Age of Empires not playing


  1. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
       #1

    Age of Empires not playing


    My problem is that i can install AOE2, and the conquerers expansion without any difficulty, but when i hit play on the splash screen, the loading splash screen shows up for about 10 seconds, disappears, then nothing happens. i can hear the cd spinning and stuff happening inside my computer, but nothing works.

    it's not a problem with hardware specs, as i just got this comp recently and i made sure i could do some high end gaming on it.

    i've looked around on these forums and i haven't found any solutions though i have found similar threads.

    i've tried running it in compatibility mode, administrative mode, the non conquerers expansion (normal game) nothing works.

    i really want to play this game badly, any help?
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #2

    fluffkomix said:
    My problem is that i can install AOE2, and the conquerers expansion without any difficulty, but when i hit play on the splash screen, the loading splash screen shows up for about 10 seconds, disappears, then nothing happens. i can hear the cd spinning and stuff happening inside my computer, but nothing works.

    it's not a problem with hardware specs, as i just got this comp recently and i made sure i could do some high end gaming on it.

    i've looked around on these forums and i haven't found any solutions though i have found similar threads.

    i've tried running it in compatibility mode, administrative mode, the non conquerers expansion (normal game) nothing works.

    i really want to play this game badly, any help?
    Hi and welcome

    type eventvwr in search. go to the windows log>application tab. look for errors ( they have red in the left hand column) that have app hang, app crash, or the game in the event. There is a lot of data but they are there. When you find them use the snipping tool (type snipping tool in search) to make a screen shot and upload it to us using the attachment icon ( it is shaped like a paperclip) to upload it to us.

    See pics

    thanks and let us know if you need help with that
    Last edited by zigzag3143; 19 Nov 2011 at 06:11.
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  3. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    okay i got two errors from the game multiple times (presumably from me trying the game multiple times). i snipped them and here they are. only app errors, no app hang.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Age of Empires not playing-errorfirst.png   Age of Empires not playing-errorsecond.png  
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  4. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #4

    bump, please help (noticed it was off front page of forum)
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  5. Posts : 15
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #5

    The workaround in posts 27, 28 and 29 in this thread might work for you:

    Age of Empires 2: AoC expansion
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