Runtime error

[Fowler2]

Hey All, Looking for a little help

I've been runing SOW for about 2 months on Windows 7 without any issues. When I attempted to load the game earlier this morning I recieved a Runtime C++ error "this application has requested runtime terminate it in an unusual way" and the program will not load. I rebooted and received the same message, uninstalled and reinstalled the game and received the same message. I was opearting version 1.102.

I am not sure what the cause is as I haven't installed any new programs or deleted any files prior to this. Can anyone help me out and tell me how to resolve this problem?

Thanks!

[Marching Thru Georgia]

Were you trying to load a saved game when this error occurred? Or were you just trying to start the game?

[Little Powell]

This problem is always due to something happening to the game files. Whether it's a virus scanner or some other change.. Re-installing always fixes this problem though, so I'm at a loss why that hasn't fixed it for you.. Have you tried downloading the full installer again and re-installing? No uninstall is necessary.

[Marching Thru Georgia]

I get that error message frequently while playing long games on the alpine map. It's an error I started to see after 1.101. However, the autosaves do not capture it. Very fustrating. I'm hoping Fowler2 just happened to get a save as the game was crashing. That would finally give Norb something concrete to look at.

[Fowler2]

Thanks for the advice guys. I tried reinstalling the whole game again without luck so I deleted the old version completely and then reinstalled the game in a new directory and it loads fine. Now since I was unable to get in to deactivate the old game it won't let me use my activation code on the reinstall so I have an email out to norbsoft to hopefully solve the issue.

Hopefully be up and running soon:blink:

[Little Powell]

I get that error message frequently while playing long games on the alpine map. It's an error I started to see after 1.101. However, the autosaves do not capture it. Very fustrating. I'm hoping Fowler2 just happened to get a save as the game was crashing. That would finally give Norb something concrete to look at.

Ahhh that bug. Well I too hope that he's managed to grab a save of it. Which reminds me; I was going to leave a huge battle going on the Alpine map running all night to try and re-create it.

[Little Powell]

Thanks for the advice guys. I tried reinstalling the whole game again without luck so I deleted the old version completely and then reinstalled the game in a new directory and it loads fine. Now since I was unable to get in to deactivate the old game it won't let me use my activation code on the reinstall so I have an email out to norbsoft to hopefully solve the issue.

Hopefully be up and running soon:blink:

Ah ok, so it wasn't a save game that was crashing.

You should get a response soon to unlock your code, and you'll be back to shooting yankees in no time.

[Marching Thru Georgia]

Little Powell wrote:

and you'll be back to shooting yankees in no time

Hey! I resemble that! :laugh: That error usually occurs after 1-1.5 hrs of game time. I think you may need to have the camera near some fighting to trigger it.

[Little Powell]

Little Powell wrote:

and you'll be back to shooting yankees in no time

Hey! I resemble that! :laugh: That error usually occurs after 1-1.5 hrs of game time. I think you may need to have the camera near some fighting to trigger it.

Ah ok. Well I will play an epic battle tonight and see what happens.

[mnace]

I'm also running windows 7 with SOW version 1.103 and i get the same error, it just crashed running GB02 scenario and it crashes if i try to run and user scenarios.