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TonyE -> RE: Playing HCE on a CD or DVD (5/24/2008 7:33:29 PM)
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Allrighty, after unexpected delays it appears that running from a CD under a limited user account works fine given the aforementioned caveat, that you have to be able to do a one-time registry entry creation.
What I did:
1. From my non-limited machine I created a CD with a directory structure matching my HCE install.
a. i.e. I have a Matrix Games\HCE folder structure on the CD, it isn't neccessary but it is what I did.
2. Copied my HCE directory into said CD structure (this must include the hidden file maga.mg). I used Roxio Easy Media Creator.
2. Burned my CD
3. From the non-limited machine, use regedit to export the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Matrix Games\Larry Bond's Harpoon - Commander's Edition" registry key.
4. On the work machine (limited machine) import the registry file created in step 3, this will probably have to be done from a user account with administrative priveleges on the machine.
5. Stick the CD in and give the game a whirl.
6. Do a File\Save As to change the save game location to some area on the hard drive/USB drive you can write. If you don't have a spot to save scenarios, don't use the autosave capability (Settings\Game Options\Save Every set to 0).
Depending upon how restrictive the permissions are on the machine you may have to re-establish window positions and that saved game path each time you start the game.
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