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Old 09-10-10, 04:49 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by ERPP8 View Post
Any solution?
Mine IS installed in Program Files (x86)
Best advice I can give is to uninstall it, reboot so the registry will recognize it has been taken off the machine, then reinstall.

I installed my copy to a directory like so:
"C:\Submarine\Sonalysts ... \Dangerous Waters"
This way it's not in the Program Files (x86) directory and Windows Vista/7 won't lock it up so you can't add the mods.

Windows Vista/7 recognize anything that is installed to the Program Files & Program Files (x86) directories as programs and so the OS locks the new directory after you install a program so it won't be modified.
I think it's just a cheesy way of exercising DRM of one way or another. I think if Microsoft writes their OS to do this, then the third party app creators will like MS even more for trying to protect their interests. But that's just my opinion, not documented fact.
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