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Title: "Freespace2/Fred2 cannot be run from a drive root directory!"
Post by: matt2k9 on July 20, 2008, 09:47:47 pm
Ok So I moved all the files to a different directory. Still the same problem. Then I searched the forum. Then I still couldnt figure it out.

So Now I ask you guys what is the deal here. What is the "launcher"? I have clicked on every single icon, configured my system, everything and I always get this fred 2 directory message.

Also is there a download for freespace 1? Is it included in this?

OH yeah I installed the Turey link that is stickied in this forum.

Please help I'm trying to show this game to my little brother and this is driving me bonkers.
Title: Re: "Freespace2/Fred2 cannot be run from a drive root directory!"
Post by: matt2k9 on July 20, 2008, 09:50:06 pm
Basically I would love for someone to just post me a link that easily installs and runs one or both games. That would be awesome at this point. I'm not a coputer geek or anything so this stuff is driving me upside the wall.
Title: Re: "Freespace2/Fred2 cannot be run from a drive root directory!"
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on July 20, 2008, 09:57:15 pm
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,42854.0.html 

Get rid of what you have or move it to c:\games\freespace2 then run the installer in the above link.  When finished run launcher.exe

Title: Re: "Freespace2/Fred2 cannot be run from a drive root directory!"
Post by: matt2k9 on July 20, 2008, 10:08:13 pm
that is the one that i originally installed, and i created a folder "c:/games" and i pasted all the files into there

but i dont see launcher.exe anywhere
Title: Re: "Freespace2/Fred2 cannot be run from a drive root directory!"
Post by: matt2k9 on July 20, 2008, 10:34:07 pm
oh well i already erased it all and im installing it all again into c games freespace 2
Title: Re: "Freespace2/Fred2 cannot be run from a drive root directory!"
Post by: Jeff Vader on July 21, 2008, 02:44:49 am
Quote from: matt2k9 on July 20, 2008, 09:47:47 pm
Also is there a download for freespace 1? Is it included in this?
Since it is already a bit illegal to have FS2 in it, FS1 is not included. But not to worry. The Installer can download FSPort. FSPort is a mod for FS2/FSO that allows you to play the FS1 campaign and Silent Threat with the FS2/FSO engine. Nothing wrong with that.

Quote from: matt2k9 on July 20, 2008, 09:50:06 pm
Basically I would love for someone to just post me a link that easily installs and runs one or both games. That would be awesome at this point. I'm not a coputer geek or anything so this stuff is driving me upside the wall.
That would be Turey's Installer. It's as easy as it can get. I personally think that it is only a good thing if people have to actually think and read instead of hitting Next a few times.

Quote from: matt2k9 on July 20, 2008, 10:08:13 pm
but i dont see launcher.exe anywhere
You really should have Launcher.exe there. But if you are sure that you don't have it, download it manually (http://fs2source.warpcore.org/exes/Launcher55d.rar).

Quote from: matt2k9 on July 20, 2008, 10:34:07 pm
oh well i already erased it all and im installing it all again into c games freespace 2
And we thank you. The servers are also sure to be delighted to get involved in an extra download.
Title: Re: "Freespace2/Fred2 cannot be run from a drive root directory!"
Post by: colecampbell666 on July 22, 2008, 09:43:46 am
And your problem is that you pasted the files after you downloaded them. The Launcher and the .EXE have to be in the same folder, and the Launcher was still looking for the .EXE in the old folder, which is impossible.
Title: Re: "Freespace2/Fred2 cannot be run from a drive root directory!"
Post by: jr2 on July 28, 2008, 01:06:18 pm
To fix that, IIRC you'd have to delete the launcher6.ini so that it can re-detect the location of the files.
Title: Re: "Freespace2/Fred2 cannot be run from a drive root directory!"
Post by: karajorma on July 28, 2008, 02:05:41 pm
Or edit it by hand (despite what the warning says).
Title: Re: "Freespace2/Fred2 cannot be run from a drive root directory!"
Post by: colecampbell666 on July 28, 2008, 05:50:32 pm
Or reselect the .EXE in the launcher and click "Apply".