Kingdoms Not Working

**josephstepp** · January 07, 2010, 04:55 PM

As some of you may know, I bought M2TW on Steam and had troubles getting it started but I eventually got it to work. Kingdoms finally finished downloaded and updating so I was exicted to try it out, but it didnt work

When I try to load it, the original launcher comes up and when I click Start, I can choose from Vanilla or any of the Kingdoms campaigns. But when I try to play any of the campaigns, a box pops up and says:

"Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this erro and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately.

The system cannot find the file specified."

And then there is a "Details" box, and when I click it, it drops down and tells me this:

"See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.
************** Exception Text **************
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
at CoreLib.Action_LaunchExecutable.Execute()
at CoreLib.ActionManager.Trigger(String name)
at Launcher.LauncherMainForm.ContextMenuTrigger(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.MenuItemData.Execute()
at System.Windows.Forms.Command.Invoke()
at System.Windows.Forms.Command.DispatchID(Int32 id)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCommand(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Fra...7/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
Launcher
Assembly Version: 1.0.2669.20298
Win32 Version: 1.0.2669.20298
CodeBase: file:///c:/program%20files%20(x86)/s...r/Launcher.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL...dows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL...089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL...em.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
CoreLib
Assembly Version: 1.0.2669.20298
Win32 Version: 1.0.2669.20298
CodeBase: file:///c:/program%20files%20(x86)/s...ar/CoreLib.DLL
----------------------------------------
SkinLib
Assembly Version: 1.0.2669.20298
Win32 Version: 1.0.2669.20298
CodeBase: file:///c:/program%20files%20(x86)/s...ar/SkinLib.DLL
----------------------------------------
AxInterop.SHDocVw
Assembly Version: 1.1.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.0.0
CodeBase: file:///c:/program%20files%20(x86)/s...op.SHDocVw.DLL
----------------------------------------
Interop.SHDocVw
Assembly Version: 1.1.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.0.0
CodeBase: file:///c:/program%20files%20(x86)/s...op.SHDocVw.DLL
----------------------------------------
Accessibility
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL...essibility.dll
----------------------------------------
UpdateLib
Assembly Version: 1.0.2669.20298
Win32 Version: 1.0.2669.20298
CodeBase: file:///c:/program%20files%20(x86)/s.../UpdateLib.DLL
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL...System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback
Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0
Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC/Micr...eoPlayback.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.DirectX
Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0
Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC/Micr...ft.DirectX.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL...figuration.dll
----------------------------------------
************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.
For example:
<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>
When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box."

I dont understand any of this...its all jiggerish to me! But I posted it on here, thinking maybe one of you would be able to tell me how to fix my problem! Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!

**irishron** · January 07, 2010, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by josephstepp

As some of you may know, I bought M2TW on Steam and had troubles getting it started but I eventually got it to work. Kingdoms finally finished downloaded and updating so I was exicted to try it out, but it didnt work

When I try to load it, the original launcher comes up and when I click Start, I can choose from Vanilla or any of the Kingdoms campaigns. But when I try to play any of the campaigns, a box pops up and says:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

I dont understand any of this...its all jiggerish to me! But I posted it on here, thinking maybe one of you would be able to tell me how to fix my problem! Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!

To save others headaches, I put it in spoilers.

You need .Net framework 3 for Kingdoms to work. See if this works: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netf...63.aspx?ppud=4.

**josephstepp** · January 07, 2010, 11:02 PM

So basically I need to install that for it to run correctly on my computer? Which one do I need to install...I have no idea if I have Beta or SP1 or anything like that!!

Sorry

**irishron** · January 07, 2010, 11:45 PM

Run it and it will tell you whether you have it or not. The only thing showing up inyour JIT is version 2.

If it installs try to run a camapign. If it works you are set to go.

If it says youare already up to date and the game does not start, there are a few more.

**josephstepp** · January 08, 2010, 10:15 AM

That was a pain to try and do...

I Went to install it, and it told me that:

"You must use "Turn Windows featers on or off" in the Control Panel to install or configure Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1"

So I went into my control panel and saw where it said .Net Framework 3.5 and unchecked that box. It made me restart my computer and I went back to install it again, and it told me the same thing. Then another thing poped up and let me try to reinstall it using the reccomended settings and I believe its installing now...

**josephstepp** · January 08, 2010, 10:31 AM

Well that didnt work

when it was just about finished installing, it came up and said an error occured and closed the program. This really is getting annoying. Why wont the game just work?

**irishron** · January 08, 2010, 11:04 AM

That says you have .Net 3.5 installed.

Have you run Microsoft Update and installed all the software options lately?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displayLang=en is one Vista won't find. See if it works along eith running windows Update.

**josephstepp** · January 08, 2010, 01:13 PM

I got it to work. I uninstalled Kingdoms from the computer, then from Steam as well, and I popped in the disk and installed it and it works just fine.

EDIT: Thank you very much for your help though, it was appreciated!