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Hi

i have gotten the game to work with the fixed image( that is, the game launches, but right after the black screen with "2006 electronic arts" the game exits to desktop... anyone experiencing the same problem, i have new drivers, etc.

Thomas

yes, the fixed image does the same thing that both cracks and the original image mounted in d-tools 4 did, and that is crashing after the first splash screen (the ea copywrite info). one of the cracks played the first two seconds of the audio for the next splash before crashing and actually giving me a crash notification instead of the straight to desktop action. quite frustrating... and apparently not universal.

The same happens when using your original ?

well i really suc at backing up my stuff hehe ah hmm

any way i've downloaded a cloned version and loaded it in dt with no emulation crap, no blax, nothing. and it works like a charm. i'm about 22 hours into the game now with no probs.

the +7 trainer also works without a hitch.

yeah same happens with my original. i installed on my older rooamtes computer, was really laggy but it got past the splash. i have a laptop...w/ a 6800 and 2 gig memory w/updated drivers, well over the min requirements, dunno what it is. thought a crack might fix it but guess not. looks like ill be emailing ea then

interesting! i'm on a laptop aswell, 6600 ( you bastards with you're overpowered 6800s :P) that guy who had it working, desktop?

yeah xp media center on amd64

well that is super interesting... can we can some other input from people who have it starting/crashing at startup? this is going to suck when its a problem with drivers or something--i'm using the modified for laptop newest nvidia update, perhaps i should try reverting to manufacturerer set? ACB what driver set are you using?

there has been an issue with some games and directx
just as a check you should make sure you got the latest update for it

i have the latest laptopvideo2go, i tried with my older laptopvideo2go then when it didnt work i switched to newest ones, still didnt work. for direct X, that can be updated through windows update? looks like im up to date.

ok, i'm running laptopvideo2go aswell, i'm gonna try reverting to alienware's old driverset.

make sure you are replacing the EXE back with the Original one. and don't have the original file in compatibility mode

yeah, i just did a fresh install using the ORIGINAL game, only reason i reverted to cracks is because of this problem

Guys, if the game crashes without a crack, too, you're experiencing some crack-UNrelated problem. Read the FAQ on what software components to check/update and contact the publisher for help (that's their damn duty! ;)).

joe, we know that, we're just troubleshooting the problem--and for those interested, my alienware 5500 is now starting the game just fine after reverting to their released driver set for my nvidia6600 so this error is a driver issue--no idea which drivers are affected, but it IS a driver issue, so rollback my children, roll BACK.
and now i'm off to play (using fixed img btw, which works)
-mat