Cant locate kingdoms.exe

[goro]

I made a second ss 6.3 folder to install the 6.4 version.when i go to launch the game it says this
"unable to locate kingdoms.exe
is kingdoms.exe in your MTW2 folder? "
Any ideas on how to fix this?

[newt]

OS and file path of your installation please.

[goro]

what is OS?

[newt]

version of windows you use

Operating System

[goro]

windows 7 and i installed ss 6.4 here C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\SS6.3(1)
i have disabled uac by the way

[newt]

Could you post the contents of default.cfg in your ss folder?

[Axia]

I'm having the same problem on Vista. It asks if I have the Steam version, I say no, and then it tells me that it can't locate kingdoms.exe. All of the SS mods have been fine up until this point (6.4).

[murph]

Same problem here. I am on windows 7 64bit.

Here is my default.cfg from the ss6.3 folder.

[launcher]
kingdomsDir=%%
swapMenuBackground=true
swapMenuMusic=true
swapBAI=true
autoLocateLogFile=true
autoBorderlessMode=true
steamCheck=true
firstRun=true
steam=false
[features]
mod=mods/SS6.3
[log]
to=mods/SS6.3/system.log.txt
level=* error
;level=* trace
[io]
file_first=true
[video]
no_background_fmv=true
grass_distance=9000
unit_detail=high
windowed=true
borderless_window=true
movies=false
[game]
unlimited_men_on_battlefield=1
label_settlements=1
event_cutscenes=0
allusers=1
micromanage_all_settlements=1
advisor_verbosity=0
[misc]
show_hud_date=true
#remove the # in the next line if you want launcher to bypass straight to the last save when you start mtw2
#bypass_to_strategy_save=true

[newt]

change: kingdomsDir=%%
to:
kingdomsDir=..\..

[murph]

Doesn't seem to do anything.

When I change it, save, close and re open the file, it reverts itself to kingdomsDir=%%

[newt]

do this first
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=8287059

[murph]

I have that done already from a while back.

[newt]

Right click that file, click 'properties' and make sure "read only" is not checked.

[murph]

It is unchecked, the MW2 folder is checked but the individual file must surely override that.

[newt]

When you run SS_setup.exe what happens?

[murph]

I get the Stainless Steel 6.4 window.

Translations
Campaigns
Save and Exit

[newt]

Did you pick something and 'save and exit'?

[murph]

Just picked the late campaign. Clicked save and exit and the error in question came up as normal.

[newt]

My only advice is to install Medieval 2 in a folder outside of program files, the install 6.4 again

[murph]

I'll give it a go sometime, thanks for the help.