Age of Empires 3, green screen on Vista Basic

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• Age of Empire II cannot install on Vista?

  I am trying to install it on my computer, which is a Vista, and while it loads, a popup tells me that is not working.

  I can not quite copy because my game is in French, but he says it's a file write error (?). He has written too location: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empire II\AVI\AGE2. AVI, then he said to check my disk space hard or if the file is not currently in use (I'm doing my best to translate, I do not know all the computer talk in English)

  I can ignore it, but he's finally coming back without him, and then I'm screwed.

  I tried to run it as administrator, installation and basic, but nothing seems to work. All the solutions for that?

  EDIT: If I ignore it, the inevitable message is a message on DATA\graphics.drs
  I checked the location of the two files, but I don't see anything weird, maybe it's the last file is only 0 k...?

  Hello Whackbag.  Looks like it could be a damaged drive.  Especially if its happening right on a file.  Try to copy the contents of the disc on the desktop and run the installer from there instead. Paul Smith - MVP for Windows desktop experience... I crawled off NNTP - for now. Detachment Aldershot, United Kingdom. On the internet at windowsresource.net and dasmirnov.net. Please post back to let us know what works and what does not. :-)

• How to install Age Of Empires III on a Windows Vista or 7?

  I bought Age of Empires III (without extensions, only the original) a few years ago and it worked well on my Windows XP operating system.  I now have a Windows Vista computer and another that runs on Windows 7, and AOEIII installs correctly on either.  On the Vista computer, I get an error message saying the game has known compatibility issues, but there is no solutions when I click on the button "find solutions online.  I choose to install the program even when and installation runs without any problems, but after a few minutes, an error message appears saying that there is an error in opening a specific file and I need to check that the file exists.  I click try again, but the message continues to appear every few minutes.  I tried many solutions online, including the execution of the program in different modes of compatibility and running it as an administrator.  I downloaded a patch for the game, but when I double click on the patch to fix the game, another error message appears saying that there is a problem with my installation.  I checked many sources who say the game is fully compatiable on Windows Vista and 7, but of course, it does not work for me.

  Hi blakesk8dgk,

  ·         What is the exact error message you get?

  Check first if Age of Empire III is compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7 in Windows 7 or Windows Vista Compatibility Center:

  Windows 7 Compatibility Center

  Windows Vista Compatibility Center

  Step 1:

  Take a look at the link to the following article:

  Error messages when you try to install Age of Empires III or Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends: "Error 1935" or "Error 1904".

  Step 2:

  If the game is not compatible, then try to install in compatibility mode and check if it helps:

  Windows Vista - Make sure to run older programs in this version of Windows

  Run Windows 7 - make older programs in this version of Windows

  I hope this helps.

• Age of Empire 3 compatibility with Windows Vista Edition Home Premium

  This program will not be installed. It installed once, I entered the key code, etc., he got right through to the end and finished but their was no installation, IE no programs found in the program section or all the shortcuts created on my desktop.

  When I tried to install it again, the autorun.exe file runs when I insert the CD, but when it comes to the "preparation for installation step" he stops just by closing the dialog box and nothing happens. When you use the uninstall from the CD is the same.

  Hello LyndonLoader, welcome.

  My recommendation would be to disable the startup items that may be preventing Setup from finishing. Try this.
  1. click on START

  2 type "msconfig" (without the quotes) and press enter

  3. go to the "Startup" tab and uncheck all the entries displayed

  4. click on 'Apply' at the bottom right

  5 restart your computer

  Let us know what happens

  Thank you!

  Ryan Thieman
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Age of Empires 3 which is not compatible with vista, but in XP

  Can not play the game, but States that it has been installed. Is there something or a program that will allow me to play on vista, please help?

  Hello
  Welcome to the Microsoft answers site

  You get the error message?

