.
    -I made a copy of my newly installed RTW folder and renamed it EB, and installed EB from inside there.


    I am unclear as to what you (Tellos) mean by "how many traces of RTW did you remove?" I have to remove more than just one of what to make the whole thing disappear?

    Something I noticed was that the last time I installed RTW vanilla, it was already version 1.5, without me patching anything. So this might be an indication I am not uninstalling it correctly.

    Thanks for the help.

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    Default Re: Problems with installing EB (first time user)

    The fact that an "EB" folder exsists inside of another folder named "EB" may be a problem. I don't know...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Hanniballer
    I am unclear as to what you (Tellos) mean by "how many traces of RTW did you remove?" I have to remove more than just one of what to make the whole thing disappear?
    A couple of things:
    1) I meant this Removing multiple traces of RTW is required. And, I suspect the 1.3 patch being the cause people like me can't properly uninstall RTW using the uninstaller...
    2) Do you have RTW gold?

    Anyway, if you could always do the following things:
    1) Uninstall everything RTW or EB you find on your PC. Just everything, leaving no copies of whatever on your HD.
    2) Restart your PC, install RTW (without BI) -> back up this build
    3) Check whether everything is patched properly, if not make sure it is.
    4) Install EB on top of the original.
    5) Never mind about BI. (Don't know anything about it, but IF this BI installer asks you to enter the destination path... Well, then you could try to make another back up of your back up, and install BI on top of that one.)
    6) See if EB works now.

    The DLL missing thing is a sure sign of a bad install, since RTW comes with the Miles thing - so if you fix that one you'll probably encounter some other error regarding missing or unknown stuff.
    Last edited by Tellos Athenaios; 04-25-2007 at 01:50.
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