Author Topic: Getting very annoyed Initialisation failed -9 mainWLD_FAILEDwith this error !!! (Read 1071 times)

SC-Sp00k · « **on:** June 12, 2004, 08:36:04 PM »

Bah humbug.

Ok. Now ive been trying to play AH2 and been successful with 1 patch only. Now I keep getting this .......

"Initialisation failed -9 mainWLD_FAILED -1"

I have Direct X 9.0b.
I have completely uninstalled and reinstalled after a fresh download of the full version Beta 42.

This machine should be more than capable of running AH2. It is....

MS Windows 2000
Radeon 9800Pro 8 x AGP 128 meg
RealTek AC97 Audio
512 DDR
Intel(R) Celeron(R) 1.70Ghz (waiting on 3.2 in a month)
Desktop running at 1024x768 32 bit. (60 hz).

So why isnt it happening for me?

gunnss · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2004, 11:42:24 PM »

you might try updateing your video drivers to the latest version

Gunns

SC-Sp00k · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2004, 05:00:46 AM »

Thanks for trying but I have the latest Catylst drivers out.

Come on HTC whats this error mean eh?

JOSHinCO · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2004, 11:40:16 AM »

I'm getting the same error message when I try to run AH2.

MS Windows XP
GeForce FX 5200 256 mb pci
768 DDR
Pentium 4
Desktop running at 1024x768 32 bit.

yb11 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2004, 12:01:25 PM »

it looks like DX9 needs reinstalled

SC-Sp00k · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2004, 05:55:53 PM »

Dx90.b has been reinstalled maybe 5 times on this machine with 2 seperate fresh downloads.

Dx9 aint it im afraid.

Thanks for trying tho.

Ghosth · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2004, 05:59:32 PM »

Try deleteing video8.cfg

reboot, try ah2 again.

May not work but doesn't take long to find out.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2004, 07:16:59 AM »

Delete the 'cache' folder in the Aces High II installation directory. If that does not do it, then completely remove Aces High II, including removing the 'Aces High II' installation folder and do a full reinstall of the program.

SC-Sp00k · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2004, 03:57:58 PM »

Deleted videocfg8 and the cache directory with a good ol' fashioned reboot. No joy.

Tho at least that time I got as far as it asking me what resolution I wanted to set for the game before the MainWLD error returned.

Ill try another complete uninstall , re download and reinstall tho I have little faith in it.

Thanks for trying gents.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #9 on:** June 14, 2004, 04:05:46 PM »

If that fails, shoot me a copy of the DXDIAG output with a description of the problem. The error is coming from DirectX and is telling Aces High II that DirectX could not create the video device.

SC-Sp00k · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2004, 12:35:33 AM »

Tried it and failed mate.

Shooting you a mail. I appreciate your effort. S!

Skuzzy · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2004, 10:31:18 AM »

Check to see if any of your folders/files in Aces High II's path are set to read-only. Did you copy something from a CD perhaps?

SC-Sp00k · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2004, 03:53:32 PM »

Negative to both Skuzzy, Original files only. No folders or subfolders are set to read only

Skuzzy · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2004, 04:37:04 PM »

You didn't happen to drag your executable to the desktop and not a shortcut to it?

Basically, AH2 cannot find its resource files. Usually means the path is wrong, whioch would happen if you put the executable on the desktop, instead of a shortcut to it.

SC-Sp00k · « **Reply #14 on:** June 16, 2004, 03:06:42 AM »

Right click, create Shortcut. "Drag shortcut to desktop."

My standard SOP's re game files. Still appreciating the brainstorming tho Scuzzy.