OOTP9 fails to start

MattE · 11-08-2008, 06:00 AM

Hi,

I downloaded the client from this site yesterday so I assume that I have the latest version.

Trying to run it on a WinXP Pro SP3 Laptop with 1GB of ram and a 1.83 G processor. I can obviously try and provide a little more information if it would be helpful, but I don't really know where to start.

Basically - having succesfully (I think) completed the install - several times - clicking on the shortcut to run the game results in... absolutely nothing. No busy signal from the processor, no menu screen - nothing, whatsoever, at all.

I've had a trawl of the forums and seen a suggestion to try running the game in admin mode, but aside from that, no solution to this problem.

If I can provide any information that would assist please let me know - otherwise, I'd love any help with this if possible.

Cheers

Matt

f.montoya · 11-08-2008, 09:42 AM

Try right-clicking and "Run as Administrator".

MattE · 11-09-2008, 02:33 PM

I tried that, makes no difference.

MattE · 11-10-2008, 01:50 PM

Would it help if I installed in administrator mode? I guess I can try that although I have to get someone to log me in that way (work laptop...

f.montoya · 11-10-2008, 07:56 PM

Try this: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...nitialize.html

MattE · 11-11-2008, 11:35 AM

Done that. My setting is already at the recommended one.

For the avoidance of doubt - if the solution you're going to suggest has been posted on this forum - I've already done it. I've had a few days to look around and try stuff...

MattE · 11-13-2008, 05:49 AM

Chaps,

Appreciate you're only a few people - would be great if I could get a bit of help here though...

Cheers

Matt

Tony M · 11-13-2008, 06:12 AM

Can you open up Task Manager (and go to the Processes tab) and then double click the game icon and see if OOTP9.exe appears in the process list?

MattE · 11-13-2008, 09:05 AM

Thanks for coming back to me.

It appears for less than a second and then disappears.

Tony M · 11-13-2008, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattE

Thanks for coming back to me.

It appears for less than a second and then disappears.

Hmmm. Looking at the posts above, did you ever manage to get it installed whilst logged in as Administrator?

MattE · 11-13-2008, 12:15 PM

Not installed.

Want me to try?

Tony M · 11-13-2008, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattE

Not installed.

Want me to try?

If you can that would be good - it's obviously not liking something on startup and I wonder if that could be the reason.

MattE · 11-13-2008, 06:45 PM

So - tried it - identical symptom, game appears for less than a second and disappears again (on the task manager, that is - I never see any kind of menu).

MattE · 11-16-2008, 12:08 PM

So, chaps - is that it? Game doesn't and won't work?

Tony M · 11-16-2008, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattE

So, chaps - is that it? Game doesn't and won't work?

Can you from your start menu, run Start > Programs > Out of the Park Developments > OOTP Baseball 9 > Tools > Start OOTP 9 with tracemode

When it disappears you should find in My Documents > Out of the Park Developments > OOTP Baseball 9 a file called ootp.log

Could you email that file to markus@ootpdevelopments.com with a link to this thread and he can see what's happening.

If the file is less than 100Kb can you also attach it to a reply in this thread?

f.montoya · 11-16-2008, 07:56 PM

Saw this problem myself with my dad's computer. What ended up actually working was going into Program Files, Out of the Park Developments, OOTP 9 and clicking on the .exe there(looks like an OOTP9 logo). Game started right up. Give that a try as well. It appears that the desktop icon got disconnected somehow.

MattE · 11-18-2008, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony M

Can you from your start menu, run Start > Programs > Out of the Park Developments > OOTP Baseball 9 > Tools > Start OOTP 9 with tracemode

When it disappears you should find in My Documents > Out of the Park Developments > OOTP Baseball 9 a file called ootp.log

Could you email that file to markus@ootpdevelopments.com with a link to this thread and he can see what's happening.

If the file is less than 100Kb can you also attach it to a reply in this thread?

Hi,

Nothing appears...

And I have 19 folders and a pdf file appear in that folder, but no log file unless it's in one of the folders...

F.Montoya - I tried that previously and again - no joy.

Sorry chaps...

