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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace & FreeSpace Open Support => Topic started by: BlackHawk2001 on September 12, 2008, 04:12:00 pm

Title: Can't get FS2 to run
Post by: BlackHawk2001 on September 12, 2008, 04:12:00 pm

When I try to start FS2, it wants to run the setup, then tells me "Freespace 2/FRED2 cannot be run from a drive root directory" I'm not sure what this means.  I downloaded the files to C:/Games/Freespace 2. Do I have to transfer them to another folder somewhere else?

Title: Re: Can't get FS2 to run
Post by: Jeff Vader on September 12, 2008, 04:50:31 pm

Do you have the .exe files in the root \freespace2\folder? Have you tried FreeSpace_Open?

Also, wrong board. Someone with a pow4h, plz to move, kthxbye.

Title: Re: Can't get FS2 to run
Post by: BlackHawk2001 on September 13, 2008, 08:15:18 am

The .exe files are in the same folder the installer put them into (c:\games\freespace2.  Also, if this isn't the correct board, please direct me to the one I should be looking at.  Since I'm relatively new to this, I don't necessarily understand abbreviations...

Thanks,

Title: Re: Can't get FS2 to run
Post by: Jeff Vader on September 13, 2008, 10:07:51 am

The Upgrade Project board is mainly meant for stuff like new textures/models and such. This thread should be in the Support board. Don't start a thread there now. Let's hope a mod/admin will move this there.

Now, are you running Launcher.exe? You should be.

Title: Re: Can't get FS2 to run
Post by: Renegade on September 13, 2008, 05:49:34 pm

Hello,

any questions:

first: is this the package from tureys installer?
second: do you try to start the FS2.EXE? This will be wrong if the answer to Q1 is "Yes"

Yo have to Start @ first Time "Launcher.EXE" and make any setup settings found here in this Board. Then click @ run button.

@ the second time you can start the game with the EXE. for Example: fs2_open_3.6.9.exe

Third: If you mean Freespace 2 Retail then you are wrong here.

Greetings Peter

Title: Re: Can't get FS2 to run
Post by: karajorma on September 16, 2008, 01:27:29 am

I've seen this problem caused by a bad icon several times. If you're trying to run FS2 via an icon on your desktop try going into C:/Games/Freespace 2 and running it from there.

If that works then right mouse on the desktop icon and select  properties. The Start In : box will probably be empty. It should say C:/Games/Freespace 2

Title: Re: Can't get FS2 to run
Post by: BlackHawk2001 on September 28, 2008, 06:06:36 pm

Thanks for the help folks. I've found the program runs better when you've downloaded all the files. I got around to reading the install logs and found that most of the files hadn't finished downloading.  I'll take my bug issues over to the Support Forum. Thanks again