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[IIISASIII]

Ok, just ordered new cd's, re-installed the o.s. on the pc, and, installed RA2 and now I'm getting this stupid message and it won't start the game. A little help please.

Note: the O.S. is Vista (this thing sucks, I know), already tried changing the 'users' preferences to allow on everything, already did that for RA2.exe and ran it as administrator, already re-installed it and already threw-up a litt'l prayer to the god of war.

[Seke]

Fatal String Error- Run game.exe as adminstrator/and right click the game.exe and select compatibility mode for Windows Xp SP(X)/98.

[IIISASIII]

Fatal String Error- Run game.exe as adminstrator/and right click the game.exe and select compatibility mode for Windows Xp SP(X)/98.

Thank you Seke, but it still isn't working, in fact, when I attempt to double click on Game.exe after doing what you advised, it acts like it is going to load for a second then stops and then acts as if I never gave the command, nothing. I checked the Task Manager and it said there was a file titled RA2 "running" with an icon of a folder and a green arrow coming out of it, god I hate f'ing pc's.

[Olaf]

If you've installed from CD you should run ra2.exe.

[No0bziLLa]

is your cd drive DL compatible? what disc/s did you get? the first decade? or the original cd's? i had this problem with one of my computers, but i got a dvd drive that was DL compatible and all was well.

what kind of computer you got? what kind of dvd drive?

[IIISASIII]

It's a Compac Presario, It's a multi media re-cording DVD drive, with all that is expected. I played RA2 on this very same cpu in the dvd drive, but now it isn't working.

[Olaf]

Just install http://xwis.net/downloads/Red_Alert-2-0.0.0.exe and be done with it.

[No0bziLLa]

i wonder if the upper and lower filters in the registry can have any effect on this, is it just ra2 or is it any other media/program?

[Olaf]

What filters?

[IIISASIII]

Just install http://xwis.net/downloads/Red_Alert-2-0.0.0.exe and be done with it.

Thanks, I downloaded and installed your link Olaf, that was cool. But it is still comming up as "**FATAL** String Manager Failed To Initialize (this word is mis-spelled on the screen) Properly" I will look into shifting some stuff around so I get this to work, I may need to load bootcamp on my Mac or buy a cheap PC for the few games I play.

[Olaf]

Are you starting the game as administrator (right-click, run as)?

[rumblesom]

ra2.exe shud be started as admin, NOT game.exe

[IIISASIII]

I've tried both guys, this is pizzing me off. I hate planned obselesence, mother 'fing microsoft can suck a @#$%.

[DylHole]

I've tried both guys, this is pizzing me off. I hate planned obselesence, mother 'fing microsoft can suck a @#$%.

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[NeoGrant]

Thanks, I downloaded and installed your link Olaf, that was cool. But it is still comming up as "**FATAL** String Manager Failed To Initialize (this word is mis-spelled on the screen) Properly" I will look into shifting some stuff around so I get this to work, I may need to load bootcamp on my Mac or buy a cheap PC for the few games I play.

C:\Program Files (x)\Red Alert 2 > Find the Red Alert 2.exe or RA2.exe in that folder. Right click, properties > Select compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3/2/ or even 98. Click OK. Right click it again, run as Administrator.

Next, google UAC on how to turn it off. Do not use shortcuts as you may be using the CD version you had installed, so it may be worth uninstalling everything RA2 related and starting fresh with the download Olaf linked you.

Done all of those and it doesn't work.. I can teamview and and double check everything is right.

[IIISASIII]

C:\Program Files (x)\Red Alert 2 > Find the Red Alert 2.exe or RA2.exe in that folder. Right click, properties > Select compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3/2/ or even 98. Click OK. Right click it again, run as Administrator.

Next, google UAC on how to turn it off. Do not use shortcuts as you may be using the CD version you had installed, so it may be worth uninstalling everything RA2 related and starting fresh with the download Olaf linked you.

Done all of those and it doesn't work.. I can teamview and and double check everything is right.

Thanks Neo, I'll give that a shot and get back to you Thursday.

[americapwnnnn]

Mm second time i get this error.

Reinstalling helps but its annoying.

[No0bziLLa]

What filters?

here

probably not whats wrong tho.

edit: this describes it better.

edit: just google it yourself...

this is what happened to me when i uninstalled dameon tools lite from my computer.

Edited by No0bziLLa, 30 October 2011 - 03:20 AM.