Post by: Steve Walmsley on December 06, 2009, 09:51:42 PM
Steve
Post by: WHCnelson on December 08, 2009, 12:58:53 PM
Post by: Steve Walmsley on December 08, 2009, 01:43:35 PM
Quote from: "WHCnelson"
If I use this on my windows 7 PC will it overwrite what I have in the programs folder?Unfortunately I have no idea on Windows 7. I am still using XP64. If anyone else is familiar with Windows 7 could they answer this question please.
Steve
Post by: Beersatron on December 08, 2009, 01:58:17 PM
Somebody mentioned that if you do not have partitions then you can install it in the 'my documents' part since you will then have unfettered access to copy and paste.
You should go ahead and try to copy/paste the new exe into Aurora and then run it to check the version number. Never know, it might work.
There might be another workaround, but I can't remember what the button is called at the top of the File Explorer - it has something to do with 'backup' I think. You can try to copy/paste the new exe into here and then copy/paste from the backup folder to the program files folder.
Post by: boggo2300 on December 08, 2009, 03:48:31 PM
Matt
Post by: Beersatron on December 08, 2009, 04:38:51 PM
Quote from: "boggo2300"
I just unzip to the folder I dowload the patches to, then copy paste and overwrite into the Program files Aurora folder, and let UAC elevate permissions. Haven't had any problems at all doing it like this.
Matt
That never works for me, the DB doesn't get overwritten and neither does the exe. I double checked by opening the DB and checking the version ingame after the paste and after clicking to confirm the overwrite as 'admin'.
I even turned down UAC a level but still
Post by: boggo2300 on December 08, 2009, 06:02:47 PM
Quote from: "Beersatron"
Quote from: "boggo2300"I just unzip to the folder I dowload the patches to, then copy paste and overwrite into the Program files Aurora folder, and let UAC elevate permissions. Haven't had any problems at all doing it like this.
Matt
That never works for me, the DB doesn't get overwritten and neither does the exe. I double checked by opening the DB and checking the version ingame after the paste and after clicking to confirm the overwrite as 'admin'.
I even turned down UAC a level but still
Weird, I've never had an issue, what if you delete the target exe and db first? I was originally doing that (but got lazy the last couple of updates and have had no issues)
Matt
Post by: sloanjh on December 08, 2009, 10:25:03 PM
Quote from: "Beersatron"
Quote from: "boggo2300"I just unzip to the folder I dowload the patches to, then copy paste and overwrite into the Program files Aurora folder, and let UAC elevate permissions. Haven't had any problems at all doing it like this.
Matt
That never works for me, the DB doesn't get overwritten and neither does the exe. I double checked by opening the DB and checking the version ingame after the paste and after clicking to confirm the overwrite as 'admin'.
I even turned down UAC a level but still
I think I remember lots of Vista people having this problem when it first came out, but I don't remember what the fix was. I think it was some sort of protection thing, but that might be what you meant by the UAC....
Sorry not to be of more help....
John
Post by: boggo2300 on December 09, 2009, 12:15:38 AM
Quote from: "sloanjh"
Quote from: "Beersatron"Quote from: "boggo2300"I just unzip to the folder I dowload the patches to, then copy paste and overwrite into the Program files Aurora folder, and let UAC elevate permissions. Haven't had any problems at all doing it like this.
Matt
That never works for me, the DB doesn't get overwritten and neither does the exe. I double checked by opening the DB and checking the version ingame after the paste and after clicking to confirm the overwrite as 'admin'.
I even turned down UAC a level but still
I think I remember lots of Vista people having this problem when it first came out, but I don't remember what the fix was. I think it was some sort of protection thing, but that might be what you meant by the UAC....
Sorry not to be of more help....
John
Yeah UAC was a bit dumber in vista, which is why you had to delete the originals and copy fresh ones in, but I seem to be getting away without doing that in 7
Matt
Post by: yoshyusmc on January 04, 2010, 11:30:00 PM
Post by: welchbloke on January 05, 2010, 09:52:55 AM
Quote from: "yoshyusmc"
I don't mean to be an arse, but why don't you just turn UAC off?This is what I did to install Aurora on my new Windows 7 laptop I turned UAC off whilst I did the installation and then turned it back on again afterwards (OK you need to restart twice but that's hardly a chore). Also, I have to use the 'run as admistrator' option for Aurora otherwise I just get a shed load of errors; anyone encountered this?
Post by: boggo2300 on January 05, 2010, 01:30:52 PM
Matt
Post by: welchbloke on January 06, 2010, 02:24:33 PM
Quote from: "boggo2300"
Yes, you absolutely have to run Aurora as admin, but then you pretty much have to with anything specifically written for a version of windows older than Vista, so that didnt come as a surprise to meMakes sense, I should have realised that myself really.
