MOHAA FUBARED MY SYSTEM!!! (Updated: Had to reformat. Thanks EA, you farging bastages!!)

[DefRef]

Tried to install it and it brought up the Registration Wizard and README. After doing so, it closed all the windows, but the InstallShield button was still on the Task Bar. Right-clicking it only offered the Move option, so I killed it from the Task Manager and tried to play it.

It launches and then dies on a all-grey screen. Alt+F4 gets me back to the desk and this is the error:

--- Common Initialization ---
Medal of Honor Allied Assault 1.00 win-x86 Dec 6 2001
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak5.pk3 (259 files)
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak4.pk3 (593 files)
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak3.pk3 (669 files)
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak2.pk3 (4722 files)
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak1.pk3 (772 files)
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak0.pk3 (11175 files)
f:\MOHAA/main

----------------------
18190 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
execing menu.cfg
execing newconfig.cfg
Config: unnamedsoldier.cfg
couldn't exec configs/unnamedsoldier.cfg
execing newconfig.cfg
couldn't exec localized.cfg
execing autoexec.cfg
Unknown command "fov"
couldn't exec custom.cfg
...detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!

------- Input Initialization -------
Initializing DirectInput...
Couldn't set DI coop level
Falling back to Win32 mouse support...
------- Input Initialization Complete ------- 35
You are now setup for easy mode.
----- Client Initialization -----
Called FadeSound with: 0.000000
----- Initializing Renderer ----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
...setting mode 4: 800 600 FS
...using colorsbits of 32
...calling CDS: ok
...registered window class
...created window@0,0 (800x600)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 8 )
...74 PFDs found
...hardware acceleration found
...PIXELFORMAT 8 selected
...creating GL context: succeeded
...making context current: succeeded
Initializing OpenGL extensions
...using GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
...using GL_ARB_texture_compression
...using GL_EXT_texture_env_add
...using WGL_EXT_swap_control
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
...ignoring GL_EXT_texture_env_combine
...using GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
...WGL_3DFX_gamma_control not found

GL_VENDOR: NVIDIA Corporation
GL_RENDERER: GeForce3/AGP/3DNOW!
GL_VERSION: 1.3.0
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_imaging
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_multisample
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_multitexture
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_texture_compression
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_texture_env_add
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_texture_env_combine
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_transpose_matrix
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_S3_s3tc
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_abgr
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_bgra
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_blend_color
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_blend_minmax
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_blend_subtract
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_draw_range_elements
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_fog_coord
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_packed_pixels
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_paletted_texture
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_point_parameters
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_rescale_normal
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_secondary_color
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_separate_specular_color
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture3D
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture_env_add
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture_env_combine
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture_cube_map
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture_lod
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_texture_object
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_vertex_array
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_EXT_vertex_weighting
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_KTX_buffer_region
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_blend_square
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_evaluators
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_fence
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_fog_distance
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_light_max_exponent
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_register_combiners
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_register_combiners2
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_texgen_reflection
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_texture_env_combine4
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_texture_rectangle
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_texture_shader
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_texture_shader2
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_vertex_array_range
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_vertex_array_range2
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_NV_vertex_program
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_SGIS_multitexture
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_SGIS_texture_lod
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_SGIX_depth_texture
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_SGIX_shadow
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_WIN_swap_hint
GL_EXTENSIONS: WGL_EXT_swap_control
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE: 4096
GL_MAX_ACTIVE_TEXTURES_ARB: 4

PIXELFORMAT: color(32-bits) Z(24-bit) stencil(8-bits)
MODE: 4, 800 x 600 fullscreen hz:120
GAMMA: hardware w/ 0 overbright bits
CPU: AMD w/ 3DNow!
rendering primitives: single glDrawElements
texturemode: GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST
picmip: 1
texture bits: 32
multitexture: enabled
compiled vertex arrays: enabled
texenv add: enabled
compressed textures: enabled
Initializing Shaders
Setting up Shaders
Tried to read from a zip file gfx/2d/backtile.tga that was not open

If I try to Uninstall (either thru the Add/Remove or the Program's menu item) it just goes ZIP and says it's completed the command. Reinstalling does the same thing. I've locked up twice and now IE crashes the moment I try to launch it. I can't Windows Update (no IE) or anything.

WTF happened and how do I ditch this f*cking POS program. Gawddamn EA!!!

