Windows 7 install problems

[Blackadder]

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.

[Dodo_Dead_As_A]

I'll piggyback this thread to present a problem of my own. I can't install Il-2 1946 on my computer. I insert the DVD and Windows asks me if I trust this program to make changes in my computer and then... nothing. Nothing at all.

I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium edition on a HP Envy 14 Notebook with Intel i7-2630QM & @ 2.0GHz & Radeon HD 6630M.

All ideas are welcome!

[Blackadder]

Is it your anti virus dodo? I had to tell avast that I trusted the game before it would run anything.

[Ralf'N'Cockpit]

Blackadder: install the game in a folder outside of your c:\programs folder. If you have more than one hard drive, you can install on another drive. There is a problem when Il-2 is installed in the programs folder.

Dodo: after the DVD is in your drive, use the executable file "a.exe" to install.

I use Windows 7 64 bit without any problems but there are Windows quirks.

[Blackadder]

Originally Posted by Ralf'N'Cockpit

Blackadder: install the game in a folder outside of your c:\programs folder. If you have more than one hard drive, you can install on another drive. There is a problem when Il-2 is installed in the programs folder.

Hi Ralf'N'Cockpit, I haven't installed the game in the programs folder. It is in c:\games\il2 sturmovik 1946.

I could install it on my other hard drive but my C drive is an ssd which I guess will help performance slightly.

[fruitbat]

Hi Blackadder, this thread may well help you,

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...-with-win7-FIX