USB Eastern Front mod can't find COH directory

I copied my entire COH folder (steam version) with the EF 1.11 mod into my USB and play in internet cafe (namely Everywhere internet) as my original laptop is too bad for running it. The original COH game run perfectly well.

Now the problem is every time when I try to open EF it just show a window "unable to find the COH directory". I tried to change the directory path into my USB's COH folder but every time when I recheck the setting, the "COH directory" section become empty. I simply can't open the game. What should I do?

Sorry for the poor English

Right click your Shortcut to RelicCoH.exe (Company of Heroes) and at the end add "-dev -mod Eastern_Front" (without ")

Rizz wrote:
Right click your Shortcut to RelicCoH.exe (Company of Heroes) and at the end add "-dev -mod Eastern_Front" (without ")

can you dumb it down for me? what do you mean add at the end?

Here you go "dumbing down". I hope everything is readable.

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/726/cohefcr.jpg

I've purchased my copy of CoH from Steam, it looks like this when I open the properties,



My copy isn't on a USB drive either, but I still get the same error message.

Do you have that directory in EF settings->path? Could you take a look? Also check that Eastern Front files are in the same place that CoH.

piercedlip898 wrote:

I've purchased my copy of CoH from Steam, it looks like this when I open the properties,
My copy isn't on a USB drive either, but I still get the same error message.

You're showing me the Properties of the .exe file itself... Right click on it, select "Create Shortcut" - a file "reliccoh - shortcut" will appear. The open it's properties and do what Rizz suggested above.

@Rizz I'm having same problem (Unable to find CoH directory) as moknin has... When i do what you said  (add "-dev -mod Eastern_Front" (without ") to end) and click on Apply an error message appears saying -make sure path and file name are same-.  ??? ??? ???

Do you installed different versions of CoH in the same windows sesion(Steam/D2D/Retail)?

Which value has this path on regedit?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\THQ\Company of Heroes

or if you have 64bits OS?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\THQ\Company of Heroes

I think its because i used steam to download opposing fronts, after I did that problems started happening,

WARNING DO NOT USE STEAM TO DOWNLOAD CoH GAMES IF YOU WANT TO PLAY EF

FriendlyFire wrote:
I think its because i used steam to download opposing fronts, after I did that problems started happening,

WARNING DO NOT USE STEAM TO DOWNLOAD CoH GAMES IF YOU WANT TO PLAY EF

Do you installed a retail version and without uninstalling it, time later do you download the steam version or just download the steam version?

blackbishop wrote:

FriendlyFire wrote:
I think its because i used steam to download opposing fronts, after I did that problems started happening,

WARNING DO NOT USE STEAM TO DOWNLOAD CoH GAMES IF YOU WANT TO PLAY EF

Do you installed a retail version and without uninstalling it, time later do you download the steam version or just download the steam version?

I had a retail version, then it got banned...i downloaded it too many times to different PC's i used,
PS, my tales of valor works though.

then i downloaded EF and had fun,

then i used steam to download OF and that's when trouble started.

If you can give me help, BTW I'm not computer savy 
then a step by step guide would make all the difference in the world,

@FriendlyFire

I mean, do you have both(Retail and Steam) installed in this moment?

@blackbishop

yes,

Tales of valor, CoH "original" - Retail
OF - Steam

If you have those versions installed at the same "time", you won't be able to run EF properly. You should choose one version to keep.

With "have both version installed" I tried to say if you have one CoH at //Program Files/THQ/Company of Heroes and the other on steamapps, you can be sure it's a problem.

You need to uninstall both and reinstall one of them, I recomend to backup the steam copy and deploy it later because:

1) Retail version needs to be installed and patched again and steam backup is ready to play after restoring your copy.

2) If you have no internet connection due to issues, in both cases you will need the DVD.

3) Just install the Retail version if you have the file patches(offline update).

Cheers

So...

I have to

1-uninstall all my CoH games,

2-reinstall my Original coh, but I got banned temporarily for using this code... if I do it one more time will I ever be able to play CoH again?

3-reinstall my ToV,

4-Download EF,

5-and never play OF because its on steam.... #$%^

PS, 

um..I still have the special combination code to OF, if I punch that code out on the main menu could I still play it? 

