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Why can't I play a game I installed from a disc
mrsleadfoot
post Mar 28 2008, 10:07 AM
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I bought a game called "cake mania". It also came with another game called "back to the bakery". I got them about a year ago. I have uninstalled them so I wouldn't be tempted to play them while taking college classes. Then I reinstalled them. I could play cake mania right after I reinstalled it. Now when I go back to it, it gives me an error message and will not let me play it. I can play back to the bakery after reinstalling it with no problems. Why can I play one and not the other?
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fortune82
post Mar 28 2008, 10:39 AM
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just a theory......put the disc in, then try to play it
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dsenette
post Mar 28 2008, 12:13 PM
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howdy...welcome to Geeks to go....from the "team" i offer our heart felt condolences for having to put up with your particular husband tongue.gif

i'd try what fortune suggested first (just wanted to get a rib in on your old man)
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post Mar 28 2008, 02:01 PM
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What is the error message?
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post Mar 28 2008, 03:48 PM
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This is an issue with Vista.
She had this issue after an update, and I get the same error on my machine.
I will buy the new version for her when I have a few extra $
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post Mar 28 2008, 05:04 PM
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lol, nice to have a family on the site.....i think
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post Mar 29 2008, 10:13 AM
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Has she tried running in compatibility mode?
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post Mar 29 2008, 11:51 AM
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Yes, and also from the disc itself.
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post Mar 29 2008, 01:15 PM
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What is the error message she is being given? Is the game not firing up at all or is it firing up and then crashing? Is UAC turned off?

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mrsleadfoot
post Mar 29 2008, 02:53 PM
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Here is the error message:
Exception: Access Violation (code 0xc0000005) at address 004D0CD0 in thread 10F8
Module: CakeMania_data.exe
Logical Address: 0001:000CFCD0

0012F770 004D0CD0 0001:000CFCD0 CakeMania_data.exe
Params: 0012F820 07492538 019A2B68 019A2530

StackWalk failed (error 299)

EAX:00000000 EBX:00000000 ECX:00563F14 EDX:00000001 ESI:0012F820 EDI:0058186F
EIP:004D0CD0 ESP:0012F738 EBP:0012F770
CS:001B SS:0023 DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000
Flags:00010246

Windows Ver: NT 5.1 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
DDraw Ver: 6.0.6000.16386
DSound Ver: 6.0.6000.16386

Product: CakeMania
Version: 8.0
Time Loaded: 00:00:22
Fullscreen: Yes
Primary ThreadId: 10F8

The game starts to fire up and then crashes. UAC is turned on.

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Titan8990
post Mar 29 2008, 07:33 PM
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I came across this doing some research: http://www.bestvistadownloads.com/software...d-yxfnjkrs.html

I'm not sure if it is the full version of the game or not but it comes from a website called Best Vista Downloads. I would give it a shot. It might be a newer version that will be more compatible with Vista.
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