Matt
Post by: Pinetree on January 09, 2010, 08:58:36 PM
Quote from: "welchbloke"
Quote from: "yoshyusmc"I don't mean to be an arse, but why don't you just turn UAC off?This is what I did to install Aurora on my new Windows 7 laptop I turned UAC off whilst I did the installation and then turned it back on again afterwards (OK you need to restart twice but that's hardly a chore). Also, I have to use the 'run as admistrator' option for Aurora otherwise I just get a shed load of errors; anyone encountered this?
I installed it to C:\Aurora and get no problems whatsoever. The program files directory is protected in Win7 and Vista so you get all that UAC nonsense when you install programs there.
Post by: Darkone on January 17, 2010, 07:00:32 PM
Second, Win7's UAC isn't nearly as intrusive as that of Vista, and everything I've heard says that it's a damn good thing that Microsoft implemented some minor amount of security.
Yes, you have to run it as administrator, and no, not everything. In fact, I've found very few things need it. As for Compatibility mode, you might want to try that, but I don't know if it's necessary.
Post by: georgiaboy1966 on February 26, 2010, 08:27:39 AM
Quote from: "Darkone"
OR, you can right click /Aurora -> Properties -> Security and give yourself (Users) access
Second, Win7's UAC isn't nearly as intrusive as that of Vista, and everything I've heard says that it's a damn good thing that Microsoft implemented some minor amount of security.
Yes, you have to run it as administrator, and no, not everything. In fact, I've found very few things need it. As for Compatibility mode, you might want to try that, but I don't know if it's necessary.
I jsut got a new computer with Win 7 on it. and used the Compatability mode to get Aurora to work, works fine in that mode.
Post by: Nabobalis on February 26, 2010, 10:05:14 AM
Post by: Erik L on February 26, 2010, 10:29:41 AM
Quote from: "Nabobalis"
Only issue with Windows 7 is that when I run the game, it seems to make certain windows have yellow text at the top and also discolour the backgrounds of menus. While auroras right-click menu is grey and not blue in the screen-shots.
That happens in XP too.
Post by: georgiaboy1966 on March 01, 2010, 07:35:31 PM
Anyone seen this issue yet and found a work around?
Post by: bulletstop on September 03, 2010, 03:31:54 PM
Bullet
I need to learn how to spell,lol
Post by: Beersatron on September 03, 2010, 06:13:46 PM
Quote from: "bulletstop"
I just did a complete upgrade with system board and chip, win7 64 and I can not get it to work, it throws all kinds of errors. I tried compatability mode xp service pak 2 and 3 no go. Any thoughts?
Bullet
I need to learn how to spell,lol
Best if you quote or screenshoot the errors.
Post by: bentguru on September 10, 2010, 11:22:14 PM
Everything goes fine right up until the end, as the log shows...
ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\msjet40.dll"
ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\DAO\dao360.dll"
ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\msdxm.ocx"
*** ERROR: An error occurred trying to update the Windows registration database.
*** ERROR: (User Responded with 'OK')
*** ERROR: Aurora Setup was not completed successfully.
*** ERROR: (User Responded with 'OK')
Post by: Erik L on September 10, 2010, 11:55:45 PM
I'm having a problem installing on windows 7 64bit. Ran through all the common solutions I could find here, run as admin, don't install to program files, etc, with 0 luck.
Everything goes fine right up until the end, as the log shows...
ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\msjet40.dll"
ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\DAO\dao360.dll"
ACTION: DllSelfRegister: "C:\Windows\System32\msdxm.ocx"
*** ERROR: An error occurred trying to update the Windows registration database.
*** ERROR: (User Responded with 'OK')
*** ERROR: Aurora Setup was not completed successfully.
*** ERROR: (User Responded with 'OK')
Are you logged in as an admin? or just using "run as admin"?
Post by: bentguru on September 11, 2010, 12:06:23 AM
Post by: bentguru on September 13, 2010, 07:41:51 PM
Post by: Erik L on September 13, 2010, 08:21:02 PM
Just FYI, I installed on Win7 64 and 32 bit, no issues.
Post by: bentguru on September 13, 2010, 09:13:19 PM
awesome...
Post by: Erik L on September 13, 2010, 09:24:41 PM
I would have to do it file by file, right?
awesome...
Just do the ones that failed.
Post by: bentguru on September 13, 2010, 10:13:33 PM
Just do the ones that failed.
It doesn't specify which ones failed, just a generic error message.
Post by: Erik L on September 13, 2010, 10:26:31 PM
It doesn't specify which ones failed, just a generic error message.
I'd run the install again, and check to see where you need to click yes/ok.
Post by: Beersatron on September 13, 2010, 11:31:10 PM
Maybe install it first and then try installing Aurora again?
