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[1.10] Cannot Play Mod While Using A Standard Windows Account

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#35132

[1.10] Cannot Play Mod While Using A Standard Windows Account

Every time I try to play the mod using a standard account (No administrator privileges), the mod crashes before it even starts loading the game. I would click on the Eastern shortcut and get an error message that prompts me to send an error report to Microsoft. A lot of good that will do me! lol.

However, when I open the shortcut on an administrator account, the mod loads just fine.

My computer is running Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3.

Is anyone else getting this problem? This happened to me after installing the new patch.
#35137

Re: [1.10] Cannot Play Mod While Using A Standard Windows Account

It's because certain features of the launcher requires admin permission, to go in details it's the downloader. However it must be approved when the launcher starts.

On Vista and Win 7 there will be a UAC permission popup, I thought it would be the same on XP, but I see not. I'll add this to the sticky.

You can right click and "run as..." on XP to make it run with an Admin Account while being on a Standard Account.
Valar Morghulis
Quote
[CoH:EF-Dev]Walki: BULLSHIT
[CoH:EF-Dev]Walki: I'll eat a tree if this won't work now
[CoH:EF-Dev]Rizz: ok
[CoH:EF-Dev]Rizz: I'll hold you to it
<10 minutes later>
[CoH:EF-Dev]Walki: I think I really gotta eat a tree...
[CoH:EF-Dev]Walki: got a decent one?
#35146

Re: [1.10] Cannot Play Mod While Using A Standard Windows Account

Thanks for the quick response! ;D

I did what you told me and it's finally working like I wanted it too. Thank you very much!