As long as you have all your keys on the same relic account you only will need one CoH install, I have the key from the retail original CoH and Opposing Fronts and Steam ToV.

When I bought ToV, I just logged in with the same account that i used on retail CoH and that was all what I need to link the accounts, hence I don't need to install retail anymore. If you want to recover your key you should ask for it to relic support, they will help you :P.

EDIT: As far as I know your key can get banned if its transferred by a fourth time. By Transferred mean, register to a different account than yours.

Last edited August 9, 2010 at 8:11 PM by blackbishop

Like this? Sorry for the delay, computer dumped on me and took 4 days to fix. Anyways, i did so and it gave me the same error message. i found something though...
I have C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\company of heroes
AND C:\Users\User\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes
also i though i had a THQ folder somewhere else but i cant seem to find it...

@piercedlip898, @FriendlyFire
Thank you very much guys!!!

Thank to you, really, I unistalled my Retail version and reinstalled my Steam version just to see your case...

And that error happened to me too!! :D I tested the 1.10 version on Retail and Steam but I forgot to test the 1.20 on steam :(... I'm apologize :-\...

So here have a report:

This is the Big Cheese: Perhaps steam changed it's way to store the games ID... But when trying to play over steam prompts "Unable to locate Company of Heroes directory".  The bug is bad but not critical... All people that use steam CoH and have this bug don't forget to configure your EF path on the launcher.

And a minor detail:

When you use the steam version at the moment you update your game, if you haven't configured your path on the launcher, the files are installed in the "default" directory, so it's says "up to date" but if you were careless and didn't notice the path you failed to install it(You have to go to CoH directory\EF_Updates and install them again on the correct path, beware to check the path!!!). Probably this is because the installer can't find the proper path. But when installing the 1.20 full version found it.

EDIT: Ah!!! By the way, I don't know if this info can help but Steam changed the way it treated the games on the windows registry:

Before

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes]
"DisplayName"="Company of Heroes"
"UninstallString"="\"foo\""
"InstallLocation"="c:\\games\\steam\\steamapps\\common\\company of heroes"
"Publisher"="THQ Inc."
"DisplayVersion"="2.601.0"
"DisplayIcon"="\"c:\\games\\steam\\steamapps\\common\\company of heroes\\reliccoh.exe\""

After

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 20540]
"DisplayIcon"="c:\\games\\Steam\\steam\\games\\09cdf307082beee1f5271a5454dfe2994a937ebc.ico"
"DisplayName"="Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor"
"HelpLink"="http://support.steampowered.com/"
"InstallLocation"="c:\\games\\steam\\steamapps\\common\\company of heroes"
"Publisher"="Relic"
"UninstallString"="\"c:\\games\\Steam\\steam.exe\" steam://uninstall/20540"
"URLInfoAbout"="http://www.companyofheroesgame.com/"
"NoRepair"=dword:00000001
"NoModify"=dword:00000001

Luckly, the Steam IDs for CoH games are constant :P

vCoH = 4560
OF = 9340
ToV = 20540

P.S. Don't worry, I changed the directory of the text above.

Last edited August 10, 2010 at 2:35 AM by blackbishop

Well, fuck.
All of my stuff is purchased from steam, I have CoH and OF.
maybe if I uninstall and reinstall everything and pay attention to paths, maybe it'll work?

@piercedlip898
No... Just fix the path on the launcher settings. It should appear empty and gray :P. Click on "Select" and choose the path where its installed, I suppose "someunit:\dir\steamapps\CoH\".

Rizz wrote:
Right click your Shortcut to RelicCoH.exe (Company of Heroes) and at the end add "-dev -mod Eastern_Front" (without ")

It works!


But Eastern Front Launcher still not working, and says always:" EF Mod does not appear to be installed on your system" So for this reason i cant update EF mod too... Any suggestions...??
Note: i tried showing locating and regedit stuff... no hope!

blackbishop wrote:
@piercedlip898
No... Just fix the path on the launcher settings. It should appear empty and gray :P. Click on "Select" and choose the path where its installed, I suppose "someunit:\dir\steamapps\CoH\".

kurtb wrote:

Rizz wrote:
Right click your Shortcut to RelicCoH.exe (Company of Heroes) and at the end add "-dev -mod Eastern_Front" (without ")

It works!


