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Erreur d'installation d'Age of Empires 3 : art3.bar

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nico_le_penseur Posted messages 245 Status Member -  
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Hello,

Today I tried to install Age of Empires III on my new DELL laptop (HOME VISTA). A little hiccup, during the installation (with CD 1), here’s what happens:

http://www.hebergement-images.com/members/1204844157_Bug%20AOE%20III.JPG

If I click cancel, I then get this:

http://www.hebergement-images.com/members/1204844239_Bug%20AOE%20III%20b.JPG

On my Toshiba, which had Vista, I had no problems installing. I remembered that Vista was updated on my Toshiba, which I did with my DELL, but it made no difference. Should I install the "urgent" drivers offered by the DELL website? Or is there a solution?

I was suggested to copy the contents of the CD into a folder and use that for the installation, but an archive cannot be copied from the CD which is preventing the installation. I then get this: http://www.hebergement-images.com/members/1204844606_Bug%20AOE%20III%20c.JPG

What do you suggest to help me? Thank you in advance for your responses!
Configuration: Windows Vista Firefox 2.0.0.12

14 answers

  1.
    Weesy44 Posted messages 1 Status Member 61
     
    Hey guys,

    Well, I've got the solution for AOE 3. Let's say regarding the bugs at the end of installation (sound bar; art bar)

    Actually, you need to download AOE 3 demo (on telechager.com or clubic), install it, and after installing it, reinstall or install the complete version again, "BUT" check the custom installation, choose the installation path: "C:\program files/microsoft games/age of empire III trial/.
    Basically, install the complete version in the trial version, knowing that the trial version has the missing files.
    So that's it, I hope I've been clear enough. Well, see you later.
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    1. raoul
       
      I did what you said, but nothing works, when the game installation reaches the art2.bar file, the installation stops and does not respond... HELP
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    2. marc
       
      For me, it works, but the game quality is too poor :/
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    3. SMASHING
       
      I beg, I have error on internal 2349, what do I do?
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    4. Conasseud53
       
      mdrrrr your thing has crashed 3 computers xD are you a fishing computer pro!! go play with your wooden blocks... pffff
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    5. sixty
       
      Well, what you need to do, and this works for me having already had this kind of problem several times, is to start the installation normally until it crashes. At that moment, do not stop the installation, do not exit it, go back to your desktop (alt + tab / ctrl + esc / Windows + D to return to the desktop), go to "This PC" etc. to display the contents of the folder where the game installs. Select all the files and folders (ctrl + A), copy them, and put them into another folder outside the game’s folder (for example in a folder "AOE3" in Microsoft Games etc.). Normally one of the files or folders will not want to copy/paste because the installer is working on it (the problematic file), if it's a file go to the next part of my explanation (*), otherwise, if it's a folder that doesn't want to paste: in the folder where the game is installing, double-click on the folder that doesn't want to install, then select all the files and folders you can and paste them into your "AOE3" folder (that you previously created) keeping their place, meaning respecting their path, for example: if it's the "art" folder that doesn't want to paste, inside "art" there is a "xxx" folder and the files art1, 2 and 3 .bar, copy the "xxx" folder into your "backup" folder "AOE3" along with the other files that are already installed.
      * In short, create an identical image of your installation folder while excluding the buggy file.
      Then stop the installation, this should delete the installation folder, by default "Age of Empires III", hence the creation of the "AOE3" image, you have thus recovered a maximum of clean files for your game.

      After that, to recover the files you are missing, you have two solutions; in any case, I recommend downloading a demo of the game to know where certain files go. Once your demo is downloaded, you can recover the missing files by comparing your image folder to that of the demo.

      Otherwise, but this method is complicated. Explore the AOE3 CD (This PC, right-click on the CD, explore) then go to the file containing the files to install (like a .rar or .zip but another extension) there you have all the files of the game contained on this CD in a jumble. I will illustrate the method with the problem I had, I was only missing the maps (Amazon, Texas, etc.), so CD 3, I search for the file names corresponding to the maps I am missing, let's say Caribbean, so I find the files "caribbean.ddt" and "caribbean_map.ddt", from the demo folder, I know that these files go into art/ui/random_map/caribbean (if needed replace caribbean with another map name)(this is an example, not all files to extract go into "art/..."). Once these two files are found, double click on one to open it in a notepad, well it's gibberish, don't worry about it, select all and copy the content of the notepad, then close it. Go back to your image folder then art/ui/random_map/caribbean create a notepad file, paste inside (here, the content of caribbean.ddt) then save and rename the notepad as caribbean.ddt, do the same for caribbean_map.ddt, and you will have the Caribbean map available in the game.

