NO DOUBT a typical Newbie question

Newbie Joined: Jun 24, 2008 Posts: 1

Hey Guys..

New to this, tried to download the hlpro39111 file. No probs there. When installing it seconds later it says..."Access Denied using hyperlobby/blah blah".. retry/skip/cancel... It then just tells me to go away.. ANY help appreciated..

Ta.

Dude Joined: Dec 06, 2007 Posts: 21

did u create an account? If thats not the case then look in your Hyperlobby folder for aping.exe and dexec.exe and if their there then try double clicking on them both before running hyperlobby then try to log in. If thier not there then re-install hyperlobby

Dude Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 12

I loaded it too but when I try to install it there is this window strobes back at me which I have to shut off the computer to stop.

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

If you are loading HL in Vista you must have administrator rights.

vistsa, also known as Windows millenium edition 2, has
a lot of little booby traps like that.

When posting about a tech question it is best to
let us know what operating system you are running.

DB/Sgt.Slaughter

Dude Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 12

Okay--I unzipped it onto a flash-drive and it started installing on my computer--BUT--now a tiny window comes up saying "name not valid"--I give up. It is an AMD 64 Athlon X 2

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

Can not help unless you let us know what operating system you have.

DB/Sgt.Slaughter

Dude Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 12

Not sure what you are asking--the nomenclature? The size and that sort of thing? Here at work I know roughly what the specs are but more specifically I will have to wait till I get home this afternoon

Dude Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 12

Okay here is what I have in the above problem

Windows Vista Home Premium--Service Pack 1--Inspiron 531--4.8 Windows Experience Index--AMD Athlon 64 X 2 Dual Core Processor 4000+--2.10 Ghz--2Gb RAM--32-bit operating system

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

Yes, it's Vista, that's your operating system.
Both the 32 bit version and 64 bit run Hyperlobby and 1946 without a hitch.

When installing Hyperlobby you must right click for administrators rights.

Also a common problem is Vista will not allow Hyperlobby
to access the 1946 il2fb.exe from the program files folder.

I run 1946 from Vista with no problems.

The trick was to copy the game to a new folder in the C:\ drive root directory.

In my care the path for 1946 in Vista looks like this.

"C:\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\il2fb.exe"

Not everyone has this problem, some do.

I hope this helps.

DB/Sgt.Slaughter

Dude Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 12

Cool--I shall try that. I am set as administrator and that didn't get it. But it is to the stage that the blue window showing the game supported by Hyperlobby but nothing further--it just stops there. I will try using that location you provided. I have had 1946 for as long at it has been out and forgotten battles before that. It always has worked well with XP and now Vista. Thanks for responding.

Dude Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 12

Remember it is Hyperlobby that I am having trouble installing--not 1946. That has never given me trouble.

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

When installing Hyperlobby you must right click for administrators rights.

Moving the 1946 folder and directing HL to address the nre folder may solve the problem.

To get around my Vista problems I created a "Administrator" account.

That means I have a seperate desktop for admin related things such as doing installs.

DB/Sgt.Slaughter

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

From my previous post, a bit of Vista help.

You need to have administrator rights.

This is a really easy procedure to follow.

Credit where credit is deserved.

Date: July 5th, 2007
Author: Greg Shultz

techrepublic.com

1, Right-click the Computer icon on the Start menu and select Manage from the context menu. When you do, youâ€™ll encounter a UAC, and you will need to respond accordingly.
Once you see the Computer Management console, go to the navigation pane and click the arrow next to Local Users And Groups to expand the branch. Then, click the Users folder and select the Administrator Account.
With the Administrator Account selected, click More Actions under Administrator in the Actions panel and select Properties from the context menu. When you see the Administrator Properties dialog box, clear the Account Is Disabled check box and click OK.
Now that the Administrator Account is activated, you can also work with the account in the User Accounts tool in the Control Panel.

2, Setting the passwordBy default, the Administrator account has a blank password, so the first order of business after activating the account is to set a password â€” preferably a complex password consisting of at least eight characters and using uppercase, lowercase, and numbers or special symbols.
With the Administrator account selected, click More Actions under Administrator in the Actions panel and select the Set Password command. When you do so, you will see a warning that explains that resetting a password from outside the account can cause irreversible loss of information. However, since the Administrator account has never been used, you can click Proceed with impunity. When you do, you will need to fill in the blanks in the Set Password dialog box and then click OK.

3, Logging in as the AdministratorNow that youâ€™ve activated the Administrator account and set the password, using the account is as simple as logging off. When the Log Off operation completes, youâ€™ll see the Welcome screen and a user icon for the Administrator account. To log on as the Administrator, click the icon and enter the password.
Again, I must emphasize that you should only use the real Administrator account sparingly and never make it your default modus operandi!

Whatâ€™s your take?Itâ€™s a relatively easy operation to activate the real Administrator account in Vista once you know the technique. Now that you know how itâ€™s done, are you likely to use the Vista Administrator account? Have you disabled UAC? If so, do you think that youâ€™ll re-enable it and use this technique instead? Please drop by the discussion area and share your thoughts on the Administrator account technique and UAC in general.

Also you may need to shut down some or all the clapp trapp that makes vista such a resource pig.

I shut down all the usless garbage running in background and to my amazment, Vista can run just as fast as XP.
And you still have the neat clock......(the only thing I like about Vista).

Shutting down the garbage in background also solves all the nagging compatibility
issues with older 32 and or 64 bit software.

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Ok, here it goes.
How to safely shut down the most useless **** running in background.
It's pretty simple.
Disclaimer.....
I make no promises.
If you screw it up, don't blame me!

Press CNTRL ALT DELETE.
You will get the windows defender "dungeon effect" trying to scare hell out of you.
Procede, tell it you are competent to work on your own computer.

Click "Start Task Manager"

Next thing that pops up will be the Windows Task Manager dialog box.

1, At the top left, click on "File"

2, click on "New Task Run"

3, Type msconfig in the white where indicated, then click OK.

4, click on "TOOLS"

5, Click on "Programs" then "Launch".

6, On the top left, click on "Turn Windows features of or off." You may have a 30 second wait for the dialog box to populate.

7, Uncheck ALL the boxed in the "Windows Features" dialog box.

8, Click OK.

Use this procedure to turn the desired featured back on.
I have turned nothing back on, Vista runs great stripped!

Ok, about RAM use in WinXP and Vista, again a repeat.

Windows Vista 32 or XP pro 32, it will never read more then 2.7 gigs of RAM.....

Only the 64 bit versions of Windows and Vista will ever recognise and use more than 2.7 gigs of RAM.

Yes, even your Intel Dual Core duo quad core is not going to use all your RAM.

XP Pro 32 and Vista Ultimate 32 read only 2.7 gigs of RAM.

Vista64 and XP64 see all 8 gigs.

DB/Sgt.Slaughter

Dude Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 12

Nope--won't work--nothing has worked so far

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

..."Access Denied using hyperlobby/blah blah"..

Excepting the Blah..... that is the problem I had when I first tried to install HL in Vista.

I had to use admin rights and it installed smoothly.

Because of numerous issues with HL and other software in Vista
I had to make a seperate ADMIN account in Vista.
No problems after that.

If you can wait to this weekend I will make a fresh install of Vista32 to
try and duplicate your problem.

Sorry, I am out of ideas, perhaps Conolev or one of our other experts can be of help.

DB/Sgt.Slaughter