Author Topic: AH will not start  (Read 568 times)

Offline Bino

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5937
AH will not start
« on: October 14, 2010, 07:42:17 PM »
A small pop-up window entitled "ERROR" displays this message:

    Initialization failed with -9
    mainWLD_FAILED -1


Link to DxDiag info here


"The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'." - Randy Pausch

PC Specs

Offline Bino

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5937
Re: AH will not start
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2010, 10:00:18 PM »
Fixed it by
1.) renaming "settings" to "porked-settings"
and
2.) re-installing right over the old install

Still curious about that error message, though...   :headscratch:


"The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'." - Randy Pausch

PC Specs

Offline usvi

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 994
Re: AH will not start
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2010, 04:10:11 PM »
Just got the same message myself,will try your fix. :salute
"Come with me and I will show you where the Iron Crosses grow." -Unteroffizer/Feldwebel Rolf Steiner

~POTW-Second Wing~
http://www.pigsonthewing.org/index.php

Offline Skuzzy

  • Support Member
  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 31462
      • HiTech Creations Home Page
Re: AH will not start
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2010, 04:33:00 PM »
It means the game executable cannot find the resources to start the game.  Usually from being moved to the desktop, instead of a shortcut being created to it.

Easy fix is to simply install the full version of the game over the top of the existing installation without removing the old installation.
Roy "Skuzzy" Neese
support@hitechcreations.com

Offline usvi

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 994
Re: AH will not start
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2010, 02:05:26 AM »
It means the game executable cannot find the resources to start the game.  Usually from being moved to the desktop, instead of a shortcut being created to it.

Easy fix is to simply install the full version of the game over the top of the existing installation without removing the old installation.
Yup that worked.
Problem started after I flashed my bios but is fixed now. :salute
"Come with me and I will show you where the Iron Crosses grow." -Unteroffizer/Feldwebel Rolf Steiner

~POTW-Second Wing~
http://www.pigsonthewing.org/index.php