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swg on vista

Unread post by swalmy » Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:50 am

I installed swg on my laptop to take to Mexico next week. It's running windows vista. I got everything down loaded now but in the launch pad I can't get it to say "play". The thing says download complete but then just stays on "updating". Can anyone help?

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Unread post by Lexlo » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:08 am

Try "run as administrator" by right clicking the station launcher and hitting that option.

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Unread post by gelfling » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:14 am

You may need to ditch the firewall rules that you have set up for SWG and recreate them. I don't use Vista but I do experience the same problem you described in your post and that works for me.
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Unread post by Lexlo » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:18 am

Yes, what Gelfing said. :P

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Unread post by Parrot » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:57 am

Give your Daughters laptop back to her you thief.
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Unread post by asharin » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:11 pm

Always worked for me with no hassle, and no need to run as administrator (mind you I installed games in c:\games instead of c:\program files\ etc etc )
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Unread post by swalmy » Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:23 am

How do I ditch the firewalls for SWG?

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Unread post by swalmy » Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:41 am

I got it. Thanks...and vista sucks ass

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Unread post by Lexlo » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:02 am

This man speaks the truth.

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Unread post by Molten Prominence » Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:34 pm

Is this a vacation to mexico or just work related?

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Unread post by Istik » Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:10 pm

Or are you running from something....
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Unread post by swalmy » Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:24 am

Work but Im going to make it a vacation 8)

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Unread post by Toucan » Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:03 am

run the admin thing
you need to do that every time there is an update

pain in the hole

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Unread post by asharin » Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:59 pm

Toucan wrote:run the admin thing
you need to do that every time there is an update

pain in the hole
Unless you install SWG in a folder that you have full permissions too :D
Then you only need to run as admin when the Launchpad has an update (as that gets put in c:/program files/sony/etc etc
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Unread post by eirykhi » Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:58 pm

i have no probs running it on vista
I sneak in my own house.
It's four in the morning
I've had too much to drink
Said i was out with the boys
I creep in my bedroom
I slip into bed,
I know if i wake her,
I'll wake up dead

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