ETW does not seem to want to start up

[Krieglord]

Hello im having an issue with ETW

it will not start up

I installed it then installed ACW mod but due to lag decided to uninstall ACW mod so did that then deleted everything acw i could find in program files and user.script

Then it would not start

verified integrity cache that did nothing

So deleted local content and reinstalled

and now im stuck at the same place where it will not start

any ideas

[irishron]

you could still have a mod file. Some are very small and a pain to find.

[Krieglord]

you could still have a mod file. Some are very small and a pain to find.

Is their anyway to just uninstall and reinstall etw so its just a complete vanilla installation?

if deleting local content keeps the files as is that doesnt work

[irishron]

Delete both Empire folders should work.

[Krieglord]

Ok well now it will load but whenever I try and play a custom battle or grand campaign it crashes on loading screen

[irishron]

Did you delete the Empire folder in Steam and the one in The Creative Assembly folder?

Have you ried verifying the game cache a few times?

Post your dxdiag.

[Krieglord]

I deleted both as far as I know?

in steamapps/common

and in appdata/the creative assembly

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

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Time of this report: 6/11/2012, 23:30:57
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[LestaT]

Check this ?

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...9828-SFLZ-9289

[Krieglord]

From that list I have avast running but I have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling and that changed nothing

I dont suppose theirs a way to have empire without steam?

Without pirating it of course

[irishron]

Start Steam, go through the menues in the top-left corner and set it to offline mode.

[Krieglord]

Yay finally got it working

I uninstalled it from control panel/program/uninstall instead of deleting local content with steam then deleted the remaining folders in steam and appdata then reinstalled and it works perfectly

[irishron]

Good to hear. Enjoy playing.