Sorry not much help, it seems that everybody has a slightly different issue with Win7!
Post by: Deutschbag on March 01, 2011, 12:21:07 PM
I install and put in the updates and all that, and then I try to run the game and all I get is a barrage of errors.
Errors are as follows, in the order that they come up.
Error 76 was generated by Aurora
Path not found
Error 3265 was generated by DAO. Fields
Item not found in this collection
Error 3061 was generated by DAO. Database
Too few parameters. Expected 2.
Error 91 was generated by Aurora
Object variable or With block variable not set
(That one comes up twice, and then the next one comes up. )
Error 3078 was generated by DAO. Database
The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot find the input table or query 'NameTheme'. Make sure it exists and that its name is spelled correctly.
And then the Error 91 message comes up ad infinitum until I force end the Aurora process with task manager.
Post by: Steve Walmsley on March 01, 2011, 12:28:21 PM
I just put together a new Windows 7 64 bit machine and I'm having some problems.
I install and put in the updates and all that, and then I try to run the game and all I get is a barrage of errors.
Errors are as follows, in the order that they come up.
Error 76 was generated by Aurora
Path not found
Error 3265 was generated by DAO. Fields
Item not found in this collection
Error 3061 was generated by DAO. Database
Too few parameters. Expected 2.
Error 91 was generated by Aurora
Object variable or With block variable not set
(That one comes up twice, and then the next one comes up. )
Error 3078 was generated by DAO. Database
The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot find the input table or query 'NameTheme'. Make sure it exists and that its name is spelled correctly.
And then the Error 91 message comes up ad infinitum until I force end the Aurora process with task manager.
It looks like the program is not finding the database. This is the Stevefire.mdb file. Check it is in the installation directory.
Steve
Post by: Deutschbag on March 01, 2011, 12:32:43 PM
(http://i55.tinypic.com/2q011qh.jpg)
That's my Aurora folder. Stevefire.mdb is the fifth object from the bottom.
Post by: Steve Walmsley on March 01, 2011, 12:41:15 PM
It is.
That's my Aurora folder. Stevefire.mdb is the fifth object from the bottom.
I haven't really dealt with Windows 7 issues as there are other more knowledgeable people on the forums. However, I seem to recall some players having issues when they installed Aurora in the program files directory. It may be worth having a search through the forum for something along those lines.
I am running Aurora on Windows 7 myself but its a development environement so not really comparable.
Steve
Post by: Deutschbag on March 01, 2011, 12:42:15 PM
I actually think the problem might be that the install program isn't managing to install the necessary DLLs to the system32 folder. Is there any fix for that, maybe?
Post by: MattyD on March 01, 2011, 12:44:16 PM
However, I have an old install and when I run that (c:\program files\aurora514\aurora.exe) and then close it down i can then run 5.2 (from c:\program files\aurora\aurora.exe) fine.
Obviously 7 and Vista will be different but its something else for the desperate to try.
Post by: Deutschbag on March 01, 2011, 12:45:53 PM
Strange!
Post by: jackbrownii on June 08, 2011, 11:35:58 PM
Post by: Nomad on November 08, 2012, 06:59:34 PM
Got a new HP laptop with windows 7 and the windows, even in reduced height mode, seem just too big for the screen. Normally this isn't a problem but in the Task Groups window, I absolutely cannot get the bottom of the window to show enough so I can create a new task group. On XP I can push the window as high as possible, but windows 7 has the window-tops snap back onto the visible desktop.
I don't feel like installing a separate OS simply to run a program just yet, but I guess I may have to if nobody has a solution / there is no solution.
Post by: bean on November 08, 2012, 11:55:16 PM
I've got everything installed fine, and the program runs smooth. I've been playing this for a while now.I have the same problem. What I do is configure my laptop so that it thinks there's another screen above the main one, then set the screen to extend mode. Set it up for a projector or something like that to accomplish this.
Got a new HP laptop with windows 7 and the windows, even in reduced height mode, seem just too big for the screen. Normally this isn't a problem but in the Task Groups window, I absolutely cannot get the bottom of the window to show enough so I can create a new task group. On XP I can push the window as high as possible, but windows 7 has the window-tops snap back onto the visible desktop.
I don't feel like installing a separate OS simply to run a program just yet, but I guess I may have to if nobody has a solution / there is no solution.
Post by: Mor on February 06, 2016, 11:20:48 PM
Simply extract the one you need into your game folder. Or if the problem persist follow the regsvr32 path..
Post by: RandalllFap on January 05, 2017, 03:02:28 AM
Post by: MarcAFK on January 05, 2017, 06:52:22 AM
BTW this isn't exactly a windows help forum, but the off topic subforum is as good a place as any for this kind of discussion.