The Demo is not working.

[Blackmoon]

Ok so the moment I heard Fileplanet was getting the demo today I kept my eye on the page until it got up and then I quickly downloaded it. It installed and downloaded normally and without error.

 

When I boot up the game however my monitor goes dark and the light on it starts flashing. This generally occurs whenever I try to put my monitor on a resolution it can't handle. I've tried reinstalling it, and tried starting it in several different resolutions but nothing changes. The same exe works fine on my bros PC, he has different specs however. I also have tried using the syscheck.exe and I pass it easily.

 

System Info:

 

CPU: Pentium D 945 (3.4 Ghz, 800 Mhz FSB)

Memory: 1 GB DDR 400

Video card: Evga Geforce 7800 GTX 512 MB (550 mhz core clock, 1700 mhz (effective) memory clock)

Harddrive: 31.3 GB of free space

Soundcard: Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS

 

Video card driver: Forceware 91.47

 

Anyone know what the problem is? 

[ghostfox1]

If you have a mod, or the download is messed up. I don't know. I'll be back in a few. One of my friends has the same problem. I might be able to help.

[Lord_of_the_Sith]

The mods doesn't interfere as the demo doesn't install in the EAW directory as the complete FOC will probably do. Probably you have done a bad downloading.

I have tested it and it runs good. I don't the monstruos 7800 but more HD space. May be that??

[Blackmoon]

Fixed it.

 

Started FoC in safe mode-> changed the resolution in there-> esc -> started normal game.

[R2-Opus2]

I posted this in the other demo thread, but thought I should repeat it here in case anyone runs across this same issue.

 

I had a directx issue.  My specs run EAW and the demo now just fine with the major thing lacking my processor being an 850mhz Pentium III - below what they require/recommend.

 

At first what I got was a notice on the launcher screen that I needed to go to lucasarts support site for a directx fix.  This led me to microsoft's site where I redownloaded it.  After installation it still would not launch the game giving me a repeat of the error.  I ran the demo's analyzing tool and saw the incriminating file I needed - d3dx9_30.dll (I'm pretty sure that's it).  First thing I did after this was a reboot thinking that would fix it but it didn't. 

 

Next step, I ran the file name through Google search and downloaded it from one of the first sites it gave results on, installed it and the problem was solved.

 

Note:  I suspect this error, considering EAW ran fine before, was a result of me rinstalling Call of Duty 2 which most likely required a lower directx version and that I must have installed it over it unnecessarily causing that above error.

[Kelathin]

I posted this in the other demo thread, but thought I should repeat it here in case anyone runs across this same issue.

 

I had a directx issue.  My specs run EAW and the demo now just fine with the major thing lacking my processor being an 850mhz Pentium III - below what they require/recommend.

 

At first what I got was a notice on the launcher screen that I needed to go to lucasarts support site for a directx fix.  This led me to microsoft's site where I redownloaded it.  After installation it still would not launch the game giving me a repeat of the error.  I ran the demo's analyzing tool and saw the incriminating file I needed - d3dx9_30.dll (I'm pretty sure that's it).  First thing I did after this was a reboot thinking that would fix it but it didn't. 

 

Next step, I ran the file name through Google search and downloaded it from one of the first sites it gave results on, installed it and the problem was solved.

 

Note:  I suspect this error, considering EAW ran fine before, was a result of me rinstalling Call of Duty 2 which most likely required a lower directx version and that I must have installed it over it unnecessarily causing that above error.

 

I have a windows 2000 machine, I don't know about you, but I ran into the same error and I didn't install anything.  So I don't think call of duty 2 lowered your direct x version.

[Guest]

hmmmm... I just started downloading it.... 4 hours and counting  I really need to get a faster internet. 

[Kelathin]

what do you have?!

[Guest]

I dunno, but for some odd reason it gets faster as it goes so it actually only took me a half hour, and it didn't work.  DOH! stupid thing. WTF is wrong with it?

[Ghostly_Substance]

A corrupt file since it got finished earlier then expected?  ??? Thats what normally happens with files that finish earlier then expected and this demo should be 605.5 mb

[R2-Opus2]

That's certainly a possibility too Kelathin that the CoD 2 reinstallation wasn't the culprit.  In fact now that I think of it, it could very well be a side effect of running spyware programs like spybot and adaware.  On one occasion I do remember that when I cleaned up/quarantined/deleted what it showed me was amiss, that EAW would not run requiring a reinstallation.  It had singled out a key file EAW needed as being spyware so that's probably it or was a contributing factor with another file.

[Kelathin]

You could be right about the spyware programs. I never have had that issue with eaw not running because of any spyware removal. Google research ahead of me I think, are cookies .dlls? I had the dll in windows directory but the installer didn't copy it from windows directory into FoC folder it just left that one alone.

[Guest]

Im sure this is a dumb Arse question but where can i get the demo (remember i havent been on here in like forever)

[R2-Opus2]

I forget offhand where I got my demo, but I used Lucasart's listing for EAWs demo sites, and found one that didn't require registration just to download it.  It was like the fourth or fifth one down in their list.

[WhiteSkull]

for those who its not working for how big is your file, and where did you download it?

[Grand Admiral Thrawn 889]

605mb and fileplanet. the IGN download site. Edited October 10, 2006 by Grand Admiral Thrawn 889

[Lord_of_the_Sith]

Go filefront. Faster and better than IGN or Fileplanet. Moreover it doesn't require a sign in.

[Guest]

I used gamspot.