But Eastern Front Launcher still not working, and says always:" EF Mod does not appear to be installed on your system" So for this reason i cant update EF mod too... Any suggestions...??
Note: i tried showing locating and regedit stuff... no hope!

Steps:
1)Open EF Launcher
2)Click OK on Error Message
3)Click on Settings Menu
4)Change the current path of CoH to the correct one. Currently you should have nothing, just a grey text box.
5)After chosing the correct path,  you can now play from the launcher. Of course, perhaps you'll need to update your EF. If you updated EF before solving this error, most probably won't be able to update by the launcher, if not you should click on the "Check for Updates" button.

If you updated EF before solving this error, you should follow these steps:
1)Go to CoH folder, then to EF_Updates or something like that, you will recognize the correct folder because it stores the patches you download.
2)Execute each update in their respective order(Updates from 1.21 or above).
3)You are ready to play the lattest version of EF.

I hope this helps :P.

Hi,

Actually i changed the path before, as you say above. When i clicked "OK" button after changing the path, it give the same error again. And when i checked the settings once more, the path part remains blank...

So choosing the path by launcher don't work for me. Still i can't update it and play vs launcher... As i said, i can only play the game by editing the shourcut of Relic.exe as "-dev -mod Eastern_Front"

Any suggestions?

Note: I did what you say in your above reply, nothing changes again...

@kurtb
Do you have steam CoH?

Open Regedit (Windows Key + R -> Enter regedit).

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Eastern Front
(64 bit os)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Eastern Front
(32 bit os)

Does it exists? What's the info inside it?

blackbishop wrote:
@kurtb
Do you have steam CoH?

No steam. Retail...

Rizz wrote:
Open Regedit (Windows Key + R -> Enter regedit).
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Eastern Front
(64 bit os)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Eastern Front
(32 bit os)

Does it exists? What's the info inside it?

There is EasternFront file but there is no uninstall value.. it have default, display name-version,urlinfo...
So i think we need to add a value, right? :P


Note: 32 bit OS

Last edited August 13, 2010 at 9:36 AM by kurtb

"DisplayName"="Eastern Front"
"DisplayVersion"="[IP address redacted]"
"URLInfoAbout"="EasternFront.org"


Remember to change DisplayVersion to the version you installed.

Rizz wrote:
"DisplayName"="Eastern Front"
"DisplayVersion"="[IP address redacted]"
"URLInfoAbout"="EasternFront.org"


Remember to change DisplayVersion to the version you installed.

Still same error...

SS link:  http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/946/cohef.jpg

http://www.speedyshare.com/files/23780950/ef.reg

Download and open it up.

Same error : EF Mod does not appear to be installed on your system.

Try to uninstall and then reinstall from 1.20 full.

For more information,
LauncherLog.txt

Quote
######    Eastern Front Launcher Log  ######
###### http://www.easternfront.org/ ######

Created : 13.08.2010 13:19:40
OS Build : Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2
Launcher Version: [IP address redacted]

##############################################################
13.08.2010 13:19:40 : MESSAGE : Creating a new instance of Eastern Front Launcher...
13.08.2010 13:19:40 : MESSAGE : Initializing...
13.08.2010 13:19:40 : MESSAGE : Checking language file version...
13.08.2010 13:19:40 : MESSAGE : Language file check passed.
13.08.2010 13:19:40 : MESSAGE : Creating tooltips...
13.08.2010 13:19:40 : MESSAGE : Tooltips created.
13.08.2010 13:19:40 : MESSAGE : Initialized Succesfully.
13.08.2010 13:19:41 : MESSAGE : Preparing to check for updates...
13.08.2010 13:19:41 : MESSAGE : Creating update thread...
13.08.2010 13:19:41 : MESSAGE : Updated thread started.
13.08.2010 13:19:41 : MESSAGE : Gathering update information...
13.08.2010 13:19:45 : MESSAGE : Update information recieved.
13.08.2010 13:19:45 : MESSAGE : Reading update information...
13.08.2010 13:19:45 : MESSAGE : Retriving Eastern Front Mod version from registry...
13.08.2010 13:19:45 : MESSAGE : Unable to locate Eastern Front Mod registry entries.
13.08.2010 13:21:32 : MESSAGE : Exiting launcher...

