ok yes what I meant was planning on getting a completely new pc !

Anyway, thanks for your reply, I do appreciate you guys taking the time to help us less tech savvy !

Ok Zakblood so if I were to upgrade my pc (which I was planning to do anyway within next couple of months) the problem would be resolved ?

Out of curiosity, why do the games require sound to run ? Why do they not just run silently ?

OK thanks I thought it was a sound issue.

Problem is when I go into my system it says the sound card is both working and up to date !

Yes I have posted it there earlier but no reply so far.

I attach my DXDIAG file

I have tried updating drivers, verifying integrity of games files, uninstalling/re-installing game with no luck so far.

<t> When I try to run the game I get the message :- CW2.exe has stopped working.<br/>
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I now have this problem with all my ageod games whether launched through steam or not. <br/>
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Any ideas ?<br/>
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I attach my DXDIAG file<br/>
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I have tried updating sound driver, graphic ...

When I try to launch the game I get the following error :-

SDL FAILED (2) : Failed to use audio system

Any help please ?

Hi

I have tried to launch the game tonight but am getting the following error message :-

SDL FAILED (2): Failed to use audio system.

Can you help please ?

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I've now redeemed a steam key for this game.<br/>
Installed it on steam.<br/>
Tried to run it, doesn't work.<br/>
Tried the fix as suggested by Benedict151.<br/>
Still getting the same error codes, i.e you do not have the required privileges etc.<br/>
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Like I say, my ...

OK I tried the latest suggestion but it still doesnt work.

It says "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."

Thank sfor your efforts guys but can you tell me how I can get a refund for this game please ?

OK thanks I will try this later.

This will only affect SCWW1 game ?

I don't want to lose SC WW2 !

OK

So I just tried again and it said the module could not be found

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So I go into Run as Administrator and a black box of text appears on screen.<br/>
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The last line of text says :-<br/>
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C:\Windows\system32> and then there is a flashing cursor<br/>
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What do I type from this point ?<br/>
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I tried copying the address as ...

Hi

Sorry

I can get as far as run as admin but then can't navigate to the folder

Hi

Would I still get the same problem if I downloaded the steam version of the game ?

Attached as requested

<t> Hi<br/>
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I've bought the game today and downloaded it. When I tried to launch the game it prompted me to pick from a list of screen resolutions. I picked full screen but then it came up with an error message and would not launch the game.<br/>
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I've tried deleting the sc file as ...