EB freezes at the the 2nd loading screen and has to be shut

Can someone help me with this problem? My EB freezes at the starting screen before the main menue(the one with the qoting and so on) and I get the a message that says 'protection error'. Plz help me it's driving me crazy^^

Please see the EB installation validation sticky for a checklist of things you should try to make the game work.

Well I actually installed all fixes, uninstalled EB, used my reg cleaner and even defragmented my hard drive. Is there anything more I can do?

Protection error? Don't spose your using a cracked copy of RTW are you?

No I'm not^^

This is the current list of things that have helped people get the game to work, copied from the validation thread I pointed you to:

There are a number of different things people have done to make their troublesome installations work. I suggest that if your installation does not work, that you try all of these. Please copy this checklist into your help thread when you create it, marking the ones you've tried so far.
_ Using a nocd crack? Your game won't work, use the original executable instead. There is no point in trying the rest of the list until you install a fresh, clean 1.5 RTW.
_ Install RTW and EB once again, from scratch
_ Install using 7-zip rather than installer
_ Download a map.rwm file and place it in eb/data/world/maps/base (requires both the disaster and Oppida permanent fixes)
_ Add -nm to the shortcut
_ Delete some interfering files that Vista hides in its bowels
_ Run the validation tool to diagnose the problem
_ Install the fixes linked in my sig
_ Add more swap space in Windows, and other technical measures you can take
_ Using RTW Gold? Try to uninstall everything and do not install BI
_ Got an ATI Radeon X700 graphics card? Apparently some setting called "Support DXT textures format" is creating problems. Try to change this setting for the driver called "Support DXT textures format".

I do not respond to PMs asking for help. Use the forum thread.

I'm sorry I was just hoping for an immediate answer. So what do u mean by 'Add -nm to the shortcut'? And how can I run the validation tool to diagnose the problem?

Your shortcut has a number of switches. It will look something like
c:\your\rtw\folder\RomeTW.exe -mod:eb

Change it to
c:\your\rtw\folder\RomeTW.exe -mod:eb -nm

Please say which part of the usage instructions of the validation tool are unclear.

Thank you SO much! I added -nm and now it works. :2thumbsup: