American Conquest - Solutions if the game doesn't start.

[HWK]Garnier · **Joined:** Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:41 pm **Posts:** 1352

If any of the American Conquest games doesn't start properly after installing it, try these solutions.

The term "Main Folder" refers to the 'American Conquest - Fight Back' folder for FB, and the 'American Conquest - Divided Nation\Run' folder for DN. This is the folder where DMCR.exe is located, and where you install the mods to.

1. If the game doesn't start, first try deleting the Video folder from your Main Folder. Try starting the game again.

2. If you have one of the 8000 series nvidia graphics cards, or a similar recent ATI card, and are running windows XP, download this file (ddraw.dll) and place it in your Main Folder. Also be sure you've deleted the Video folder as in step 1. Try starting the game again.

3. If you are running Vista, download this file* (dmcr.rar) and extract the DMCR.exe from it into your Main Folder. Try starting the game again. If this doesn't work, and you also have the ddraw.dll in your Main Folder from step 2, delete ddraw.dll, and try starting the game again. *Antivirus software will think this is a virus, but many of us use it and have no problems.

4. If it is Starforce Protection giving you the error, google "remove starforce" and find out how to remove it.

5. If none of these solutions work, post a thread with your problem in this forum and we'll try to help.

Lord Ellis · **Joined:** Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:04 pm **Posts:** 4

i tryed all this and my game still wont start

[HWK]gexozoid · **Joined:** Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:44 pm **Posts:** 815

Lord Ellis wrote:

i tryed all this and my game still wont start

Well then, follow the step 5, make a thread and post your problem there. As in: What OS are you running on, which game are you trying to install and what is your problem?

lasalle · **Joined:** Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:29 am **Posts:** 1

I follow all steps , and I have a error message :
" The uptater is not installed in the same place as American Conquest - Divided nation ! "
Sorry for my bad English ... I'm French ! ...

[HWK]Garnier · **Joined:** Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:41 pm **Posts:** 1352

That might happen for two reasons:

1. You installed HDN to the wrong place. You must install it to your Divided Nation/Run folder as the instructions say.

2. Your game installation is messed up. You could try reinstalling the game in this case.

HDN won't work unless it is installed into a real DN installation without important files missing.

john01 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:22 pm **Posts:** 1

Hi.If you fallowed all those steps and it did not work that means yor antivirus have a problem.You should change it.I advise you to use Kaspersky antivirus kaspersky 7.0

Lady Lauren · **Posted:** Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:04 pm

I have ad adware and that didnt let me start the game so i disabled it if i want to play

The_Fox · **Posted:** Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:43 pm

Well not all Anti Virus programs work and some even hinder the gameing.

So giving advice on what works still will not get you working this game, or any others.

But if it works, keep to it, ,'then pass it on'

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john01, thanks for that, but it will not work for all around the universe lol.

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