Hi, I am trying to run Microsoft's Rise of Nations on my Windows 10 PC. The game played fine on Windows 7 and on Windows 8.1. I have upgraded to Windows 10 and this is the first time I have tried to play the game since the upgrade. I get an error message saying ' Please login with administrator privileges and try again'.
The game is being run under a child account with Family Safety the same as it was on Windows 8.1, but the game has never needed admin rights before. What has changed? The game has already been fully installed so no changes need to be made to the system, I just want my son to be able to play it? I am unable to grant him admin privileges so I am stuck. Why has Windows 10 suddenly imposed this restriction? Please advise as to how I should resolve this issue? Many thanks, Barry.
When you download a single-player scenario, you only need to place it within a new folder within your Rise of Nations folder, eg make a folder called 'SP Scenarios' in your RoN folder (which will give it the folder path Program Files/Microsoft Games/Rise of Nations/SP Scenarios).
Suvarna, Thank you for your response. I have looked at the comment you have suggested and have already gone through this process. Both of my boys, (15 & 13), have their own email addresses, which are registered as Microsoft accounts and we're used to sign in to their Windows 8.1 PCs. These accounts were 'moved', (removed and 'asked' to join the family under Win 10). I had tonnes up their times and filters again, but this was not a major issue.
The problem I have now is why they are unable to play this game under their child accounts when they could before?? Has Microsoft decided to 'outdate' the software to encourage users to purchase newer software? Or is this an update issue. I, as an administrator, can still play the game without any issue. 'login with admin. Has Microsoft decided to 'outdate' the software to encourage users to purchase newer software?
Or is this an update issue. I, as an administrator, can still play the game without any issue.' EDIT: Oops, sorry - I missed the part about you being able to play as Admin. (I think I noticed yesterday, but didn't when re-reading today). I've been getting a bit overzealous about Win10 and it's dictatorial DRM blocking. Previous comments about DRM blocking (in this instance) have been scrapped.
It should be possible to give admin permissions to specific programs/games on the kids account though. Thanks for your reply. I do believe it is related to a security issue with the DRM file that checks for the disk. I have tried giving admin rights to the program under my son's account and running it with compatibility set to Windows 7, but neither work.
It would appear that I can no longer get it to run under my admin account any more either, so instead of getting better, the situation is now getting worse!! I have heard that Microsoft have made the game available for purchase through Steam, without the DRM.
Maybe they need to offer this option, for free, to all existing owners with a valid RoN Product Key?? Currently Microsoft are stopping owners of one of their own games, from playing it, on their latest OS version, without any solution, or warning. I had RoN installed when I upgraded to Windows 10 and the pre-upgrade checker gave me no warnings of it being an issue. I can see some major issues for them occurring if they don't find a solution / fix very soon. Cheers, Barry. Until Microsoft admit and correct the issue, there is no immediate solution, unless you want to spend another £14.99 and buy the game again on Steam. I would like to see Microsoft offer a discount code or a refund option to existing game owners who purchase a new version on Steam, if this is the only way forward.
I don't like the way the end user is having to pay out for a second time, for an existing game, due to a decision Microsoft have made. In any other business world, this would be considered an act of fraud. Come on Microsoft, get your act together!!
We all know Microsoft does this as a money grab. This way, they force you to purchase their products via planned-obsolescence. One must remember, corporations actually tell people they do not 'OWN' the software they purchase, that they are only 'renting' them. I beg to differ.
I own my copy of 'Rise of Nations', therefore I should be able to run it on any Windows machine. My copy (that I OWN) worked fine on Windows 8.1. I then upgraded to Windows 10. Now, the game no longer works. It denies me access to the game. I know it is not the game itself, but Windows 10.
Microsoft's Windows 10 has already destroyed my laptop's card-reader. I would suggest Microsoft is responsible for that destruction and should pay me for a means of replacing it immediately, AND for a copy of RON that will work on my computer. You see, you have my money, but I have no game.
I do believe this is the definition of THEFT. Microsoft are crooks. They know it. Everyone knows it. I do hope Microsoft collapses as a company. Why should he have to 're-buy' a game he already owns?
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The 'compatibility' issue is not his problem. It is Microsoft's problem. This is precisely why Microsoft made Windows 10 'free' to begin with. This was all planned. This way, they destroy all of your previous purchases, forcing you to purchase all over again. It is how these corporations become wealthy beyond belief, because we are stupid enough to allow them to keep reselling us items we already own.
Of course it is the 'security check'. This was done on purpose. It prevents the consumer from accessing. they own, forcing you to replace it, thus awarding Microsoft more of your cash. Pure and simple.
Since a lot of people are asking the same question, I thought I'd answer them all, and any future questions in one go 1. When you download a single-player scenario, you only need to place it within a new folder within your Rise of Nations folder, eg make a folder called 'SP Scenarios' in your RoN folder (which will give it the folder path Program Files/Microsoft Games/Rise of Nations/SP Scenarios) To play a sp scenario, you then go into RoN, go to single player, click 'Play a Scenario' and navigate to the folder with the scenario in. When you download a multi-player scenario, or a scenario where you can choose which nation you play, you must place it in the 'custom' folder within the 'scenario' folder of either your Rise of Nations folder or TaP folder (if you have TaP). To play it in game, go to 'Start a Quick Battle' and select the 'scenario' option within the rules box on the right. When you download a mod, you must place the files in their respective folders in the TaP folder (if you have TaP) or RoN folder (if you have original RoN). If the modder does not say which folder his files must go in, do a search for the existing files of the same name, and overwrite them.
You should then be able to see the effects of the mod in almost all game modes. When you download a recorded game, it must be put into the recorded games folder, which is not within the program files. Go into your hard drive, select 'Documents and Settings', your username, My Documents, My Games and finally Recorded Games (so the folder path is C: Documents and Settings Username My Documents My Games Rise of Nations Recorded Games). A recorded game has a.rcx file extension In all cases, the downloaded folder must be extracted - Rise of Nations will not read.zip files. For scenarios, there should be at least 2 files - an.scx file and a.xml file. If there is a scenario script there should also be a.bhs file.
If there is a file missing, download the scenario again, and if it is still missing, ask on here and we can see if it's the modder's fault or merely a corrupted download on your part. I second that. Helpful thread is helpful. Another thing that might be useful is pointing out where the.ini files are located.
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On Vista and Windows 7, you can find them in this location: C: Users YourNameGoesHere AppData Roaming Microsoft Games Rise of Nations Why is this important? The.ini file allows you to make a few changes to how the game runs in Windows, such as running in windowed mode or in a different resolution.
You can also select Alternative Colors for use in the game, if the normal 'Player is Red' doesn't fit the theme of your mod or scenario. When you download a mod, you must place the files in their respective folders in the TaP folder (if you have TaP) or RoN folder (if you have original RoN). If the modder does not say which folder his files must go in, do a search for the existing files of the same name, and overwrite them. You should then be able to see the effects of the mod in almost all game modes.' So I guess this means that Mods overwrite the game files? If I still want to be able to play the original version should I make a copy of the game and install the mod in the copy?
Or is there a better way? I'd rather not have a separate full game folder for every mod I want to use. This message has been edited by Abaj (edited @ 05:22 AM).