Andreas Raht · 11-19-2008, 03:54 PM

I'm sure that it's a problem with the eLicense toolkit. I'll send an email to the Viatech guys now.

Nutlaw · 11-28-2008, 01:27 PM

Any progress on this one?

ahartmann · 11-29-2008, 11:26 AM

i had the same exact problem on my laptop.

just did "run as administrator" and it worked.

11-08-2008, 06:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
MattE Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	OOTP9 fails to start Hi, I downloaded the client from this site yesterday so I assume that I have the latest version. Trying to run it on a WinXP Pro SP3 Laptop with 1GB of ram and a 1.83 G processor. I can obviously try and provide a little more information if it would be helpful, but I don't really know where to start. Basically - having succesfully (I think) completed the install - several times - clicking on the shortcut to run the game results in... absolutely nothing. No busy signal from the processor, no menu screen - nothing, whatsoever, at all. I've had a trawl of the forums and seen a suggestion to try running the game in admin mode, but aside from that, no solution to this problem. If I can provide any information that would assist please let me know - otherwise, I'd love any help with this if possible. Cheers Matt

11-08-2008, 09:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,718 Thanked 140x in 68 posts	Try right-clicking and "Run as Administrator". __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) www.allsimbaseball.com (OOTP web hosting - Customized sites for online leagues - Sign up, Connect OOTP and Play!) Share Your Mods - Free, unlimited and easy to upload to share your Mods instantly(free site registration required)

11-10-2008, 07:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,718 Thanked 140x in 68 posts	Try this: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...nitialize.html __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) www.allsimbaseball.com (OOTP web hosting - Customized sites for online leagues - Sign up, Connect OOTP and Play!) Share Your Mods - Free, unlimited and easy to upload to share your Mods instantly(free site registration required)

11-11-2008, 11:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
MattE Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	Done that. My setting is already at the recommended one. For the avoidance of doubt - if the solution you're going to suggest has been posted on this forum - I've already done it. I've had a few days to look around and try stuff... Last edited by MattE; 11-11-2008 at 11:36 AM.

11-13-2008, 06:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,078 Blog Entries: 3 Thanked 299x in 172 posts	Can you open up Task Manager (and go to the Processes tab) and then double click the game icon and see if OOTP9.exe appears in the process list? __________________ This signature is intentionally blank

11-09-2008, 02:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
MattE Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	I tried that, makes no difference.

11-10-2008, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
MattE Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	Would it help if I installed in administrator mode? I guess I can try that although I have to get someone to log me in that way (work laptop...

11-13-2008, 05:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
MattE Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	Chaps, Appreciate you're only a few people - would be great if I could get a bit of help here though... Cheers Matt

11-13-2008, 09:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
MattE Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	Thanks for coming back to me. It appears for less than a second and then disappears.

11-13-2008, 12:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
MattE Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	Not installed. Want me to try?

11-13-2008, 06:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
MattE Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	So - tried it - identical symptom, game appears for less than a second and disappears again (on the task manager, that is - I never see any kind of menu).

11-16-2008, 12:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
MattE Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 12	So, chaps - is that it? Game doesn't and won't work?

11-16-2008, 07:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,718 Thanked 140x in 68 posts	Saw this problem myself with my dad's computer. What ended up actually working was going into Program Files, Out of the Park Developments, OOTP 9 and clicking on the .exe there(looks like an OOTP9 logo). Game started right up. Give that a try as well. It appears that the desktop icon got disconnected somehow. __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) www.allsimbaseball.com (OOTP web hosting - Customized sites for online leagues - Sign up, Connect OOTP and Play!) Share Your Mods - Free, unlimited and easy to upload to share your Mods instantly(free site registration required)

11-19-2008, 03:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 6,468 Thanked 1,088x in 415 posts	I'm sure that it's a problem with the eLicense toolkit. I'll send an email to the Viatech guys now. __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments Out of the Park Baseball Development Team Title Bout Development Team

11-28-2008, 01:27 PM	#19 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,526 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	Any progress on this one? __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

11-29-2008, 11:26 AM	#20 (permalink)
ahartmann Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4	i had the same exact problem on my laptop. just did "run as administrator" and it worked.

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