Problem initializing MTW Gold Edition

[Stazi]

Then I copied the cracked "Medieval_TW.EXE" to my game directory , which is 5.15 MB and the original .exe was 6.4 MB.

Tell me one thing, why you're using cracked exe when you got original game (I assume "got" means "bought").

Anyway, even if you manage to start the game the game you won't be able to play battles. It's nearly impossible with nvidia GF 8XXX, 9XXX series cards. I've tried everything with my GF 9600GT and I haven't seen any single report that MTW can be fully functional with these nvidia cards.

[drone]

Welcome to the Org, Al3x.

Tell me one thing, why you're using cracked exe when you got original game (I assume "got" means "bought").

Indeed.

My suggestion would be to reinstall, leave the executable alone, and try it in Win2000 compatibility mode. That should get you into the game at the least. You might still have trouble with the battles due to the nVidia 8/9XXX series though, and there are a few other gotchas you might need to tweak, but getting to the main menu shouldn't be a problem.

[Kikuchiyo]

The nocd cracks can be corrupt. I second the advice of the others to try it with the original Medieval_TW.exe file.

Don't install to program files, instead install to something like "C:\MTW", ensure that the directory permissions are recursively set to full read/write for all users.

Even if you get it installed and working Stazi is right that the battles will probably be unplayable due to the Nvidia 8600 graphics card.