Installing new RC/RR compilation on a Win7 64bit system
I thought it might be helpful to add this prologue:
Prepping your Windows 7 system for Stainless Steel and other mods
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As the discussion below shows, it's possible to set up your system so that you can avoid a lot of the hassle that is associated
with installing Stainless Steel, and especially large sub-mods thereof.
1) Turn of the User Account Control.
Go to the Control Panel.
Click on User Accounts
Click on Change User Account Control settings
Slide the slider to the bottom.
Click OK and reset the PC.
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2) Installing M2TW / Kingdoms
You can choose to install M2TW/Kingdoms and mods in a different folder ot the default one.
Choosing a shorter file path, eg C:/Games\M2TW could save a lot of hassle if your mod has long filenames.
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3) Establishing permissions
Open your windows explorer to show the program files folders.
Open the one you have placed SEGA/Medieval II Total War in.
Navigate to the MIITW folder.
Right click on the folder
Click on properties
Click on Security
Click on Users
Click on Edit
Tick the relevant boxes
Click on OK
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4) Always check the properties of any folder and files you intend modding to ensure they have had the read-only
attribute removed.
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However if you're going with the default install path ....
The new 2 megaupload install files should address most of the problems mentioned below.
So try installing them direct rather than using the temp folder option.
However if that fails (not that I have reason to believe it will, but just in case,) try the method below.
How I installed Real Combat / Real Recruitment compilation into Stainless Steel 6.1 on a 64-bit Windows 7 system
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Having tried and failed to install the compilation several times I decided upon a new approach.
0) Turn off UAC and make the Medieval II folder readable
(ie change the properties of the folder and all files inside to be able to be written to.)
1) Install, as per usual, M2TW, kingdoms, (with or without 1.5 patch), Stainless Steel 6.0 pts 1+2 and the 6.1 patch.
2) Check this installation works.
3) Place the main RC/RR compilation files (1 .exe and 3 data) into a new folder on the hard drive.
What you call it is irrelevant. (No that doesn't mean you call it "irrelevant".)
4) Run the installer .exe and change the destination location to the name of the folder.
5) This will take time to run. Whilst it's running remove the file_tasks.bat file and stick it on the desktop.
6) At some point you'll get a notification about the pike filename problem. This you can skip.
Hopefully it will be sorted in another version of the installer files.
7) When the installation finishes, the Program Compatibility Assistant will pop up and tell you there was a problem with the installation
and do you want to re-install to fix it. Politely decline the offer.
8) Copy the data and then the mods folders into the Medieval II folder.
When asked about copy and replace tick the wee box about doing this for all files, there's rather a lot to do manually!
It'll grumble about needing administrator permission, but we'll assume you're the admin on your system otherwise you'll
need to sort that out before you begin. Tell it to continue.
Eventually it'll finish copying the thousands of files.
Now copy the file_tasks.bat into the Med II folder and run it.
9) Don't try and run the game yet as it'll fall over once it gets past the splash screen.
10) How apply the latest and best Hotfix.
11) You'll need up un-7zip it, then copy the data and mods folders over as above.
12) Then copy the file_tasks2.bat file into the med II folder and run it.
13) Now insert the kingdoms DVD into the drive and click on the stainless steel icon.
and if you've been good, the prog will start and play nicely.
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