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Annoying LotRO Installation Issue
Reservoir Angel
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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:
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:
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.
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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I mean, what was wrong with making a game just install? Why did they change it to being difficult.
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.
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.
Now to wait for the 30,777 game files to be updated.
Updame Game Data - 127%
WTF?
wait and see if it finishes.
gonna be a looooooonng day
Then again I aint been active in about a year or more...when did they release this game?