CTD after selecting nation

[ColinF]

hi I have an Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00 GHZ, with 4 gig RAM, running Vista Home Premium with Service pack 1.

Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT card

I have strictly followed the installation guide with a clean 1.5 RTW initial install, then 1.1, then 1.2 patch.

It opens fine, showing 1.2 and allows me to select options etc, then after selecting my nation I click on "continue" and I have instant CTD.

I have run validation and get:

"You don't have an original installation; There are changes to files, or some are missing.
However, these may be conscious changes you have made, to remod EB. See below for details.
==========
Changed file: .\eb\data\descr_battle_map_lighting_and_fog_control.txt (expected checksum cb93a428e536cfa294ff85bf1d9ceca1, got 23942befd1eebbd7b829f750745c3081)
Added file: .\eb configuration.lnk
Added file: .\eb multi player.lnk
Added file: .\eb preferences.lnk
Added file: .\eb single player.lnk"

I am not too savvy on computers and have made no mods at all.

Can anyone help please?

[ColinF]

I forgot to mention that I have installed in a non-default location, not in Programme Files.

[Tellos Athenaios]

The validation results are OK. There's nothing there to worry about.

Since you get a CTD on selecting a campaign, all I can suggest is to try running the game with movies disabled (-nm switch or equivalent option in the Trivial Script under Configuration).

[bovi]

I think you will be helped by adding the -ne and/or -nm switches to the shortcut that you use to start the game, as Tellos suggests. To do this, you need to right-click the EB icon and change the target, adding these two switches.

[ColinF]

Thanks fellas. Will try that tonight.