CTD when clicking Start button

[unmerged(10200)]

A few months ago, everything with EU2 was stable with no crashes. I didn't play for a long time and in between I added a second CD drive (now the first drive letter) and upgraded to DirectX 8.1. Now, EU2 still loads OK, I select a country and campaign, and when I click the Start button the screen blanks, then goes back to the desktop. This happens every time (in theory, that should make it easier to fix). I reinstalled and found this happens with the 1.0 version from the CD and also after the 1.05 patch. Everything else I use is stable, so I really don't want to change drivers and run the risk of something else not working. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.

I am running an AMD (1700?) with a GeForce2 Pro and 21.83 drivers and a SBLive on a Win98 system with 512M memory. Disabling sound on EU2 setup and/or changing the screen resolution settings did not help.

Greg

 

[viper37]

copy protection problem.

if you try from your older CD, does it still work?

if not, you will have to e-mail Strategy First tech support and tell them about your problem (post a link to this thread, or copy& paste your post and my response).

 

[unmerged(10200)]

Same problem with either CD drive. I've emailed StrategyFirst as you suggested. One small question though. It seems a little different that copy protection problems occur after the game has loaded and let me make initial selections instead of preventing me from even starting the game. Can you explain a little more while I'm waiting for the StrategyFirst reply? Thanks.

Greg

 

[viper37]

it sounds weird yes, but I'm quite convinced that's it. Screen going black, than back to desktop.

If the patch they send you won't work, we'll try something else.

You could try this:
http://www.europa-universalis.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20775

and reinstall the game with the path; maybe it'll work

 

[unmerged(10200)]

I tried the NoCD patch from Strategy First and that didn't work. I then reinstalled DirectX 8.1 and that fixed the problem. Thanks for your suggestions and willingness to help.

Greg

 

[viper37]

glad it is working now