Hey guys,

So I was trying to log onto Dark Age today - I launched the Portal as I have done hundreds of times before... except this time, it crashes with an error message straight away, before it brings up the server list. I havent done anything new to the computer, not installed anything differently, I launched it yesterday with no problems.

I've tried restarting computer and reinstalling the program but it still wont launch.

I'm running Windows XP, computer has 2 gig of ram, good nvidia graphics card etc - Dark Age runs really well.

Any ideas what it could be?

Cheers!

Illusionist

Edit: I also tried installing the newest version of the Microsoft .NET framework and the portal still wont launch... Help me out guys!

Day 2 of no DaoC. I tried System Restore to 3 days back when it was working, but it still crashes. The only difference which could have caused it to stop working was a Windows Update... Is there any way that could have interfered? I'm baffled.

Can anyone help me play the bestest game ever again? It seems like such a dumb problem - not being able to open the portal!

Cheers!

Illusionist

edit: Maybe a different installer or client version could solve it?

What does your windows eventlist say?

How do I bring it up Nix?

Sorry not on a windows machine right now so can't direct you to it...



also you could connect via a .bat file if you wanted?

@DOLLoader game.dll 88.198.56.21 10300 1 ACCNAME PASSWORD

Ok, I downloaded a program which explains it and i'm translating it from portuguese (reformatted my computer in Brazil hehe)

Is this what you were looking for?

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Instalation ready: the following updates have been downloaded and are ready for installation. This computer is scheduled to install the updates on August 23:
- Security update for Windows XP (KB982665)

- Security update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB2277947)

- Update for the electronic trash filter - Outlook 2003 (KB2279246)

- Security update for Windows XP (KB981997)

- Windows malware removal tool - August 2010 (KB890830)

- Security update Windows XP (KB980436)

- Security update Windows XP (KB2160329)

- Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer 8 Windows XP
(KB2183461)

- Security update of .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 and 3.5 SP1 for Windows
Server 2003 and Windows XP x86 (KB983583)

- Security update do Windows XP (KB2079403)

- Security update do Windows XP (KB981852)

- Security update para o Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (KB2264403)

- Security update para o Windows XP (KB2115168)

- Security update do Windows XP (KB982214)

nixian wrote:
also you could connect via a .bat file if you wanted?

@DOLLoader game.dll 88.198.56.21 10300 1 ACCNAME PASSWORD

This sounds really interesting! How do I connect via a .bat file?

Cheers Nix

In the event log I get a .NET Runtime 2.0 Error Reporting message each time I try to load the portal

I did it guys!! thanks to Nix's suggestion of using the event log I guessed it was the .NET framework which was causing problems... I managed to uninstall it through a specialised program, then I reinstalled the portal fresh with the 2.0 .NET Framework version and finally it works I'm so happy

Cheers!

Zakoraya wrote:I did it guys!! thanks to Nix's suggestion of using the event log I guessed it was the .NET framework which was causing problems... I managed to uninstall it through a specialised program, then I reinstalled the portal fresh with the 2.0 .NET Framework version and finally it works I'm so happy

Cheers!

Glad you figured it out ^^

About the .bat files:

You simply open a text file write what I wrote in it and save it as a .bat file.. then you simply run the .bat file and it should connect for you


The bat file might have to be in your daoc folder, but I am not 100% sure on that one..