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Article #94095Re: Start Doom3 error message
From: Inglo
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:10
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:10
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On 12/2/2005 12:26 PM Kevin, WB5RUE brightened our day with: >You do need administrator or power user privileges to install the game. You >will also need to set the security on the doom game directory so that users >have update privileges. If not you won't be able to save any games. > >If you are using XP Professional do the following. >>From the Administrator account: > >Right click on the directory, select "Sharing and Security. Click the >Security tab. >If the check boxes in the bottom window are grayed out then toward the >bottom there is an Advanced button, click it. >In the bottom area there is an option "Inherit from parent the >permission...." >Uncheck this box. When the next box comes up click the "Copy" button. > >In the top window you should have several users listed like Administrator, >Power Users, SYSTEM, etc. One should say "Everyone" or "Users." >That's the "user" you need to update. >Select that user and click the "Full Control" checkbox in the bottom section >and click OK. > >Your game should work just fine now. > >If you are using XP Home Edition then you need to be logged in as Owner or >Administrator to play the game. > > > > If one is using simple file sharing (which is the XP default) the above won't be useful unless one unchecks "Use simple File Sharing" in Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options [View Tab], at the bottom. -- "I did not have misleading relations with those facts" George W Steve ¤»Inglo«¤ www.inglostadt.com
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