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I'm also having the same problem and I have a ATI 9600...updated driver, changed DEP chose loww settings, no shadows, the game does not go past the hourglass and icon I don't even get a black screen.... I tried to download demo without antivirus/firewall and the demo does not load no EAX turned off high details in the sky and on the land...I'm ranting I downloaded directx 9.0C.... turned off all running programs to start demo. I played Ubisoft Faces of War on this computer which requires minimum settings like ToW recommending higher end Ram and CPU...The game played but crashed very often however... I promised myself to buy a higher end machine I think Wolfseven is right on the money about his statement up here in the forum hang tight zuPPy

Hi Moon... I thought I give this another try..I've unlicensed the game and removed it from my computer. I closed virus/firewall and downloaded a fresh copy of the ToW Demo...loaded OK loaded the Codec set Game Configuration Menu to low for everything unticked: Enable EAX High landscape detail High Sky detail video mode set as 1024x768x60Hz (default) I downloaded a fresh copy od DirectX9.0C April/10 Went into DEP and changed it as x your suggestion in this forum. THE DEMO DOES NOT START I get the hourglass followed by Icon and I don't leave deskstop...the program closes... Is it the game or the eLicense? was a question I think Madmatt put to us by trying to download and Run the Demo...maybe I'm lagging behind did I miss a step in the Start Up procedure? thanks for any help you can send I have genuine WinXP Home Edition 2002 SP2 Radeon9600 ATI 128Mg graphic card Itel® Pentium 4 CPU 2.66Ghz 1 GB of Ram

quote: Regarding 1 and 2, you might need to download this codec: http://www.battlefront.com/products/tow/codec/wmv9VCMsetup.exe No idea about 3. It should autodetect your screen settings I believe. Martin open this codec in windows sys32 or in ToW game folder...a little behind the times for me sorry.. Thanks

Update: to Madmatt....2nd download worked good with no problems set game configuration to 1024x768 low res for everything..no shadows I shut down all running programs including antivirus firewall ect and.....game crashes back to deskstop!! According to ToW I have min spec on my computer. Standing by I believe the same will happen with the CD which will arrive in Canada in 3 weeks according to Battlefront...I will keep coming to the forum to keep looking for a solution. I know you guys are working hard on this problem and I appreciate it thanks

Hi Madmatt.. 1st download came from Strategy Informer I'm downloading from Worthplaying now... If this game plays as good as it looks I'm giving up .....what else...ah drinking!

Hi Madmatt... finished downloading Demo... when I click to run it I get error message Files corrupted, please obtain a new copy of the program...does not say why (background programs running Security Service from Telus a local telephone company here in Alberta Canada) ???

Hi Madmatt specs Microsoft Win XP Home vers. 2002(original, not a clone) Service Pack2 Intel® Pentium®4 CPU 2.66Ghz 1.00GB ram ATI video card Radeon9600 128MB which I refreshed and upgraded. I'm downloading the demo and I'll see if I can get it to work. I downloaded the program from the e-mail from Battlefront and download came without any problems, same with the eLicense...The game does not start even after tweeking down all graphics in the ToW Configuration. One thing is odd.... I don't have a folder in 'Control Panel'for the eLicence which I saw somewhere in this forum... the ToW Editor works..... lots of fun !!!

Hello Moon I also tried the DEP fix and I did not get anywhere...I don't have an eLicense folder in my Control Panel (winXP Service Pack 2)??? Mission Editor works !! Thanks zuP

Hi there: It sounds like the problem I'm having too. I did get the eLicense window and entered my license code and it was accepted...however having done that when I tried to get the game to START I got a new pointer a crash to black screen back to deskstop under a different setting (unable to detect setting parameters)and back to my default setting deskstop screen 1024x768 (recommended by ToW)..the Editor howeverlaunches...!! so it can't be a eLicense problem or can it? While looking through other fellain out there who seem to have problems gettting the game to go I noticed I don't have any eLicense folder !!?? can't unistall or am I missing something?

Thanks for the response.. as kindly suggested I set all ToW graphics to minimum left shadows:self shading, grass detail: normal screen resolution is default at 1024x768 color 32bpp sane result: I can't get past the icon mouse pointer changing shape and color. I changed the name of the file 'title.avi' to some other name with the same .avi extension no difference. I got creative and changed the screen resolution to 1024x768x70hz and to every other possible position up to 75hz in the option window no difference Also tried the other settings: not one makes a difference...keep crashing back to desktop I turned off every program running in the background and unplugged internet + security system no difference... I did not mention this before I have Win XP Home with Service Pack2 I bought the download and physical version package I'll uninstall the game when I get the CD to see if there is any difference...although I never got any error messages while downloading the elicence or unpacking the download..

after registering the e licence and upgrading video card (radeon 9600 128meg ) (I have a 2.66GHZ CPU and 1000 meg of RAM) when I click to launch the game I get something... my cursor changes to a brass cursor and then....puff its gone replaced by deskstop I realize I'm just on the minimum spec requirements I feel the game should launch and then slow down while playing....but at least launch. I run winXP