AOE II won't run says Please login with administrator privileges

Assuming you are using the disk based version of the game, the problem has absolutely nothing to do with administrator anything, and applying permissions as suggested above will not help.

AOE II uses SafeDisk copy protection. AOE III does not.

MS has devised a malware called DRM Blocking which prevents games that use SafeDisk and have a file titled  secdrv.sys  on the games disk from launching. I have more details in my post at --this thread--

Note there are many threads regarding issues with AOEII on earlier versions of Windows as well, so even

if you use a noCD fix/hack to get the game to run you may still need to do a search of these forums

(search bar at top of page) for other fixes. Fixes that worked on Win7/8/9.1 should also work on Win10.

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Hi,

I realized your concern and will assist you to resolve the issue.

• Which account are you using? is it an Administrator account?

You may follow the methods provided below and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

Change the folder permissions and check if it helps

1. In File Explorer, right click on the documents folder.
2. Click Properties.
3. Click the Security tab.
4. Click on Edit to change the permissions.
5. Click the box to allow Home Users full control.
6. Click OK and make sure the change is applied to all subfolders and files.

Your reply is very important for us to ensure a proper resolution. Please get back to us with the above information in order to assist you accordingly.

Thanks and regards.

Arun B J