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<t>Well, I am tired of experimenting with SOWGB in order to get it to run. I only have so much time to dedicate to the game and this ain't a whole of fun.<br/> <br/> So, I will check back periodically and see if there is any hope for getting the game to work.<br/> <br/> I appreciate all of ther resp...

<t>No, I am not using shortcuts at all for troubleshooting. I have not used a shortcut with SOWGB since the trouble started. I am running from the exe. file and checking the version very carefully.<br/> <br/> I run the testing with admin rights.<br/> <br/> Just finished running memory tests... will ...

<t>I have a TByte hard drive with 2/3 free. 8 gigs of ram. No other programs running.<br/> <br/> Last I heard, Norb and others had said not to screw with the original game until ???? So I wait.<br/> <br/> I run Flight simulator X with all settings maxed out without a hitch. I also ran SOWGB with ver...

<r>Turned off the AV on my system and ran the downloaded install again. Once again, it appears to work perfectly.<br/> <br/> Attempted to load the game and still get the failure to load. I can't see any cause-effect between the failure to run and anti-virus program. BTW, my AV has allowed the new in...

<t>Answers to questions:<br/> No, the demo does not launch. The screen goes black right after I cancel the validation.<br/> <br/> Yes, if I run the SOWGB executable, the validation screen appears. Then all goes black in the same way as how my original game does installing first the 1.3 patch and now...

<t>Here's further info about the inoperative SOWGB on my system:<br/> <br/> The new SOWGB program 1.3 is 289 MG (303,945,874) in size; size on disk is 303,947,776<br/> The 1.3 patch is 63.3 MB (66,390,805)<br/> SOWGB Gettysburg executable is 1.46 MB (1,540,096)<br/> <br/> The program appears to inst...

Norb:
I D/L the game file as you asked (1.3).
I attempted to install to C:\. The only two files that were installed to the root are:
SOWGB app which is the validation screen routine.
SOWGB.SOW doc which is the log file.

So, no go.

Additional note to my earlier: I see that the previously working SOWGB has been made Read Only. Could that be the problem? I have not tinkered with SOWGB in fear of screwing up and having to attempt to re-validate. Thanks.

<t>Norb:<br/> <br/> I downloaded a fresh copy of the 1.3 patch and attempted to install to the previously working game. No go. Same crash. Same log file entries: <br/> <br/> Game Launched<br/> 17:51:47 Version:SOWGB1.3<br/> 17:51:49 Loading Defined Lists<br/> <br/> Next, I dowloaded a fresh copy of ...

Thanks for the ideas, Norb.
The log file has nothing in it.... I posted all of its contents when I asked for assistance above.

I'll try to get another download and use it.... and if necessary, do the install into another folder as you suggested. More later.