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EU2 does not work under my XP HE :( :( :(

Thats what I read:
AppName: eu2.exe AppVer: 1.0.0.1 ModName: ntdll.dll
ModVer: 5.1.2600.0 Offset: 0002e22a

Microsoft Aid Center is a place for proffesional programmers only I supose, like any help file :(
I do not understand nothing of such mumble :mad:

I am in despair...
 
The only problem I had using EU with XP was that BinkVideo doesn't work with XP. I don't know if this is the same problem you're having or not--I don't know what the error message means any more than you do--but you might try renaming your the EU directory called 'avi' to something else.

Hope this helps or, if not, someone else knows what's wrong.
 
Originally posted by Wasa
I have no problems at all with XP and EUII
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My neither.
I think that bink player was automatically disables on my PC. Wjat do I miss not having that player?
 
Wow, I just upgraded to window XP and was waiting for the new patch before reinstalling the game... Reading this thread has made me very nervous.:(
 
Don't worry, you will be able to play the game on XP. You may have to kill the BinkPlay process from the task manager (ctrl + shift + esc) to get past the intro video but it is only on some systems. I have 3 different machines running XP and I still haven't been able to reproduce this behaviour.


Patric
 
Originally posted by Patric
Don't worry, you will be able to play the game on XP. You may have to kill the BinkPlay process from the task manager (ctrl + shift + esc) to get past the intro video but it is only on some systems. I have 3 different machines running XP and I still haven't been able to reproduce this behaviour.


Patric
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That is because you have that alien avatar - it prevents BinkPlay errors.:D

Now if we all had custom avatars there would be fewer problems.:)
 
Hm, I tried to change AVI directory. Do not help.
However I haven't noticed binkplay activity file in my task manager at all!

Why doesn't EU work?
After click of EU icon a window pops: up:
"Critical error excel file not found" (sic!)

I do not understand what's going on!!! :( :( :(
 
Originally posted by pithorr
Hm, I tried to change AVI directory. Do not help.
However I haven't noticed binkplay activity file in my task manager at all!

Why doesn't EU work?
After click of EU icon a window pops: up:
"Critical error excel file not found" (sic!)

I do not understand what's going on!!! :( :( :(
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Did you install the game to the default directory?
 
Yes, I did:
C:\Program Files\Paradox\Europa Universalis II
 
Originally posted by pithorr
Yes, I did:
C:\Program Files\Paradox\Europa Universalis II
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If I remember correctly the "excel file not found" meant that something was in the wrong directory or had been altered.
I suggest that you uninstall and reinstall again. Do not apply any patch - try the game first. Do not apply any Mods etc.
 
Originally posted by Uglyduck


If I remember correctly the "excel file not found" meant that something was in the wrong directory or had been altered.
I suggest that you uninstall and reinstall again. Do not apply any patch - try the game first. Do not apply any Mods etc.
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OK I'll try
In matter fact I only tried after patching 1.04 and EEPing...
 
Yaabaadaabaaadoooo!!!
It works...
...patched 1.04 as well...
Now I must check if it does with EEP installed manually... :)

Thanks a lot ducky... :)
 
For what it's worth, I had to disable the Blinkplay too. It would lock up and ctrl+shirt+esc just dumped me out back on my desktop. On a positive note, I've had only one CTD in about 100 hours of gameplay since then...MUCH better than my 1/hr rate on Win ME.
 
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