CtP doesn't recognize DirectX. Or something.

[Pave]

I have been trying to solve this for a while now, but I can't seem to think any reasonable solution to this. Both CtP1 and CtP2, which worked fine earlier, now do a CTD from the very beginning of the start-up, before the intro movie. The only clue I had been given is that the games want to install DirectX 7.0. However, I already have 9.0c, and dxdiag says everything is fine. Other games (Operation Flashpoint, SimCity 4) do work. I have already tried updating my video card drivers and DirectX, and I'm using ME.

From crash.txt:
0x006c308c [?graphicsresscreen_displayMyWindow@@YAJXZ + 0x1c]
0x006c38f0 [?graphicsscreen_Initialize@@YA?AW4AUI_ERRCODE@@XZ + 0x70]
0x0040ec37 [?GetSpriteFrame@Action@@QAEGXZ + 0x7]
0x0040ef85 [?CalcFacing@ActorPath@@QAEXJJJPAG@Z + 0x15]
0x00407db0 [?check_leak@@YAXXZ + 0x0]
0x00407827 [?AddSearchPath@?$aui_Resource@Vaui_Image@@@@QAE?AW 4AUI_ERRCODE@@PAD@Z + 0xa7]
0x008adebc [?g_mapTokenData@@3PAUTokenData@@A + 0x1040c]
0xbff7b9e4 [(kernel) + 0x0]

Using the latest playtest + E's compile (not the latest one)

[Maquiladora]

Stab in the dark, but you could try lowering the graphics hardware acceleration, its worked for me a couple of times.

right-click desktop > properties > settings tab > advanced button > troubleshoot tab

[Martin Gühmann]

If you start the game with the nonexclusive argument then, set the windows color depth to 16bit. DirectX can't do this if it doesn't has the exclusive rights to its drawing surface.

However I can only stab in the dark, too. And that is the only thing I can link the symptoms to. And the crash.txt is completely screwed up.

-Martin

[Pave]

Well, it seems Martin's stab found it's target Thanks!