Welcome to the forum!

If you are new to the game, see the EB-FAQ (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=84854).

Are all fixes for 1.2 installed? You can get them from my signature if you haven't already installed them.
Please try this (ftp://europabarbarorum.org/Validation/validation.zip) changed validation.

If you are using Vista/Win7 be sure to install EB outside Program Files!

XSamatan