<t> Success, I'm happy to report, in case anyone has the same problem.<br/>
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It was a recent post in the Gamers Tech Forum (and not this one) reporting the very same problem that made me realize that I had to uninstall every version of .Net, and not just 3.5, and then apply the cleanup tool ...

<t> Just uninstalled DW and .Net 3.5, used cleanup tool as well. <br/>
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Then reinstalled everything including DW to a different directory just to see. <br/>
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Same problem and unhandled exception error message!<br/>
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Looking at that message, it says quite a number of files can't ...

<r> Hi there, <br/>
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Looking for any thoughts on the problem I'm having installing and running Distant Worlds. It may well be some kind of .Net problem... <br/>
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The Distant Worlds tech support thread is: <URL url="http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2675617&mpage=1&key ...

Hi SykoFused,

Thanks for the idea... I will try that today.

Regards

<r> I used an utility to check which versions of dotnet I have on the system. Curiously, it doesn't show 3.5 which is what the Distant World install program says it is checking for on one's system and goes through a long process to do so. ?<br/>
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I haven't uninstalled yet the latest Distant ...

<t> Hi ehsumrell1,<br/>
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I must be running 3.5, since that seems to be what the game installs and requires...<br/>
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I will try the cleanup tool again today and see if that helps, but I tried it when I was trying to install the expansion and the base game, and it didn't help then.<br ...

<r> Hi there,<br/>
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I did check the event viewer for applications and found the below error noted. How can I correct this?<br/>
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<IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/37121/6EF4092841074311AAC492D5281781DF.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https ...

In the interest of providing a complete picture, here is the updated DxDiag...

<r> Hi there, <br/>
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I've followed both ehsumrell1's and elliotg's advice and still have serious problems.<br/>
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I decided to try to install and play the base game first without adding the expansion. A different error this time, but still at the time in the loading where the text ...

<t> Hi there,<br/>
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I've installed both Distant Worlds and the Return of Shakturi expansion. Each time it goes through the load sequence only to crash after the Feeding Giant Kaltors text. I have uninstalled and reinstalled twice. I used the clean-up tool on .Net 3.5. I have Windows Media ...