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More info?)
All right, I'll try those when I have time. But the weird thing is, once I
borrowed a (legitimate, not burned) copy of the game, and I ran it on this
computer, and it worked perfectly. But I juts installed had a new hard drive
installed, and the BIOS was flashed, so it may be because of that.
"Jimmy S." wrote:
> Hi Greg,
>
> You said you did pretty much everything, and from your description
> it sounds like the video card or it's drivers is causing the problem...
> I suggest following all the video troubleshooting steps this time around
> and it the problem persists you might have to test another video card.
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center:
http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
> "gregordonis99" <gregordonis99@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> | Yeah, I'm having this problem too, same thing,almost exactly, i think it even
> | said the same ting in the error message. Can someone please help, I'd really
> | like to play this awesome game...... and i have done pretty much everything
> | you said, Jimmy, so PLEASE HELP!
> | Thanks
> |
> | "raptor_118" wrote:
> |
> | > I have tried all of those solutions now and before I orginally posted my
> | > question. I have also since posting installed and update for safe disc which
> | > didnt do any good.
> | > Thanks for the help.
> | > --
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | > "Jimmy S." wrote:
> | >
> | > > Hi Raptor,
> | > >
> | > > "raptor_118" <raptor118@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news
6CA0C32-4BA6-42D0-8A3A-7E3FB94C88EE@microsoft.com...
> | > > |I can no longer play Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. When I try to play
> | > > | the game it shows the loading screen and when the game should start Windows
> | > > | comes up with an error. It doesnt give a specific error, what it says is:
> | > > | "Age of Empires II has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are
> | > > | sorry for the inconvenience." The error signature it gives is:
> | > > | AppName: empires2.icd AppVer: 0.14.14.914 ModName: empires2.icd
> | > > | ModVer: 0.14.14.914 Offset: 0020028b"
> | > > |
> | > > | I have downloaded and installed all the Age of Empires II updates and Also
> | > > | tried many different possible solutions that are listed on the microsoft
> | > > | website but nothing works.
> | > > |
> | > > | Anyone have an idea on how to solve this or a similar problem????
> | > > | --
> | > > |
> | > >
> | > > Let's try some basic troubleshooting. If the problem still persists
> | > > please post back and we'll try some more steps. Good luck!
> | > >
> | > > 1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
> | > > programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
> | > > blockers using this utility:
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
> | > > or this method:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
> | > >
> | > > You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
> | > >
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
> | > >
> | > > 2. Run a virus scan at:
http://housecall.antivirus.com and then
> | > > install MS AntiSpyware from: www.microsoft.com/spyware to
> | > > remove any Spyware or Adware which could clog up your PC.
> | > >
> | > > 3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
> | > > / Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
> | > > the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.
> | > >
> | > > 4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
> | > > Recommended:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Some games
> | > > require a patch:
http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
> | > >
> | > > 5. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
> | > > For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
> | > > Checklist of Solutions at:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html
> | > >
> | > > --
> | > > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> | > > Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> | > >
> | > > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> | > > Microsoft's Game Support Center:
http://www.support.microsoft.com/games
> | > > MS Assisted Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
> | > > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> | > > _________________________________________________________
> | > >
> | > >
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