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Subject: Need help badly for Doom 3!
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I installed the game and everything went fine. Until, I double-clicked on the shortcut and it says, "Please log in with administrator privileges and try again." The thing is, I am the Administrator. Can anybody help me with this!?

  • 08.08.2004 5:57 PM PDT

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Hit the computer with a crow bar or baseball bat while calling it names like -blam!-. Then go in your room and cry. Come back and try to play it again.

  • 08.08.2004 6:00 PM PDT
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Seriously, somebody give me some -blam!- help, I've never had this problem before.

  • 08.08.2004 6:01 PM PDT
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ive got no idea
just opening and closing the disc trat and just hit play from that menu

  • 08.08.2004 6:04 PM PDT
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Didn't work. It won't let me do a damn thing.

  • 08.08.2004 6:08 PM PDT
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did u restart the comp and try

  • 08.08.2004 6:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: Riddick10
did u restart the comp and try

Yep, I can't believe this son of a -blam!- game.

  • 08.08.2004 6:13 PM PDT
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reinstall it and try

  • 08.08.2004 6:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: Riddick10
reinstall it and try

I've already done that. This is really pissing me off, I need a mod in here to help me out.

  • 08.08.2004 6:14 PM PDT

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Take the game back and get a new copy. Or call Customer Service or someone at Id.

  • 08.08.2004 6:15 PM PDT
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Posted by: CANNON 117
Take the game back and get a new copy. Or call Customer Service or someone at Id.

I'll do just that.

  • 08.08.2004 6:15 PM PDT
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mabey ur not the aministrator you thought you were

  • 08.08.2004 6:16 PM PDT
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No, I am the administrator. It's the only account on this computer (besides Guest).

  • 08.08.2004 6:18 PM PDT
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reinstall the game

  • 08.08.2004 6:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: Riddick10
reinstall the game

I already did. And I still wanna see if I can get an answer here before I have to call technical support, or return the game.

[Edited on 8/8/2004 6:26:53 PM]

  • 08.08.2004 6:26 PM PDT
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suks to b u

  • 08.08.2004 6:26 PM PDT
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try licking the cd

  • 08.08.2004 6:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: Y
try licking the cd

I did that too.

  • 08.08.2004 6:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: jshine77
Posted by: Y
try licking the cd

I did that too.


well then, try and shove your cockadoodaldoo through the inside hole

  • 08.08.2004 6:30 PM PDT
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*slaps Y*
You'd better not forking think you're funny.

The only suggestion Jay can offer besides calling tech support or viewing the support page (They do have a page for the most common problems, don't they?) is to reinstall your OS. That seems to be the solution with Winblows most times...

Edit: Ooh... Have you peeked around at your settings in the control panel? You just might see something obvious... Jay hasn't touched Winblows for a long time now, or any Winblows newer than '98 at all.

[Edited on 8/8/2004 7:03:18 PM]

  • 08.08.2004 7:00 PM PDT
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here's what you do... take the disc out of the drive, now spit on it, ok? now break it in half with your bare hands, and destroy your -blam!- PC. Then follow steps 1-3

1. Buy an X-box
2. If you already have one, skip step 1
3. wait for halo 2

  • 08.08.2004 7:03 PM PDT
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[edit] What version of Windows are you running? If you're not running XP or 2000 you will need to download a separate patch to make Doom 3 work. [/edit]

Peck, you're ignorant.

Anyways, whatever you do, don't give up. Doom 3 is one hell of a tech demo... and even though it's taken some bashing for it's formulaic gameplay, I found it refreshing to run and gun without another thought on my mind. The game actually ran at a playable framerate on my old PC, which I hope to soon replace. Anyways, good luck getting it to work.

P.S., don't blame id, they rock and John Carmack is nigh-infallable; blame Winblows. Also, if your account name is not actually Administrator there could be another Administrator account on your machine - it'll be invisible becuase that name becomes invisible by default in Windows. Anyone you know proficient with Windows? They could have the admin account on your machine without you even knowing it.



[Edited on 8/8/2004 7:37:56 PM]

  • 08.08.2004 7:29 PM PDT
Subject: Need help badly for Doom 3!
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go to the maw

  • 08.08.2004 8:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: Terran Grunt
[edit] What version of Windows are you running? If you're not running XP or 2000 you will need to download a separate patch to make Doom 3 work. [/edit]

Peck, you're ignorant.

Anyways, whatever you do, don't give up. Doom 3 is one hell of a tech demo... and even though it's taken some bashing for it's formulaic gameplay, I found it refreshing to run and gun without another thought on my mind. The game actually ran at a playable framerate on my old PC, which I hope to soon replace. Anyways, good luck getting it to work.

P.S., don't blame id, they rock and John Carmack is nigh-infallable; blame Winblows. Also, if your account name is not actually Administrator there could be another Administrator account on your machine - it'll be invisible becuase that name becomes invisible by default in Windows. Anyone you know proficient with Windows? They could have the admin account on your machine without you even knowing it.


I'm running Windows XP. Haven't ever had a problem with it since I got it, so I doubt its the OS. I'll just call tech support tomorrow, and hopefully they'll have my answer.

  • 08.08.2004 8:47 PM PDT

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