No problem, thank you very much for your time and efforts. I've just checked out the maxi image further down the page and that works absolutely fine (as does the original exe) so it must be something that is altered as a result of the activemark protection that is causing this

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running in compatability mode produces strange results. The first time that you run the exe after selecting one of the compatability modes is works absolutely fine and the process exits when you quit. However, if i run the program a second time the process does not quit when you exit the game. Very weird!

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Similarly, if you make the exe file read only, it works the first time you exit the game, but subsequent tries don't work

Question, how does one uninstall a patch? That is, go from 1.1 back to 1.0, without uninstalling the whole shebang?

If there is no uninstaller in Add/Remove or in the programs shortcuts try running the patch again to see if it has an uninstaller, if not then it's an uninstall and reinstall.

thanks
 

anyone know where to get original medieval2.exe v1.0 w/o noCD

Obviously, on your original CD/DVD.

I think its impossible without reinstallation.

hmmm i get crashes after an hour or so freeze than crash, might have to reinstall the whole thing nuts o.

Hey duds,
I have a version 1.2 and tried all game fixes available on the net and still not working, always getting "Fatal error system...etc ".

maciozo, the game fix you did for version 1.1 is 54 mb size, so is by any chance you created a one for the version 1.2 which is bigger

size than 18.8 mb.

Your help all duds will be really nice.

Bye

To rudeness, I'll respond pretty much the same.
We do not check the forums just to make sure that you posted something.
Now, why don't you update to v1.3? There is a working crack for that patch. The crack for v1.2 had problems. So you can always update to the latest patch and use the crack for v1.3. It is available at gamecopyworld.
If still have problems, check if you have the latest drivers, the latest directX and such.
Install order if you have the Kingdoms expansion:
1.MTW II
2.Kingdoms(it will also patch MTW2)
3.patch 1.3 for Kingdoms
4.crack for v1.3 for Kingdoms
If you don't have Kingdoms
1.MTW II
2.patch 1.3 for MTW(check dlh.net, gamershell.com or the official game page)
3.crack for MTW v1.3(available at www.gamecopyworld.com)
The working cracks are for v1.0, 1.1 and 1.3 for MTW II and the 1.3 fro MTW II: Kingdoms.
You don't deserve help, but you've still got it.

@kfgd63: Banned, forum rules #7, #8 and #11.

Errr Joe are you on the whacky backie or something :P

It didnt look like he was rude etc. Or was there more to the story and posts got deleted or something?

Yes, there was more to the story and a post got deleted.