Steam Install

Hi guys,I got bored of all those Nazi/Allied soldiers and I wanted to test this mod out so I installed it and patched and when I tried to play it said something like "Company of heroes not found" dunno what to say about it,I installed it twice in the Steammapps/common/COH folder as you said on the forum but it still doesn't work

Welcome to Eastern Front @BogdanSG1, have you tried this:

Rizz wrote:
"Unable to find Company of Heroes directory"
This problem usually happens because the main registry for CoH is lost, if you are a Steam user, you need to run CoH at least once from Steam's library in order to create them. In either case, you can follow this small guide to restore it:

Open a regedit instance(windows key + R or start menu->run and type regedit then execute) and look for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes" key's String value, "InstallLocation", and should have your current CoH directory.

If not, change it to the correct value; if not exists, create "Company of Heroes" key then create a String value "InstallLocation" and fill it with the correct path. If you are using x64 OS, try checking on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node".

Remember always to double check the path saved on the CoH Directory option on the launcher settings. Fix it if it points to a different location; this can be done whether you apply the registry fix or not, however, if you don't apply the registry fix, in some cases CoH Directory's setting is reseted everytime you open the launcher.

If you feel that this is too complicated, you can copy this:

For Steam users(x86):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\SteamApps\\common\\company of heroes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\THQ\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\SteamApps\\common\\company of heroes"

For Steam users(x64):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\SteamApps\\common\\company of heroes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\THQ\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\SteamApps\\common\\company of heroes"

For Retail users(x86):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\THQ\\Company of Heroes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\THQ\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\THQ\\Company of Heroes"

For Retail users(x64):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\THQ\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\THQ\\Company of Heroes"

and paste it on a text editor(like notepad) and save it as reg file: i.e. filename.reg, where filename is whatever name you like and then double click it in order to add the registry. You can use the script whenever you want, just that everytime you use it you overwrite the old registry so, be sure about what you add there.

These are the default paths so, if you have a different one, you will need to change it. Just remember to replace the single backslash("\") for the double one("\\") in the InstallLocation value.

Alternatively, you can:

• Reinstall Company of Heroes if you don't like to do all the steps above.


• Create a shorcut


• Create a shorcut using Steam library's additional parameters feature for Company of Heroes.

[...]

I forgot to mention I only have TOV

Don't worry, having ToV is enough for playing EF :).

I will have to re-download it and with my amazing connection that will take about 1h  btw I've tried that regedit thing before but I couldn't find Uninstall

P.S.:Where do I copy that thing you showed me and what does Steam 86x and 64x means
P.S.2:Sorry for all these questions I am kinda dumb 0.0 and I really wanna play this mod

Last edited April 13, 2012 at 5:56 PM by BogdanSG1

In the wall of text says what can you do with that ;).

Quoteand paste it on a text editor(like notepad) and save it as reg file: i.e. filename.reg, where filename is whatever name you like and then double click it in order to add the registry. You can use the script whenever you want, just that everytime you use it you overwrite the old registry so, be sure about what you add there.

x86 means you are using a 32 bits Operative System, x64 means 64 bits.

You need to read carefully that, if you look at the wrong direction you won't find it ;). So you needo make sure what OS type you have.

I'll use the lazy notepad way but where do I place that notepad ?

Just paste it there and save the file with "reg" extension(somename.reg) then double click. Make sure you are adding the correct path, don't worry if you make a mistake, your PC isn't going to be blown :P, just that you'll wast time and create an additional unneeded registry.

You can delete the file after you use it.

Yeah well I am retarded since I just can't figure out what to type or what to do,if anybody is willing to help me via teamview or whatever he wants to, thanks if not I'll keep the mod installed just in case ...

You need to pick up the content of a code snippet and paste it on your notepad and save it as a reg file, as I have said before.

You will know which one you need after checking what Operative System(OS) you have(either 32 or 64 bits). Meaning that you should choose one of these:

For 64 bits OS:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\SteamApps\\common\\company of heroes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\THQ\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\SteamApps\\common\\company of heroes"

For 32 bits OS:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\SteamApps\\common\\company of heroes"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\THQ\Company of Heroes]
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\SteamApps\\common\\company of heroes"

After you check the type of OS you should change the path of the InstallLocation if necessary, remember to use "\\" instead of "\" if you need to change the path for InstallLocation.

Once you have the installocation path as it should be and you save the file as reg, just run it and try to run EF.

Last edited April 13, 2012 at 8:40 PM by blackbishop

Add this to the tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAJpjC3B34

Ehmm... that solution is already listed in my text XD. Thought you already checked that.

Anyways I'm glad you fixed it and you can be sure I'll attach the video to the post ;).

Really ? This feels awkward  :o

Yeah, but probably was poorly described. Thanks to you I have now updated the guide and should be clear for everyone, thank you very much ;D.

http://www.easternfront.org/forums/index.php?topic=1677.msg56669#msg56669