Cant host a game, faf crashes

[calzone]

since last update FAF throws this error. Before Update all went well.
I admit i still use XP,
%LOCALAPPDATA% is not set on my machine.



**FAF Version:** 0.8.69
**FAF Directory:** D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\FAForever
**FA Path:** D:\Program Files\THQ\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander - Forged Alliance
**Home Directory:** D:\Documents and Settings\gonzo\My Documents
**Stacktrace:**
{{{
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "games\_gameswidget.pyc", line 331, in hostGameClicked
File "games\hostgamewidget.pyc", line 115, in __init__
File "modvault\utils.pyc", line 161, in getActiveMods
File "vault\luaparser.pyc", line 286, in parse
File "vault\luaparser.pyc", line 249, in __parseLua
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Gas Powered Games\\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\\game.prefs'

}}}

[Ze_PilOt]

I will try to fix it tonight, but you shouldn't use XP...

[calzone]

yes, i will upgrade , but need some time.

but is this a Xp issue?
searched all drives for the "game.prefs" with no success

thank you for your time!!!

[Phlegm]

Yes, this is an XP issue, as XP does not have a %LOCALAPPDATA% environment variable.

For a quick (and ugly) fix you can set this yourself.

Right click Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables

Here, under User Variables click "New", then enter this:
Name of the variable: LOCALAPPDATA
Value: "C:\Users\<yourusername>\Local Settings\Application Data"
Fill in the username accordingly.
Watch out, the path depends on the language of the operating system!

OK away everything, maybe restart FAF, and off you go.

I translated everything from german, so the names and options are probably wrong. I do not have access to an english WinXP, so maybe someone can post the right options and menu points.

[calzone]

Confirmed, Thank You!
i am a windows noob,
Added the Env Var and restarted FAF, now it works.
Solved!!

[cmfrip]

confirmed here from english install that this works great. Thanks for info...

[Ze_PilOt]

Fixed in the next version.