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Problem running RotR 1.5
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post 10 Oct 2009, 14:20
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So I've finally gotten to the point where I have some free time, so I decided to give RotR for a spin. The problem is, I cannot get it to work.

I have Windows vista 64, computer is a Thinkpad R61 with a GMA965 integrated graphics card with the latest patch. (The card has NEVER given me any trouble before.)
Assume I try I clean install each time, patched to 1.04
Assume computer was recently rebooted, no other programs running, with plenty of CPU, RAM and hard disk space to play with.

This is what happens, I run RotR (same thing happens for each option), and the first spash screen pops up.
Then, the custom RotR splash screen comes up.
The screen goes black, then tries to revert back to the desktop, goes black again, desktop again, black again

It then goes back to the desktop and gives me the dreaded "Serious error" message. The same thing happens with the new contra 7 as well.

Regular Zero Hour works just fine. Shockwave also works just fine. Other mods I tested it with worked just fine.

I'm a bit at a loss for what may be going wrong, somehow RotR 1.5 beta and contra 7 are doing something special that my computer doesn't like.
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post 10 Oct 2009, 14:42
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I used to have this problem.

What are your system specifications?


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post 10 Oct 2009, 14:47
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What sort of specification are you looking for?

4gigs or ram, ~3gigs free
A few dozen gigs of free space
Already mentioned graphics card.
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post 10 Oct 2009, 14:48
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What about your processor speed?
I assume it is >1.7Ghz?


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post 10 Oct 2009, 14:52
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post 10 Oct 2009, 15:05
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I move this to Support Forum


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post 10 Oct 2009, 15:23
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Alright, you have above the minimum specs smile.gif
That rules that out.

Are you sure there is nothing running in the background?

And did you install the mod as an Adminstrator?


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post 10 Oct 2009, 15:25
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Are you sure there is nothing running in the background?
Other than the usual stuff, antivirus etc, no. Like I said, Shockwave works just fine, as well as other mods. For some reason it only seems to be RotR and Contra I'm having trouble with.


And did you install the mod as an Adminstrator?
Yes
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post 10 Oct 2009, 15:30
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Your problem is quite probably due to the fact you're not running it using Administrator privileges. You need to tell Vista to always run the launchers for Rise of the Reds and Contra as Admin.

The main possible reason I can think of is the fact that the launchers for Rise of the Reds and Contra are batch based and the launchers for ShockWave/Zero Hour both are shell/executable based may be the cause as Vista may handle the privileges for them differently (especially with UAC and that bullshit).
In layman's terms, the mod files may not be correctly renamed with the batch based mods as the launching system is different.


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post 10 Oct 2009, 15:49
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I doubt that's the problem, as I am currently running ad administrator, and have the folder open and watch as the files are changed.

Good idea though.

I suppose I'll try fiddling around with stuff a bit, see if I can't see what shockwave and RotR are doing differently.
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post 10 Oct 2009, 16:16
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You could simply have a corrupt version of ROTR installed. Or you did not remove the 1.2 version


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post 11 Oct 2009, 2:30
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Clean install. No 1.2 trace at all.

Had already thought of the corruption thing, I had downloaded it again, same results.
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post 11 Oct 2009, 7:43
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...corrupt registry? If so, clean it up (but don't use Registry Editor unless you have the skills and balls for it! 8Ip.png ) with CCleaner or any other registry-cleaning programs, reinstall, and let's see if there's still something wrong...


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post 11 Oct 2009, 7:46
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There where no registry related problems to generals.
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post 11 Oct 2009, 8:02
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I'd suggest you manually rename all the necessary Rise of the Reds big files (0000AIROTR, 0000BetaROTR, 0000ROTRContent) from .gib to .big in explorer and then launch it as you would normally launch Zero Hour, not as you would launch any mod.

If the mod works properly it is a launcher issue, if it is still broken then there is a different issue (and I'd ask you to take a screencap of your Zero Hour folder so I can see a list of files).

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post 11 Oct 2009, 14:45
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I`ve had same problem, with all of mods.Maybe try to install latest patch
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post 9 Nov 2009, 3:36
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I had the same problem. Try changing all of the .gib files to .big files.


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post 20 Nov 2009, 4:10
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Obviously I had problems with uninstalling previous version, because every time I try to install,
there are still old scripts (I replaced them with vanilla ZH scripts, but they didn't changed),
could you release something better than instalation exe? Pack with scripts would be ideal, like is in the Contra MAC instalation.

Because everytime I start v1.5 the Generals.exe returns serious error...

the only option I have is reinstall whole ZH when I am home... (I have original TFD at home, but also no-cd crack) mellow.gif

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