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Hi All,

I installed EU:Rome and it seems to run fine.

Then I installed VV.

Now when I run EU:Rome it begins loading and then crashes, flashes a super brief blue screen, and then reboots the pc.

Both EU:Rome and VV were bought and downloaded from Gamersgate

I tried installing the EU:Rome 1.3 patch and it did not fix the problem. Nor did the VV 2.1

I have Direct X 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) and I just upgraded my video card drivers
(GeForce 9500 GT)

Any ideas on how I might fix this problem?

Thanks,
Dave

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System Information
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Time of this report: 3/18/2009, 10:44:05
Machine name: SQUIRT
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gateway
System Model: GT5058
BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 583MB used, 5396MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
 
Error Code 10000050

Thanks, Andrew.
Unfortunately the fix you suggested didn't work. And I did not buy it from Steam. I bought it from Gamer's Gate.

This is the error code from the event log:

Error code 10000050, parameter1 fffffdbc, parameter2 00000000, parameter3 80526653, parameter4 00000000.
 
System Info

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name SQUIRT
System Manufacturer Gateway
System Model GT5058
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 43 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~2004 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 2/10/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.2
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name SQUIRT\Owner
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 3,072.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 2.14 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.95 GB
Page File Space 5.84 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
 
I tried installing the EU:Rome 1.3 patch and it did not fix the problem. Nor did the VV 2.1
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Hmm, well installing the 1.3 Rome patch over VV has probably caused new problems, although that's obviously not to blame for the original issue. Let's try a complete reinstall:

First move any valued save games elsewhere. Then uninstall both games, and then manually delete the game directory - this is important. Reinstall Rome - it's best to choose a new directory like c:\games\rome instead of the suggested path. Then download and install VV from Gamers Gate, and make 100% sure you point it to the same path the game installed into (eg c:\games\rome or whatever you used above) Then apply the 2.1 patch over Rome and VV, again in that same new directory.
 
My Error Codes

Thanks for taking the time to try to help me with this, Andrew. I tried what you suggested. I installed Rome in a new folder. I did not give it the 3.1 patch. Then I installed VV and gave it the 2.1 patch (downloaded from Gamer's Gate where I bought the game). It did the same thing. When I ran the game, it began loading. It got to the second picture in the 3 picture sequence. Then, right around the point where it said, "Loading Graphics", it bluescreened and rebooted. When XP came up again, it gave me a message saying that it had experienced a serious error:

C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER37d3.dir00\Mini032009-02.dmp
C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER37d3.dir00\sysdata.xml

Error Signature:
BCCode : 1000000a BCP1 : FC7020D4 BCP2 : 00000002 BCP3 : 00000000
BCP4 : 80522A0D OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 3_0 Product : 256_1

I am concerned that I might be damaging my computer by letting it blue screen and reboot itself. Maybe I should just enjoy Rome without VV. At least Rome works by itself.

Again, thank you for trying to help.

Dave
 
Well I can only guess you have a bad copy of VV. Maybe delete it and download a fresh copy.
 
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