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Recently bought the game and expansions but can't get it to start.
OS is Vista home premium SP2

Keep getting this error:
Distant Worlds - Crash Dump - 1.7.0.16

20:54:34 9. maj 2013


System.Runtime.InteropServices.SEHException: En ekstern komponent har udløst en undtagelse.
ved WMPLib.IWMPControls.play()
ved DistantWorlds.Start.VnSwB0Qis8ofA4u6ykt(Object )
ved DistantWorlds.Start.H7nnxhfekL(String[] )
ved DistantWorlds.Start.E7NXHUnuOX(Object , EventArgs )
ved System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
ved System.Windows.Forms.Form.SetVisibleCore(Boolean value)
ved System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Visible(Boolean value)
ved System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
ved System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
ved System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)
ved QukXpC1BE3xoeTuXDY.oN3gf1JGSWkDKW2j5R.EjGuCuNXlMYH6bP87nV(Object )
ved QukXpC1BE3xoeTuXDY.oN3gf1JGSWkDKW2j5R.wSBey0MGf()


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Had the game install .net and directx even though I already had both.

With my limited pc knowledge I can understand it has something to do with WMP and when I try to run the Intro movies it instant crashes and gives me this error:
Problemsignatur
Problemhændelsesnavn: APPCRASH
Programnavn: wmplayer.exe
Programversion: 11.0.6002.18311
Tidsstempel for program: 4c8e2d72
Fejlmodulnavn: kernel32.dll
Fejlmodulversion: 6.0.6002.18704
Tidsstempel for fejlmodul: 5065cd44
Undtagelseskode: c06d007e
Undtagelsesforskydning: 0001d8cb
OS-version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Landestandard-id: 1030
Yderligere oplysninger 1: fd00
Yderligere oplysninger 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Yderligere oplysninger 3: fd00
Yderligere oplysninger 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160

Can anyone help me understand what the problem is and hopefully fix it?

You need windows media player to make the game run.

Try to test it on some other sources to verify that it works correctly. If you did remove it, undo that.

Have media player it's a part of vista and can't be removed.

If I try and install it it tells me there is a newer version and it wouldn't continue.

Well, yes, media player can be removed, but that is not a good idea.

Can you play music and view movies with your wmp?

Tried the various sound and movie files in the game and it seems I can't play mp3 or vmv, both formats leads to the crash in my first post. Only the wav files will play without problems.

Tried installing a codec pack (k-lite) but same problem.

If you fail to play the files in DistantWorlds\Sounds\Music\ in windows media player, something is very off. Especially with that codec pack.

I would try to reinstall the media player. No guarantees, though.

On win7:

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features

On the left, turn Windows Features On or Off.

Media Features. Uncheck Media Player.

Reboot or whatever i asks of you. GO back and enable it again. Try the mp3s. Try installing the codec pack. Try mp3s again.

Unfortunaly I have Vista and can't fix it that way.
If reinstalling WMP is the only solution I guess I have to wait playing this, apparently, great game till I need a reinstall of vista or finally get a new pc ... oh well

Well, your computer is broken. Doing that to the WMP should not be hard

Everything else works fine. I play several other games and can play the mp3/vmv files in other players but not WMP.
Since WMP is a integrated part of Vista it can apparently only be repaired/reinstalled with a vista CD which I don't have.

The game does crash alot on vista. I found the latest beta patch does make it run somewhat better then before. I also found that I can not run games larger than 700 stars. Also turn off auto save, that cuases my games to crash. Do your saves manually every few hours and make sure to keep a couple copies so you can roll back to a earlier point if the file become corrupt. Also shut down the game every 3-4 hours and re-launch, I fine this allows me to play longer.

dont want make a new crash thread so i use it ^^ hope someone can help me i hate this chrashes

my game crashes nearly every 10 min ( mostly 9 min) dont know why

hope someone can help me

here the crash report:

Distant Worlds - Crash Dump - 1.7.0.20

17:45:15 Dienstag, 21. Mai 2013


System.NullReferenceException: Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt.
bei DistantWorlds.Main.yZtgbBh2La6q2DFspJD(Object )
bei DistantWorlds.Main.DetermineBuiltObjectSize(Bitmap image, Double size, Int32 targetSize)
bei DistantWorlds.Main.PrepareBuiltObjectImage(BuiltObject builtObject, Bitmap image, Color mainColor, Color secondaryColor, Double size, Int32 targetSize, Boolean allowPreRotate, Double zoom)
bei DistantWorlds.Main.PrepareBuiltObjectImage(BuiltObject builtObject, Bitmap image, Color mainColor, Color secondaryColor, Double size, Int32 targetSize, Boolean allowPreRotate)
bei DistantWorlds.HoverPanel.LtpyIkFeqsN()
bei DistantWorlds.HoverPanel.SetData(Game game, BuiltObject builtObject)
bei DistantWorlds.Main.TdwAfTyqiP()
bei DistantWorlds.Main.ProgramLoop()


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