Frequently Asked Questions

1. "Unable to create install directory. Please ensure you have permission to write to"
   This means your windows user account does not have sufficient privileges to create the installation directory specified (eg. typically c:\program files\Aced.com). To rectify this, you should install to a different location that you do have privileges to create. Typically this is a directory under your windows user's home directory (eg. c:\Users\\ or c:\Documents and Settings\\). Failing that, you will need to upgrade your windows user account to be an Administrator (refer to section "Windows Administrator Account").
2. "Unable to create files in the install directory. Please ensure you have permission to write to"
   This means your windows user account does not have sufficient privileges to create files inside the installation directory specified (eg. typically c:\program files\Aced.com). To rectify this, you should install to a different location that you do have privileges to create files. Typically this is a directory under your windows user's home directory (eg. c:\Users\\ or c:\Documents and Settings\\). Failing that, you will need to upgrade your windows user account to be an Administrator (refer to section "Windows Administrator Account")
3. "Invalid directory:"
   This means the installation directory you have specified is not valid. To rectify this, you should install to a different location that exists and that you have sufficient privileges to create files under.

1. "An unidentified program wants access to your computer" and presents 2 buttons, "Cancel" or "Allow".
   This is windows vista asking you to run our software as an Administrator so that it can update files and save your settings/hand history correctly. If you select Cancel, the software will not run. You need to select "Allow" to let the software run correctly. If you don't want it to prompt you every time, you can turn off "User Access Control" in windows vista, but be warned, this will affect all programs on your machine. To turn off User Access Control, follow these steps: Go to "Start -> Settings/Control Panel -> User Accounts". Select "Turn User Account Control on or off". Unselect the checkbox for "Use User Access Control (UAC) to help protect your computer" and select ok. You will need to reboot windows for it to take affect.

1. "Required resource not available" "Unable to retrieve a required resource, please contact support"
   This means you are not connected to the internet correctly, or your computer is having trouble reaching our configuration servers. Check your internet connection, firewall and try again. Failing that, please contact customer support who can guide you through resolving these networking issue.
2. Unable to retrieve product manifest" "An error occurred retrieving the product manifest file, please try again later."
   This means you are not connected to the internet correctly, or your computer is having trouble reaching our configuration servers. Check your internet connection, firewall and try again. Failing that, please contact customer support who can guide you through resolving these networking issue.
3. "Unable to update installation directory" "You do not have sufficient privileges to update the software, please login with an account that has write permission to the installation directory."
   This means your windows user account does not have sufficient privileges to update files inside the installation directory specified (eg. typically c:\program files\Aced.com). To rectify this, you should upgrade your windows user account to be an Administrator (refer to section "Windows Administrator Account"). Failing that, right click on the Aced icon and select "Run as Administrator". If this problem still persists, you will need to re-install to a different location that you do have privileges to update files. Typically this is a directory under your windows user's home directory (eg. c:\Users\\ or c:\Documents and Settings\\).
4. "The program was unable to download the configuration settings. Please check your internet connection and try again, or contact customer support if the problem persists. The program will now exit."
   This means you are not connected to the internet correctly, or your computer is having trouble reaching our configuration servers. Check your internet connection, firewall and try again. Failing that, please contact customer support who can guide you through resolving these networking issue.
5. "The product is not correctly installed for the current User Account. Please download the installer and install it again. If you continue to have problems, please contact customer support."
   This means the software was previously installed by a different windows user account than the one you are currently using. You will not be able to upgrade the software using your current windows user account. The best solution is to re-download the software from the website and install from scratch.
6. The client is already installed but does not save my settings or my hand history
   This means your windows user account does not have sufficient privileges to update files inside the installation directory specified (eg. typically c:\program files\Aced.com). To rectify this, you should upgrade your windows user account to be an Administrator (refer to section "Windows Administrator Account"). Failing that, you will need to re-install to a different location that you do have privileges to update files. Typically this is a directory under your windows user's home directory (eg. c:\Users\\ or c:\Documents and Settings\\).

Microsoft recently made an error in their Windows Defender updates which caused an important line to be removed from the windows HOSTS file. This line is what is preventing the software from connecting to the servers in some cases, Vista users in particular.

To add the line back in to the HOSTS file, follow the steps below:

1. Browse to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories
2. Right click "Notepad" and select "Run as administrator"
3. Click "Continue" on the UAC prompt (Windows needs your permission to continue) or enter your administrator password if requested
4. Click File -> Open
5. Browse to "C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc"
6. Change the file filter drop down box from "Text Documents (*.txt)" to "All Files (*.*)"
7. Select "hosts" and click "Open"
8. Above the line "::1 localhost", add the line "127.0.0.1 localhost" (without the quotes).
9. Click File -> Save and then close notepad*

    *The original file will look like this:*

    /# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
    #
    # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
    #
    # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry 
    # should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the 
    # first column followed by the corresponding host name.
    # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space.
    #
    # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines or 
    # following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
    #
    # For example:
    #
    # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x 
    # client host

    ::1 localhost /

    ------

    *After making the changes, the file should look like this:*

    /# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
    #
    # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
    #
    # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry 
    # should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the 
    # first column followed by the corresponding host name.
    # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space.
    #
    # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines or 
    # following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
    #
    # For example:
    #
    # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x 
    # client host

    127.0.0.1 localhost
    ::1 localhost /