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Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition #661981
10/15/10 02:46 PM
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I decided to play The Witcher Enhanced Edition and after loading when I tried to launch the game I was told I had to play as an administrator. I right clicked on the launch icon and clicked "Run as administrator", but the game still will not start and I get the same message. I played the original Witcher on my old computer and had no problems. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks


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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: fildil] #661984
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Fildil, is this XP or Windows 7?


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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: looney4labs] #661992
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Try re-installing the game to your user folders -

C:\Users\Your User Id


Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: InlandAZ] #662021
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I'm using Windows 7 and I know that I'm logged in as administrator. This happened to me with two other games I installed, Drakensang and Mass Effect, but with those games when I clicked on "run as administrator" they worked. Is this a new thing with W7?

Inland AZ, is my user ID the password I use to start my computer?

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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: fildil] #662024
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I'm away up in Iowa visiting family, so I'm on my mom's computer, but I installed normally in Windows 7 and didn't have any problems at all. I was thinking the Enhanced Edition removed the Taages Copy Protection issues. I know I had to update the Tages drivers to get the game to run as I have the original Witcher and have to install the 1.5 patch and the Enhanced Edition updates.


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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: Draclvr] #662033
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Inland AZ, is my user ID the password I use to start my computer?


That would be the one fildil -

Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: InlandAZ] #662061
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Thanks everyone, I'll give it a shot.


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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: fildil] #662082
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Let us know how it works out.

Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: InlandAZ] #662086
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Well, that didn't work. I still get the message that I have to run as administrator. I also got a message that some drivers were blocked and then it went off quickly and I couldn't read the rest of it. Maybe I should just reinstall the original game, that one worked fine.


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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: fildil] #662100
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Fil, I had the same problem with windows 7, it has something to do with the disk check.
There is a small patch at the Witcher website which allows you to play the game without the disk in the drive and then Witcher Enhanced plays perfectly.

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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: anne2] #662158
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Thanks Anne, I'll try and find it.

InlandAZ, do you think that my McAfee is interfering with the installation process? I don't know how to shut it off since I never used McAfee, it just came free for a year with my new computer. I uninstalled the game yet again. I bought the Enhanced Edition so that I wouldn't have to download and install the additional content when I bought my new computer, but maybe that's what I'm going to have to do.


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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: fildil] #662161
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Make sure you go to the website and get the 1.5 patch. As I said, I installed and played on 64-bit Win 7 with absolutely no problems at all.


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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: Draclvr] #662174
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Oh no! I can't launch the original Witcher either. I'm so upset that I won't be able to play this great game again. I guess that I'll be spending all day installing and uninstalling the game. All the tips I've gotten from GBs, the Witcher site and Atari don't seem to work. Don't know what else to do.


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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: fildil] #662178
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It sure sounds like the copyright protection drivers are being blocked - If you can locate a NoCD patch that may work. Google for The Witcher NoCD.

McAfee should have an option to disable real-time protection (I haven't used it for several years).

See if your specific version is listed in the How To below - it describes how to disable it.

How To Temporarily Disable Your Anti-virus

Edit -

The 1.5 patch Draclvr mentioned removes the DRM - try to disable the real-time protection and re-install it again.

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Re: Can't launch Witcher Enhanced Edition [Re: InlandAZ] #662182
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Yea! I finally got it to launch. I had to download new Tages drivers and that seemed to allow me run the game as an administrator. Ah, Geralt and I have a date later. Can't wait.


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