Setup: 2010_08_01_EF_Setup[IP address redacted]_FULL.exe

"13.08.2010 13:19:45  : MESSAGE :  Unable to locate Eastern Front Mod registry entries."

You sure you got 32 bit OS?

You could try to manually apply [IP address redacted], might fix it since it readds all keys.

).exe]http://www.files.easternfront.org/updates/EF_Setup([IP address redacted]).exe

Rizz wrote:
"13.08.2010 13:19:45  : MESSAGE :  Unable to locate Eastern Front Mod registry entries."

You sure you got 32 bit OS?

Come on  :)
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8810/ef32bos.jpg

Rizz wrote:
You could try to manually apply [IP address redacted], might fix it since it readds all keys.

).exe]http://www.files.easternfront.org/updates/EF_Setup([IP address redacted]).exe

I patched manually, but still launcher don't work... In fact "-dev -mod Eastern_Front" shortcut works fine. But without doing update ofcourse :)

Note: I uninstalled and installed game again, and patch it trough 1.2.1.0...

Last edited August 13, 2010 at 10:51 AM by kurtb

http://www.files.easternfront.org/updates/

Just download them from there I guess then.

Thanks for the manual patches.
Have a nice day :)

kurtb wrote:
Thanks for the manual patches.
Have a nice day :)

Do you check that the updates were installed on the correct path?

blackbishop wrote:

kurtb wrote:
Thanks for the manual patches.
Have a nice day :)

Do you check that the updates were installed on the correct path?

Program Files\THQ\Company of Heroes

blackbishop wrote:

blackbishop wrote:
@piercedlip898
No... Just fix the path on the launcher settings. It should appear empty and gray :P. Click on "Select" and choose the path where its installed, I suppose "someunit:\dir\steamapps\CoH\".

kurtb wrote:

Rizz wrote:
Right click your Shortcut to RelicCoH.exe (Company of Heroes) and at the end add "-dev -mod Eastern_Front" (without ")

It works!


But Eastern Front Launcher still not working, and says always:" EF Mod does not appear to be installed on your system" So for this reason i cant update EF mod too... Any suggestions...??
Note: i tried showing locating and regedit stuff... no hope!

Steps:
1)Open EF Launcher
2)Click OK on Error Message
3)Click on Settings Menu
4)Change the current path of CoH to the correct one. Currently you should have nothing, just a grey text box.
5)After chosing the correct path,  you can now play from the launcher. Of course, perhaps you'll need to update your EF. If you updated EF before solving this error, most probably won't be able to update by the launcher, if not you should click on the "Check for Updates" button.

If you updated EF before solving this error, you should follow these steps:
1)Go to CoH folder, then to EF_Updates or something like that, you will recognize the correct folder because it stores the patches you download.
2)Execute each update in their respective order(Updates from 1.21 or above).
3)You are ready to play the lattest version of EF.

I hope this helps :P.

Thank you! It was such an easy fix too :P !
Anyways the game is up and running and it's amazing!
Thank you guys so much for the help, greatest customer support ever! thanks again  :D

piercedlip898 wrote:
...

Thank you! It was such an easy fix too :P !
Anyways the game is up and running and it's amazing!
Thank you guys so much for the help, greatest customer support ever! thanks again  :D

Your Welcome ;)!!! Stay alert for more surprises :P!!

I have the same problem as well. Eastern Front mod can't find COH directory. I am running a 64 bit Windows. I have the latest patch to CoH: TV. I installed 1.2.0.0. EF and I manually downloaded and installed all patches to 1.2.3.2.

My CoH directory was C:\Program Files\THQ\Company of Heroes\CoH\, I got this error and checked the forums, and I deleted it and reinstalled to C:\Program Files\THQ\Company of Heroes,  but I still get the same error.

I started thinking maybe EF doesnt run on 64bit? Any ideas?

Last edited September 28, 2010 at 2:16 AM by Verya

Verya wrote:
I have the same problem as well. Eastern Front mod can't find COH directory. I am running a 64 bit Windows. I have the latest patch to CoH: TV. I installed 1.2.0.0. EF and I manually downloaded and installed all patches to 1.2.3.2.

