# Challenge for Gamers- problems installing THIEF GOLD and ALICE

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-for-gamers-problems-installing-thief-gold-and-alice/426434>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 14, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-for-gamers-problems-installing-thief-gold-and-alice/426434 "2007-11-14T22:11:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-for-gamers-problems-installing-thief-gold-and-alice/426434/1 "2007-11-14T22:11:08Z")

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No one rose to the challenge a month ago, so I repeat AND add to it! Come one,  
gaming Dopers! Major kudos to whoever can help us get these game problems resolved. These are the only two games that are causing troubles. All my GFs other games are working all right.

Still thought, her new Gateway laptop won’t/can’t install her THIEF GOLD. She tried the “:\setup.exe -lgntforce” several times at it kept stalling at 94%. She did think she had them installed before but now finds no sign of them.  
So she’s been trying again with this 94% stalling as the result.

Also, she can’t get American McGee’s ALICE installed. A black screen & an error message asking if she wants to send notification to Microsoft comes up when she tries to get in going.

Here are her specs- any ideas of what to do?

Gateway NX860  
Model #M685 T5500  
Display: 17" WXGA Widescreen (1440 × 900 Max Res)  
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 (1.6GHz)  
Memory: 1024MB 667Mhz DDR2 Memory (2-512MB)  
Hard Drive: 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive  
Optical Drives: CDRW-DVD Combo Drive  
Video: nVidia GeForce Go 7600 (128MB)  
Sound: Integrated Sound  
I/O Ports: (4) USB 2.0 Ports - (1) IEEE 1394 FireWire Port  
Network: 10/100/1000 Ethernet  
802.11a/b/g Wireless  
Pointing Device: Touchpad  
Media Reader: 6-in-1 Digital Card Reader  
Battery: 8 Cell Li-Ion Battery with Power Adaptor  
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2)  
Software: MS Works Suite 8.5

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**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-for-gamers-problems-installing-thief-gold-and-alice/426434/2 "2007-11-15T04:16:35Z")

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For Thief, could it be something wrong with the disc? Maybe it’s been damaged since she last installed it.

You could try asking here: [TTLG Forums](http://www.ttlg.com/forums/)

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**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-for-gamers-problems-installing-thief-gold-and-alice/426434/3 "2007-11-15T04:46:51Z")

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Did you try either of the suggestions [here](http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=72813)?