 

[TheGrandHooHa]

Yeah, that's pretty fubared up

I would assume that, by closing the Install Shield prematurely, it corrupted a file that it was in the middle of moving, creating, or changing. This could have been a system file and that, my friend, is very bad karma...and stuff.

I can give you two suggestions.

1. Delete the MoH:AA directory from the C: drive (you may have already done this)
2. Using a registry cleaning program (can't suggest one as I don't normally use them), clean up your registry. It MAY (read: not likely, but the possibilty exists) take out the registry entries for MoH:AA, which will allow you to do a complete and "real" installation (not just a ZOOM-BAM-BOOM-DONE!).

Hope this helps. Good luck.
Death to EA!!!

Er, not really, b/c then I wouldn't have NHL2002 or Madden or... well *smack* Ow...

 

[DefRef]

Well, System Restore salvaged my rig (backed up to yesterday), but I've tried to reinstall it and it STILL DOESN"T WORK!!!

The InstallShield closed OK, but it didn't create an icon on the Desktop, like I asked. When I went thru the Start>Programs method, it promptly gives this error:

F:\MOHAA\MOHAA.exe
Only part of a ReadProcessMemory or WriteProcessMemory request was completed.

WTF is THAT about?!?! Also, their is now a generic program icon for it, but not the star icon that was there before.

REALLY hating EA about now...

 

[DefRef]

I ran the Repair install and reinstalled everything and tried to run it and THIS is the new log:

--- Common Initialization ---
Medal of Honor Allied Assault 1.00 win-x86 Dec 6 2001
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak5.pk3 (259 files)
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak4.pk3 (593 files)
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak3.pk3 (669 files)
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak2.pk3 (4722 files)
f:\MOHAA\main\Pak1.pk3 (772 files)
f:\MOHAA/main

----------------------
7015 files in pk3 files
Couldn't load default.cfg

Isn't three strikes, time to call it out?

 

[DefRef]

My cable was down for a moment (Comcast changeover) when I tried the FOURTH time to get it to run, so I can't share the neato error about being unable to load Verdana, but after un/reinstalling it a FIFTH time, I'm back to the same error as in the first post!!! DAMMIT!!!!:|:|:|

I even installed it into the default path (C:\Program Files\EA....blah-yadda-whatever...) and it's still f*cked up.

WTF is wrong with this POS?!??!

 

[DefRef]

The offending "backtile.tga" file is in the Pak0>pk3 pak, but so what. F*cking thing still won't run.:|

 

[DefRef]

^bump^

 

[vash]

Sounds like you have a bad cd, try exchanging it at the place you bought it. I read the alliedassault.net forums and haven't seen this problem before. Have you had this problem with other games? Maybe the cd protection isn't well readable on your system, that's why its not installing probably. Or, maybe you have a hardware problem with ram or your disk. I'd say exchange the title with another and try again -- usually stores will allow an exchange for the same title.

vash

 

[DefRef]

Haven't had any probs running or installing anything else. I even tried installing it with Disk #1 in the DVD drive and Disc #2 in the CD-RW. I'd take it back, but I got the last one in stock, but that may be the case cuz I had a bad Unreal disc waaaaaaaaaay back in 1998. (Has it been that long?!?)

 

[TheGrandHooHa]

<< Haven't had any probs running or installing anything else. I even tried installing it with Disk #1 in the DVD drive and Disc #2 in the CD-RW. I'd take it back, but I got the last one in stock, but that may be the case cuz I had a bad Unreal disc waaaaaaaaaay back in 1998. (Has it been that long?!?) >>



Try installing from JUST the CD-RW drive. They can usually read CDs with strange protection better than DVD drives or normal CD drives for some reason.

I had a CD which I thought was bad, so I tried it in my CD-RW drive and it worked fine. (For the dense ones, the DVD drive which I used was NOT bad, just couldn't read the CD).

Seems like copy protection these days are tricking the legal buyers moreso than the pirates. Irony...

 

[DARRIN]

Safedisk BS!
Agree with TheGrandHooHa try reading with the burner. If it still fails exchange. You have a buddy that could try an install on a different puter?

 

[DefRef]

:|:|:|:|THIS IS ABSOLUTE, TOTAL BULLF*CKINGSH*T!!!!:|:|:|:|

Comcast is running like crap tonight (on dial-up now) , so I didn't see the above post until know, but I already tried to install thru the CD-RW and it's more f*cked up than ever! Get this: It first refused to uninstall or reinstall, but it f*cked things up again, forcing me to do THREE seperate System Restores and things are still goofy.

