unspecified error when launching medieval two

[Riverknight]

OK, I have spent that last few hours trying to fix this problem.
Whenever I try and start medieval, whether it be a mod, britania (my kingdoms) or just vanilla medieval, I get the Unspecified error, I do not even see a loading screen.

I have reinstalled the game twice and have my UAC off, how can I fix this?

I was playing the game this morning and after I did a bit of modding this happened.

There is nothing in my log folder... is this also strange?

[irishron]

Dvd, Steam, original, Gold, other?
Kingdoms patched?
Trying to load your edits?
Trying to load a save?

[Riverknight]

Dvd, Steam, original, Gold, other?
Kingdoms patched?
Trying to load your edits?
Trying to load a save?

dvd, gold
I have the patch I believe
I am not trying to load anything, once I launch the game it just shuts down once it loads, I do not see the first loading screen

[irishron]

Before reinstalling, have you dleted all traces before reinstalling? In Vista, Win 7/8, Medieval2 has two folders if if installed in default location.

[Riverknight]

Really?
I just uninstall and then delete the sega folder in my programs files (x86)
Where is the other file located?

[irishron]

Hidden in users\username\appdata\roaming\I don't remember from here.
You will have to unhide all files, folders, and drives in Folder Options after logging in as Administrator to find it.

[Riverknight]

Hidden in users\username\appdata\roaming\I don't remember from here.
You will have to unhide all files, folders, and drives in Folder Options after logging in as Administrator to find it.

ok thanks, I will try that now!

(Five minutes later)
hmmmm
I went to appdata and then roaming but it does not show a sega nor a medieval 2 total war.

[irishron]

creative assembly? the creative assembly?

[Riverknight]

creative assembly? the creative assembly?

OK, I will check it when I get home!

[Riverknight]

Ok, I checked, in the creative assembly area it only shows Shogun, empire and Napoleon.

I am going to re-install it one more time and see if it works then.

[irishron]

Install it in C:\Games.

[Riverknight]

Install it in C:\Games.

I did that earlier and it still did not work

Also for some reason vanilla Medieval 2 works... but not kingdoms

I am going to download the patch again and see if this works.

[Riverknight]

OK, the patch did not do much, still a CTD

I will install it into C:\Games

[irishron]

Have you taken ownership of C: drive yet?

[Riverknight]

Have you taken ownership of C: drive yet?

How do I do that?

I just want to thank you.... I am terrible at installing! ?

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[irishron]

Right-click the C: drive icon, click properties, click the Security tab, click Advanced, click Ownership tab, click on you Administrator login if it's not picked, click the box down the left side about including all child folders and files, click okay.
The rest just click okay for everything Windows won't let you own.

[irishron]

Right-click the C: drive icon, click properties, click the Security tab, click Advanced, click Ownership tab, click on you Administrator login if it's not picked, click the box down the left side about including all child folders and files, click okay.
The rest just click okay for everything Windows won't let you own.

[Riverknight]

Right-click the C: drive icon, click properties, click the Security tab, click Advanced, click Ownership tab, click on you Administrator login if it's not picked, click the box down the left side about including all child folders and files, click okay.
The rest just click okay for everything Windows won't let you own.

Ok I just did that, now I am waiting as it is setting security information on a lot if things

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[Riverknight]

YES!
It works, thank you SOSOSOSOSO much!

[irishron]

Good to hear. Enjoy playing.