My windows XP machine is very nearly dead (it is 8-is years old and can not be relied on to run much longer) so I bought a new PC (of course). It has, as does ALL new PCs, windows 8.
I just finished days (on my DSL connection, really -- days) downloading the HIRES LOTRO install. Now when I go to run the games it tells me I need framework 1.1 and asks if I want to install it. Sure, I click YES it takes me to a microsoft website so I can download and install it. I download it and run the installer -- framework 1.1 is not compatible with my system and will not install.
I see turbine has spent some (considerable?) effort to get LOTRO running on a mac client which is great, but what is being done to get the game to work on Windows 8? I am a founder and have a lifetime subscription, which used to mean something ... and now I can not play the game that I have enjoyed almost every day since closed beta.
I changed the config for launcher and invoker to tolerate framework 4.0 now it gets to Downloading EN Startscreen 2 ... and hangs until it stops responding - restarting gives the same result each time, I guess a good try but not effective. So, I have no idea what to do now.
Anyone from Turbine know how to make your game work on Windows 8? I suspect more and more people will be using windows 8 (how about all those new Christmas present PCs?)
I just finished days (on my DSL connection, really -- days) downloading the HIRES LOTRO install. Now when I go to run the games it tells me I need framework 1.1 and asks if I want to install it. Sure, I click YES it takes me to a microsoft website so I can download and install it. I download it and run the installer -- framework 1.1 is not compatible with my system and will not install.
I see turbine has spent some (considerable?) effort to get LOTRO running on a mac client which is great, but what is being done to get the game to work on Windows 8? I am a founder and have a lifetime subscription, which used to mean something ... and now I can not play the game that I have enjoyed almost every day since closed beta.
I changed the config for launcher and invoker to tolerate framework 4.0 now it gets to Downloading EN Startscreen 2 ... and hangs until it stops responding - restarting gives the same result each time, I guess a good try but not effective. So, I have no idea what to do now.
Anyone from Turbine know how to make your game work on Windows 8? I suspect more and more people will be using windows 8 (how about all those new Christmas present PCs?)