patching game on harddrive that isnt C:

Volcom929 · Jan 11, 2007, 06:22 AM

So as the title says I have recently installed F.E.A.R. and went to patch it and when the patch opens it is looking for the installshield on the C: drive. My hard drive is labelled J: and hence the issue. Anyone know a way around this problem?

BlueMak · Jan 11, 2007, 07:22 AM

Is there a browse button there?
Or a line where you can at least type the correct address?

Volcom929 · Jan 11, 2007, 04:42 PM

Nope no way to change the directory.

BlueMak · Jan 11, 2007, 05:22 PM

What patch and for what FEAR game?

Volcom929 · Jan 11, 2007, 05:31 PM

I have tried several patches whether they be the 1.0 to 1.7, or the 1.0 to 1.8. I have tried the english language patch and the all language patch. The original FEAR game. FEAR First Encounter Assault Recon.

PangingJr · Jan 11, 2007, 07:35 PM

IF you are running any version of the software or Windows other than US, then my guess is that you have registry problems since there is a chance for that. No solution from me atm but i will see into it if i can.

Dyre Straits · Jan 12, 2007, 03:50 AM

In most cases where I've run into this, there's an option to use a Custom installation of the patch. If so, you need to choose that and then you'll be able to navigate to the drive where the game's installed.

BlueMak · Jan 12, 2007, 08:37 AM

I downloaded the full patch, but forgot that I do not have the game installed...the patch refuses to run without the game installed so I can't help.

Jan 11, 2007, 06:22 AM	#1
Volcom929 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 175 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	patching game on harddrive that isnt C: So as the title says I have recently installed F.E.A.R. and went to patch it and when the patch opens it is looking for the installshield on the C: drive. My hard drive is labelled J: and hence the issue. Anyone know a way around this problem? __________________ AMD FX-53 w/ XP-120 & Panasonic 120mm Panaflow fan Asus A8V Deluxe Rev 1.02 BIOS 1009 ATI Radeon X1950 Pro AGP 2 GB Corsair XMS PC3200XL 2-3-3-6 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro 2*WD 10,000 RPM Raptor Hd's Raid 0 120GB Seagate 7,200 SATA LiteOn 8x dvd +/- RW LiteOn 52X CD-RW LiteOn 16X DVD-ROM PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 Deluxe

Jan 11, 2007, 07:22 AM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,483 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Is there a browse button there? Or a line where you can at least type the correct address? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jan 11, 2007, 04:42 PM	Thread Starter #3
Volcom929 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 175 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Nope no way to change the directory. __________________ AMD FX-53 w/ XP-120 & Panasonic 120mm Panaflow fan Asus A8V Deluxe Rev 1.02 BIOS 1009 ATI Radeon X1950 Pro AGP 2 GB Corsair XMS PC3200XL 2-3-3-6 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro 2*WD 10,000 RPM Raptor Hd's Raid 0 120GB Seagate 7,200 SATA LiteOn 8x dvd +/- RW LiteOn 52X CD-RW LiteOn 16X DVD-ROM PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 Deluxe

Jan 11, 2007, 05:22 PM	#4
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,483 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	What patch and for what FEAR game? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jan 11, 2007, 05:31 PM	Thread Starter #5
Volcom929 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 175 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I have tried several patches whether they be the 1.0 to 1.7, or the 1.0 to 1.8. I have tried the english language patch and the all language patch. The original FEAR game. FEAR First Encounter Assault Recon. __________________ AMD FX-53 w/ XP-120 & Panasonic 120mm Panaflow fan Asus A8V Deluxe Rev 1.02 BIOS 1009 ATI Radeon X1950 Pro AGP 2 GB Corsair XMS PC3200XL 2-3-3-6 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro 2*WD 10,000 RPM Raptor Hd's Raid 0 120GB Seagate 7,200 SATA LiteOn 8x dvd +/- RW LiteOn 52X CD-RW LiteOn 16X DVD-ROM PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 Deluxe

Jan 11, 2007, 07:35 PM	#6
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	IF you are running any version of the software or Windows other than US, then my guess is that you have registry problems since there is a chance for that. No solution from me atm but i will see into it if i can.

Jan 12, 2007, 08:37 AM	#8
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,483 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	I downloaded the full patch, but forgot that I do not have the game installed...the patch refuses to run without the game installed so I can't help. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*