whats going on??

[NeonGenesisX]

i tryed to install WA but this keep coming up

*Error - The patching system cannot locate the game. Please
ensure the game is currectly installed on ur system.

i hay DOW installed and reinstalled 2 times already but the same message still shows up




W40K started at 2006-04-21 15:57
OS NT 5.1, 1024MB Physical Memory
RUN-OPTIONS -forcehighpoly
WORKING-DIR C:\THQ\Dawn of War
USER Administrator

15:57:35.8 MATHBOX -- Version=5, Cpu=INTEL Pentium-IV:f=15,m=3, Mode=SSE
15:57:35.8 GAME -- Warhammer, 1.00, Build 57117.44353
15:57:35.8 GAME -- Available memory: 1023MB RAM, 2411MB Pagefile
15:57:35.9 State::State - set socket send buffer to 131072
15:57:35.9 State::State - set socket receive buffer to 131072
15:57:35.9 HostState - 10.0.0.6:6112 / 10.0.0.6:6112
15:57:35.9 Session : Now Host
15:57:35.9 Session : We are now a Host
15:57:35.9 PeerState - 10.0.0.6:6112 / 10.0.0.6:6112
15:57:35.9 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
15:57:35.9 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
15:57:36.0 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
15:57:36.2 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = ati2dvag.dll Device = \\.\DISPLAY1 Desc = RADEON 9800 XT
15:57:36.2 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x1002 Device = 0x4E4A SubSys = 0x95601462 Rev = 0x0000
15:57:36.2 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x19CE (6606)
15:57:36.2 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71EE2-0D0A-11CF-1C6E-6AB5A1C2CB35}
15:57:36.3 SPOOGE -- 237.00MB available texture memory
15:57:36.3 SPOOGE -- 237.00MB available texture memory
15:57:36.6 GAME -- Beginning FE
15:57:37.8 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
15:57:39.6 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
15:57:39.6 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
15:57:39.8 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
15:57:39.8 MOD -- (mod manager) W40k, 1.0
15:57:39.9 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'
15:57:39.9 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Full'
15:57:39.9 MOD -- (mod manager) Failed to load Folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\High'
15:57:48.4 GAME -- Using player profile Bloody Oath
15:58:20.4 APP -- Game Load
15:58:20.4 GAME -- Ending FE
15:58:20.4 GAME -- Beginning FE
15:58:20.7 APP -- Game Start
15:58:20.7 GAME -- Ending FE
15:58:20.7 GAME -- Beginning mission savegame1 (1 Humans, 3 Computers)
15:58:25.9 MOD -- Loading Win Condition(DATA:Scar/WinConditions/DESTROYHQ.SCAR)
15:58:26.0 GAME -- Preloading all models
15:58:26.1 RENDER ANIM -- Art/EBPs/: Unable to open file!
15:58:29.7 GAME -- Applying Team Colours
15:58:42.5 GAME -- Precaching Events
15:59:36.8 GAME -- Loading completed (76 seconds)
15:59:36.8 SIM -- Setting SyncErrorChecking level to Low
15:59:36.8 GAME -- Starting mission...
16:00:56.1 SimulationController::Pause 1
16:00:58.2 GAME -- Ending mission (?)
16:00:58.2 SimulationController::Pause 0
16:00:58.9 MOD -- (mod manager) shutting down
16:00:59.0 SPOOGE -- 237.00MB available texture memory
16:00:59.0 SPOOGE -- 237.00MB available texture memory

Application closed without errors

[Moe]

Have you moved the game after installing it?

[NeonGenesisX]

yes i did I move the Hole THQ file to my documents thats where i keep all my games

[Mac_Bug]

it would probably help if you installed it there in the first place

[Moe]

Well, there's your problem. When you installed the game the installer wrote the path to the registry. Now that you have moved the game the path in the registry is no longer correct, the updater for WA gets its info from the registry however...

Either modify the registry, or move the game back, or reinstall it to the location where you actually want it.

[NeonGenesisX]

umm i dont know if im right or wrong do u think what iv dun is correct? did i type something wrong or named something wrong?

[ÜberJumper]

Neon:

You're clearly not understanding how installers work.

When you install the program, pick where you want to install it to. That way everything's setup correctly in the registry, and things like patching programs can find where the program is installed.

If you install a program (any program, not just a game) then MOVE the program by cut and pasting its directory into another location, you're messing up any references to where the application is installed. This is especially problematic for Uninstall programs, as they go to look for the first place you installed it to, not where you moved it to.

The safest option is to UNINSTALL the game completely, and REINSTALL it pointing to the directory where you want it installed.

Don't mess with the registry, uninstall the game, and reinstall it. If you try anything else, no one here will help you.

[TBS]

that is the DoW registry folder, but it appears to be missing most of the entries - the one with "C:\Program Files\THQ\Dawn of War" in the data field would be the one which needs changing...although it is normally called "InstallLocation", not "InstallDOW, and theres normally a dozen or so other entries.

I think the best thing to do is follow Uber's advice and reinstall the game.

If this is what you do with all your games (install and then move the install folder somewhere else) and you ever get a similar problem when trying to patch one of them then this will be the cause of the problem.