Crash/game wont start up

**visiar** · 10-07-2009, 18:22

Every time I click on the EB single player shortcut it goes to the beginning screen it stays there for a few seconds then goes black then crashes. I added show_err and am using XP and installed it outside program files. I also patched RTW to 1.5. Any suggestions?

**XSamatan** · 10-07-2009, 19:04

If you use the trivial script, try to disable the movies, otherwise add -nm to your EB-singleplayer shortcut.

The fixes for v1.2 are in your installation?

If it does not work with the no-movies-command, please run a validation and post the result.

XSamatan

**visiar** · 10-07-2009, 23:09

I installed the patch 1.2 but it still wont start up. I added show_err -nm -ne. What is a validation exactly?

**XSamatan** · 10-08-2009, 11:51

inside your RTW folder there is a file called "validateInstall.bat", run that and post the result here.

XSamatan

**visiar** · 10-09-2009, 03:38

I do have java and when i press the key to continue until it's done, the results pull up a blank text file.

**XSamatan** · 10-09-2009, 04:08

Check this for your validation:

by Bovi
_ The validation turns up with a blank Notepad document on Vista? Try to get this(ftp://europabarbarorum.org/Validation/validation.zip) altered validation which stores the results directly on the C: disk, where it should be allowed by Vista. You need to unpack it in the RTW folder where you installed EB.

XSamatan

**XSamatan** · 10-09-2009, 04:15

Try this first:

Vanilla works?

XSamatan

**visiar** · 10-09-2009, 23:24

no vanilla doesn't work. I think i will give up I did the validate program and I keep pressing a key and it gives me a blank file.

**XSamatan** · 10-10-2009, 12:58

If Vanilla doesn't work, it has nothing to do with EB.

Install RTW from scrap, and then EB.

If you have questions on the installation progress read this: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=80270

Maybe check your drivers also...

XSamatan