Erwin

However, Company of Heroes is rated 30-something. So, the rating system seems to leave something to be desired...

I do have receipt.txt in the '\Users\{your account name}\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Battlefront\Combat Mission Shock Force' directory. However, receipt.txt doesn't appear in the regular CMSF directory. So, I copied receipt.txt to the main CMSF directory, so that they both have the file. Still no start. Rebooting didn't help. I wanted to try unlicensing, turning ZoneAlarm off and relicense. I tried the unlicense option off my START menu, but get "Application failed..." again! Ok, I thought, the game hasn't licensed properly like you suggested. I uninstalled and reinstalled. But, there is NO option to "license" the game - only an "uninstall" option that won't start. So, while I can uninstall, I don't know how to unlicense and then license again. It's as if the app is at war with itself and can't decide whether or not it is actually licensed.

I wasn't sure if this forum is an informal user tech support, or actual BFS support. Do I need to send BFS an official "ticket?"

I tried functioning at 1280x960 but CMSF still wouldn't run. (And it's very hard to read stuff on the screen at that res as everything is so huge - so have reverted back to my max res.) I uninstalled and re-installed the base CMSF. Still doesn't work, but I went thru all your check points: display size .txt is back to 0 0 (I note that there is no third "0" re refresh rate.) LicCtrlService is in Services and it is running. Runservice.exe and mmfs.dll and lcmmfu.cpl are in the Windows folder. However... Runservice.exe is NOT present in Start Task Manager under either the Processes or Services tab. There is no receipt.txt in the CMSF directory. (I note that every time I try to start CMSF or most any other app, I get a window asking me "if I want to allow... to make changes" etc. I still wonder if I have an incompatible security setting somewhere.) I looked at DEP and tried reselecting "...DEP for essential programs..." no effect. Then I selected "...except those I select" and added CM Shock Force.exe. But, I wonder if I am doing this correctly: I click on Add... then find the CMSF folder and double click on CM Shock Force.exe. What then appears in the DEP window is "CM Shock Force.exe." Didn't you say that the extension shouldn't be seen? I also added Runservice in the same way. (Again, I see Runservice.exe in the DEP window.) I rebooted, but CMSF still won't start. This time, I get no error message however(!) I get the feeling eveything revolves around not being able license properly - and possibly an internet connection issue with BFC due to my security settings. For example, I notice that I have "Internet Protected Mode: On." At some (not all) sites, I cannot d/l files and get a "Your current internet settings do not allow this file to be downloaded." What level should I have my Security and Privacy settings at? Based on what you already know about my system and what we tried, what next should I do first? Thanks...

I also wonder if I have my security settings too high as I have problems navigating some websites that I don't have with my old computer (which I still also use). Could that be an issue - not communicating with BFS properly? If so, what Privacy and Security settings are needed or recommended?

I set the 'display size.txt' to: 2560 1600 75 That's my monitor's current resolution setting that I use (it's a 30" Dell). Hopefully, setting refresh to 75 rather than 60 doesn't affect anything deleteriously. The demos run fine. What res do you recommend for the file, and should I therefore select the same for the monitor?

Am back and am going to try uninstalling and reinstalling the base CMSF game again. Re resolution. Should I try setting the game to my monitor resolution (2560x1600) or the monitor to the max in-game resolution? FYI: I did manually reset the game res. to my (max) monitor resolution with no result. But, I haven't tried reducing my monitor resolution (shame to have to do that). There are just so many dam variables!

I'll let you know... thanks

This is starting to remind me of the tech problems with the otherwise xnt Panzer Elite (all those tears/years ago). So, should I just try a complete uninstall including license and try to install from the beginning again? Is this a problem from Win7 being too new that there are inherent conflicts or problems? What else can I do, or check to get CMSF running? It shouldn't be this hard.

Kawa: You you should start a separate thread on your problem as otherwise it will get confusing as to whether tech support is addressing my problem or yours. Good luck!

Willco later... Re "Run as Admin" I noticed that my (free d/l) SpyBot won't let me Immunize after an update as it says that I need to be elevated to Admin. But, I have right clicked on the SpybotSD.exe and clicked on Admin several times, and it STILL says I need to be elevated to Admin. Could there be something else going on here that is causing these CMSF issues? Incidentally, I also have the free d/l versions of AVG and AdAware. Is there something I may need to turn off to run CMSF?

