Cannot get Worms Armageddon new edition to work in windows7

bloodvampire9 · 02-02-2010, 11:03 AM

i cannot mannage to make Worms Armageddon - New edition to work on my laptop with operating system windows 7. tho i installed it but when i run it, black window appear just before it crashes and the error is attached. plz i need help i ve been searching for what to do for long time but couldnot make it work.. excuse my bad english.

**koala** · 02-02-2010, 11:59 AM

Double post - http://www.techsupportforum.com/f59/...s7-458173.html

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bloodvampire9 · 02-02-2010, 12:45 PM

no i have the cd but it has some scratches so i downloaded cd doctor to make it work.. plz help me i have the cd

**Redeye3323** · 02-02-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bloodvampire9

no i have the cd but it has some scratches so i downloaded cd doctor to make it work.. plz help me i have the cd

Sorry but we cannot help you with this specific issue as you have downloaded the game through a Torrent which is against the rules.

What I'd recommend you do is go to a local Game-store and get them to give you disk a clean which should sort your disk problem allowing us to help (the torrent is most probably the problem anyway).

bloodvampire9 · 02-03-2010, 02:09 AM

guys now the CD is working i just cant make the game work.. any help plz :$ thanks

**Redeye3323** · 02-03-2010, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bloodvampire9

guys now the CD is working i just cant make the game work.. any help plz :$ thanks

Are you sure the CD works as I think it was an Torrent problem.

Make sure you wipe the Torrented version from your PC using Revo Uninstaller for the game and then delete any other part of it.

You then install from the disk and it should hopefully work ok. If not post back...

bloodvampire9 · 02-03-2010, 04:33 AM

i tried installing from the cd and it did installed but the problem is when i run it black screen flashes and then it crashes and the error attached appears , i dunno wht to do now, maybe because i am running windows7 ? and if thats why plz tell me what to do to make it work

**koala** · 02-03-2010, 05:38 AM

Check the back of your retail CD package and post back with the system requirements and supported operating systems.

Does the game come with a printed manual?

**Redeye3323** · 02-03-2010, 06:16 AM

We'd like to know if have the manual that come with it as you can sometimes find fixes in there...

Also could you tell us if it is a new error or the error you posted in the first post...

bloodvampire9 · 02-03-2010, 09:53 AM

it is written on the cd cover it works on windows 98, windows ME & windows XP
CPU 100mhz, graphics 2Mb, hard disk 100Mb, CD-Rom 2speed, DirectX 6, Ram 32 mb, sound directX 6 ....
is this the information u need?
plus my laptop is dell inspiron 1525 that runs on windows 7 and intel core 2 duo .. so what am i gonna do plz

bloodvampire9 · 02-03-2010, 09:55 AM

and here is the error i always get when i try to run the game

**koala** · 02-03-2010, 09:55 AM

Try running it in compatibility mode. http://www.windows7hacker.com/index....e-in-windows-7

bloodvampire9 · 02-03-2010, 10:58 AM

i tried as in the steps but still i face the same problem, is there any thing else i can try

bloodvampire9 · 02-05-2010, 11:00 AM

anyone can help me through this??

**koala** · 02-05-2010, 11:14 AM

Ctrl-Alt-Del to bring up the Task Manager, go to the Processes tab and end the explorer.exe process. This should fix a problem with Windows 7's 256 color palette problem in older games.

To restart the explorer.exe process, open Task Manager and go to File > New Task, type explorer.exe and click OK. Or reboot the computer.

bloodvampire9 · 02-05-2010, 12:00 PM

when i end the process i couldnt access anything on my laptop .. i tried ending the explorer.exe process and then start the game in new task but it didnt work, i must restart the explorer.exe so i can make the game run.... any thoughts?

**Redeye3323** · 02-05-2010, 01:13 PM

Once you have ended it, go on the Run option in Task manager and type in explorer.exe and this should do the trick.

If you are on Vista, when you go on Task Manager. Choose the Show for all users thing and it should come up with the Admin thingy, allow it and then do the explorer.exe thing...

bloodvampire9 · 02-05-2010, 03:43 PM

ok i did exactly what u've told me but still when i started the game it gave me the same error, btw um running on windows7 not vista n i've been lookin for an answer for a very long time so help me please .. thnx

**koala** · 02-05-2010, 04:24 PM

Check some of the Worms Armaggedon forums. You're not alone in having trouble getting it to run in Windows 7.

If you've already tried compatibility mode with 256 colors, I can't think of anything else to suggest except to install Windows 98 on a separate partition so you can play older games.

bloodvampire9 · 02-06-2010, 06:03 AM

any ideas about what forum to try and if there is patches for the game to make it run on windows7 ?