Not only did it never uninstall completely, when I tried to reinstall, it INSTALLED INTO THE WINDOWS FOLDER AND PUT SOME, BUT NOT ALL ICONS IN THE PROGRAMS MENU!!! NOT in a folder, but where the M$ Office stuff is listed! Unbef*ckalievable!!! Uninstall removed those entries, but gawd knows if it'll be possible to install again. (Like I want to now!)

This has been an unmitigated disaster!:| Beware of buying this evil, PC-destroying POS!

 

[KeithP]

FWIW it installed fine on my XP Pro system (Epox 8k7a, 1.2 Athlon, GF3)

When you are installing it, you are logged in with adminstrator rights correct? This is required for installing and running the game.

Although unlikely to be the cause, when I was running an overclocked system I always reset the system to default speeds/voltages before installing any software/hardware. Only after everything was working okay did I turn it back up. You might try that.

 

[Strawberrymom]

why not return the game and get a new copy

 

[reef]

man that sucks, I the same problem with my rig, a few months ago, the thing is I could install practically no games. Anyway I checked that my system was runnin a 250watt PSU, what PSu do you have? If your rig is underpowered then for some reason CD's will not install. And to confirm this, I bought a 300watt and my rig works fine, went back to 250 same problems. However can you install any other games, programs?? Try replacing the PSU
Hope it works out for ya .

Btw I check your rig you have a 350watt pSU with 4 additional harddrives YOU NEED MORE POWERR CAPTAIN jeez

 

[DARRIN]

I think 350Watts is plenty. Hard drives do not pull much current.

 

[DefRef]

I had a 300W PS in there with the same setup when I was Intel based, but upped it to 350W when I went to Athlon. It's installing the game, but for some reason won't UNinstall it, or refuses to run. I got the "recursive error: Unable to load Verdana" message again last night, but Comcast was running at .1 Kbs, so I didn't post it.

After the "installing to C:\Windows\main...." crap, I'm terrified to try it again. It obviously is f*cked up and unstable. Count yourselves lucky, you who didn't get torched by EA.

 

[reef]

hmm, dude the only advice I can give you is either do a clean install, use Regedit from Lavasoft, its better than the OS regedit or try another PSU. Maybe yours is defective you never know. One time I was playing RTCW and I started smelling burning plastic, I freaked cuz I thought I fried my Vid card or MOBO. I opened up the case and found a dead moth in my PSU. That was my 2 nd PSU cuz the first one was defective after 3 weeks, I was not able to load anything. At first I thought I shorted the MOBO somewhere, then I thought my drives were messed up. IT turns out the PSU I was using was like a 250-300 I cant remeber. If you are overlocking your rig and it seems so with all that stuff, get a friggin 430 psu. Enermax I hear makes real good one. If I am wrong I will give you my "girlfriend" Olga she a russian weightlifter

 

[DefRef]

I can't do anything with this. It thinks it's installed or it's not - it's total sh*t!!

I checked Lavasoft.com, but didn't see any Regedit stuff. Got a link and a hint as to what I should edit out?

 

[DefRef]

Just sent a scathing tech support note to EA. Even after cleaning the keys I could find, it's still acting up. The worst software ever. Makes me want to install AOL 6.0 to have a vacation.

 

[reef]

Reghance


Hope this works for you I don't think you have to pay, I might have a c**ck for it

 

[DefRef]

Here's my response to the inane response I got from EA Tech Support (note -I mentioned repeatedly AND the web page had a field to indicate I have WinXP):

Chris H.,

I know that many of the tech support letters you handle come from people who are barely able to to play Pokemon without dismembering themselves, but it's hard for you to offer useful support when you clearly DIDN'T READ MY INITIAL LETTER!!! Here we go...

>Ok, un-install the game and then perform these steps.

This is why I wrote! It CAN'T and WON'T uninstall!!!! I've manually deleted the folders and tried to hack the Registry and no matter what I do know, it will not install and for some reason thinks it is now!

>First, open your Control Panel (Start > Run > Control Panel) and find the Multimedia icon. Double click this icon and look for the Audio tab.

For starters, the CORRECT path is Start>SETTINGS>Control Panel! How the heck is a computer novice helped by this basic error?!? Next, as I said repeatedly, I'M RUNNING WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL! The path is Start>Control Panel>Sounds and Audio Devices for WinXP.

