Game Problem

[PeteH]

My PC runs Windows XP with an 80 gig hard drive plus a 450gig external (E)drive.Because of space considerations I loaded MS Flight Sim.X which requires 16 gig of disc space onto the E-drive.After installation I went straight into game play from the installation programme and all was well.

 

On trying to open the game again I find that no icon has appeared on the desktop and the programme does not appear in the list of all programmes.Nor does it figure in the "add/remove"programmes list so I can`t uninstall it and try again.When I try to delete the game files I am barred with an error message.

 

I found a way to get a short-cut on the desktop but this only shows me the programme files and does not open the game.

 

How can I get the game to run?

[Jelly Bean]

Now I am not sure of this one.

 

But the E drive have you right clicked on it chose properties and is it set to share?

[BJD88]

Tricky one..

 

I dont believe a program will appear on the system applications list because the device is not part of the system as such, as its removeable etc. I use an external drive to play some games and usually just have the files pasted so the program are not actually installed.

 

How are you trying to run the game? have you tried running the game from the exe in the game folder?

 

Also what error messages appear when you attempt to delete the files? This is probably related to security settings which are preventing you from deleting them. You may need to ensure you have the correct access rights on the external drive and try again.

 

Jelly Bean has made a good suggestion to try - I would start with that and let us know how you get on.

 

BJD