  (A). visit the Windows Vista Compatibility Center and check Age of Empires 3 is compatible with Vista. Refer to this link
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-Vista/search.aspx?type=software&s=age%20Of%20Empires%203&OS=32-bit

  B. I suggest to uninstall and reinstall the game and check if it works.

  C. refer to this link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907881 and follow the steps.

  D. also visit this link http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistagaming/thread/60cf084a-4c94-46ac-83e5-1fe1a83da8bc and try it out.

  It may be useful
  Thanks and greetings
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• Graphics problems during the game Age of Empire II in mode full screen in Windows 7

  Original title: screen resolution and/or graphics problem with Windows 7.

  Hi, I had currently two computers in my house upgraded to windows 7, one a Vista XP.

  I am trying to run Age Of Empires 2 on both computers, the game has installed and running with ease, however it won't let you play the game in full screen, and also the color of things like grass and trees appear in red and orange, water displays brilliant purple.

  I tried to change the windows screen resolution and the resolution of the options in the game, but it only changes in the percentage of the screen resolution, that he chooses to play in.

  I can solve this? All advice is appreciated and thanks in advance.

  PS I tried to reinstall and update graphic drivers, both computers have the same problem of new clean installations of windows and Age of Empires 2.

  Thank you

  It is a problem due to the fact that AOE 2 was built on the platform Windows 95/98 Win9x. It will expose a few graphical artifacts while playing. You can try setting compatibility Win98 or Win95 check. There is also a workaround that may work in my opinion. You will need to search for "how to run StarCraft (1) on Windows 7" in Bing (Alternatively, Google: P) and it would show a site with a .bat file that could solve the problem of graphics in fullscreen.

  I hope this helps.

  What I did with StarCraft was this:

  On the desktop, right-click and select new text Document. Inside the Document, type this

  Taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
  D:\"StarCraft"\"StarCraft.exe".
  Start explorer.exe

  Just replace the location of StarCraft with the location of the AOE II.

  Save the file as: 'AOEII.bat' and then set the file type to the text file to all files.

  What happens is that if corrects the discoloration and restart the explorer again after the end of the game. Although there is no easy way to change the icon of the good bat file: P

• Age of Empires II does not work with Vista or Windows 7

  I could not get Age of Empires II working on my laptop - first with Vista and now Windows 7.

  It installs OK and when you go to launch the small graphics launch box comes up, then the screen becomes phsychedelic before returning to normal and nothing more.

  It is a Compaq Presario with a chipset Mobile Intel R45.

  Any advice?

  RusFry,
  If you weren't able to get the game to run in that same laptop with Vista or Windows 7, it seems that there is a conflict of material with this game.  I see that this game was for older systems and only supports graphics 800 x 600.  You can turn your the desktop resolution to 800 x 600 with 256 colors, and then run the game.  If this does not help then you may install DirectX 9 and see if that helps. Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
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• I can't get Age of Empires III to install on my Vista Ultimate 64 system!

  I tried to install several times without success.  I don't even get an error message!  The installation box runs through the routine of preparation and then closes without any report either.

  I did some research and found quite a long thread on this forum since 2009 by a person called Summerbreeze who seemed to have a similar problem.  After several posts back the thread died suddenly without any apparent resolution.  Apparently, it is possible to get this game to work on Vista because I keep seeing questions and reports on various hardware issues with Vista users.

  I am running Vista Ultimate 64, SP2, on a workstation Intel S5000VXNSATA that has two processors dual core Xeon 5130 and 4 GB of RAM.  My video configuration is a dual monitor connected to a graphics NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI card that carries the 256 MB of RAM on board.  I have 2 hard drives of 160 GB configured in RAID 0, but I have only about 50 free BM for the moment.  I am currently compressing readers in an attempt to free up space.

  Any of my equipment from the list of incompatibility and I certainly sufficient power to run this thing, then why the problems?

  Thank you

  J

  Hello

  To install Age of Empires 3 on your system, you need at least2 GB of free hard disk space, I suggest to clean up disk space on the system and then try to install Age of Empires 3 on the system.

