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Youcantbeserious:

yeh i did now but still doesnt work so if u can offer and advice that would be great thx

Ya I ALREADY managed to do what was posted above on my Vista without calling Microsoft but it did not help. The problem is a firewall setting in your modem call your ISP if you need help with that.

Last_Legacy_Firehawk:

To all Vista users:

I didn't see a reply on how to do this on a Vista Computer.

Here's how:

1: Control Panel

2: Administrative Tools

3: Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

4: Inbound Rules

5: Age of Empires III (doesn't matter which version) might be on there, if so proceed to step 13 If not, go to step 6

6: On the right hand side of the screen, click New Rule

7: Make sure the Program bubble is filled in (should already be, it's the default bubble) and click Next

8: Click 'This Program Path'. Default path is %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires III\age3.exe (or whatever version your using, I used Vanilla as an example. TWC is age3x, not sure what TAD is) and click next

9: Default option is 'Allow this connection' make sure its set to that and click next

10: Make sure all boxes are checked, click next

11: Name the rule (I named it as Age of Empires III)

12: Finish

13: Go to Outbound Rules on the left hand side (If Age of Empires III is already in this list, you're done)

14: Proceed to follow steps 6-12

15: You're done

 

Edit: Three hours of being on hold with Microsoft got me the answer to this.

 After I did this, i quickly tried joining 3 games. 2 succeeded, but 1 failed, so i was going to send a friend a message. When I try, a bright red message comes up saying "failed to send message to '(friend)' reason 'user is offline'." But he was online, and i think he was trying to send me a message but it said "failed to send message to 'colbs (my eso name)' reason 'user is offline.' Anybody have any idea if this relates to fixing the failed to join, or is it just some unfortunate event?

Edit: Strangely, it's working now.

cacokrispies93:

 After I did this, i quickly tried joining 3 games. 2 succeeded, but 1 failed, so i was going to send a friend a message. When I try, a bright red message comes up saying "failed to send message to '(friend)' reason 'user is offline'." But he was online, and i think he was trying to send me a message but it said "failed to send message to 'colbs (my eso name)' reason 'user is offline.' Anybody have any idea if this relates to fixing the failed to join, or is it just some unfortunate event?

 

Edit: Strangely, it's working now.

That is a common bug on ESO. I have it too off and on.

Last_Legacy_Firehawk:

To all Vista users:

I didn't see a reply on how to do this on a Vista Computer.

Here's how:

1: Control Panel

2: Administrative Tools

3: Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

4: Inbound Rules

5: Age of Empires III (doesn't matter which version) might be on there, if so proceed to step 13 If not, go to step 6

6: On the right hand side of the screen, click New Rule

7: Make sure the Program bubble is filled in (should already be, it's the default bubble) and click Next

8: Click 'This Program Path'. Default path is %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires III\age3.exe (or whatever version your using, I used Vanilla as an example. TWC is age3x, not sure what TAD is) and click next

9: Default option is 'Allow this connection' make sure its set to that and click next

10: Make sure all boxes are checked, click next

11: Name the rule (I named it as Age of Empires III)

12: Finish

13: Go to Outbound Rules on the left hand side (If Age of Empires III is already in this list, you're done)

14: Proceed to follow steps 6-12

15: You're done

 

Edit: Three hours of being on hold with Microsoft got me the answer to this.

diggo11:

Last_Legacy_Firehawk:

To all Vista users:

I didn't see a reply on how to do this on a Vista Computer.

Here's how:

1: Control Panel

2: Administrative Tools

3: Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

4: Inbound Rules

5: Age of Empires III (doesn't matter which version) might be on there, if so proceed to step 13 If not, go to step 6

6: On the right hand side of the screen, click New Rule

7: Make sure the Program bubble is filled in (should already be, it's the default bubble) and click Next

8: Click 'This Program Path'. Default path is %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires III\age3.exe (or whatever version your using, I used Vanilla as an example. TWC is age3x, not sure what TAD is) and click next

9: Default option is 'Allow this connection' make sure its set to that and click next

10: Make sure all boxes are checked, click next

11: Name the rule (I named it as Age of Empires III)

12: Finish

13: Go to Outbound Rules on the left hand side (If Age of Empires III is already in this list, you're done)

14: Proceed to follow steps 6-12

15: You're done

 

Edit: Three hours of being on hold with Microsoft got me the answer to this.

I HAIL YOU - YOU ARE LIKE THE BEST!!! EVEN ESO MODERATORS ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO "THE FIREHAWK".

u shud hail me first as i found the basis 

ChaobSiroc:

cacokrispies93:

 After I did this, i quickly tried joining 3 games. 2 succeeded, but 1 failed, so i was going to send a friend a message. When I try, a bright red message comes up saying "failed to send message to '(friend)' reason 'user is offline'." But he was online, and i think he was trying to send me a message but it said "failed to send message to 'colbs (my eso name)' reason 'user is offline.' Anybody have any idea if this relates to fixing the failed to join, or is it just some unfortunate event?

 

Edit: Strangely, it's working now.

That is a common bug on ESO. I have it too off and on.

that bug is only on vista lol suckers 

FOR ALL THAT USE PROGRAMS SUCH AS NORTON OR OTHER NON DEFAULT WINDOWS APPLICATIONS.

I do for norton:

You should have no problems here. Norton (my version at least) registers all my gaming files automatically as virus free because it is Norton and LAST I CHECKED CONNECTING TO ANOTHER COMPUTER DOES NOT PROVOKE A VIRUS. So therefore Norton lets it go through free.

If it DOESNT you have 2 choices.

1. Open up live chat (useful if you have broadband, which you kinda need to play this game) and ask a proper dude that went to uni and is a nerd...

2. Read on.

Open up norton internet security (click desktop shortcut will do)

Go to options

Personal Firewall

Go to program control.

This is why whoever owns Norton is Richer than Bill Gates.

NO COMPLEX CODING. SIMPLE "ALLOW/DISABLE" FUCTION FOR PROGRAMS!. Anything that can connect to the itnernet is listed here. DO not fear it it lags. Programs downloaded from the net also count for some reason.

Go to Age3/find age3. configure and "allow" all ports to go through. This means Norton will no longer monitor anything the Game 'Age of Empires III" does and will allow any and all programs/connections to pass through.

This is done simply through changing the setting from blocked/auto/custom to "allow". There we go. Solved.

So now I need to have a talk with MICROSOFT for making THEIR OWN FIREWALL compatable with THEIR OWN GAME. It seems symatec can make firewalls better than Microsoft. I think these guys need to redo their uni degrees.