2

I am a big fan of Age of Mythology and it worked perfectly on my computer on Windows 7. A few weeks ago I upgraded to Windows 10 and now I get the below error message:

ACCESS DENIED - Please login with administrator privileges and try again

I've already tried a couple of things, but nothing worked for me.

  • I checked if my account is administrator and it is.
  • I tried copying the secdrv.sys file from the CD to system32/drivers -> no solution
  • I tried running it in compatibility mode and then nothing happens.
  • I tried using command prompt to by pass the secdrv security as per this video:
    -> last step was blocked, so I don't know what to do.

Does anyone have a solution to this?

Improve this question
1

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
1

If you have installed Age of Mythology from its original DVD, it might not work with Windows 10. I suggest getting the Steam version instead.

You can also try to update the game using its files, I think there is an updater somewhere in there.

Improve this answer
3
  • @Michthan Agreed. But that way, you can get Age of Mythology + Titans + Tale of the Dragon -75% or Microsoft RTS Collection -75% right now! It's Steam Sales!
    – Nato Boram
    Commented Nov 25, 2016 at 7:13
  • Do you know how long it lasts? Maybe I can ask it for Christmas m?
    – Michthan
    Commented Nov 25, 2016 at 7:57
  • 1
    There's no "might", It WILL not work unless you effectively downgrade your system one way or another. "[...] safedisc is a very old technology and is no longer supported. It's not something we can just make compatible on newer versions of windows since no third party is supporting it." – Microsoft Employee Apparently including third party companies owned by Microsoft that, considering the new EE release, are now deincentivised to provide a patch to do so.
    – Mazura
    Commented Nov 25, 2016 at 11:08

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our privacy policy.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.