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Hepzibah3

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Please set registry key HKLM/Software/Microsoft/.NET Framework/InstallRoot to point to the .net framework install location.


Does anyone know what that means? I can run DH full through winrar but not DH Light which is a problem since I want to use the NWO mod.
 
I have installed version 4.0 and "Darkest Hour Launcher has encountered an error" similar to when the game would crash on Hoi2 before I figured out how to fix this.

I have the rough idea of what im doing wrong but its still very frustrating, I really want to play this game online with my friends and its not possible at the moment.
 
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Heres what ive got, if anyone needs any more to help me better im more than willing. At this point I guess im going to have to aim for finally getting DH working by the weekend.
 
Why are you running the game through winrar? That's first time I have heard of about using winrar to execute a game.

If you already have installed .NET framework, can you try re-install Darkest Hour then re-patch the game to 1.01.1 and try again?
 
Hepzibah3 said:
Please set registry key HKLM/Software/Microsoft/.NET Framework/InstallRoot to point to the .net framework install location.


Does anyone know what that means? I can run DH full through winrar but not DH Light which is a problem since I want to use the NWO mod.
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It looks like you have a Windows Registry problem, probably totally unrelated to DH?

Can you remember if you did anything to your pc before you tried to run DH?

Suggestions: Can you run other games?
Can you try to clean up your registry and fix problems.. use something like CCcleaner... cccleaner.com.. may fix it?

If you do find you have general Windows problems, you could try Repairing your Installation.. put in the disk, Restart, Boot from the disk and choose Repair.
 
Hepzibah3 said:
I have installed version 4.0 and "Darkest Hour Launcher has encountered an error" similar to when the game would crash on Hoi2 before I figured out how to fix this.
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How did you install this .NET framework? Can you run Windows updates to see if there is any update for version 4.0?

You can try novapaddy's suggestion. Visit CCleaner site and install the program. Then run CCleaner and click on Registry. Scan for issues and fix them. Repeat this few times until there is no more to fix issues. Then run Darkest Hour.

By fixing Registry issues, you'll be at risk for breaking something. I never have had a problem with it but you should take caution.
 
Done everything I can think of, repairing my registry errors with a free program, repairing my MS Net Framework 4.0, reinstalling DH like 10 separate times. (Every suggestion posted as well.)

This is frustrating as hell, im at the point where im thinking of trying to get a refund.
 
What do you mean with this? Why WinRAR?
Hepzibah3 said:
I can run DH full through winrar
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To run Darkest Hour Light without the Launcher you should change this line in settings.cfg file (use Notepad or any other plain text editor you like):
Code: 
Darkest Hour Full # Selected mod (must be a folder into MODDIR)

to

Code: 
Darkest Hour Light # Selected mod (must be a folder into MODDIR)

Then just start the game form Darkest Hour.exe
 
Judging by the fact that you had problems with .NET Framework at the beginning, your problems are probably still connected to its installation. I checked to see and even running the launcher directly from the RAR archive allows it to work, so it's probably not the case.

Most versions of the .NET Framework are not cumulative, that means that installing 4.0 version only helps with program targeting the 4.0 version (from Microsoft's website: "The .NET Framework 4 works side by side with older Framework versions. Applications that are based on earlier versions of the Framework will continue to run on the version targeted by default."). The launcher is targeting the older version, 2.0, to make it more compatible as it doesn't use any new 3.0/3.5/4.0 .NET features.

I guess that .NET 2.0 is not properly installed because you should have received more informative .NET exception window (as below) instead of generic "The program has stopped working." one.
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So my recommendation for you is to (re)install 2.0 version of .NET Framework. Windows Update would be the most handy way to do this. And I hope that it helps. At worst, you can edit settings.cfg manually to launch the game, as described in the post above.
 
Bizon said:
Judging by the fact that you had problems with .NET Framework at the beginning, your problems are probably still connected to its installation. I checked to see and even running the launcher directly from the RAR archive allows it to work, so it's probably not the case.

Most versions of the .NET Framework are not cumulative, that means that installing 4.0 version only helps with program targeting the 4.0 version (from Microsoft's website: "The .NET Framework 4 works side by side with older Framework versions. Applications that are based on earlier versions of the Framework will continue to run on the version targeted by default."). The launcher is targeting the older version, 2.0, to make it more compatible as it doesn't use any new 3.0/3.5/4.0 .NET features.

I guess that .NET 2.0 is not properly installed because you should have received more informative

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So, on a hunch I tried this and realized what I had been doing wrong. I was attempting to install Windows Netframework 2.0 version X64 when my computer is actually version x86.

Having hence installed Net Framework 2.0 X86 service pack 2.0 I found that I am now able to run the Darkest Hour Launcher! :) Thanks so much to all of you for helping me. This was a very frustrating process throughout, and I am sorry for saying angry words at the Darkest Hour developers because, in Darkest Hour Full, you really have an amazing game. Though, I am a fair bit disappointed that their arent that many mods yet geared towards Darkest Hour Full. Darkest Hour is so far the best Hearts of Iron experience I am yet to have, and due to running a low end computer I doubt I will ever be able to play Hearts of Iron 3.

Thanks so much to all of you.
 
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