Author Topic: Windows 7 does not like RA2 (Read 3102 times)

Vertigo · « **on:** June 21, 2011, 10:49:34 AM »

I opened up the AI folder, and opened up a team logo image, and changed it

Still remained a .bmp, same size, same file name
I start RA2, go to select an AI bot, and it crashes

I have noticed by clicking on the folder RA2 is in, properties, it is in "Read Only"
I unchecked "Read Only", and clicked on "Apply", but as soon as I re-open the properties, and it reset itself to "Read Only"

I much preferred Vista

G.K. · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:52:48 AM »

You may have to be an admin to fix that.

Vertigo · « **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:55:38 AM »

lol I am

Its my laptop and there's only one login

J · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:57:12 AM »

TC, is your RA2 out of your C drive?
Because Windows 7 only hates it while its in there.
(...At least if I remember correctly)

Scorpion · « **Reply #4 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:57:49 AM »

I have this same problem with windows 7, I've managed to get it to stay unchecked on one of my games, although i don't have a clue how, as every other time it just resets like you said.

Vertigo · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:58:33 AM »

Yeah, its on my C drive

EDIT: Just put the folder on my desktop and doesn't make any difference

Vertigo · « **Reply #6 on:** June 22, 2011, 10:24:16 AM »

Any other ideas?

If I can't fix this, I'll never be able to release SkAI High or host another tourney

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #7 on:** June 22, 2011, 10:35:05 AM »

What did you edit the .bmp with?

Vertigo · « **Reply #8 on:** June 22, 2011, 10:39:53 AM »

paint.net

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #9 on:** June 22, 2011, 10:44:11 AM »

What depth did you save it as? Sometimes RA2 doesn't like it.

Vertigo · « **Reply #10 on:** June 22, 2011, 10:47:45 AM »

Its not because of the team picture it won't work

If I open teams.txt, don't change anything, but save it, then it will crash too, I simply cannot edit anything in the RA2 folder

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #11 on:** June 22, 2011, 10:49:41 AM »

Can you for example, rename a bot in the robot designs folder?

Vertigo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 22, 2011, 10:58:39 AM »

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #13 on:** June 22, 2011, 11:00:55 AM »

DO you have editing rights to all the files and folders of RA2?

Vertigo · « **Reply #14 on:** June 22, 2011, 11:01:41 AM »

Should have

I have noticed by clicking on the folder RA2 is in, properties, it is in "Read Only"
I unchecked "Read Only", and clicked on "Apply", but as soon as I re-open the properties, and it reset itself to "Read Only"

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #15 on:** June 22, 2011, 11:03:33 AM »

For some reason my anti-virus made nothing editable on my RA2 for my laptop. Try disabling it for 5 mins. (Disconnect the internet first). If not that, I got no idea.

Vertigo · « **Reply #16 on:** June 22, 2011, 11:54:53 AM »

J · « **Reply #17 on:** June 22, 2011, 04:53:00 PM »

Quote from: Vertigo on June 22, 2011, 11:54:53 AM

Nope

This might sound crazy, but maybe its still thinking its part of the C Drive, as that "second" RA2 still exists in that hidden folder section.

Scorpion · « **Reply #18 on:** June 22, 2011, 04:55:54 PM »

Quote from: J on June 22, 2011, 04:53:00 PM

Quote from: Vertigo on June 22, 2011, 11:54:53 AM
Nope
This might sound crazy, but maybe its still thinking its part of the C Drive, as that "second" RA2 still exists in that hidden folder section.

I believe I have the same problem, and my copy has never been on my C drive.
Though, just to check, is there a delay before it crashes Vertigo, as in it comes up with the teams and the bots, but then it crashes?

nightcracker · « **Reply #19 on:** June 23, 2011, 06:48:55 AM »

This doesn't seem crazy at all, you just need to be a bit technical to understand this WTF?!?! situation.

I think you are using the wrong (windows) tools to edit the files.

BMP images aren't just BMP images, you can have various bit depths and other settings. The programming of RA2 assumes these properties of the BMP image and crashes if these assumptions aren't true. Use the GIMP for editing the image. I think it saves the image with the same depth-properties as it opens the image.

The same goes for text files. Text files have to be saved in a certain encoding. An encoding is a convention for what values (since a computer only understands numbers, or bits) we use for what characters. Different encodings exist and I think RA2 assumes one encoding while your editor uses a different encoding. Try editing the image with Notepad++, it should save the file in the same encoding as it was opened.