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Verdius
1st Nov 07, 1:27 AM
Alright having lurked on these forums for about two weeks (Or one? I forget now) trying to solve my problem without bothering people it is apparent I cannot do so alone.

Here's the situation. I can install Warhammer 40k: Dark Crusade however if I go to install Dawn of War/Winter Assault I get a Fatal Error message which then closes.

Now I am aware that it's most likely a problem due to having both Vista and an NVidia card together but so far the solutions to this site have not worked for me. Which is why I thought I have no choice but to offer my specifics and maybe someone can help.

Alright now when I said the other solutions don't work here's what happened when I tried those.

For patches, they simply didn't work themselves. Maybe I was doing somethign wrong or I downloaded the wrong patches? I'm not sure but they simply didn't work.

Now there is another very big concern. A lot of the fixes seem to concern the file SPDX_97 (Something like that, I forget the exact name). This is where things get really weird and complicated.

*sigh* Have a feeling no one can help me.

When searching for the folder the first time it brought up two files with the same name. However one was in the trash bin for whatever reason (I had nothing to do with it) and the other was withing the THQ files for the game.

Checking both I realized the folder I had to alter (One of the fixes required me to change some 1's to 0's) was the one in the trashbin and the other ... wasn't the right one.

So... those are my problems in general if you need more specifics I'll try to clarify or just uninstall/reinstall all over again to get more if it'll help.

If anyone could help me with this I'd be ever so thankful.

Oh and one last thing. I also cannot play online, I'm pretty sure it has to do with my router so if anyone can help me with that as well I'd also be very grateful.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

TBS
1st Nov 07, 6:51 AM
the issue with nvidia cards and vista causes what is known as a "spooge error" - when you attempt to run the game (having already installed it) it will fail to run and tell you that you need to update directx.

This isnt the problem you are having so you can forget about messing with that file.

You are having trouble installing, this could be caused by a virus scanner or somesuch interfering with the installer.

Verdius
1st Nov 07, 9:08 AM
Hmm... actually I'm yet to get an error message about directX however I will try to install it with my anti-virus turned off.

Think I should I uninstall DC before I try?

Also thank you very much for your reply you've no idea how frustrating this has become -_-; Or maybe you do?

Alright, so I turned off the virus scanner. Same deal. Just about one or two steps into the installation I get the message "Initialization failed due to fatal error" and then it closes.

TBS
1st Nov 07, 12:25 PM
Is your vista installation up to date? Got everything on windows update?

overmind2000
1st Nov 07, 2:20 PM
Have you disabled "user account control?"
If you have not, then this might be the cause of the trouble

Verdius
6th Nov 07, 8:12 AM
Actually I solved the problem.

I came across another thread where the guy had the same problem as me. Apparently there was a program on my main account that DoW/WA weren't getting along with and when I made a new (Admin) account they went through and installed.

Thanks for the help anyway guys it's still very much appreciated :D

kg1000
2nd Dec 07, 10:01 AM
Verdius... What was the conflict? Dont leave us without the details... Jerk! :)

I am having a similar problem. Here it is:

FATAL ERROR - Installation ended prematurely because of an error.

I cant even load the game.
I have a Windows Vista os and a wide screen monitor. Is this an issue that others may be experiencing?

I just purchased the game and it wont even load! :(

Please help.