lord of the rings batttle for middle earth trouble shot

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i wanted to write this trouble shooter out i had problems installing my lord of the rings battle for middle earth enjoy my trouble shooting guide hope it can help your problems.



There are programs running on your system that may be interfering with the game. These programs are called processes and are not the same as background applications and tasks. These programs will come back next time you restart your computer but by ending them, we can determine whether or not the issue lies with a software conflict. Hold down the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys at the same time. This will bring up the "Task Manager", follow the steps below in order:

1) Click the "Processes" tab.
2) Click on the gray bar that says User Name, this will sort the processes by user name.
3) DO NOT select anything for SYSTEM, LOCAL SERVICE, or NETWORK SERVICE.
4) Close every process running under your user name EXCEPT "taskmgr.exe and explorer.exe".
5) Simply highlight the process and choose "end process". (*note* You can only end 1 process at a time)
6) Once all processes are closed under your user name EXCEPT "taskmgr.exe and explorer.exe" then you're done closing background tasks.


Don't worry that you are permanently changing your system configuration; these applications will return when you restart your system.
If you receive a warning for any of these, don't worry it is a standard warning message and is expected. Please click "yes" and continue.

IF YOU HAVE THE DVD VERSION PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

If the previous steps did not work, and you have 8GB of harddrive space available, you can try copying the disk files to your harddrive and installing without the CDs. Make sure to follow the steps below exactly as they read, or else the install may not work.
1. Double-click My Computer.
2. Right-click on the Local Disk C and choose Open.
3. Right-click inside the window and select New, and then Folder.
4. Name the folder Disk Images it is important that the name has a space in it.
5. Double-Click the new Disk Images folder to open it.
6. Right-click inside the window and select New, and then Folder.
7. Name this folder Disk1.
8. Insert Disk 1 of Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth into your drive and if the autoplay starts, cancel it.
9. Double-click My Computer to open it.
10. Right-click on your CD-ROM drive and choose open.
11. When you see the contents of the disk in the Window, click on edit at the top of the window and choose Select All.
12. All the contents of the disk should now be highlighted, click on Edit at the top of the window again and choose Copy.
13. Open the Disk1 folder you created under c:\Disk Images , Click on Edit at the top of the window and choose Paste. This will copy the contents of the CD into the Disk1 folder.
14. Once all the disk has been copied, remove ALL CDs from any drives.
15. Open the Disk1 folder under Disk Images and double-click on setup.exe to start the installation.
To save disk space, you can delete the "Disk Images" folders after the installation has completed.

IF YOU HAVE THE CD VERSION PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

If the previous steps did not work, and you have 8GB of harddrive space available, you can try copying the disk files to your harddrive and installing without the CDs. Make sure to follow the steps below exactly as they read, or else the install may not work.

1. Double-click My Computer.
2. Right-click on the Local Disk C and choose Open.
3. Right-click inside the window and select New, and then Folder.
4. Name the folder Disk Images it is important that the name has a space in it.
5. Double-Click the new Disk Images folder to open it.
6. Right-click inside the window and select New, and then Folder.
7. Name this folder Disk1.
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 while substituting Disk1 for Disk2 and so on until there are 4 Disk folders followed by a number 1 through 4.
o It is important to note there must not be a space between "Disk" and the number.
9. Insert Disk 1 of Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth into your CD-Rom drive and if the autoplay starts, cancel it.
10. Double-click My Computer to open it.
11. Right-click on your CD-ROM drive and choose open.
12. When you see the contents of the disk in the Window, click on edit at the top of the window and choose Select All.
13. All the contents of the disk should now be highlighted, click on Edit at the top of the window again and choose Copy.
14. Open the Disk1 folder you created under c:\Disk Images , Click on Edit at the top of the window and choose Paste. This will copy the contents of the CD into the Disk1 folder.
15. Repeat steps 9 through 14 for the remaining disks until you have copied each disk into its apropriate folder.
16. Once all the disks have been copied, remove ALL CDs from any drives.
17. Open the Disk1 folder under Disk Images and double-click on setup.exe to start the installation.

To save disk space, you can delete the "Disk Images" folders after the installation has completed.

If you are unable to copy from the disk, you can contact our warranty department at to exchange your disk for a new one. To replace your software you will need a sales receipt dated within the 90-day warranty period. Electronic Arts warrants its software to the original purchaser that Electronic Arts' software is free from defects for a period of 90-days as stated in the manual. If the disk has been misused or the 90-day warranty has passed, then a fee will be assessed to replace the software.