>On the Audio tab, there should be a box labeled "Preferred playback device.".....blah-blah-blah...

Already set.

>Next, try lowering your audio hardware acceleration....close DxDiag and try running the game again.

THE GAME IS NOT INSTALLED BECAUSE I CAN'T INSTALL IT BECAUSE IT THINKS IT'S INSTALLED ALREADY!!!!!

>Make sure that you have closed any programs or tasks running in the background as sometimes one of the programs can conflict with the game. Background applications such as anti-virus programs are often the cause of conflicts.

I've tried disabling AV with no benefit. This is the typical excuse/crutch of tech support and maybe EA should ask all the other companies whose products don't require killing everything else.

>To do this, hold the Ctrl and Alt keys down at the same time and hit the Del key once. This will in turn bring up a window called "close programs".

Yeah, if I was running Win9x/Me, but I'm running WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL (Am I making this clear yet?) and Ctrl-Alt-Del gets you the Task Manager.

>The only two applications that you want listed here before installing the game are "explorer" and "systray". Close all other programs by double-clicking on them. You will need to repeat this process after closing each application. Note that some applications may take multiple times before closing. Don't worry that you are permanently changing your system configuration; these applications will return when you restart your system.

Thanks for the reassurance in the end. Maybe I'll try that when I go back to Win98, but for now, I'm running WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL!!! None of what you copied and pasted from the boilerplate tech documents you've got there applies to WinXP!

>Check the game directory under the \Main\ subfolder to ensure that all 6 PAK files (7 if patched) are installed. A proper install will have Pak0.pk3, Pak1.pk3, Pak2.pk3, Pak3.pk3, Pak4.pk3, and Pak5.pk3.

THE GAME ISN'T INSTALLED BECAUSE I CAN'T GET THE FRIGGIN' THING TO WORK!!! When it was installed, all the files were there and I was able to unzip and view the TGA file listed in the first error dump included in my e-mail.

>If any of these files are missing a thorough uninstall and reinstall should be performed. Uninstall the game, delete its folder. After this run a Defrag on hard drive and reinstall the game.

All together now...I CAN'T INSTALL OR UNINSTALL!

>If none of these suggestions help,

They haven't.

>...please allow me to get a closer look at your system configuration....save a file called dxdiag.txt...and please send this file as an attachment to your next email.

Done.

>Hopefully these suggestions will help resolve your difficulty playing the game.

I'm afraid that I may have to reformat and reload my hard drive. I had my Mother's user profile corrupt this morning and temporarily lost all her data before I was able to salvage some of it.

It's a good thing my day job is working as a computer support tech (I'm not kidding.), so I was able to work around your best efforts. I'd appreciate it if we could skip the AOL-level user support and could proceed to something USEFUL, like the list of Registry keys that are faking out the Autorun.exe into thinking the game is installed. My system was running OK until Monday night, when I made the tragic error of purchasing this game and popping it into my unsuspecting computer. In a few short minutes, it managed to torch a month-old OS install. Nice job.

My last EA Games purchase was Black & White and that charmingly-coded hunk of plastic refused to run on one computer with an new Acer CD-ROM drive and would not install on my main rig with a Pioneer DVD drive. Only when I installed from the CD-RW drive would it work, due to the copy-protection methods. I PAID for a game I can't play on 2 out of 3 optical drives and am currently trying to salvage my main PC (which I use for business as well) from the ravages of more EA incompetance. I'm surprised there hasn't been a class-action lawsuit against EA yet.

>Thank you for contacting EA Technical Support.

>Chris H.
>EA Technical Support

Stay tuned, sports fans.

New slogan: EA Games - We're playing YOU!

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

If you cleared out the registry, look in your Program Files folder for a hidden folder called InstallShield Installation Information. There might be several subfolders in it with a file named Setup.ini. Check those out for any reference to MOH:AA. If you find one delete that whole subfolder and try installing it again.

 

[DARRIN]

Sounds like this Chris H. is a real genius.

I smell a format coming.

 

[Jedibus]

DefRef, you are one funny mofo! I wish I could help you but it sounds like you know a heck of a lot more about pc's than I do
Anyway, every tragedy has a silver lining (?) and I just wanted to tell you that I love reading your posts in this thread! Every day I look forward to reading your description of the previous nights setback.
Hopefully your MOHAA problem will be recitified soon without having to perform some kind of voodoo ceremony on your computer but until then, keep 'em coming!