      This method is quite complex and I cannot guarantee that it works.

      Once you have recovered all your files, if you are lucky, aoe3.exe has been installed and you can play (this surprised me but it works), either you are unlucky and you will have to download something that starts with "cra" and ends with "ck" for that I'll let you figure it out.
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  2. swija81
     
    I have a bug when I put in CD 3, it says: program files\microsoft games\age of empires 3\art\art2.bar.
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    1. Shanryu
       
      Hi
      I have the same problem with the installation of CD 3 of AOE3. A window pops up saying: "program files\microsoft games\age of empires 3\art\art1.bar."
      I had previously installed AOE3 without any issues on another PC, so please HELP.
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    2. raoul
       
      same problem as you
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    3. i_l_y_a
       
      Same..
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    4. Wipzou
       
      same, a savior please
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    5. jenaimarre
       
      idem
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  3. Jfk1913 Posted messages 1 Status Member 3
     
    Install one of the aoe3 demos
    extract the corrupted file
    uninstall the demo
    install aoe3
    after the message mentioned insert the file into the specified directory and click on restart.

    no guarantee!!!
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    1. Neograph
       
      I'm going to test this, I hope it will work, if you have more info...
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    2. Schiltorn
       
      Which demo? Since the trial demo cannot display the files.
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  4. tonydu07 Posted messages 6 Status Member 3
     
    me too it's been like that, it's annoying it used to work really well before now it's just bugging on the network so I uninstalled it and now I can't reinstall it it gets to 99% and gives me the error message that the song "leisurely brows" doesn't work!!!!!!
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  6. nico_le_penseur Posted messages 245 Status Member 17
     
    Something new: it's the same on my XP even though it worked very well before!
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  7. Rynelf
     
    I have the same problem:
    http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/8837/bugaoeiiiir9.png

    well, almost....
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    1. Motmot
       
      same problem! what to do?
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    2. gugug
       
      I also have a sound bar issue in the file to install, can you help me?
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  8. joefva
     
    Thank you, I'll give it a try. Otherwise, I don't know how I managed it, but I succeeded in copying AoE3 and Warchiefs from one computer to another (by going directly to the program files), but I couldn't transfer my metropolises; Warchief keeps asking me for my CD key (and it's legal :) ). Also, I couldn't get Asian Dynasties to transfer because even though I uninstalled and reinstalled it, I "requested" graphics that were too high for the computer, and now I don't have any image at all, so it's impossible to play :S.
    If you think you can solve any of my three problems, don't hesitate!
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  9. antalis49
     
    J'ai essayé tout ce que vous avez dit, mais ça ne marche pas. Je reste bloqué à souds/souds.bar. Si quelqu'un a vraiment une solution au problème, car je suis équipé de Windows 7 et tout fonctionnait bien sous mon XP (qui a lâché il y a une semaine).
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    1. MisterFive
       
      I'm having the same problem but with art2.bar; if someone could send it to me or upload it for download, please. If you want a file, I can send you one except for art2.bar. Thank you for getting back to me, I'm feeling desperate u_u.
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    2. tolbor_the _boss
       
      same except that I have art1.bar with a Vaio Vista
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  10. nico_le_penseur Posted messages 245 Status Member 17
     
    up !

    Don't you have a solution? My antivirus: Antivir, which Vista can't update, detected viruses in the DELL and Windows folders, and I either quarantined them or let Antivir do what it was supposed to do by default
    is that related?
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  11. Patratien
     
    I have the same problem despite all the solutions proposed with art3.bar.
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    1. MisterFive
       
      Patratien, you have a problem with art2.bar or art3.bar, because if it's art3.bar I can help you :)
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      1. Darkinou > MisterFive
         
        As soon as I start the installation, it bugs at art3.bar.
        I am on Windows 7.
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    2. Pasteke
       
      misterfive could you tell me how to fix the art3 bug please
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  12. julien
     
    Yeah, you need to format your computer because you probably uninstalled the game incorrectly, which can sometimes cause bugs. That's why it's missing.
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  13. joefva
     
    It doesn’t work: the sound.bar file goes through, but then there’s a new error.
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  14. freddezz Posted messages 1 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     
    Where is it on Vista (C:)? For example, C: Age of Empire... etc. I've been searching on Google but I can't find it!! Thanks in advance!!
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    1. Bender2807
       
      Hi, you go to start, computer, HDD(C:), Program files, Microsoft games, ...
      Hope I helped you ;) see you later


      Bender2807.
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  15. joefva
     
    Same problem with sound.bar.
    It seems that I need to download it or try installing it with another CD, but I don't know anyone who has it on CD either, so if you have a free download link for the game, please share it with me...
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