recon28501 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Hello Everyone! After downloading Shock Force 2, I enter my activation code, which is approved, but when I hit play, the screen freezes and I can't get past it. The game doesn't launch. Any advice? Thank You in Advance! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Helpdesk would be a good bet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon28501 Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) After looking at one of your other posts, I noticed that I didn't activate CMSF1. So I've now done that. Now I get a black screen... Do I need to have CMSF1 installed? I don't think I do. Edited December 14, 2018 by recon28501 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vet 0369 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) No, you don't need CMSF1 installed, but you should close or exit all startup files that you don't need to run the computer such as mouse, keyboard, etc. CMSF2 wouldn't start for me until I closed RivaTuner. It took a week of me working with Support for me to do it on a hunch. Edited December 14, 2018 by Vet 0369 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon28501 Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, Vet 0369 said: No, you don't need CMSF1 installed, but you should close or exit all startup files that you don't need to run the computer such as mouse, keyboard, etc. CMSF2 wouldn't start for me until I closed RivaTuner. It took a week of me working with Support for me to do it on a hunch. Are you serious about the startup files? Did you ever find a workaround that issue? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon28501 Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Well, I did a complete reinstall and didn't even get the activation screen. Instead, the game launched and appears to be working properly. Off to bed. Take care and Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vet 0369 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, recon28501 said: Are you serious about the startup files? Did you ever find a workaround that issue? Yup, I just did it to test for conflicts. I' not suggesting that you delete them, just close or exit any that aren't needed to actually run the system. After I closed Everything except Bluetooth, network, Razar mouse control, etc, I double clicked on my CMSF2 shortcut, and it started right up, so I knew one of the startup files I closed was causing the conflict. I rebooted the computer, looked at the startup files, and they were all back. Just on a whim, because I had read on the forum that RivaTuner was a know suspect in black screens, I closed it. I started up CMSF2. Eureka!!! The conflict was with RivaTuner which is used for benchmarking, so I just removed it from my startup folder. All I'm suggesting is that you give it a try. All your startup files will open again when you reboot, so there's really no danger. Edited December 14, 2018 by Vet 0369 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpr Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) There are some issues with overlay software and CM2 like Rivatuner but also with ones that come with certain driver packages such as Asus ROG software, MSI, etc. that can prevent CM2 games from working. But as it appears that you got it running so this is not the case for you. Edited December 15, 2018 by Captain Reyes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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