Crash on Start-up

Ankit · 06-19-2008, 06:42 AM

The game crashes on me as soon as I double-click the icon or "run as administrator". I am running Vista Home Premium 32-bit. The crashes are due to DEP and though the executable that crashes is OOTP9.exe, the module is elicen40.dll. Have done the following: installed, crashed on start-up, restarted, crashed on start-up, uninstalled, restarted, downloaded from a different location, reinstalled, crashed on start-up, restarted, crashed on start-up.

Here's the problem's signature from the "OOTP Baseball 9 has stopped working dialog:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BEX
Application Name: ootp9.exe
Application Version: 2.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 48590645
Fault Module Name: elicen40.dll
Fault Module Version: 4.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 3d86b216
Exception Offset: 00025001
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Data: 00000008
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: e51a
Additional Information 2: 4c0d4d78887f76d971d5d00f1f20a433
Additional Information 3: e51a
Additional Information 4: 4c0d4d78887f76d971d5d00f1f20a433

After I click on "Close program", I get a another dialog box stating:

---------------------------
ootp9.exe - Application Error
---------------------------
The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005). Click OK to terminate the application.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

rasnell · 06-19-2008, 07:12 AM

Hey, Ankit, I remember all of your databases from the old days and used them many, many times.

I'm not sure I know how to help in this area, but is it possible that you're having one of the reported problems with elicensing? Are you using AVG Anti-Virus and is it somehow blocking the e-license file?

Ankit · 06-19-2008, 07:20 AM

The crash is being caused by Windows DEP. When I turn it off for OOTP9.exe, the program doesn't even launch. Not a single process starts when I double-click the program. Also, my anti-virus is Avast and I have an exception in Windows Firewall for OOTP9.exe.

Ankit · 06-19-2008, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rasnell

Hey, Ankit, I remember all of your databases from the old days and used them many, many times.

I'm not sure I know how to help in this area, but is it possible that you're having one of the reported problems with elicensing? Are you using AVG Anti-Virus and is it somehow blocking the e-license file?

I am almost certain that elicense is the culprit with bad code.

battists · 06-19-2008, 08:56 AM

Ankit,

Do the steps in this FAQ from last year help your issue?

Ankit · 06-19-2008, 10:49 AM

battists,

Turning off DEP for all but essential services worked and I was able to launch the game. However, that is not a good solution as it makes the computer's security weaker. Have you discussed or looked into ways to program the offending code better so that it does not trigger DEP? Since I can replicate this issue endlessly, if you can develop a patch, I am willing to test it and provide crash reports if it doesn't fix it. Regardless, turning off DEP is not a good solution.

Tony M · 06-23-2008, 04:33 PM

As there has been no further posts in this thread for 4 days, I'll move it to closed. If anyone has problems with DEP and launching OOTP then we can reopen it.

06-19-2008, 06:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ankit All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Crash on Start-up The game crashes on me as soon as I double-click the icon or "run as administrator". I am running Vista Home Premium 32-bit. The crashes are due to DEP and though the executable that crashes is OOTP9.exe, the module is elicen40.dll. Have done the following: installed, crashed on start-up, restarted, crashed on start-up, uninstalled, restarted, downloaded from a different location, reinstalled, crashed on start-up, restarted, crashed on start-up. Here's the problem's signature from the "OOTP Baseball 9 has stopped working dialog: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BEX Application Name: ootp9.exe Application Version: 2.0.0.0 Application Timestamp: 48590645 Fault Module Name: elicen40.dll Fault Module Version: 4.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 3d86b216 Exception Offset: 00025001 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Data: 00000008 OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: e51a Additional Information 2: 4c0d4d78887f76d971d5d00f1f20a433 Additional Information 3: e51a Additional Information 4: 4c0d4d78887f76d971d5d00f1f20a433 After I click on "Close program", I get a another dialog box stating: --------------------------- ootp9.exe - Application Error --------------------------- The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005). Click OK to terminate the application. --------------------------- OK ---------------------------

06-19-2008, 07:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
rasnell Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,106 Thanks: 1 Thanked 23x in 16 posts	Hey, Ankit, I remember all of your databases from the old days and used them many, many times. I'm not sure I know how to help in this area, but is it possible that you're having one of the reported problems with elicensing? Are you using AVG Anti-Virus and is it somehow blocking the e-license file? __________________ Charlie Root won more games for the Cubs than any pitcher, yet was remembered for one pitch to Babe Ruth. Learn more, see rare video, and order the first biography of this Cub great as revealed by daughter Della, 93, and Roger Snell -- OOTP beta tester, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "Root for the Cubs: Charlie Root and the 1929 Chicago Cubs." See all this at www.rootforthecubs.com. Beta tester, OOTP 2007-2012.

06-23-2008, 04:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,113 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 38 Thanked 309x in 179 posts	As there has been no further posts in this thread for 4 days, I'll move it to closed. If anyone has problems with DEP and launching OOTP then we can reopen it. __________________ This signature is intentionally blank

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06-19-2008, 07:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ankit All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	The crash is being caused by Windows DEP. When I turn it off for OOTP9.exe, the program doesn't even launch. Not a single process starts when I double-click the program. Also, my anti-virus is Avast and I have an exception in Windows Firewall for OOTP9.exe.

06-19-2008, 08:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
battists OOTP Developments Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 17,189 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 31 Thanked 776x in 220 posts	Ankit, Do the steps in this FAQ from last year help your issue?

06-19-2008, 10:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ankit All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	battists, Turning off DEP for all but essential services worked and I was able to launch the game. However, that is not a good solution as it makes the computer's security weaker. Have you discussed or looked into ways to program the offending code better so that it does not trigger DEP? Since I can replicate this issue endlessly, if you can develop a patch, I am willing to test it and provide crash reports if it doesn't fix it. Regardless, turning off DEP is not a good solution.