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I have a technical problem that I need your help with please.

Game Version & Patch (incl. publisher): Anthology (Arma 1.3)

OS & build/SP: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1

Computer, CPU & speed: Toshiba Intel Core2 Duo CPU P8600

RAM: 2.4

Free HDD space: 5GB I think

Video (brand, model, driver, memory): ATI Mobility Radeon 3650 512mb

Sound (brand, model, driver): ATI HDMI Audio

DirectX Version: 9 point something... don't know where this is

Other:

I read the stickies but I still have the following problem:

CTD upon clicking start game in any scenario. I first installed the Anthology components and found I had this problem, so then I got rid of them and installed (just HOI2, since I'm lazy at this point) to a Games folder under C instead of program files like some people have recommended. I also tried to update my video card drivers since IIRC someone with a similar problem solved it that way. No luck.

Thanks.

 

[sbr]

Go into your game files and rename the avi folder; you can rename it anything you want, you just want to keep the game from finding it. The Bink player that runs the opening movie causes serious problems with a lot of systems.

 

[Red Jacket]

Hopefully Sbr's advice fixed your problem.

If not, double check that you are using the correct Arma patch. It should be 1.2 - not 1.3 (doomsday patch is 1.3 IIRC), and that you are applying it to the correct directory. All of the anthology games are stand alone; you may have them all installed at the same time, each in different directory. Arma is the only one that needs a patch (arma 1.2) and it must be applied in the same directory where arma was installed.

Game Version & Patch (incl. publisher): Anthology (Arma 1.3)

 

[unmerged(111223)]

Well, I'll be damned, renaming the AVI folder worked. Since I could start up and watch the video without problems, I didn't think that would help, but shows what I know.

Thanks a lot for your help. (incidentally, that was a typo, I had the 1.2 arma patch)

BTW, is there any way to change the screen resolution for HOI2 without doing so for the whole computer?

 

[unmerged(12303)]

no - you cant change screen res for HOI2.

there are "hacks" that you can use
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=240726

but if you have no idea how that works id suggest against it as Paradox wont help you in this matter.

 

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Thx tried everything to get my game back and runing after i reinstalled it seems like it only needed renaming the avi folder for Vista to load the game
Weird though that it worked before i reinstalled it since im pretty sure i hadnt done that before i got the new sucky Vista on the machine

 

[Red Jacket]

Thx tried everything to get my game back and runing after i reinstalled it seems like it only needed renaming the avi folder for Vista to load the game
Weird though that it worked before i reinstalled it since im pretty sure i hadnt done that before i got the new sucky Vista on the machine

The AVI folder / Bink player issue is not exclusive to Vista; it happens with XP also - the real culprit is the bink player and how whatever system you have responds to it. Not everyone has the problem, but some do.