Unstability

I got an annoying issue with EB being unstable. I always wait the about 20 secs before and after battles and I don't have issues with them, but it usually takes me 2-3 tries to get playing because the game crashes often when I start a campaign/reload a save. This is kind of annoying because of EB's long startup time..

I'm already running without movies because they always caused a crash on me.

My laptop's specs are:

Windows Vista x32
AMD Turion 64 X2 1.6 GHz
2046MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

It should normally either start up without problems or just don't start, but not a mixture. Please run validateinstall.bat found in your RTW folder and post your results here, we can then see if your installation is bugged.

Oh, and welcome to the forums! I'll assume you know about EB and it's FAQ ;)

XSamatan

Thanks! And yes, used to stalk TWC forums for tech support but they're down now so came here.

I have installed all the 1.2 fixes from the topic and also the quotes from EB2. I can't see anything aside of those, maybe a more refined eye might spot some? :)

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Your build seems fine, so the problem may come though other factors. Where is your installation located, are there any protection mechanism on your PC, do your start EB (RTW) with administrator-rights?

XSamatan

Tried starting EB with adminrights and I can start/reload the campaign without errors, thank you!

I still get a CTD when quitting a campaign.. not a big problem though because I tend to close the game anyway when I do that.

Thats not the ideal thing, bu if it works for you it works for me! HF!

XSamatan

Blah. Looks like the better performance earlier was just a stroke of luck. Got a couple campaign load crashes again.

I've already installed RTW outside of Program files to avoid problems because of Vista, any other fixes you could recommend?

Nope, you did it all fine, you always can go for a complete reinstallation, sometimes this helps. Atm I got no other advice for you.

XSamatan