Hi,


When I attempt to install SimCity 2000: Special Edition, RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe Edition, Earthworm Jim 1+2 and Earthworm Jim 3D, the default installation directory is:
C:\GOG Games\game_title

However when I try to change this to the same directory as all of my other gog.com games:
C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com (Good Old Games)\game_title

I am told:
Path contains illegal characters: .()

Is it possible to correct this issue, so that I may install the above games in the directory of my choice?

Thanks!

The new 2.0 installers don't allow games to install into Program Files (x86) as it can cause issues with UAC and DEP in WIndows Vista, 7 and 8. So rather than have users who are less PC security savvy installing there and having issues, GOG instead has eliminated this issue by preventing installation to folders with brackets (amongst other special characters). It is just to aid better chances of running 'out of the box'.

GOG.com (Good Old Games) technical support came through with a solution that works perfectly... I'm going to be lazy and copy the reply directly to this post though:

[i]Hello

Some games require that the installation path doesn't contain specific characters (like dots). This restriction was placed in all installers, but later we decided that it will only be applied to game's that require it, an updated installer will not have this restriction.

As a workaround you could make a symbolic link and use it to install the game.

To make a symbolic link press WindowsKey + R type cmd and press OK.
In the newly opened command window type:
mklink /d C:\link "C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com"

Now in the installer use:
C:\link\SimCity 2000 Special Edition

Regards
Genoan[/i]