Windows 7 install problems

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I have windows 7 64 bit and bought the game off of gamersgate yesterday which downloaded temporary files to my E:/downloads and I have to run setup from there.

I have turned off UAC and have made a folder C:\Il2 Sturmovic 1946 outside of program files to install it too.

If I run the a.exe it installs and gives me another setup box where I can set my resolution (I understand I can set it to 1080p with a config change later), joystick, sound, etc and then when I click ok an Il2 screen comes up with the options of "Readme, play and uninstall".

If I click play then nothing happens and when I look the shortcut on my desktop has that symbol you see on some files when you cannot play that type. Then when I click it is says something like "The shortcut il2fb.exe has been changed or moved, so this shortcut no longer works properly., and when I look for the exe in the game folder I cannot find it.


Can anyone help me? I have read alot of people say that they can run il2 on Win7 64 with no problem.