Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban - Critical Error

[madmak55]

Hi,

When I try play Harry Potter I recieve a "critical Error" message (show below)

I did search previous threads to find a solution to this error. Tried the supposed workarounds from EA games - with no success.

Here is the error message I get after I install :

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No Label

OS: Windows XP 5.1 (Build: 2600)
CPU: GenuineIntel Unknown processor @ 2408 MHz with 511MB RAM
Video: NVIDIA GeForce3 (5672)

Bad name index 1027/680

History: ULinkerLoad<<FName <- (LinkerLoad Transient.LinkerLoad12 26243699)) <- FObjectImport<< <- LoadImportMap <- ULinkerLoad::ULinkerLoad <- UObject::GetPackageLinker <- ULinkerLoad::VerifyImport <- ValidateImports <- ULinkerLoad::Verify <- ULinkerLoad::ULinkerLoad <- UObject::GetPackageLinker <- ULinkerLoad::VerifyImport <- ValidateImports <- ULinkerLoad::Verify <- ULinkerLoad::ULinkerLoad <- UObject::GetPackageLinker <- UObject::StaticLoadObject <- (Core.Class hgame.hgame NULL) <- UObject::StaticLoadClass <- InitGameInfo <- UGameEngine::LoadMap <- UGameEngine::Init <- InitEngine

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I have the latest Nvidia drivers(56.72), latest directX, enabled Direct3D. Had no errors during installation. Tried playing on Win98 only to get the same message (except for the OS at the top)

What could be causing the problem. Could one of the fiules be corrupted during the extraction process?

Is there any other suggestions?

[Luciel]

no label... u using originals?

[madmak55]

From EA Technical support page:

Question: Why do I get the following error upon attempting to launch the game?

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OS: (os info)
CPU: (cpu info)
Video: No Video

Answer: Please enable Direct3D acceleration. You can do this by starting dxdiag and enabling Direct3D Acceleration in the Display1/2 tab after installing DirectX 8.1b (or later) and the latest drivers for your graphics card.


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No I'm not using orignals.

[RK]

I assume u have originals u can test?? if not, bye bye!!

[madmak55]

OK, I now have the originals. Still get the same error message. Any suggestions?

[krondike]

1. EA Games tech support!
2.

I did search previous threads to find a solution to this error.

Game released, yesterday!

[madmak55]

Already tried EA support. It didn't help. The error message solution was there, but the implamenting the solution didn't make any differance.

[madmak55]

raised.

any solution to this problem?

[ash2dust2]

You have now broken a forum rule. Good job.

This is not EA tech support.CONTACT EA.

or

RETURN THE GAME.

[uniqueuser1978]

I had the same error but managed to fix it by running it in Windows 98 compatibility mode on my XP machine.

Good luck.

[DABhand]

God I remember this one lol

[Grumpy]

@Dab
Yes and there are still a couple of things which make me wonder and laugh about some of the comments in this thread.

Examples:
Read Joe's last post, he states 2 points and what he says is very true.
But then at the end he says: "Hungarians are not good at playing football either..."

Luciel's answers in the very next post saying: "i agree tottally"

Which makes me wonder? Is Luciel agreeing with the 2 points Joe makes or is he agreeing with the "Hungarians are not good at playing football either..." comment.
Makes you wonder? Also makes me laugh everytime I read it.

@uniqueuser1978
This post, that you have replied to, is just over 3yrs old! I certainly hope these people have fixed their problems by now.

[Joe Forster/STA]

By the way, Hungarians still cannot play football well which is a shame after Puskás Ferenc and his Golden Team from the 50's and 60's...

[Luciel]

i honestly don´t remember what was i reffering to, and oh my god, i my writting was even worst then! aniway, if i meant it towards the hungarians point, you guys know me, it would´ve been followed by a