thief 2 and win 10 - TTLG Forums

maga on 19/1/2016 at 17:09

Does anybody use Win 10 as OS?
I just installed it, and when I start the game I get this error msg

you have no write access to the game directory. Thief 2 will not work properly

what can I do???? Thanks

R Soul on 19/1/2016 at 17:13

Try putting it in a different directory. If you currently have it in Program Files you'll probably find Windows is trying to save you. From Vista onwards PF has been protected from changes in case some malware tries to get you. Most newer game save things (keybinds, savagames etc) somewhere safe in %appdata% but older games use their own directory.

maga on 19/1/2016 at 17:19

I have it in Programs (x86).

Pls don't tell me I have to reinstall all!!!!! :(

Tannar on 19/1/2016 at 17:33

You don't have to reinstall anything. Just drag and drop the whole folder somewhere else, like into your Games folder. If you don't have one, just create a new folder on your C drive, name it Games and drag your Thief2 folder there.

maga on 19/1/2016 at 18:23

Apparently, it seems that the problem is that the pc doesn't "read me" as administrator, it dosn't allow me to modify or save files, so I'm trying to find out how to modify these settings at startup. What a mess :(

jardakrupka on 19/1/2016 at 19:17

Quote Posted by maga

I have win10 thief working normally, I have a notebook asus

nickie on 19/1/2016 at 19:50

I'm not familiar with Win 10 but perhaps you could try (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/) this until someone posts another option. I've used it for Win 7.

ZylonBane on 19/1/2016 at 22:05

Quote Posted by maga

You've already been informed exactly what the problem is and how to fix it. So do as you're told, instead of mucking around and making things worse.

Nightwalker on 20/1/2016 at 02:47

Go be rude someplace else ZB. :nono: She asked for help and if she needs more, she should be able to ask without being snapped at.

voodoo47 on 20/1/2016 at 09:36

I'll just add that you don't actually have to be admin, but Thief needs to be placed in a folder where the current user has full write permissions. and as always, a special permissions folder (program files, windows etc) is a very bad idea.