I copied receipt.txt (it is the second 02/02 activation as the first is on my old computer) to the main CMSF folder (containing the .exe file). Still won't start. Same (0x0000005) message. Do I need to reboot, or...? (BTW: For safety, should I reset the View tabs back to "default?")

If this is an Assault Op. units that are deemed to be "behind enemy lines" are fixed there and not returned to their own lines as in an Advance, neither will units "behind enemy lines" be supplied (according to the manual). If you saved the last turn of the previous battle it would be interesting to check what units received ammo resupply and which did not.

The CM1 engine was developed with relatively low res compared to today's tech.

Ok. I see a receipt.txt file. You want me to post contents here or e-mail it someplace? (I rechecked that I was Admin and tried to start the game manually from the directory, but still no go...) Note that the address is .../VirtualStore/Program Files (x86)/SIMS/Battlefront/... etc. I hope that putting everything in a SIMS folder isn't a problem.

I will attempt what you suggest. But, FYI: I have not yet attempted to unlicence. I have uninstalled and loaded the game 3 times, but have never selected the unlicense option. Should one unlicense when one uninstalls? If that is an issue, maybe I should also attempt a complete uninstall and unlicense and start from the beginning again(?). (Have been enjoying replaying the sample scenarios in the demo. But, I sure hope we can get the full game up and running heh...)

Under Admin , I do not see a folder called AppData. Since I noticed that Win7 provides multiple Download folders (not sure why some d/ld'd apps save to one d/l folder and others to another) I wonder if there are also multiple folders for Admin(?) and maybe another one has the address you wrote: '\Users\{your account name}\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Battlefront\Combat Mission Shock Force'

I have Users\Admin\ but after that I do not see any {account name}\AppData\Local etc. Followed your instructions re adding <space> -unlicense, but got "...application was unable to start... (0xc0000005)."

Am almost embarrassed to ask, but what is the "VirtualStore directory?" I don't know where \Users\ is. Is this on my computer or at BFS site? How do I find it? BTW: I notice that my machine has "Internet Protected Mode" on and it seems to be interfering with my accessing links to some websites. Could that be a factor and should I disable protected mode (and if so how)? (I must get Win7 and Office 2007 manuals. So much has changed from my old system.)

British doctrine in the early war did not train combined arms. Whether you lead with inf or armor depends on the situation. In the CM games however, it seems (to me) that it is nearly always best to have inf scout ahead to find the AT gun ambushes etc.

Well, I have no idea what I am doing, just trying to follow all the instructions - and those may be confusing Win7 with XP - or maybe it's just me getting more confused. I do have LicCtrl Service in my Services window. I know I typed in the license code from my game when I installed it. I see elicen40.dll in my main CMSF directory. But, I do not see receipt.txt. So, that is probably the problem. What to do now?

I restarted LicCtrlService, but I do not see c:/windows/runservice nor do I see runservice in the Services or Processes windows. There is no 'receipt.txt' in my main CMSF directory. (BTW: I now install all games into a C:/SIMS/ directory so that I would never accidentally delete an important app from PROGRAM FILES (as I once did) while trying to delete a game.) So, what's next...?

Yes re the radio button turned on with check mark. The first entry had no .exe extension. But, when I tried adding again, and browsed to the CMSF folder and clicked on the .exe file to "Add," the file with .exe showed up in the listing window underneath the original executable. Did I "Add" the wrong file? (I thought I needed to "Add" the file with .exe at the end.) I see LicCtrlService in the Services window under Task Manager. However, I do not see RunService.exe. How do I "start" LicCtrlService?

BTW: I installed the Brit Demo and it runs just fine. Could there be something else going on with the CMSF install since both the Brit Forces and PT Boats demos run fine?

Re quad cores, I just got a new system and had to decide whether to get the brand new board that automatically shuts down the unused processors, but after much discussion with the tech folks it did not appear to me that speed would be noticeably increased (at least not for the apps that I use - including the CM series). I decided to not bother paying the extra hundred bucks or so and go with the regular quad. The feature appears to be more of a power saving feature (re more "green").