Installation Problem

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I'm trying to install Age of Empires Online on my cousins computer.

For some reason it seems to take ages to install. Basically, because it takes so long, I exit the installation halfway, then try to install again, and it installs ( after ages). When I launch the launcher it says something like spartan catalog is corrupted. It tells me to run a full scan to fix it, the scan doesn't work, so I keep trying to install it and uninstall, nothing works.

Why does it take so long to install?

Why can't I play?

Help please.

Some specs:

Microsoft XP SP3

AMD SEMPRON Proccessor

1.80ghz

768mb ram

bla bla bla

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Hey, please try the following, which is from the Trouble shooting FAQ:

If unable; (Full Scan Greyed out) one of our forum users has suggested the following workaround that appears to be working for many users.

The work-around steps are as follows:
1. After installing the game navigate to your installation folder. This is usually C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires Online\ for 32 bit systems or C:\Program Files(x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires Online\ for 64 bit OSes.
2. Navigate to the “patchTemp” folder inside the Age of Empires Online folder.
3. Select all files in your patchtemp folder and copy them.
4. Navigate ‘up’ back to the Age of Empires Online Directory
5. Paste the copied files into the Age of Empires Online directory and select “Copy and Replace” for all files.
6. Run Age of Empires Online as Administrator.

Also please run the following command in your command prompt and send it to community@ageofempiresonline.com:

tracert spartan.msgamestudios.com.

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When that fails you can also try finding the file AOEOnline.exe

RIGHT CLICK on the file and choose "Run as Administrator"

This should allow the game to scan again or "unlock" Full Scan under the options tab.

If that fails,

Delete all the files in the folder that AOEOnline.exe is in EXCEPT AOEOnline.exe

RIGHT CLICK on the and choose "Run as Administrator"

This should start the download and update again and all file be up to date.

If not, Full Scan should now be available.

If this fails...

I have a few more tricks up mysleeveto help you get going so all is not lost. :)

Bill