7.3.0 deletes my exe file? Can't install

Fresh install
Patch 1 ..no problems.. exe file changes size
Patch 2 ..same
Tried both the latest Co8 versions.. nc and other..

Deletes my exe file and I get this error



C:\Program Files\Atari\Temple of Evil\toee.exe

An error occurred while trying to rename a file in the destination directory:
MoveFile failed; code 5.
Access is denied.

Click Retry to ...etc...

Windows XP SP2

 

Right click on the TOEE install icon and choose run as admin, this will give you the rights to do whatever is needed to install the program.

If you are running any anti-virus programs, turn them off during the install and activation.

 

Will give it a try and re-post whether works or not...thanks...

 

Just so you know, Dohfugwimee, lots of antivirus software, including Microsoft Security Essentials, incorrectly flags TOEE.exe as a virus, and often automatically deletes it or locks it, resulting in "access denied". I've reported the issue to Microsoft many times.

 

Not only Microsoft Essentials. I had the same response before from AVG, or was it Avira?

 

AVG allows you to add it to the exceptions.

I actually have a folder of files that I don't want AVG touching and it allows me to add the entire folder to the exceptions list.

 

This may be a silly question, but are you installing from the box or another version (I.e. Gog.com)? Verifying what directory the initial game installed to, pre-patch, may uncover something. My version is the gog.com edition and with that I can't install Co8 packs into the atari folder as the game isn't installed there.

 

I am getting the same error. I bought the game at release and used Co8 back in the day but a few gaming rigs later I decided to start fresh and dowloaded the game from gog.

Should I uninstall game and reinstall but not into program files/gog folder?

I have tired the run as adminstrator thing. Also went into the folder and set all users to full control. Still have same error. THe message is not from my av but from windows, same as above.

 

I should mention, that I did make sure the install directory was correct and that it did not actually delete toee.exe, trying to do this and replacing it with the co8 version is what causes the error.
I believe that is what is happening to the OP, his file was not deleted.

 

If you're running Win7 it's usually a good idea to make a directory on the C drive as "Games" and install it there, also stick any other games you might modify in this newly created directory.

Win7 and Vista both don't like to trust us mere end users with things placed in the program files(86) folders.

Oh, and you can just open the c drive and right click-new-folder, (name it games) and then merely drag your TOEE install into this folder.

 

I am going to uninstall from the programfiles/gog folder and put it in D;/games

I think I still have the original disk around, any advantage using them or the gog download?

 

I do have the disks but am going with gog, I think if I use the disks I will have to have the play disk in the drive for drm?
gog will not need that anyway.

 

Windows 7 Ultimate 64

OK, I uninstalled the gog folder version.
Rebooted
Installed the gog version but into D:games/Temple of Elemental Evil
Rebooted
ran modpack 7.3.0 NC as adminstrator
Get the error:
An error occurred while trying to replace the existing file:
DeleteFile failed; code 5
Access is denied.

Click retry to try again, Ignore to skip this file (not recommended), or Abort to cancel installation.



Might try manually renaming toee.exe before tyring the install

 

I renamed toee.exe to toee.old

Installed a bunch of files, progress bar almost complete (error came right away before)
and then error showed up again, I clicked retry and it went away.

Afterwards Toee front end would not launch. Because there was no toee.exe
So I renamed toee.old back to toee.exe and then tofee front end lauched and updated everything. But game will not launch, (no surprise, toee.exe was never updated I would say).
So I am out of ideas how to get past this error. Can I copy a modified toee.exe and put in directory or do I need to wipe and start over? Not a big deal but I still do not know how to get past this error. I tried running the mod pack install again but same error. I have put full control for all users on the directory.