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Vista - Bioshock can not Patch to version 1.1

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Old 05-14-2009   #1 (permalink)
drybones


 
 

Bioshock can not Patch to version 1.1

Have the original Game and disk.
Downloaded the Patch 1.1 and at every attempt to Patch I get,
"Access Denied".

Anyone have any ideas to get around this annoying Vista Home
Premium X64 BOTHER?

Many thanks to all who might reply.

--
Barron AKA drybones

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-14-2009   #2 (permalink)
Matt Hart


 
 

Re: Bioshock can not Patch to version 1.1

Have you tried running the patch as an administrator? To do this, right
click the patch executable, then click "run as administrator". If that's not
the case, it might not be directly related to Vista, or you might not be
logged in as an account authorized to run the program as administrator. You
may also want to make sure the folder that bioshock is located in is not a
"read only" type of folder, but how that would have changed I have no clue.
Run as administrator should fix the problem.
"drybones" <drybones@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23YVMp4N1JHA.1196@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Have the original Game and disk. Downloaded the Patch 1.1 and at every
> attempt to Patch I get,
> "Access Denied".
>
> Anyone have any ideas to get around this annoying Vista Home Premium X64
> BOTHER?
>
> Many thanks to all who might reply.
>
> --
> Barron AKA drybones
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-15-2009   #3 (permalink)
Joe


 
 

Re: Bioshock can not Patch to version 1.1

> "drybones" <drybones@xxxxxx> wrote in message
Quote:

> news:%23YVMp4N1JHA.1196@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Have the original Game and disk. Downloaded the Patch 1.1 and at
>> every attempt to Patch I get,
>> "Access Denied".
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas to get around this annoying Vista Home Premium
>> X64 BOTHER?
"Matt Hart" <Dragoonboy2004@xxxxxx> wrote in
news:4238CF8C-91AE-41B0-A1E0-4069AB13E800@xxxxxx:
Quote:

> Have you tried running the patch as an administrator? To do this,
> right click the patch executable, then click "run as administrator".
> If that's not the case, it might not be directly related to Vista, or
> you might not be logged in as an account authorized to run the program
> as administrator. You may also want to make sure the folder that
> bioshock is located in is not a "read only" type of folder, but how
> that would have changed I have no clue. Run as administrator should
> fix the problem.
yeah, I did this the other day, Right-Click the Patch file and choose
"Run as Administrator", and it'll install.

If you want to get around these problems in the future, when the game
asks "Where do you want to install this game", install the game somewhere
OTHER than your Program Files folder (like C:\Games\)

Folders outside Program Files are unsecure and can be updated without
requireing Security Elevation.

Good luck

--
Joe
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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