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karlvh

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I got a new Vista machine and I am having trouble with Hearts of Iron II Armageddon and Doomsday. All updates for Vista have been installed thru today.

This is what I did:

Installed HOI II from my disc.

Ran the game. It loads and runs fine.

Patched the game with the game with the 1.3a update from the Paradox site.

Game crashes on start up.

Changed the setting to run as administrator.

Game runs fine!

Downloaded Armageddon from Gamers Gate. Installed to a non default folder.

Game won’t start. It asks me to install the latest milestone.

Changed setting to run as administrator.

Same problem

Installed the 1.2 patch from the Paradox site.

Same problem

Changed setting to run as administrator.

Same problem

Downloaded Doomsday from Gamers Gate.

Game gets to the point where you can select Single Player. Game hangs at that point. I have to use Task Manager to shut it down.

Changed setting to run as administrator.

Same problem

Kept administrator setting and added XP SP 2 compatibility.

Same problem

Patched the game with the game with the 1.3a update from the Paradox site.

Game crashes at start.

Changed setting to run as administrator.

Game gets to the point where you can select Single Player. Game hangs at that point. I have to use Task Manager to shut it down. If I select tutorial I can run those.

Kept administrator setting and added XP SP 2 compatibility.

If I select tutorial I can run those. If I select Single Player the game pops up this error” --- ERROR: (ScenarioInfo: unexpected field) ‘UES=(Line=9File= scenarios\0_Global_war.eug ---

I tried renaming the AVI folder to something else as suggested in another thread and that did nothing to help.

And AVG 8 now reports that the editor.exe file is infected.

My system is:

Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
Memory (RAM) 1.93 GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Gaming graphics 799 MB Total available graphics memory
Primary hard disk 361GB Free (456GB Total)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium

System

Manufacturer Compaq-Presario
Model KQ513AA-ABA SR5510F
Total amount of system memory 1.93 GB RAM
System type 32-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2
64-bit capable Yes

Storage

Total size of hard disk(s) 932 GB
Disk partition (C:) 361 GB Free (456 GB Total)
Disk partition (D:) 1 GB Free (10 GB Total)
Media drive (E:) CD/DVD
Disk partition (F:) 341 GB Free (466 GB Total)

Graphics

Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Total available graphics memory 799 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 64 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 735 MB
Display adapter driver version 7.15.11.7521
Primary monitor resolution 1280x1024
DirectX version DirectX 9.0 or better

Network

Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Network Adapter Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter

Does anybody have any suggestions as to what I can try next?

THANKS!