Just won't work

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Everytime I uninstall and reinstall, I get the same error. I have Rome Gold if that has anything to do with it. I have even tried to update it but it still doesn't work. It always crashes as soon as it nearly finishes the start-up and the error reads:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: RomeGame.exe
Application Version: 1.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 49463b0eProblem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: RomeGame.exe
Application Version: 1.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 49463b0e
Fault Module Name: RomeGame.exe
Fault Module Version: 1.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 49463b0e
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000247ac
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.2
Locale ID: 2057
Additional Information 1: fd00
Additional Information 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3: fd00
Additional Information 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160

It didnt do this before, and I don't know whats changed. I have windows vista if that affects anything.

Thanks in advance.

 

[AndrewT]

Try a clean reinstall into a new directory. Uninstall the game, and then manually delete the game directory - this is important. Reinstall Rome:Gold - choose a new directory like c:\games\rome instead of the suggested path. Download the 2.32c patch, and run it to install it; make 100% sure you point it to that same new directory above so that for instance the new rome.exe overwites the old one, the new romegame.exe overwrites the old one, and so on. Once done right-click on the game's desktop icon and set it to run as administrator, and to disable desktop composition.