HI shaun. That's what I did. I'm unable to extract the .exe file. Something is preventing me. It might be avast, but I highly doubt it -----Original Message----- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of shaun everiss Sent: 19 September 2014 05:10 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] help needed running adventure at c
well extract the game from the zip package and run the exe file. At 03:49 a.m. 19/09/2014, you wrote: >HI all >I am struggling a lot to extract the adventure at c executable. >I downloaded this game through audiogames.net. > First of all, is it possible to play adventure at c with windows xp? >My xp machine is the only one that I can play games on. >I have a laptop with windows7 but my laptop's earphone socket stopped >working completely. >For me its not possible to play games like side scrollers without earphones. >So if its possible to play adventure at c with xp, onto my further >question. >I downloaded the game using the latest fire fox. >My downloads directory for fire fox is inside the my documents folder. >This is what I did thus far: >I went to my downloads directory. >I highlighted the zip file containing the game. >I pressed the context menu key. >I choose the open with submenu and I choose compressed zip folder. >This opens the zip file using windows explorer. >I highlight all the files. >There is a folder called stages and then there is the readme.txt file >and the game executable. >I highlight all 4 items and I choose copy from the edit menu. >The copy item is definitely available; its not dimmed. Next I open >another instance of windows explorer. >I go into the program files folder on my c drive. >Here I create a folder called adventure at c. >I open the folder I have just created. >I choose paste from the edit menu. >The paste command is available; its not dimmed. >Now I have a screen showing me that the items are copying. >I can hear my hard drive working. >After a couple of minutes the screen closes and I am back in the folder >I have created for adventure at c. >But all the files except for the executable have been copied. >The stages folder and the read me are there, but not the executable. >I now go back to the zip file using windows explorer and I only >highlight and copy the executable this time I go to the folder I have >created and I paste again. >Again I have the screen showing me the item are being copied. >Again after a couple of minutes the screen closes and I am back inside >my created folder. >But the executable was not copied. >I retried a few times but still no success. >The only antivirus I have is avast. >Inside the avast interface I went into settings. >Then I went into exclusions; then into file paths. >Now I went back to the folder I have created inside the program files >folder. >I press alt d to move to the address bar. >Now I press home followed by shift end to copy the entire address. >I went back to the exclusions area in avast and I added this path as an >exclusion. >I did the same with the downloads folder. >So it cannot be avast that prevents me from copying the executable. >I tried several times to copy the executable after I added both folders >to avastt's exclusion's but no success. >What can I do to be able to copy the adventure at c executable? >Many thanks for any help >Bfn >Nicol > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the >list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.