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    Unable to Install World in Conflict (Win 7 RTM)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by foosa123, Oct 6, 2009.

  1. foosa123

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    I recently bought World in Conflict off D2D because of their $5 sale thing. I was told that it runs fine on Windows 7 even though the site says Vista and XP ONLY. (Told in this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=422954&page=3)

    What happens when I execute the setup file is that a box will pop up (like an error box) but there's no text in the box, just the x inscribed in the red circle.

    Has anybody else been able to install this game on Windows 7? Or can anybody help me get it installed?

    Thanks
     
    foosa123, Oct 6, 2009
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  2. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have installed World In Conflict in Windows RC and RTM versions without any problems but I did that from World in Conflict (PC DVD). The problem is likely related to DirectToDrive. Have you tried running the setup file with compatibility Mode XP and Admin mode enabled?
     
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    Yes, just tried that and same result. Is there a way to redownload it from D2D? I've never used D2D before this.
     
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    Meemat Notebook Evangelist

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    Have you tried to run the installer "as administrator"? It should be an option when you right click on the exe.
     
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    The option never came up, but I did check off the box to run as admin under the preferences>compatibility by right clicking the icon.

    EDIT: Hmm, oddly enough I tried unzipping the .zip file with 7-zip (was using the windows unzipper program before) and then ran the setup and it worked fine now. Thanks
     
    foosa123, Oct 6, 2009
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