Windows 7 Compatible (WE)

[snebulan]

When i installed Windows 7 i moved all my maps to an external hdd... (to keep them ofc)

Now when i save the maps when i've opened and edited them (in Windows 7) they get some sort of lock icon on the actual map icons (when your opening a new map) and then when i try to play them in WC3 it's like they didn't exist (yes, they're all in my Maps folder and that stuff...)

So, anyone knows the problem?

 

[HaniBon]

The problem is simple:
The WE is not created to work on a W7... It's as simple as that...
If you wait some months, mabye it will be updated and work

 

[KuboBubo]

The problem is definitely not in the WE, I've been running Win7 for a couple of months now and I've never had any problems with WE or W3.


I think the problem might be with user permissions to access those files.

Try right-clicking each file and go to Properties -> Security and check if your user name is listed in the 'Group or user name' list. If not simply click 'Edit', then 'Add'. Type in your user name and click 'OK'. Now it should appear in the list. Click your user name in the list and then check the 'Full control' check box in the 'Allow' column in the bottom list. Click 'OK' twice more.

Now try if it works.

 

[1st_Vampire]

im using windows 7 right now, and making maps and playing them is working just fine for me. so when you edit them and save them in windows 7 they wont play in WC3? can you still open them in world edit?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Are you running WE in XP OS part or windows 7 part? I heard windows 7 has an XP emulator that runs equivently an XP OS while still running widnows 7. Or is this still not in windows 7 yet?

Anyway, probably permission related if it is already set to run in XP mode or if you can not get it to run in XP mode.

 

[BlargHonk]

That's not in 7 yet....

 

[Dr Super Good]

WE works fine in vista, so it should in W7, just play around with the options and I am sure it will work. Also make sure it is patched up to date as some patches help compatability.

 

[KuboBubo]

Either try changing permissions for those files, as i suggested in my previous post here or try running W3 as an administrator (right-click and select 'run as administrator').