Save issues

[j-me the Valheru]

hi, i can play M2TW normally except for the fact that i can't save!!!! D: when i try to, the game says: ''Can't create save file on disk!'' what is it, i can't save any of my campaigns, so i can't progress!!!

and another problem, i can't find the save folder location......

can someone help plz? thank u.


PS: i have windows 7, i dunno if it's important to mention it, but just in case.

[irishron]

You need admin rights to save. Can you log in as administrator?

[j-me the Valheru]

that's another problem..... i am an administrator, but i'm still limited to some things on the pc, and i can't acces one of the files for M2TW (i believe it was called ''Cache'' or something'')....... -.-''

[irishron]

Go to the C: drive icon in computer, right-click it, in the security tab, click advanced, click ownership, and make yourself owner of everything on there.
Then when it's done, you have to get out for it to take effect, then go back into the security tab and make which user you are has full admin rights.
If not, click advanced, and in the next screen, make so.

You may have to do this all the way down to the Saves folder.

Before I installed the game, I disabled the UAC and I have not had that problem.

[j-me the Valheru]

ok, i'm full administrator now (i think...). is there anything else i should do, cuz it still says i can't save it........

[irishron]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975787. I have mine slid all the way to the bottom. I also have my own third party firewall and antivirus.

One lady to keep her son out of some of her stuff finally had to give hime ownership fo the Sega folder get his saves to work.

Since I am the only one on my computer, and I take precautions beyond Microsoft's, I pretty much discount their security layer for my own personal use.

[j-me the Valheru]

i've done that thing, but it still doesn't work. does it help if i restart the game? i'll try. ^_^

[irishron]

You may have to reinstall the game for all this to take effect.

[j-me the Valheru]

it doesn't work, it still says: ''couldn't create save file on disk''....... is it maybe cuz i recently lost my CD-key, and am now using 1111-1111-1111-1111 as CD-key???

[irishron]

It has nothing to do with it. The key is only used playing online.

You are going to have to do some research in Microsoft's Knowledge Base and ask their support people. This is purely Vista/7 UAC problem.

Have you tried running the game in compatibility mode?

I had it running on Vista Basic and didn't have this much trouble.

[j-me the Valheru]

uhm.... how can u run it in compatibility mode? cuz i would have no idea how to. :S

[irishron]

Right-click the icon, there is a compatibility tab. Set it for XP SP3 (I think), and see if that works.

[j-me the Valheru]

what icon? where is the compatibility tab? sorry for so many questions.

[irishron]

The Medieval II Total War icon on your desktop.

Right-click it, click properties, and you will have six tabs.

Click security tab, check your user out of those listed, and in the list below, see if under "allow", full control is checked along with modify, read, read and execute, and write. If not, you do not have admin rights to do anything but play the game.

If so, compatiblity mode won't help.

[j-me the Valheru]

I´VE GOT IT!!!!! thank you. ^_^ all i had to do was right-click on the icon and click ''run as administrator''. it finally saves it. ^_^ so, thanks ALOT!!!!

[irishron]

You are welcome. Enjoy playing. Closed.