RTW installation problem

**Nikos** · September 04, 2010, 08:37 PM

Hey, I've just decided to reinstall my copy of RTW for Roma Surrectum II, but there is a problem during installation. Part way through, there is an error reading.

"access denied

(0x5) "

Does anyone know what's wrong?

**irishron** · September 05, 2010, 06:43 AM

0x5 error in Google got this:http://www.pc-library.com/errors/error-code/5-0x5/.

What Windows OS are you using?

Can you install it on another computer or even in another drive on that computer?

**Nikos** · September 05, 2010, 06:46 AM

Well here's an update. I got it to install, but I had to make a new destination folder for RTW to install in. It works fine. But I had an old version of RTW on my comp and it won't let me delete it. It says I have no access.

**irishron** · September 05, 2010, 07:00 AM

XP, Vista or, Win 7?

Is the folder and or the files in the folder marked read-only?

**Nikos** · September 05, 2010, 09:31 AM

XP And the file's name is

"mss32.dll"

**irishron** · September 05, 2010, 10:04 AM

The game needs it. Leave it. Why? mss stands for Miles Sound System, the one CA uses for the Total War series.

**Nikos** · September 06, 2010, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by irishron

The game needs it. Leave it. Why? mss stands for Miles Sound System, the one CA uses for the Total War series.

It is an incomplete installation and I wanted to remove it, I just had make a new folder and install RTW in it instead of "The creative assembly."

**irishron** · September 06, 2010, 11:59 AM

You could try regedit to see if there are any mss32.dll entries tied to creative assembly folder and delete it there.

There is a brutal manual way but it would probably take your new install with it and that is what I'm trying to avoid.

**Nikos** · September 06, 2010, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by irishron

You could try regedit to see if there are any mss32.dll entries tied to creative assembly folder and delete it there.

I found the location inside the folder, and it still says I can't delete it, or I "have no authority" to do so.

There is a brutal manual way but it would probably take your new install with it and that is what I'm trying to avoid.

Oh boy.

**irishron** · September 06, 2010, 01:05 PM

Have you ever run regedit? Click Start > run > type regedit, enter.

In the menues is one to backup your registry. In your case, highly recommended.
Ctrl-f > type mss32.dll, enter.
Hit F3 for the next one and keep going until it runs out. Look at the location of the file. If it matches creative assmebly\rome, delete it.
If you find and delete it, and done, restart your computer, and you should be able to delete the folder.