  You can also visit the link provided below for more information onAge of Empires 3 , including the required configuration:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/games/PC/AGE3.aspx

  You can also refer to article provided below to use a disc Clean maximum of free disk space:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup

  It will be useful. Please return with the required information so that we can help you better.

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Naman R - Microsoft technical support.

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• How can you play the first Age of Empires in Vista or Windows 7?

  Split of: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistagaming/thread/0a1418b0-30a4-4376-8792-0593e682ed7f

  Sorry to bother you Ron, but you seem to know about Age of Empires to allocate my favorite game how do get you either Vista or Windows 7 same work with the first version of the AGE of the EMP the fact. ? Thank you

  Charlie of Ashburn.

  Hi Charlie,

  Age of Empires version 1 is not compatible with Vista or Windows 7.

  Try these steps and check the result.
  Step 1: Install the game in compatibility mode
  a. see make older programs run in this version of Windows
  b. check if it works.

  Step 2: Run the game in Windows XP Mode (only in Windows 7)
  a. see install and use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7
  b. install the game in XP Mode and check if it works.

  Note: If nothing is done, then you need to update your game.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Age of Empires 2 (Age Of Kings) Vista problems

  So I decide to install AoE2 on my laptop and found out that I can't play for some strange reason. The installation process itself was very well, it went well and was finished within 2-3 minutes of me put in service. Unfortunately what I was then told that I had to log my Administrators account, I looked online and found that I needed access to the files of games and run the application until the administrator has from there. I did, and then he came up with this:

  Age of Empires II has stopped working
  Windows can check online for a solution to the problem

  Under this were 2 buttons, one to check online I pressed the program closed and that and I have no solutions. Under the buttons is a button of details of the problem and when I pressed it that came:

  Signature of the problem:

  Problem event name: APPCRASH

  Application name: empires2 a. EXE

  Application version: 0.14.22.712

  Application timestamp: 39100af3

  Fault Module name: empires2 a. EXE

  Fault Module Version: 0.14.22.712

  Timestamp of Module error: 39100af3

  Exception code: c0000005

  Exception offset: 0000d 772

  The system version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3

  Locale ID: 2057

  Additional information 1: 8e50

  More information 2: c9375b2fca9f1f342d71b1ebcb2a9e53

  Additional information 3: 1 c 30

  Additional information 4: 8ae7b96939567054eeb2c1b50a0743bc

  I don't really know what to do ive tried AoE2 installation updates, change the compatibility, and it just doesn't work. I have a laptop Toshiba L300D with Windows Vista.
  :( Help, please

  Try the fixes on this thread.

  http://www.Vistax64.com/Vista-Games/155690-age-Empires-2-issues.html
  MCP. MCDST. LVL 80

• Installation of Age of Empires (gold) on a Vista Home premium OS.

  I have Age of Empires Gold Edition I bought quite earlier.

  After having moved the House and updated my pc I tried to install it on my new laptop. It is running Vista Home premium. The program works through installation installed 100% and then stops. Close the window by using 'X' and then when you start it tells me to insert the correct disk (because it deleted the files installed during the closure of the facility). Gold is not compatible with vista?

  Thank you

  I think it should work.  Try, right click on the installer and choose "Run as Administrator" and see if it works for you.

• Age of Empires 3 does not start on a vista machine, get this error "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires III\d3dx9_25.dll is not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error."

  I'm trying to play age of Empires 3 on my computer running windows vista Home premium and the program does not start. I get the error message: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires III\d3dx9_25.dll is not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error." I tried many suggestions from Microsoft (resettlement program, reinstall in safe mode, update & reinstall the drivers for my video card, the compatibility issues with vista, updating and reinstalling directx 9.0 c, install vista service packs 1 & 2) but nothing has worked so far. I was able to play the game on the same computer with windows xp installed (it's a different hard drive that is not in the computer, and everything is the same) and it worked fine. My computer is old enough, but like I said the game worked before installing vista. ASUS A7N8x deluxe, AMD Athlon xp 3200 +, ATI radeon 9600, 2 GB OCZ ram that all suggestions are welcome. Thank you.

