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Originally Posted by Myrroddin
Now that I more clearly understand the issue... It sounds like Windows is giving you a hard time. Let me guess, Windows Vista or 7? There is only one other option to try, but it is very time consuming. - Download the game installer or install from DVD
- Uninstall the game. Seriously.
- Run the installer, but change the install location to something like C:\Rift Game -- where C is your preferred hard drive
- That's right, do NOT install the game in the default directory!
- Let the installer do its thing while you go to work, sleep, eat out, visit family, write a novel....
The problem is the way Microsoft designed the user access permissions for the Program Files directory. Programs cannot write to that folder, which is stupid, but that's the way MS rolls. Changing the install location to someplace neutral is a great workaround.
If you still get stuck after the above, then do the Run As Admin thing, but unless your Windows account is Restricted Access, you shouldn't need to do that. |
Err this is complete overkill.
1) Making sure the game isn't running first, drag game folder from c:\program files\Rift Game to C:\Rift Game
2) Change any shortcuts to point to new location
3) Play game.
Takes less than 1 minute.