Vista Install not working

[Ringers]

I am trying to install HOI II and then Doomsday on a Pc with Vista SP1.

I install from HOI II CD;
Install Patch 1.3, 1.3a, 1.3b
Run game, loading bar on splash screen stops about 3/4 the way across. If I alt\tab away then back to game, i get two messages about missing a nuclear submrairne.bmp and another xxx.bmp.

I get the option to abort,try again or ingore. If i choose ingore the game will start.

If i then install doomsday and the 1.2 patch I get an error from doomsday module error, and the game doesn't start at all. I read on this site that the module error can be fixed by removing doomsday patch and reinstalling.

I have tried this twice doesn't work. But I haven't tried running it from outside program files yet, which is which what the other half of the note said.

Anyone having problems with HOI II and Doomsday under Vista?

 

[sbr]

As far as installing the game with Vista you want to turn off the UAC, and do not install the game in the Program Files folder, apparently Vista likes to do strange things in there. Use something like C:\games\... or such.
*I have never touched a Vista machine this just things I picked up from around here*

Link to thread on manually uninstalling HOI2, I have no idea how this works with Vista.
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181594

Are you sure you are using the correct patches? HOI2's latest version is 1.3b . Before you install that you have to have the 1.3A already installed. Note that you don't have to install the earlier patchs, just 1.3A then 1.3b.

For Doomsday the most recent version is 1.3a . This is a completely separate 1.3a then the HOI2 patch. Again no need to install earlier patches just 1.3a.

Armageddon's most recent is 1.2, but you don't mention using that. Also you know you don't have to have HOI2 installed to play Doomsday? DD is a stand alone expansion.