My CoH directory was C:\Program Files\THQ\Company of Heroes\CoH\, I got this error and checked the forums, and I deleted it and reinstalled to C:\Program Files\THQ\Company of Heroes,  but I still get the same error.

I started thinking maybe EF doesnt run on 64bit? Any ideas?

I use EF and have a 64 bits OS...

In either case, could you post a screenshot of your CoH Directory?

Also open regedit (start menu->run->regedit) and search for these 2 keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{97AFD0D8-5720-4A59-BFDC-CB92A36FADF9}_is1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes

Export them(right click over the folder->Export), and paste them here, change the extension from reg to txt if necessary or you can just paste the strings here.

Here's my CoH directory:  (dont mind it being in Turkish :P)

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2716/21739931.png

Heres the uninstall folder:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{97AFD0D8-5720-4A59-BFDC-CB92A36FADF9}_is1]
"Inno Setup: Setup Version"="5.3.7 (a)"
"Inno Setup: App Path"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes"
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\"
"Inno Setup: Icon Group"="Company of Heroes Eastern Front"
"Inno Setup: User"="Can"
"DisplayName"="Company of Heroes: Eastern Front 1.20"
"UninstallString"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\unins000.exe\""
"QuietUninstallString"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\unins000.exe\" /SILENT"
"Publisher"="Eastern Front Team"
"URLInfoAbout"="http://www.easternfront.org/"
"HelpLink"="http://www.easternfront.org/"
"URLUpdateInfo"="http://www.easternfront.org/"
"NoModify"=dword:00000001
"NoRepair"=dword:00000001
"InstallDate"="20100928"
"EstimatedSize"=dword:000e0823


Here is the Company of Heroes Folder:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes]
"DisplayName"="Company of Heroes"
"UninstallString"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\Uninstall_English.exe\""
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\Eastern_Front"
"Publisher"="THQ Inc."
"DisplayVersion"="2.601.0"
"DisplayIcon"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\Uninstall_English.exe\""

Hope I did it right :)

Last edited September 28, 2010 at 4:08 AM by Verya

Yeah pal, you did right...

Here is the problem

Quote
Here is the Company of Heroes Folder:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes]
"DisplayName"="Company of Heroes"
"UninstallString"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\Uninstall_English.exe\""
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\Eastern_Front"
"Publisher"="THQ Inc."
"DisplayVersion"="2.601.0"
"DisplayIcon"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\Uninstall_English.exe\""

Change

"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\Eastern_Front"

to

"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes"

And remember to put the correct path on the EF Launcher->CoH Directory after changing the line above.

The correct path would be:
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes"

Last edited September 28, 2010 at 4:18 AM by blackbishop

I changed the registry install location as you said, new registry is like this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes]
"DisplayName"="Company of Heroes"
"UninstallString"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\Uninstall_English.exe\""
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes"
"Publisher"="THQ Inc."
"DisplayVersion"="2.601.0"
"DisplayIcon"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes\\Uninstall_English.exe\""


I changed the location in the settings:
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9379/56607852.png
I click on CoH and click ok but I keep getting the same error

Last edited September 28, 2010 at 11:47 AM by Verya

Eastern Front should be installed on CoH root directory, in the same folder than RelicCoH.exe or Wordlbuilder is located; not at any selfcreated folder.

In other words, you installed incorrectly Eastern Front. Unless RelicCoH.exe and cia. are inside "CoH".

I just reinstalled Eastern Front into the Company of Heroes folder, in the same place with RelicCoH.exe and worldbuilder, updated and showed the correct location on Eastern front Launcher, still the same error. I tried showing Company of Heroes folder and the CoH folder to the launcher but still the same error

Did you check that the registry key didn't changed back?

Also, could you post an screenshot of you CoH Directory?

EDIT: Also check that the shorcut points to the right launcher, because if you just reinstalled EF, it has a chance that that it is running the "old" one.

I mean check that the path of the launcher you're running is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Company of Heroes\EF_Launcher.exe"

and the path in the launcher settings should be:
C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Company of Heroes

Last edited September 28, 2010 at 5:38 PM by blackbishop