[Bug 20240] New: Steam game installer asking for administrator privileges

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20240

Summary: Steam game installer asking for administrator
                    privileges
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.1.30
          Platform: PC-x86-64
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]

Hello!

I have steam installed and working well on my Ubuntu Jaunty setup, including a
few games.

I recently downloaded X3: Terran Conflict, but am having problems starting.
When I start the game for the first time, a dialog pops up:

TAGES Drivers
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The drivers require installation (with an administrator's account)>
Do you want to proceed now?

I choose 'Yes' and see an error dialog:

TAGES Drivers
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Unable to proceed (error 32) [or sometimes 1450 or 1723]

Then:

Egosoft
-------
Insufficient priveleges: you must be administrator when you run this
application for the first time.

Using the latest version from the Wine repo, and the environment created by
PlayOnLinux for Steam.

I have filed this bug IAW the FAQ.  I have tried changing the Windows version
from XP to 98 and Vista, to no good effect.

Would love to know how this is happening and to get it fixed!

Cheers
Charlie

[Bug 20240] Steam game installer asking for administrator privileges

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20240

--- Comment #1 from Nikolay Sivov   2009-10-02 10:27:26 ---
Hi, Charlie.

First of all try with vanilla Wine from repo, use prefix created by default.

[Bug 20240] Steam game installer asking for administrator privileges

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20240

Charlie  changed:

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[Bug 20240] Steam game installer asking for administrator privileges

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20240

--- Comment #2 from Charlie   2009-10-02 10:33:44 ---
Hi Nikolay

Sorry, I should have mentioned in the report- I was compelled to let
PlayOnLinux install Steam and create its own environment, as it doesn't install
on a Vanilla wine.

Sorry that's not more help...

Charlie

[Bug 20240] Steam game installer asking for administrator privileges

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20240

Juan Lang  changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |INVALID

--- Comment #3 from Juan Lang   2009-10-02 11:30:02 ---
In that case you need to log a bug for steam not installing, and take up this
problem with the PlayOnLinux folks.  This is not a support forum for them.

[Bug 20240] Steam game installer asking for administrator privileges

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20240

Jeff Zaroyko  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED
         Resolution|INVALID                     |DUPLICATE

--- Comment #4 from Jeff Zaroyko   2009-10-02 17:52:08 ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> In that case you need to log a bug for steam not installing, and take up this
> problem with the PlayOnLinux folks.  This is not a support forum for them.

Even though POL is used, the message refers to TAGES copy protection which
looks like it installs device drivers.  I'd be more inclined to say it's a
duplicate of bug 10264 which deals with TAGES.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 10264 ***