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Can't install The Longest Journey

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First post, by debpes

Posted on 2004-11-13, 19:40

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I have the 4-cd version of TLJ and I am unable to install it.

System: Win XP Home (SP2) on a Toshiba Satellite laptop (2.0 MHZ, 256 RAM).

Already tried: Skipped the launcher and ran setup.exe directly. Tried all the combinations of the compatibility mode. Nothing helps. Setup file never launches (get that little cute old hourglass for a few seconds and then nothing).

I downloaded MS ACT 3.0, but I have no idea how to use it.

I so want to play this game. Short of getting another computer, does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for the advice and moral support.

Reply 1 of 6, by debpes

Posted on 2004-11-13, 21:01

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I'll add that I was able to launch setup.exe on my husband's computer (XP Pro) without any problem.

Reply 2 of 6, by Derag

Posted on 2005-02-18, 23:04

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Oh geez...I recently bought this and it worked fine for me. I'll see if I can dig anything up for you. Good luck, though...it's such a brilliant game. Have you played it before? A sequel is coming out towards the end of this year! 😁

That's 2.0 GHz, btw, not MHz. 😀

Reply 3 of 6, by DosFreak

Posted on 2005-02-19, 02:16

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Last time I tried it the game launcher wouldn't work. Running game.exe in the game directory worked fine.

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Reply 4 of 6, by debpes

Posted on 2005-02-19, 02:37

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I think the game is great. I figured out how to install it, although I'm sorry to say that I don't remember how I did it. I haven't spent a lot of time playing, but I'm really enjoying it (although I better finish up before the sequel lures me in)

Reply 5 of 6, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2005-02-19, 09:29

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This game rocks. I finished some time ago. Very beautiful. 😎

Reply 6 of 6, by collector

Posted on 2005-02-20, 03:40

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I don't know if this applys to XP home, but, are you tying to install it with administrator rights? The game and launcher work fine for me on XP Pro 32. The game crashes when I try to load a saved game or start a new game in XP64, though. A sequel would be great.

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