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Old 05-12-2009, 06:09 PM   #1
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Old 06-12-2009, 12:20 PM   #2
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That's the thing. No matter which options i pick in the setup file the same message always comes up when i try to start the game
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Old 06-12-2009, 01:01 PM   #3
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Looks like SETUP.EXE can't write the config file. Check if the folder where you installed Warcraft is not marked as read-only.
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Old 06-12-2009, 01:25 PM   #4
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Im running dosbox 0.73 through vista....
http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=19982
Use your personal folders in Vista....... even if you run as administrator.
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Old 06-12-2009, 04:36 PM   #5
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Use your personal folders in Vista....... even if you run as administrator.
Or use a different partition - if your Warcraft folder is on C: it can be hard/impossible to change files
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Old 09-12-2009, 01:33 AM   #6
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I wasnt running setup.exe through dosbox, just strait off the C drive. Selected the right options, works just fine.
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Old 09-12-2009, 07:18 AM   #7
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Then you must have mounted something incorrectly in DosBox, hence it didn't save the configuration file. Or it's an issue with Vista not giving DosBox access to modify files or something.
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It is often mentioned (e.g. in Wikipedia and on MobyGames) that Warcraft has a built-in random map generator for skirmish battles. However, I've always had the impression that the "Random Map"/"Random Town" function just randomly picks a map from the built-in set, and does not actually "generate" anything. Can anyone clarify this matter?
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Old 02-02-2010, 09:30 AM   #9
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im pretty sure that the maps are generated, but still kept to certain parameters
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Old 25-06-2010, 11:03 AM   #10
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How do I start this game? I downloaded the .zip file. I'm not really experienced with this type of gaming! Thanks!
                       
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