Blitzkrieg won't start on win7.

[ycebotz]

Hello guys,
I am quite new here even though I had this account activated for a while. I've heard this is generally the best forum when it comes to blitzkrieg games so when I encountered my problem I decided to ask you guys for help.

So I bought Blitzkrieg anthology on steam just today( I used to play Blitz 2 a long time ago) and the game won't launch.I start it and on desktop I get that square with Blitzkrieg letters and logo and it just stays like that.Then I have to kill the process in task manager.I tried to mess around in compatibility tab but it didn't help.I am running Win7 X64 7601 build. Anyone got any advice on how to make it work? My guess is that it probably isn't working because of my windows version/build...

[Warlord]

Mate, I use W10, had the same problems when I got Anthology, and after a lot of looking around on the web, came up with this package of fixes:

- Execute in compatibility mode for Windows XP (SP2, not 3)

- Set affinity to the "0" core of the processor (mine's a Pentium R G3250 3.20Ghz Dual Core)

- Use 16-bit reduced color mode

- Run software as Administrator

- Disable display scaling on high DPI settings

- Include the entire package (Game launcher, map editor and reseditor) as a Data Execution Prevention exception. If running Anthology, include all 3 versions (B1, BH and RT). You should end up with 9 exceptions then

- If you use Steam or some other online platform, run the game directly from the PC; disable all instances of said platform immediately after launch

- Close all other applications before launch and during play time

After a hellish first month, before I implemented this, it's been four and a half now without a single compatibility-related crash.

[ycebotz]

Thank you very much for your reply,I tried all of the above mentioned but the game still does the same.It's stuck at that logo on desktop and the game is shown as:"not responding" in task manager.I installed it on my laptop too which has win7 32bit and it works like a charm, go figure... :/ .
Well I hoped I could play it on PC but I will have to settle with laptop.
If you guys have any more ideas please post them they will be greatly appreciated.

[umarth]

Apr 13, 2017 20:16:45 GMT 1 ycebotz said:

Thank you very much for your reply,I tried all of the above mentioned but the game still does the same.It's stuck at that logo on desktop and the game is shown as:"not responding" in task manager.I installed it on my laptop too which has win7 32bit and it works like a charm, go figure... :/ .
Well I hoped I could play it on PC but I will have to settle with laptop.
If you guys have any more ideas please post them they will be greatly appreciated.

Hey ycebotz

Please refer this:
www.gog.com/forum/blitzkrieg_series/fixes_for_blitzkrieg_1_recommended_mods_and_tips_for_new_players

Did you try disabling Steam overlay for Blitzkrieg? Or even running game without Steam running? Steam was the source of some crashes for me.

If all fails would you kindly download BK FULL 8.9.1.4 from Grot and see if it is working:

www.mediafire.com/file/taadc22tt3p2yd7/BK_FULL_v8.9.14.rar

[Warlord]

Apr 14, 2017 9:06:48 GMT 1 umarth said:

Apr 13, 2017 20:16:45 GMT 1 ycebotz said:

Thank you very much for your reply,I tried all of the above mentioned but the game still does the same.It's stuck at that logo on desktop and the game is shown as:"not responding" in task manager.I installed it on my laptop too which has win7 32bit and it works like a charm, go figure... :/ .
Well I hoped I could play it on PC but I will have to settle with laptop.
If you guys have any more ideas please post them they will be greatly appreciated.

Hey ycebotz

Please refer this:
www.gog.com/forum/blitzkrieg_series/fixes_for_blitzkrieg_1_recommended_mods_and_tips_for_new_players

Did you try disabling Steam overlay for Blitzkrieg? Or even running game without Steam running? Steam was the source of some crashes for me.

If all fails would you kindly download BK FULL 8.9.1.4 from Grot and see if it is working:

www.mediafire.com/file/taadc22tt3p2yd7/BK_FULL_v8.9.14.rar

Mate, I already downloaded the install you linked, but I'm having trouble updating the Map Editor from 1.2 to 1.4 as it just does not open once updated, or crashes the whole setup. Do you know what can be happening? 

[umarth]

Apr 18, 2017 3:19:37 GMT 1 Warlord said:

Apr 14, 2017 9:06:48 GMT 1 umarth said:

Hey ycebotz

Please refer this:
www.gog.com/forum/blitzkrieg_series/fixes_for_blitzkrieg_1_recommended_mods_and_tips_for_new_players

Did you try disabling Steam overlay for Blitzkrieg? Or even running game without Steam running? Steam was the source of some crashes for me.

If all fails would you kindly download BK FULL 8.9.1.4 from Grot and see if it is working:

www.mediafire.com/file/taadc22tt3p2yd7/BK_FULL_v8.9.14.rar

Mate, I already downloaded the install you linked, but I'm having trouble updating the Map Editor from 1.2 to 1.4 as it just does not open once updated, or crashes the whole setup. Do you know what can be happening? 

Dunno sorry i have no interest in Map Editor so i didn't even run it once

[roadkill93]

Apr 13, 2017 18:52:03 GMT 1 Warlord said:

Mate, I use W10, had the same problems when I got Anthology, and after a lot of looking around on the web, came up with this package of fixes:

- Execute in compatibility mode for Windows XP (SP2, not 3)

- Set affinity to the "0" core of the processor (mine's a Pentium R G3250 3.20Ghz Dual Core)

- Use 16-bit reduced color mode

- Run software as Administrator

- Disable display scaling on high DPI settings

- Include the entire package (Game launcher, map editor and reseditor) as a Data Execution Prevention exception. If running Anthology, include all 3 versions (B1, BH and RT). You should end up with 9 exceptions then

- If you use Steam or some other online platform, run the game directly from the PC; disable all instances of said platform immediately after launch

- Close all other applications before launch and during play time

After a hellish first month, before I implemented this, it's been four and a half now without a single compatibility-related crash.

Hey man so I'm having issues as well. Game keeps crashing a minute after I load up a save. Trying what you have suggested. The only issue I have is doing the data execution prevention exception. Can you walk me through how to do that? Would be much apreciated.

[Warlord]

Feb 3, 2018 19:50:44 GMT 1 roadkill93 said:

Apr 13, 2017 18:52:03 GMT 1 Warlord said:

Mate, I use W10, had the same problems when I got Anthology, and after a lot of looking around on the web, came up with this package of fixes:

- Execute in compatibility mode for Windows XP (SP2, not 3)

- Set affinity to the "0" core of the processor (mine's a Pentium R G3250 3.20Ghz Dual Core)

- Use 16-bit reduced color mode

- Run software as Administrator

- Disable display scaling on high DPI settings

- Include the entire package (Game launcher, map editor and reseditor) as a Data Execution Prevention exception. If running Anthology, include all 3 versions (B1, BH and RT). You should end up with 9 exceptions then

- If you use Steam or some other online platform, run the game directly from the PC; disable all instances of said platform immediately after launch

- Close all other applications before launch and during play time

After a hellish first month, before I implemented this, it's been four and a half now without a single compatibility-related crash.

Hey man so I'm having issues as well. Game keeps crashing a minute after I load up a save. Trying what you have suggested. The only issue I have is doing the data execution prevention exception. Can you walk me through how to do that? Would be much apreciated.

In case I can´t explain myself properly, this link should do the trick, mate:

www.online-tech-tips.com/windows-xp/disable-turn-off-dep-windows/

Let me tell you that my BK (CFCS, GZM, Vanilla) has been running as smooth as silk ever since I deployed this setup, so if it works for 10, it should for 7.