Runtime error?

Moose · 05-04-2002, 05:45 AM

Help--I'm a rookie to the game(great game so far),and have played two historical seasons (everything worked perfectly until now)and all of the sudden I keep getting runtime error with most moves I attempt to make such as opening a season or creating new season. I have tryed rebooting numerous times. I'm thinking I may have to uninstall the game and then reinstall, but if I can get any help at all, any suggestions, I'd appreciate it.Thanks.

Steve Kuffrey · 05-04-2002, 05:59 AM

How much free HD space do you have?

Moose · 05-05-2002, 05:20 AM

I have 6.41 GB of free space out of a total of 8.01 GB.

Steve Kuffrey · 05-05-2002, 06:36 AM

Moose,

Have you deleted anything or moved anything around?

Moose · 05-11-2002, 06:16 PM

Steve, Sorry to be a bother. I did notice that I might have deleted my Career 2002 lg. folder, is this a problem, I am still getting run time error and the game wont function. Should I uninstall the game and re-install, and if so exactly how do I go about re-installing. I have my order ID #. Thanks for your help.

Moose · 05-11-2002, 06:27 PM

P.S., I have also deleted a couple of other leagues that I wasn't interested in saving(just season replays that I didn't want taking up hard drive space). I read one of your other tech posts to backfire83, stating that if you are going to delete a league folder to make sure that the league you want to delete is not the one that the game will try loading the next time you open it.

Jason Moyer · 05-11-2002, 06:29 PM

Inside the directory where OOTP is installed you should have a file called setup.dat. If you open this in notepad you should see the name of one of your leagues. In order for OOTP to start correctly, you have to have a league folder with the same name as the league listed in setup.dat.

Jason

Moose · 05-12-2002, 05:05 AM

I haven't played in some time and would like to get back to playing the game. I am going to uninstall and than reinstall but as I am not a computer guy could someone walk me through these steps to ensure that I do them correctly.

Thanks and I appreciate your help.

Steve Kuffrey · 05-12-2002, 09:50 AM

I would try installing the game to a different directory than the "default" when you running the "ootp4setup.exe" and then see if it works ok.

hellfrozeover · 05-13-2002, 08:20 PM

My guess is that you have deleted a league, and that league was the one last open in OOTP. If you quit OOTP and delete the last used league and no longer have the Career 2002.lg, you will crash. To resolve this, create a folder called "Lastusedleaguename.lg", substituting the name of the last used league for 'lastusedleaguename', then open OOTP, load a different league, quit, and then delete that one.

Just my idea.

05-04-2002, 05:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Moose Bat Boy Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Runtime error? Help--I'm a rookie to the game(great game so far),and have played two historical seasons (everything worked perfectly until now)and all of the sudden I keep getting runtime error with most moves I attempt to make such as opening a season or creating new season. I have tryed rebooting numerous times. I'm thinking I may have to uninstall the game and then reinstall, but if I can get any help at all, any suggestions, I'd appreciate it.Thanks.

05-04-2002, 05:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,933 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4x in 3 posts	How much free HD space do you have? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

05-05-2002, 06:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,933 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4x in 3 posts	Moose, Have you deleted anything or moved anything around? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

05-11-2002, 06:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 4,537 Thanks: 15 Thanked 74x in 56 posts	Inside the directory where OOTP is installed you should have a file called setup.dat. If you open this in notepad you should see the name of one of your leagues. In order for OOTP to start correctly, you have to have a league folder with the same name as the league listed in setup.dat. Jason __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses." -- Tom House "In 1973, the year I first ran for Congress, the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce concluded a year-long investigation that found--and I quote--'drug use exists...in all sports and levels of competition...In some instances, the danger of improper drug use--primarily amphetamines and anabolic steroids--can only be described as alarming'" -- Henry Waxman

05-12-2002, 09:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,933 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4x in 3 posts	I would try installing the game to a different directory than the "default" when you running the "ootp4setup.exe" and then see if it works ok. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

05-05-2002, 05:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Moose Bat Boy Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I have 6.41 GB of free space out of a total of 8.01 GB.

05-11-2002, 06:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Moose Bat Boy Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Steve, Sorry to be a bother. I did notice that I might have deleted my Career 2002 lg. folder, is this a problem, I am still getting run time error and the game wont function. Should I uninstall the game and re-install, and if so exactly how do I go about re-installing. I have my order ID #. Thanks for your help.

05-11-2002, 06:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Moose Bat Boy Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	P.S., I have also deleted a couple of other leagues that I wasn't interested in saving(just season replays that I didn't want taking up hard drive space). I read one of your other tech posts to backfire83, stating that if you are going to delete a league folder to make sure that the league you want to delete is not the one that the game will try loading the next time you open it.

05-12-2002, 05:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
Moose Bat Boy Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I haven't played in some time and would like to get back to playing the game. I am going to uninstall and than reinstall but as I am not a computer guy could someone walk me through these steps to ensure that I do them correctly. Thanks and I appreciate your help.

05-13-2002, 08:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
hellfrozeover All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	My guess is that you have deleted a league, and that league was the one last open in OOTP. If you quit OOTP and delete the last used league and no longer have the Career 2002.lg, you will crash. To resolve this, create a folder called "Lastusedleaguename.lg", substituting the name of the last used league for 'lastusedleaguename', then open OOTP, load a different league, quit, and then delete that one. Just my idea. __________________ FBA Chicago Syndicate Former Owner: WBL Minnesota Twins 2004 - 2007 AL Central Division Champs OOL Chicago Whales 2006, 2009 UL East Champs; 2006, 2009 United League Champs IBA Lehigh Valley Diamonds 2006 Governor's Cup Champions VSLB New York Yankees 2001, 2002 AL East Division Champs ILBL Commissioner/Chicago Cubs 2002 NL Central Division Champs; 2002 National League Champs ASBL New York Yankees 2006 AL East Division Champs

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