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Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:01 am
by SuperPCGamer
:doom: is a great game. Wanted to play the third game, though.

Bought the disk(s) and installed the game on my Windows10 laptop, yet it says the following when I attempt to run it:

"Please login with administrator privileges and try again".

Please help me. I'd much appreciate that.
-SPCG

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:24 pm
by Fused
Try running it as an administrator. You probably need to specify your the administrator of the pc to install it.

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:17 am
by SuperPCGamer
Fused wrote:
Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:24 pm
Try running it as an administrator. You probably need to specify your the administrator of the pc to install it.
That
Doesn't help at all

If I knew how to run it as admin I would have already tried that

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 6:04 am
by Empyre
SuperPCGamer wrote:
Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:17 am
Fused wrote:
Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:24 pm
Try running it as an administrator. You probably need to specify your the administrator of the pc to install it.
That
Doesn't help at all

If I knew how to run it as admin I would have already tried that
Right-Click on it, and in the resulting menu, select Run as administrator.

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 3:16 am
by SuperPCGamer
Empyre wrote:
Wed Feb 06, 2019 6:04 am
SuperPCGamer wrote:
Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:17 am
Fused wrote:
Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:24 pm
Try running it as an administrator. You probably need to specify your the administrator of the pc to install it.
That
Doesn't help at all

If I knew how to run it as admin I would have already tried that
Right-Click on it, and in the resulting menu, select Run as administrator.
kthnx

EDIT: nope :( didn't work

NOW I know why it only costed 5 bucks......because it's not worth crap! Won't even work. My DooM II disc for Doom95 was also five bucks but I managed to figure out how to use Doom95 on my Windows10 PC. Don't say I can't because I can. I think DooM II should have costed me $9999999999999999999999999999999999999999 instead of $5 but then I wouldn't have the game so I'll just be happy it was $5

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:18 am
by blackmario
Did you trying tinkering with your compatibility settings? Or restarting your computer?

I had a similar issue with my copy of the game at one point and restarting fixed it for me.
Then again, I'm using the steam version.

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:45 am
by SuperPCGamer
blackmario wrote:
Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:18 am
Did you trying tinkering with your compatibility settings? Or restarting your computer?

I had a similar issue with my copy of the game at one point and restarting fixed it for me.
Then again, I'm using the steam version.
Yes, tried all that shit. Didn't work

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:16 pm
by Dark-Assassin
I'm running Windows 10 and never had a problem with running Doom 3 at all. No compatibility settings, no admin privileges, etc.

Anyway, I suggest updating to version 1.3.1 and try again.

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 2:47 am
by SuperPCGamer
Dark-Assassin wrote:
Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:16 pm
I'm running Windows 10 and never had a problem with running Doom 3 at all. No compatibility settings, no admin privileges, etc.

Anyway, I suggest updating to version 1.3.1 and try again.
how the hell do I update my game if I can't open it

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:29 am
by blackmario
I did some research on the web and apparently it has to do with Microshit making changes to how the operating system works that has bricked some older games that use certain kinds of early 2000s era CD based DRM

Fortunately for you, there is a workaround
https://www.patches-scrolls.com/doom3.php

DL 1.3.1 from here, install the patch, and it should fix your issue.
SuperPCGamer wrote:
Tue Feb 12, 2019 2:47 am
Dark-Assassin wrote:
Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:16 pm
I'm running Windows 10 and never had a problem with running Doom 3 at all. No compatibility settings, no admin privileges, etc.

Anyway, I suggest updating to version 1.3.1 and try again.
how the hell do I update my game if I can't open it
You won't need to open the actual game to install the patch.

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:38 am
by SuperPCGamer
blackmario wrote:
Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:29 am
I did some research on the web and apparently it has to do with Microshit making changes to how the operating system works that has bricked some older games that use certain kinds of early 2000s era CD based DRM

Fortunately for you, there is a workaround
https://www.patches-scrolls.com/doom3.php

DL 1.3.1 from here, install the patch, and it should fix your issue.
SuperPCGamer wrote:
Tue Feb 12, 2019 2:47 am
Dark-Assassin wrote:
Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:16 pm
I'm running Windows 10 and never had a problem with running Doom 3 at all. No compatibility settings, no admin privileges, etc.

Anyway, I suggest updating to version 1.3.1 and try again.
how the hell do I update my game if I can't open it
You won't need to open the actual game to install the patch.
okay thanks it works now

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 12:38 am
by StrikerMan780
Just get the game on Steam, and be done with it. It's only $6.

Re: Doom3 on Windows10

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:03 am
by SuperPCGamer
StrikerMan780 wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 12:38 am
Just get the game on Steam, and be done with it. It's only $6.
I mean my problem's already fixed. And I don't use Steam anymore, it slows my computer down more than having 10 programs open at once