Can Anyone Get This to Start?

[Adam Parker]

I downloaded the game fine and started to install.

At the end of the process I'm asked whether I want to install the .NET Framework and Direct x 9c.

Im certain my system has these (.NET SP 3) so I clicked no. Tried starting via the menu and nothing happened.

Unistalled the game and re-installed this time clicking yes to both options.

The .NET install reported a "Set Up Error".

Have I stuffed my system up now?

Still can't get the game to load.

[Missouri_Rebel]

Are you running Vista? If so did you try running in Administrator?

mo reb

[Adam Parker]

XP Pro.

[Adam Parker]

Think I've solved it. I let the system load Direct X 9c even though I had it.

[LordJekky]

It's probably worth noting that there are many versions of directx 9.0c (even though it appears they all have the same version number on the surface) because microsoft updates it every 2 months.

The game requires a fairly recent update, which is what the installer includes. If you are sure about .NET it's safe to uncheck that box, but i would recommend -always- installing directx (it won't do any harm if you already have a newer version).

[Erik Rutins]

As noted in the installer, the best way to go is to always let the "required" components install - there's no situation where these would harm your system, they just make sure the game has what it needs to run. These are both Microsoft installers.