MAJOR problems with Creature Creator and Vista
SJActress:
Okay, so here's what's going on.
I CAN'T FIND THE PROGRAM. It's not in Program Files/Electronic Arts. The only thing that's there is the EA Downloader. When I search for "Spore" or "Creature Creator", nothing is found on my computer. I can only run my game through the Downloader, and that's a problem, because:
I need to try compatibility mode, because my graphics card is a laptop graphics card (I have a desktop, the iq770, with an nVidia GeForce Go 7600 card).
Why? Because it "freezes". I can't get the next screen to load unless I hit Ctrl/Alt/Del then Cancel. When I re-enter the game, the next screen is loaded. I'm assuming this is a graphics issue, because when I exit the game (after Ctrl/Alt/Del/Cancel to get the "Are you sure?" page to load), the screen flickers.
HALP.
I have searched high and low today, and found a couple of people with a similar problem, but as of yet, no solutions.
Seriously, HALP!!! ???
ETA: People are saying their Vista problems are fixed when they uninstall the Downloader, but I can't do that, because it's the only place I can run the game from (because I can't find the danged Creature Creator file anywhere else).
Zazazu:
You know you have SecuROM, now, don't you? ::)
The EA Downloader is made of evil. Never use it. Anyways. I'm not on the right computer, but I believe the executable is "....CreatureCreator" with no space. Just try searching for "creature".
SJActress:
Nope, the only thing my computer finds when I search "creature" are the .gif images of the creatures I've created.
Yes, I know the EA Downloader sucks, and so does Suckurom. I just want to play the damned thing with out Ctrl/Alt/Del my head off. :'(
I would LOVE to uninstall the downloader, but it's the only place I can find the game!
Tsarina:
I had the same problem with not being able to find it. I ended up uninstalling, and when installing again, I wrote a new destination rather than to use the default. Then I went to that destination, found the .exe and created a shortcut on the desktop. I don't know if this will help you, but it worked for me.
SJActress:
I tried that, but it says, "Cannot create cache file" and won't let me change the destination (current destination: Program Files/Electronic Arts/EADM/cache).
I'm re-downloading anyway, as we speak, to see if anything gets fixed.
I'll find out in 28 minutes. :(
And I'm back! Yeah, that didn't do a damn thing. I still can't find the exe file anywhere; it's like my computer thinks it doesn't exist. I can't find it in any of the EADM folders either. And for the record, I search for Program Files\Electronic Arts\EADM\cache and my computer didn't find anything at all for that search.
This really sucks! Please help! :)
ETA: You're not going to believe me, but I think the problem is fixed (temporarily). Do you know what Windows Sidebar is, Vista users? Yeah. I closed that, and now it's not freezing! ???
Well, I hope maybe that helps others having this problem. I still can't find the damn exe so that I can run the game from THAT and uninstall the EADM...but for now, I'll live.
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