Kingdoms block the original game?

[jamreal18]

Hi everyone!

I wanna ask whenever I install kingdoms expansion, the original medieval 2 doesn't open anymore, what is the problem?
Can you still play the original Medieval 2 when you install expansions?

[irishron]

I can. What is your Windows version?

[jamreal18]

Windows 7

[irishron]

Do you have the right disc in the drive?
Are you logged in as Administrator?
Have you disabled the UAC?

[jamreal18]

What disc? Is medieval 2 cd reliant when i install kingdoms?

What is UAC?

[irishron]

What disc? Is medieval 2 cd reliant when i install kingdoms?

You need the medieval2.exe to play vanilla. launcher.exe only works half assed and not worth a damn since CA released it with the 1.2 patch.

What is UAC?

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

[k/t]

What does a simple search say?

After you install Kingdoms, you put the M2 CD in and always use that.

[Makrell]

Be carfeul to launch medieval.exe and not kingdoms.exe. Also do not use the launcher.

If all problems comtinue download the mod retrofit, as that is like vanilla except on kingdoms.exe.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forum...n-Retrofit-mod

[jamreal18]

Everytime I open the original game, it always appear:



What shall I do?

[irishron]

Disable the UAC, yet? It cures 90% of these. You have to be logged in as Administrator to do so.

[jamreal18]

Disable the UAC, yet? It cures 90% of these. You have to be logged in as Administrator to do so.

I already did.



I right-click the the launcher and I also clicked "Run as Administrator" but it still doesnt open up.

[irishron]

Have you taken ownership/control of C: drive, yet? http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...-shortcut.html
You have to be logged in as Administrator and apply it to your login account to make this work.

[jamreal18]

Is there no other way?

It says:

WARNING, DO NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP of the C: (Windows 7) drive!!

and



Is it safe?

[irishron]

I have taken ownership of C: drive since XP was released. Maybe before.

[jamreal18]

I have taken ownership of C: drive since XP was released. Maybe before.

What shall I do? Is there no other way?

[Makrell]

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forum...n-Retrofit-mod

this mod doesnt fix the problem, but it means you can play vanilla. As this mod is vanilla, except it works with kingdoms.

This is how i play vanilla, as i have the same problem as you.

[irishron]

Past experience, no other way. Best case, you play,worst case, you're reinstalling Windows.

[jamreal18]

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forum...n-Retrofit-mod

this mod doesnt fix the problem, but it means you can play vanilla. As this mod is vanilla, except it works with kingdoms.

This is how i play vanilla, as i have the same problem as you.

Gonna try it... Can I play medieval 2 and kingdoms whenever I want?

Past experience, no other way. Best case, you play,worst case, you're reinstalling Windows.

Im afraid to take risks...

[irishron]

Gonna try it... Can I play medieval 2 and kingdoms whenever I want?

Retrofit may get you by it , maybe not. You won't play vanilla again once it's installed as it overwrites the unit files lock, stock, and barrel.

Im afraid to take risks...

Sometimes you have to take risks to learn new things. I lost count how many times I've played "what if" and had to go back and do it over but I always learn something from it.

[jamreal18]

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forum...n-Retrofit-mod

this mod doesnt fix the problem, but it means you can play vanilla. As this mod is vanilla, except it works with kingdoms.

This is how i play vanilla, as i have the same problem as you.

Cant you really play vanilla itself? why are the unit sizes in retrofit so small? Cavalry are only 60 men per unit in huge scale.... I thought it should be 80 men....

Sometimes you have to take risks to learn new things. I lost count how many times I've played "what if" and had to go back and do it over but I always learn something from it.

Arent there really no other safe way to play it?