why can't I re-install game?

[canabear]

tried re-installing a game (game on machine has a bad map) and vista won't let me. copy with bad map keeps coming back. even tried a brand new out of the box copy. no luck . fixed the problem easily on XP machine. driving me crazy....
thanks in advance y'all

Contact the Game manufacturer for info

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> tried re-installing a game (game on machine has a bad map) and vista
> won't let me. copy with bad map keeps coming back. even tried a brand
> new out of the box copy. no luck . fixed the problem easily on XP
> machine. driving me crazy....
> thanks in advance y'all
>
>
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[canabear]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Foldes

Contact the Game manufacturer for info

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> tried re-installing a game (game on machine has a bad map) and vista
> won't let me. copy with bad map keeps coming back. even tried a brand
> new out of the box copy. no luck . fixed the problem easily on XP
> machine. driving me crazy....
> thanks in advance y'all
>
>
> --


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tried contacting manufacturer, and, as per usual, said it wasn't related to them. try your OS. hmm, pass the buck time I see. so, vista saves copies of games... and the game manufacturer (microsoft) for once tuns a blind eye? only for vista I suppose.

That's generally how tech support works these days. Try the games online
support forum or google. Worst case post to an appropriate group on here
such as vista.games

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> Peter Foldes;1558743 Wrote:
>> Contact the Game manufacturer for info
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>> Peter
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>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
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>> "canabear" <canabear.3yhhg4@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
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>> > tried re-installing a game (game on machine has a bad map) and vista
>> > won't let me. copy with bad map keeps coming back. even tried a
>> brand
>> > new out of the box copy. no luck . fixed the problem easily on XP
>> > machine. driving me crazy....
>> > thanks in advance y'all
>> >
>> >
>> > --
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>> > canabear
>> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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> tried contacting manufacturer, and, as per usual, said it wasn't
> related to them. try your OS. hmm, pass the buck time I see. so, vista
> saves copies of games... and the game manufacturer (microsoft) for once
> tuns a blind eye? only for vista I suppose.
>
>
> --
> canabear
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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[canabear]

will possibly try games forum, lest I be known as a hacker ......
bad map(only one) indeed and yes I am confused, as it happened on my XP laptop 2 yrs ago, and I was able to fix it. but this is on a brand new comp with vista. same copy of game.

You have yet to mention the game, check for a patch or upgrade for Vista
compatibility.

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> will possibly try games forum, lest I be known as a hacker ......
> bad map(only one) indeed and yes I am confused, as it
> happened on my XP laptop 2 yrs ago, and I was able to fix it. but this
> is on a brand new comp with vista. same copy of game.
>
>
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> canabear
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[canabear]

problem fixed
just changed values in cab files on game disc.. duh...
now it worx fine. didn't want to do that but c'est la vie.
thx all