  Hi Raygun55,

  Welcome to Microsoft Vista answers Forum!

  This problem may occur if the Microsoft DirectX file that is mentioned in the error message is damaged or is not copied correctly.

  I suggest that you copy the file manually by following the steps and check if you are able to play the game without any problems:

  Manually copy the file

  To do this on a computer that is running Windows Vista, follow these steps:

  1 insert the disc 1 CD for one of the following games into the player from the computer:

  o Age of Empires III

  o Fable: The Lost Chapters

  o Zoo Tycoon 2

  o Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

  2. click on start to reduce this includes this image and then click Documents.

  3. Locate, and then click computer.

  4. search and then click on the CD drive.

  5. Locate and then click the following folder:

  CD player :\ DirectX9

  Note In this folder path, the CD player represents the drive letter of the CD drive.

  6 double-click on Apr2005_d3dx9_25_x86.cab, right click on d3dx9_25.dlland then click copy.

  In Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends, double click Aug2005_d3dx9_27_x64.cab right-click d3dx9_27.dlland then click copy.

  Note Use the Apr2005_d3dx9_25_x64.cab file for the x 64 version of the Windows operating system.

  7. find one or more of the following folders, depending on the games that are installed on the computer:

  By car : \Program Files\Microsoft: Age of Empires III

  By car : \Program Files\Microsoft Games\Fable - The Lost Chapters

  By car : \Program Files\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2

  By car : \Program Files\Microsoft Games\Rise of legends

  Note In these folder paths, drive represents the letter of the drive where the game is installed.

  8. right click on the folder of the game which is the part that is installed on the computer, and then click Paste.

  Note If you have installed more than one game on the computer, repeat steps 5 and 6 for the other games.

  You can check the link for more information: error message when you try to start a Microsoft game: "the file d3dx9_XX. DLL was not found": http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910813

  Alternatively, you can try to install the game in XP compatibility mode and check if you are able to play or not.

  Right-click on the game > click Properties > click on the Compatibility tab > select for XP compatibility mode > click OK.

  Let me know if it worked.

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Swathi B - Microsoft technical support.
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• Windows vista demos appears in windows media player with video green screen?

  When I try to play windows vista from the Welcome Center demos I can get the audio to play but the video looks like a green screen only.

  Media Player Fixit

  Click play games, music, or sounds, photos or video and see the Fixit Fix Windows Media Player video and other media or library issues .

  http://support.Microsoft.com/FixIt/

• I have Windows Vista and I can not play Age of Empires II. What can I do?

  I have Windows Vista so I can not play AoE2. This is my favorite old game and I want to play again... and he says: 'Age of Empires II has stopped working' and 'a problem caused blocking the program works correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. Help me!!

  Hello
   
  Put the computer to boot and check if you can play the game:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  Note: After a repair, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.
   
   
  Reference: Articles on Age of Empires II
  http://support.Microsoft.com/aoe2kingsfaq
   
   
  I also suggest you get in touch with Age Of Empires Forum which offers the best support.
  http://Forum.AgeCommunity.com/forums/thread/589934.aspx  

• How can I get the age of Mythology to work on Windows Vista, every time I put the disc in the computer installation screen dosnt pop up and nothing happens

  Moose title: How can I get the age of Mythology to work on windows vista

  every time I put the disc in the computer installation screen dosnt pop up and nothing happens the disc passes just for a bit and stops, and the cursor hangs a bit and I can't get the disk to the computer unless I restart the computer

  Hi rew55545,

  (1) is this problem limited only to the age of Mythology disc?

  (2) what version of the game you are trying to install?

  Method 1: Run the fixit available in the link below and check if that makes a difference

  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems/en-us

  
  Method 2: run the fixit available in the link below to resolve any problems with DVD player.

  Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/en-us

  Method 3:  Select the boot and then check if the problem persists

  Follow step 1 in the link below,
  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  Important: n ' forget not to put the computer to a normal startup follow step 7 in the link.