Thanks for the quick reply.

After I posted, I saw another post from someone who had the same problem. I used his method, namely installing in safe mode, and it worked, so I'm all set now.

Thanks again!

After many years of playing EIA on my old Win7 desktop, I finally broke down and bought a new gaming laptop.

This new machine is a Win10 laptop with no internal optical drive. I've purchased an external optical drive with a USB connection, and I still have my original EIA installation CD, from over ...

<t> Thanks for the replies, gents.<br/>
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The reason I asked was that when I started the install from my old game CD, before I posted, I actually read the "agree or disagree" license agreement in the install window, and saw that it states that the game may only be installed on one PC. I guess ...

<t> I've been playing AE, off and on, on my old Win7 desktop for many years.<br/>
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Just bought a new Win10 laptop. I still have my original AE install CD. Can I install the game on my new laptop and still keep it on my desktop as well? Don't want to lose the Win7 desktop game until I'm sure I ...

<t> I hope someone is still playing this game...<br/>
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I want to use the scenario editor to create a custom scenario, but I can find very little "step by step" instruction on how to do this.<br/>
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Specifically, I am trying to add more leaders to my scenario. I have created new "leader ...

<t> Can a minelayer loaded with mines be made to "offload" its mines, thus returning them to the pool? And if "yes", how is this done?<br/>
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In a game in which I am playing Japanese, I have many coastal MLs in Japan proper loaded with Type 4 mines. I would like to relieve these short-ranged ...

<t> John, Vader5 and I are poised to begin a BTS PBEM game. This may be a newbie question, but if we begin a game, will future fixes to BTS be compatible with a BTS "game in progress"?<br/>
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This will be the third AE PBEM game for each of us, Vader5 & I, though our previous PBEM games ...

<t> I own WPO, and am playing my first campaign now.<br/>
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But I am also a naval miniatures wargamer, and I would love to use WPO to "generate" naval battles, but then resolve these battles as miniatures wargames rathder than using WPO's own combat resolution methods.<br/>
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The ...

<t> If this is a newbie question I apologize, but how does one download attachment files here? Nothing I've tried seems to work.<br/>
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If I left-click on the "Attachment (1)" link, a window opens with a clickable link to "zipSetups.zip", but if I then left-click on said link I get the error ...