Comp won't let me install 12+ games????????/

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#1 ebo_obe
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My computer won't let me install games that are 12+ or 16+ etc only 3+ ones does anyone know how to stop this?????????

It's a windows XP comp btw

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#2 GodLovesDead
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Are you talking about game ratings? Like Teen, Mature, etc.?
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#3 jpph
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im guessing you have some very tech savvy parents who dont approve of those type of games
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#4 ebo_obe
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yeah i mean thw game rating and it's not actually my parents but they got it of some who might have been....

any ideas on how to fix it??

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#5 MrUnSavory1
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I got a suggestion, Have your parents fix it. If they don't want it fixed then they don't want you playing those games. Live with it.
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#6 vash47
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I got a suggestion, Have your parents fix it. If they don't want it fixed then they don't want you playing those games. Live with it.MrUnSavory1

Exactly, thank that you have responsible parents.

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#7 unrealplaya55
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Tell your parents you will kill yourself if you cant play.
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#8 unrealplaya55
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And in all seriousness it's probably just a simple program you can un-install
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#9 ebo_obe
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well considering i'm 22 and my parents are in another country i doubt it's for the best of my innocence.

does anyone know the exact details or a website where it will show me exactly how to do it???

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#10 Makari
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what does it say when it blocks you from installing? this actually sounds like windows Vista or something more than XP..
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#11 jpph
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what exactly is the message comes up?

and i know this sounds patronising but maybe its just coincidence and you've run out of disk space. i know that sort of thing has happened to me:oops:

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#12 ebo_obe
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well what happens is it just says there isn't a disc in the disc tray but it's not the tray or the game cos i've checked it so i have assumed that this was the problem
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#13 jpph
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well what happens is it just says there isn't a disc in the disc tray but it's not the tray or the game cos i've checked it so i have assumed that this was the problemebo_obe

so when you put a 3+ game into the drive it reads? but not a 12+?

that is weird!

i advise you double and triple check......wish i had something more helpful to say

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#14 jpph
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check the change or remove programs list for something fishy
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#15 ebo_obe
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[QUOTE="ebo_obe"]well what happens is it just says there isn't a disc in the disc tray but it's not the tray or the game cos i've checked it so i have assumed that this was the problemjpph

so when you put a 3+ game into the drive it reads? but not a 12+?

that is weird!

i advise you double and triple check......wish i had something more helpful to say

yeah thats right i have tried all that add/remove stuff but i cant find anything useful

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#16 pvtdonut54
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you got your computer angry and now it wont let you play big kid games. lol
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#17 anolecrabcf
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well considering i'm 22 and my parents are in another country i doubt it's for the best of my innocence.

does anyone know the exact details or a website where it will show me exactly how to do it???

ebo_obe

Nice try

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#18 ebo_obe
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Nice try

whats a nice try??

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#19 Royas
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Might have some kind of nanny program left over from the original owners. If you can contact the original owners and ask them, do so. If you can't, and you can't find anything running that you can uninstall or alter, I'd suggest reformatting the drives and reinstalling the OS. Gives you a clean slate to work from, probably should have done that when you first got the system anyway, if it was a used computer. Then you can easily configure everything precisely to your liking.
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#20 Love_Hina_Lover
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So basically you have vista and your parents have set the parental controls to block games of those ratings. So youll need their password to unlock those settings. If you need that, go ask your parents for it
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#21 Love_Hina_Lover
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check the change or remove programs list for something fishyjpph


its vista, its built into the operating system he cant change it
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#22 hotreat
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sak your brothers systers pairents etc what they did.
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#23 hotreat
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my pairents wont allow me to see anything PG and am 15 for god sakes so live it
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#24 SaintJimmmy
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if your parents dont even live in the country and your 22 making it so its most likely your own computer why dont you wipe your computer