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Title: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: gtzila on January 22, 2011, 10:51:01 AM
hi i read all posts tried everything and yet my Launcher says that there's no EF installed on my system and in settings i can't change my directory it's blank and whenever i change and apply it again it undo it then turns back to blank can you guys help me?
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 22, 2011, 07:00:49 PM
Do you have CoH on Steam?

Is the OS in your pc x86 or x64?

What is your Company of Heroes path/directory?
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: caan19 on January 22, 2011, 08:06:45 PM
I've same issue,
I have retail coh which is installed to E:\Games\ToV
it is ToV. I installed EF to;
E:\Games
E:\Games\ToV
E:\Games\ToV\Company of Heroes
it couldnt find any of them, i tried to manually show at settigns didnt work.
x86 Xp Professional if helps.
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 22, 2011, 08:33:24 PM
Could you post a screenshot of your CoH directory on windows explorer?
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: caan19 on January 22, 2011, 08:37:35 PM
and i guess i corrupt my reliccoh.exe.

http://img690.imageshack.us/i/321oc.jpg/ (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/321oc.jpg/)
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 22, 2011, 08:54:23 PM
Did you just dragged the files there or you actually installed them on that path?

Do you have an original version of CoH?
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: caan19 on January 22, 2011, 09:13:16 PM
I installed them there,  version is 2.601
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 22, 2011, 09:22:51 PM
You should install them in the root of CoH directory, this is "E:\Games\ToV", since you have RelicCoH.exe there.

I wonder what happened to the OP ????

@gtzila
Do you have CoH on Steam?

Is the OS in your pc x86 or x64?

What is your Company of Heroes path/directory?
The same applies for you as well.
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: gtzila on January 22, 2011, 11:13:25 PM
No i have dvd it's x32 w7 and it's the normal path c/program files/thq/coh
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: caan19 on January 22, 2011, 11:55:51 PM
I've made clean installation, used patches and .reg that u gave me.
Loaded EF. says , appereantly is not installed and at settings Coh directory remais black even if i show.
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: IJoe on January 22, 2011, 11:59:28 PM
I've made clean installation, used patches and .reg that u gave me.
Loaded EF. says , appereantly is not installed and at settings Coh directory remais black even if i show.

Did you check the EF directory within the EF launcher settings?
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: caan19 on January 23, 2011, 12:01:38 AM
if you mean Launcher/Settings/CoH Directory     Even if i show it immediately turns blank.
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 23, 2011, 01:00:50 AM
Try to create a shorcut like this:

Code: [Select]
"E:\Games\ToV\RelicCoH.exe" -dev -mod Eastern_Front -nomovies
And use it to play EF, hope that works.
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: caan19 on January 23, 2011, 01:49:51 AM
IT WORKED!
Just came from skirmish game, Ty so much for all support and help.
And where can i get EF launchers icon? :D
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 23, 2011, 02:22:21 AM
Nice to know, did you already install 1.3.0.1 && 1.3.0.2 :)?
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: IJoe on January 23, 2011, 02:22:41 AM
IT WORKED!
Just came from skirmish game, Ty so much for all support and help.
And where can i get EF launchers icon? :D

Just open the shortcut's properties, find change icon, than, in the menu appeared, write the way to the EF launcher file. Simple as this.
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: caan19 on January 23, 2011, 02:34:58 AM
i guess not. and going to update :D
and also thanks for icon tip ^^
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 23, 2011, 02:39:39 AM
http://easternfront.org/forums/index.php?topic=2533 (http://easternfront.org/forums/index.php?topic=2533)
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Panzer on January 23, 2011, 10:10:25 AM
I have same problem I am using dvd version of the game and i have all patches, 1.30 of ef, i have just Coh, i've opposingfronts too but it isnt installed.when i click to play it says "cannot find file location" when i press for check for updates it says "coh doesnt apear on your system" i have tried to change coh directory in the ef settings bu  Even if i change immediately turns blank. i also searched for your advice which is                                                                                                                                                                                           
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If what @IJoe suggested didn't fix it, open regedit(start menu->run->regedit) and search for this path:

If you have 32 bits OS:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes

If you have 64 bits OS:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Company of Heroes

and check if the path there is the correct location of your CoH Directory.
    WHat is this? i find that location's folders and i dont understand what i should do? my coh directory is true also.
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 23, 2011, 06:10:11 PM
@Panzer

That registry key has a String value called "InstallLocation", it's value must be your current company of heroes directory. If has anything else or doesn't exists EF launcher will give an error.
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Panzer on January 31, 2011, 10:43:00 AM
@Panzer

That registry key has a String value called "InstallLocation", it's value must be your current company of heroes directory. If has anything else or doesn't exists EF launcher will give an error.

 thanks for tryin to help me im really glad, but it doesnt work again, same issue, now i've installed 131 anda 132 coh opposing also, i took some ss to help you
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 31, 2011, 05:18:22 PM
Did you have retail or steam CoH?

What is your CoH directory?

Do you use a 64-bits or 32-bits OS?
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Rikard Blixt on January 31, 2011, 06:08:14 PM
Looks like you are missing an end quotation mark on InstallLocation string.

Or... you are not supposed to have a start quotation mark on the same one. Try adding in the end, then removing both.
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 31, 2011, 06:21:31 PM
@Rizz
:o!! How could I overlooked that!!

@Panzer
Rizz is right, you need to remove the quotation mark from it... that value doesn't need it.
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Panzer on January 31, 2011, 08:22:01 PM
Did you have retail or steam CoH?

What is your CoH directory?

Do you use a 64-bits or 32-bits OS?
,

i have retail version of both coh and oposing fronts

E:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Company of Heroes this is the directory

and i use 64bits
i removed the marks but FAIL again :D i tried everything! and everyday i want to play it more :D but something is blocking me, if you can help me please keep trying, thank you :D

Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on January 31, 2011, 08:51:54 PM
 :-\... remove the last back-slash from the InstallLocation value and try again ???.

Could you post also the values of this path?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{97AFD0D8-5720-4A59-BFDC-CB92A36FADF9}_is1

can you export it, zip' it and upload it here?
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Panzer on February 01, 2011, 10:41:20 AM
ups i dont have it
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on February 01, 2011, 05:33:37 PM
Looks like that key isn't needed anymore since 1.30 :-\... my bad.

Could you try to reinstall CoH? Are you using a pirate version?
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Panzer on February 01, 2011, 08:14:44 PM
nope its orginal version. i will reinstall coh and opposing, i dont have tales of valor maybe thats the reason?
Title: Re: unable to locate COH directory
Post by: Blackbishop on February 01, 2011, 08:22:19 PM
Just reinstall OF. You don't need to install vCoH and then OF.