The Fatal error 999 problem is back

[AW1Steve]

Has any one recently had the Fatal error 999 problem lately? I've read up on it , and seemed to have stopped some time ago. I just had it hit me. I don't want to do a re-install if I can help it, as I've several games going. And yes, I do have Norton and webroot.

[jwilkerson]

Actually "fatal error 999" will never go away - it is one of many error codes that essentially mean an installation is invalid.

A full reinstall should correct the problem.

[AW1Steve]

Thanks Joe! All fixed for now....And thanks to everyone for simplifying the "nature of the beast" for those of us "not as technolgically inclined". Along with "the 3-finger salute (control,alt,delet)" and "reload,reboot and repent", I now need to learn the WITP "wiffledoo"--re-install, re-patch and if necessary, lather,rinse and repeat![:)]

[sventhebold]

Woah I just fired off a turn earlier today and now I have it too!  

[jwilkerson]

Well there can be many causes for good ole 999 ... but if Anti-Virus related - you may be able to find a list of "quarrantined" files in your AV quarrantined list - if so one (or more) of these may be WITP files which need to be added to the exception list.

Otherwise, the general solution to 999 is reinstall.

[sventhebold]

After my latest virus sweep WITP does not run. I checked the quaranteened items but nothing on there than
bugs. Now what?

[jwilkerson]

Well if reinstall of WITP does not work - then uninstall of AV - and install of different AV would be indicated. Some AV programs are user friendly and allow exceptions to mis-identified quarantine objects - mine do - I use Trend, Symmantec and McAfee on various machines - but not sure about other AV programs.

[sventhebold]

Used the exception button on the AV and reloaded the program now it works fine. Seems the latest update from
the Spysweeper company does not like WITP.