Quake2 version language install error FIX!!

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"Will" <kleptowilly@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I had been getting the "This version of Quake II will not install on
> this language version of windows 95/NT...etc" error when recently
> trying to install Q2 on my WXPP machine.
>
> After various searches through this forum and testing of different
> ppl's fixes; i actually found that it was few of the ideas combined
> that actually resolved the issue for me; so thought i would pass it on
> in the hope that it helps someone else who is having the same problem.
>
> Here are the steps that i took:
>
> Control Panel> Regional and Language Options> Regional Options tab
>
> Under the "Standards and formats" i changed this to show "English -
> United Kingdom"
> on the same tab
> Under "Location" i changed this also to "United Kingdom"
>
> Then go to the Advanced tab
>
> Under the "Language for non_Unicode programs" i changed this to
> "English - United Kingdom"
>
> click apply, then ok and reboot the pc; run the quake 2 setup program
> and all should be well.
>


that's one way to do it, it works for some people, just not all. But the
easiest way is to just copy the cd to a folder on the harddrive and then
just create a shortcut to the q2 executable ;o)

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Margolis
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