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    Default Workaround Retail Installation

    This workaround is for people who bought the retail version of the game. If steam is downloading the whole game, instead of installing the game from the dvd. Follow these steps, listed below.

    Workaround:

    1. Go to your Steam
    2. Go to you Games and rightclick on Empire Total War
    3. Delete local game date

    4. Go to your Steam-Folder
    5. Look for the "ClientRegistry.Blob" and delete it

    6. Try to reinstall your game

    7. The little "prepatch" is about 80-100mb so it shouldnt take to long

    If you have download problems with update:

    Change your download region, it helps sometime. Give it a try!


    If Steam is making cache all the time and shows you the message "steam ticket is expired":

    Simply delete the "ClientRegistry.Blob"



    I had exactly these problems listed above, so guys give it a try and be patient!!! I got the same nightmares like you. I hope it will help a lot of true fans.

    For people who wondering about needing just the first dvd. I think one the second are just the language files. I needed the second dvd because englisch is not my native language.


    If these steps doesnt work, you may try these. LINK


    The installation should included these steps (Thanks Flavius Silvanus)

    Then close the Steam Overlay.
    Then boot the game disk.
    Your normal OS installer should appear.
    Select Run and you will go into the Steam Launcher.
    Install normally.
    You will be prompted to put in Disk 2.
    Select Finish.
    Close Steam.
    Open Steam.
    Game should now update.
    Select Launch and have fun.


    Cheers
    Last edited by Strategos Brutus; March 06, 2009 at 02:17 AM.

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    Default Re: STICKY THIS PLS Workaround Retail Installation

    What if we get a blackscreen, and an error window pops up?
    yeah. Here are my specs CPU: Intel Core 2 Series Processor (2393 MHz)
    Memory: 3070 MB
    OS Version: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)
    Graphics Card Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
    Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4550
    OpenGL Version: 2.1.8395 Release

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    Default Re: STICKY THIS PLS Workaround Retail Installation

    I second the elevation to sticky status request.

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    Default Re: STICKY THIS PLS Workaround Retail Installation

    What is that "prepatch" ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sigurd Fåvnesbane View Post
    What is that "prepatch" ?
    little update. you have download it.

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    Default Re: STICKY THIS PLS Workaround Retail Installation

    Didnt work.... Cked my steam games list.. its not there. went to the steam folder and deleted the blob thing. Went to reinstall, put in the game key and said game already activated can not install... *sigh* I hate this!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by westop14 View Post
    What if we get a blackscreen, and an error window pops up?
    yeah. Here are my specs CPU: Intel Core 2 Series Processor (2393 MHz)
    Memory: 3070 MB
    OS Version: Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)
    Graphics Card Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
    Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4550
    OpenGL Version: 2.1.8395 Release
    When did the blacksreen occur?

    Quote Originally Posted by Arkhan View Post
    Didnt work.... Cked my steam games list.. its not there. went to the steam folder and deleted the blob thing. Went to reinstall, put in the game key and said game already activated can not install... *sigh* I hate this!!
    Post the complete Errormessage pls

    Sticky this, i wont write the solution in every topic..
    Last edited by jimkatalanos; March 04, 2009 at 02:32 PM.

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    Default Re: STICKY THIS PLS Workaround Retail Installation

    Removing that Blob file didn't help, it keeps reappearing.

    My problem is that my game doesn't install at all, it just opens up steam and nothing happens.

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    Default Re: STICKY THIS PLS Workaround Retail Installation

    Finally its installing... gezz what a nytemare!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strategos Brutus View Post
    When did the blacksreen occur?

    After installing updating and running the game. I ran it, error message. It couldn't identify what went wrng, just had to close the program.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arkhan View Post
    Finally its installing... gezz what a nytemare!!
    Glad to hear that, hope my guide helped you a little bit.

    I got the nytemares too Yesterday was a day in hell for a gamer

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    Quote Originally Posted by westop14 View Post
    After installing updating and running the game. I ran it, error message. It couldn't identify what went wrng, just had to close the program.
    Drivers are up to date? Did you installed Net. Framework 3.5? Sometimes that causes the problem.

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    Default Re: STICKY THIS PLS Workaround Retail Installation

    I just updated my drivers, and I'm installing Framework 3.5. I dunno if I already had it or not but here we go.



    God Help Us All.


    EDIT: Nope It still crashes. What do I do!
    Last edited by westop14; March 04, 2009 at 02:15 PM.

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    Spent an hour screaming hate at the computer. Finally got ETW working thanks to your post though, thankyou. As usual twcenter is the best place to look for answers. Cheers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strategos Brutus View Post
    Glad to hear that, hope my guide helped you a little bit.

    I got the nytemares too Yesterday was a day in hell for a gamer
    Yes it did, thanks ... Now lets hope I dont have the crash problems some of the other guys are having!!

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    Default Re: STICKY THIS PLS Workaround Retail Installation

    Hey someone help me!

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    Default Re: STICKY THIS PLS Workaround Retail Installation

    Quote Originally Posted by westop14 View Post
    Hey someone help me!
    You may have a corrupt download/install. How much space is your ETW install taking up? If it's less than ~15GB then that might be the issue. You will likely have to reinstall.

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    Done, this is a sticky now.
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    Default Re: Workaround Retail Installation

    I did but I guess I'll do it again

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    Default Re: Workaround Retail Installation

    NOTE: There is another retail install tip floating around:
    http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=231862

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