darthstinker Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Everytime I try installing XWA, nothing happens. I've tried clicking the "install X-Wing Alliance" button, and the menu just quits after a few moments. Nothing at all happens when i try going directly from the Setup.exe icon. I've tried installing Rogue Squadron, and i got the same results. I've got Windows XP and 2 Cd-rom drives, so I'm thinking one of those might be the problem? anyone know what to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 darthstinker Are you getting any error dialogs? I know of one possible error, but unless I know for sure you got the error dialog I'm looking for, I can't help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthstinker Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 nevermind, i got it. twiddled with the compatibility stuff for awhile, smacked it around some, and poof! it works:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyAK Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Hi , i have the same problem (actualy both SWA and SW:Rebellion have this problem) Setup.exe just wont run. After you click on it, it starts does something and quits. No error messages or anything. In SWA installer it jsut gives woosh sound and quits. I tried to play with compatibility settings but no luck. Any ideas ? I have WinXP with SP2 , though setups wouldnt run when i had SP1 ither. Pls pls pls could you give me any solutions ? Realy wanted to reinstall my old SW games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyAK Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Or maybe someone has registry information for XWA so i can just copy files from CD on my drive w/o the installer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Frosty Are you getting an error dialog that mentions the file autoexec.nt? If so, try copying the autoexec.nt file from the Windows\Repair folder to the Windows\system32 folder and run your game's installation program again. You should find that it works this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyAK Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Nope no autoexec problems. It doesnt give me any errors or anything, just when you start setup.exe coursor turn to the hourglass for a few seconds and thats it. It just ignores me Ant i know that its something with setup because games themselve run just fine. (i managed to half install XWA by copying files myself and it runs for a few missions before asking for CD2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Another thing you guys can try is to go to Windows Explorer w/ the first XWA install disk in your CD drive, call up the Properties dialog for setup.exe, and in the Compatibility tab, set it for Windows 95 or 98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyAK Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Already played with compatibility setting. Unfortunatly doent change anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 I just realized (again...it's been off my machine for a while & I just found it again) that XWA is a 2 CD install, so another thing you might want to check on is to make sure Disk 1 is the one you're trying to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyAK Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 i`m quite sure of what i`m trying to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Frosty Another thing you can try is to click the "Analyze My Computer" button in the menu that displays when you insert the CD. If your system passes all of the checks, you should be able to install it. You might also want to check your free disk space...XWA needs at least 275 MB free for installation and another 200 MB free after installation for in-game temp files. It is also a good idea to close all running programs before installing any application, whether it be a game or an office suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Frosty Here's a question I didn't think of that a friend of mine asked me to ask you: Do you have administrative rights on the machine? If you're trying to install something and nothing happens, it may be because you need more access to the machine than you've been given. I don't know your age, but if you're using another person's machine (i.e. parents'), get their permission to install it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyAK Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 Yup, got access, got space and requirements As i said above, game files can be copied from CD manualy and it will run jsut fine, but because setup isnt run it wont write into registry thus XWA for example will only run until you need to insert second CD. Its not the problem with anyting besides setup.exe itself or installer, i`m just trying to figure out what it may need to run, maybe theres some servece it needs or some or some specific DLL that may be missig from my windows install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 I'm at a loss, then. I suggest trying to post on the LucasArts support forums (if you have a login on starwars.com, you may use that on that board), post in the "Other LucasArts Games" forum (should be in the "PC Games" subsection) and them everything you've told me. Maybe someone else there has a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^Invader Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 or you can email support@lucasarts.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyAK Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 K, thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Frosty Ran into someone on the LucasArts support forums who was having the same problem you're having. He traced his problem to spyware that was interfering with the InstallShield program, so you might want to run a spyware scan. Ad-Aware is good enough, but I've found that I love the Microsoft Anti-Spyware beta. I'll repeat this in a PM to you to make sure you see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyAK Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 thx man , i`ll try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splitfire Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Hey Frosty I'm posting from Portugal. I've been a great fan of XWA for a long time (since the game was realeased), and I'm having the problems you and darthstinker had, I did not undestand how he did it, as, like you, playing with compatibilty mode does not help. Did you ever solved the problem? I'd like to trie everything before disc format (yes, I want to play the new missons that bad... ) I'm all ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splitfire Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Problem solved: format and reinstall os XP SP2. It works, but wtih lots of breaks in cut cenes and after mission load...Nvidia MX400, P4 2,4Mhz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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