Windows 7 Fresh Install

[Onimmanni]

<p>Hello,</p><p>    I just installed Win 7 and am in the proccess of rebuilding the desktop. I am trying to install eq2 but am having some problems.</p><p>Down loaded the Client from the website. Game goes to launch launchpad, and am getting "Window: Everquest II Launchpad" Images could not be loaded"</p><p>Not sure what  the work around.</p><p>Also installing Station launcher(seperately), and am receiving this "Unable to load application files from C<img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />rogram Files (x86)Sony Online EntertainmentStation LauncherMain. Do you want to retry? "</p><p> I gvie it a retry and just repeats.</p>

[Bukky]

<p>Be sure you are running the patcher as administrator. you can do this by right clicking the icon, goto properties then click the compatilibility tab & check the box at the bottom.</p><p>It will pop up a warning when you click the patcher, telling you that your are running the program as an admin.</p><p>Also, be sure that the account your logged in with is an administrator account.</p>

[Bakual]

<p>Best tip: Run Windows as an admin and skip that UAC crap alltogether -> no problems anymore at all. UAC generates way more problems than the possible threats it tries to defend.</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p>Windows 7 shares some of the same security features used by Vista so it can require a few compatibility steps.  If you work through the following steps then it should resolve the problem:</p><p>1. Right click on the program launch icon2. Left click on "Properties".3. In the new window that pops up click on the "Compatibility" tab.4. Under "Privilege Level" make certain that the box next to "Run this program as administrator" is checked.5. Click on "Apply" then click on "Ok".6. Right click on the icon and select "Run as Administrator"</p><p>Let us know if the problem persists after trying the above.</p>

[Zorail]

<p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><p><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: ">I have been running Windows 7 64-bit since March of 09'.  I haven't had any problems.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span><span style="font-family: ">I ran EQ2 on all three Operating systems. Seems to run better On Win7 than Vista or XP, from what I've seen. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span><span style="font-family: ">Follow the steps that </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: ">TSR-DanielH </span></strong><span><span style="font-family: ">posted, and it will work every time. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span><span style="font-family: ">basically in 3 words... <strong>Run as Administrator</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "><strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"> </span></strong></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: "><span style="color: #ffffff;">Zorail</span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: "> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span></p><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></p></p>

[Onimmanni]

<p>Ty all for the replies, Run as admin was the trick for individual client, Station Launcher on the other hand is being a bit more stubborn. Still come up with :</p><p><span >Unable to load application files from Program Files (x86)Sony Online EntertainmentStation LauncherMain. Do you want to retry?</span></p><p>but the real important part is game is patched and updating! Thx again!</p>

[Grugg]

<p>I've had no problems, but I disabled UAC when W7 booted up for the first time.</p>

[knightranger]

<p>If you did not diaable UAC at 1st boot of Win 7 goto UAC control slide slider to bottom patcher finishes downloads starts</p>

[Novana]

<p>Hey all,</p><p>i have install Win7 64bit today and disable UAC. Now i have a litle problem in the Game Browser with EQ2.</p><p>Everytime when i start EQ2, they put a new "EverQuest II Desert of Flames" Icon in the Explorer... <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p><p>[edited out image - k]</p>

[Wingrider01]

<p><cite>Bakual wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Best tip: Run Windows as an admin and skip that UAC crap alltogether -> no problems anymore at all. UAC generates way more problems than the possible threats it tries to defend.</p></blockquote><p>Havent done much with Windows 7 have you? Game runs fine under both Windows 7 and Vista with the UAC on and functioning, been running eq2 and multiboxing on it since closed beta of Windows Vista.</p>

[Chefren]

<p><cite>Hallistra wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Hey all,</p><p>i have install Win7 64bit today and disable UAC. Now i have a litle problem in the Game Browser with EQ2.</p><p>Everytime when i start EQ2, they put a new "EverQuest II Desert of Flames" Icon in the Explorer... <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Same here, you can delete them manually from the registry, but it's seriously annoying.</p>