Cannot get past server selection screen


Anora_Frost

 

Posted

Hey all, so I decided to dust off this game and give it another try recently. But, after the game installed and updated to the most recent version I am unable to play because I cannot get past the server selection screen. The servers are not named their typical names, but instead have file locations on my computer. Where a server name should be, it reads something along the lines of: coh"C:Users\...\program files(x86)\steam\steamapps\.... When I select one of these, it gives me the error: Wrong game version, run patcher and reconnect, server XXX client could not find registry key. Any advice for me? I already tried uninstalling/reinstalling/validating the game to no avail.

Here is the CoH helper info:
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

DxDiag gathered at May 11, 2010 21:46 (-07:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100226-1909)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: EP45-UD3P
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 4096MB
.Net Memory Report: 2750MB out of 4094MB available
Page File: 6127MB (2059MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD6401AALS-00L3B2 ATA Device) 316491MB out of 610477MB (51%) free
D Drive: (WDC WD6401AALS-00J7B1 ATA Device) 238741MB out of 610477MB (39%) free
E Drive: (TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223Q ATA Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (64-bit version)

Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.

No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Manufacturer / Chip: ATI Technologies Inc. / ATI display adapter (0x9440)
Video Memory: 2296 MB
Driver Version: 8.723.0.0
Driver Date: 4/6/2010 6:22:38 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5973
Driver Date: 11/3/2009 4:39:58 AM

Sound Device Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5973
Driver Date: 11/3/2009 4:39:58 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: EP45-UD3P
Motherboard Version: x.x
BIOS Manufacturer: Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS Name: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: GBT - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20081031000000.000000+000


Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1024x768
3D Resolution: 1024x768 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes


Physics Quality: Medium
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No


Anti-aliasing: Unknown (0)
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: Medium quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned on)
Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: High


World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Stencil shadows
Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (0)
Environmental Reflections: Disabled
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Occlusion Strength: Off
Blur: Bilateral
Ambient Resolution: Performance


Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 1.000
Music Sound Volume: 0.600

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.500
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1800.201003300904.15T4r
Installation Directory: c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\city of heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found


 

Posted

I figured it out, guys. I have to run steam as an administrator. I'm not sure why, but I can launch the game without admin privileges now (even this used to be a problem for steam), but I can't get past the server selection screen without steam running with admin privileges. Any insight as to how I can get this game to launch with steam just running normal would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!


 

Posted

Quote:
Originally Posted by Anora_Frost View Post
I figured it out, guys. I have to run steam as an administrator. I'm not sure why, but I can launch the game without admin privileges now (even this used to be a problem for steam), but I can't get past the server selection screen without steam running with admin privileges. Any insight as to how I can get this game to launch with steam just running normal would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
If the game was installed using Administrator Rights, then it will only be able to access the game files with Administrator Rights.

You would have to manually go in and set all of the game files to your user-name's ownership rather than the Administrator ownership. Or you would need to delete the game entirely and install it while running under your user login.