Runtime error 8204- file is not open at line 66402

laraan · Post by **laraan** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:23 pm

Hello,
i wanted to try out the game, but starting the game, the following error message occurs. "Runtime error 8204- file is not open at line 66402"

Version:
1.828 downloaded from the official site
Cpu:core i7 920
Gpu: hd4870 driv:version 2011.0908.1355.23115
OS: Windows 7 Professional x64

Already tried running in compatibility mode with vista (sp1 and sp2). no succes. if i need to add something, just say it

Post by **Vice** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:25 pm

That error means your system blocks the game's access to the media file it needs. Could be related to where you installed the game and/or security programs/settings on your system. First, make sure the game is listed as an exception with any security programs you may have installed. Then right click on the game's desktop icon, then click on 'Run as administrator' and test for changes.

Twilly Frost · Post by **Twilly Frost** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:40 am

That sounds very similar to the problem I was having. Did you run it as an administrator? I ended up just turning UAC completely off, but just running the game as the administrator made it all run fine. I wasn't aware that you had to run each game with administrator rights even when you're logged in as administrator, as I upgraded from XP and not Vista.

Anyway, you might already know that, but if not, cheers!

laraan · Post by **laraan** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:32 am

After the advice from vice, i did know where to look at.
it was an wrong registry entry.
tried the installer on my third system on the same machine. It runs very smooth.
The wrong registry entry is certainly my fault. had to work a lot with the registry for a project at my university and hadn't time to reset the system. seems like something went wrong unnoticed.

Great Thanks for the help.

Correct my if i am wrong twilly, but you only have to run programs as an administrator to let the programs have access to system directories like the temp directory or the appdata folder. This is what the UAC is blocking. So you can deactivate the uac, which is certainly not a good advice for some people or you can give a program administrator rights. if you right click on the exe, go to the last entry which must be something like properties in english, and go to the compatibility mode, with a checkbox there you can permanently run a program as an administrator. This works for 90% of all programs that i encountered. With that you can have UAC activated and run the trusted programs with whole administrator rights.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:45 pm

Hi Laraan, welcome to the game and forum!.....Hope to see you out there some time!.....

Twilly Frost · Post by **Twilly Frost** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:01 pm

From post: 130602, Topic: tid=8917, author=laraan wrote:After the advice from vice, i did know where to look at.
it was an wrong registry entry.
tried the installer on my third system on the same machine. It runs very smooth.
The wrong registry entry is certainly my fault. had to work a lot with the registry for a project at my university and hadn't time to reset the system. seems like something went wrong unnoticed.

Great Thanks for the help.

Correct my if i am wrong twilly, but you only have to run programs as an administrator to let the programs have access to system directories like the temp directory or the appdata folder. This is what the UAC is blocking. So you can deactivate the uac, which is certainly not a good advice for some people or you can give a program administrator rights. if you right click on the exe, go to the last entry which must be something like properties in english, and go to the compatibility mode, with a checkbox there you can permanently run a program as an administrator. This works for 90% of all programs that i encountered. With that you can have UAC activated and run the trusted programs with whole administrator rights.

Yeah, I started out running programs with administrator rights individually as you describe, but eventually I just decided to turn UAC off altogether. I have music programs that run in XP mode and cannot be run with administrator rights individually, and with UAC enabled I get a pop-up every time I enable an XP mode directX plugin, which can happen in real time recording.

I honestly don't understand why a single user PC needs UAC, it's not like I open or install files and programs I don't know and trust. Plus I scan them for good measure. Seems like overkill for me, so I just turn it off.

Glad you got your game working, welcome to the universe!