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Annoying LotRO Installation Issue

Reservoir AngelReservoir Angel __BANNED USERS regular
edited August 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Exactly what it says on the tin. I recently decided to get back on this game after being off it for a trivial reason for over a year, so I went to install it again. It installed fine and went to the launcher thing. I clicked "Continue" to upgrade it and it updated fine, to the point where the launcher is the MoM design.

But then when I clicked "continue" again to upgrade to Version 2.02 I get the following error message:
An error occurred while installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Packed (x86). Please download and install 'Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86)' from 'http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32bc1bee-a3f9-4c12-9c99-220b62a191ee' before starting TurbineLauncher.

Then when I click "OK" the launcher just closes. I went to the Microsoft site and downloaded the program it told me to manually. It installed fine but I still get the same error message.

Is there any way I can solve this? Is it a simple problem or is it just because I don't have the Mines of Moria expansion? Do I need to get MoM to fully update the game?

When I expand the error message to show the details of said error I get this bizarre ammount of seemingly random information:
System.Net.WebException: An exception occurred during a WebClient request. ---> System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path "C:\Program Files\Codemasters\The Lord of the Rings Online\vcredist_x86.exe" is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean useAsync, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access)
at System.Net.WebClient.DownloadFile(String address, String fileName)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Net.WebClient.DownloadFile(String address, String fileName)
at com.turbine.launcher.UserControls.PrereqInstallCon trol.Install()

EDIT: a previous suggestion I got was to run the Launcher as Admin, but I'm already the Admin on my PC, so that's not it.

P.S: If you know how to solve this, please can you dumb it down due to my embarassing lack of technical knowledge.

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  • pogo mudderpogo mudder Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I found the lotro installation to be atrocious everytime i've attemped it. I haven't had this particular error, but i've had several others. I found that just wiping my computer of the game completely, and then reinstalling it was all that worked, i have no idea why though.

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    what a work of art is man, and the most boring choice you can make
  • Reservoir AngelReservoir Angel __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2009
    I've done that. Wiped every trace of it from my computer and started again. Exact same error.

    I mean, what was wrong with making a game just install? Why did they change it to being difficult.

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  • pogo mudderpogo mudder Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    think of it as a preliminary quest

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    what a work of art is man, and the most boring choice you can make
  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    even though you are an admin you are not running all programs as an admin. try that first IMO. you should be able to right click on the update and select 'run as administer'

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  • Reservoir AngelReservoir Angel __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2009
    See I thought the opening quest of the actual game is a good preliminary quest as is.

    But I see their logic in making the installation so fucking difficult. LotRO: horrifically difficult installation = very mature gaming community. WoW: easy installation = lots of immature kids.

    They're filtering people! They think of it as "if this person can't install it they don't deserve to play." Like survival of the fittest.

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  • Reservoir AngelReservoir Angel __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2009
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    even though you are an admin you are not running all programs as an admin. try that first IMO. you should be able to right click on the update and select 'run as administer'
    I don't get that option when I right-click. Probably it's vista jerking me around.

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  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    even though you are an admin you are not running all programs as an admin. try that first IMO. you should be able to right click on the update and select 'run as administer'
    I don't get that option when I right-click. Probably it's vista jerking me around.

    try it on the program itself as well as the update.

    you have to go into the LOTR folder.

    if its not there, you should have a checkable option in the properties menu. somewhere under permissions or security if I remember right.

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  • Reservoir AngelReservoir Angel __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2009
    HAHAA! Oh yes! Dunadan I love you!

    Now to wait for the 30,777 game files to be updated.

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  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    glad it worked out :)

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  • Reservoir AngelReservoir Angel __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2009
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    glad it worked out :)
    Watch, I bet now I'll find out I hate the game. Lol

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  • Reservoir AngelReservoir Angel __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2009
    Okay this is odd...

    Updame Game Data - 127%

    WTF?

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  • Dunadan019Dunadan019 Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Okay this is odd...

    Updame Game Data - 127%

    WTF?

    wait and see if it finishes.

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  • Reservoir AngelReservoir Angel __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2009
    Dunadan019 wrote: »
    Okay this is odd...

    Updame Game Data - 127%

    WTF?

    wait and see if it finishes.
    well it's apparently at 3124/30777

    gonna be a looooooonng day

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  • pacbowlpacbowl Los AngelesRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I just recently patched mine after a looooooong time of inactivity. The patcher went up over 450%, then changed and started going lower. When it got to 0% it finished, but it took several hours.

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  • Reservoir AngelReservoir Angel __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2009
    pacbowl wrote: »
    I just recently patched mine after a looooooong time of inactivity. The patcher went up over 450%, then changed and started going lower. When it got to 0% it finished, but it took several hours.
    696%! Suck on that!!! And it's only on 11,410 out of 30,777.

    Then again I aint been active in about a year or more...when did they release this game?

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