[glen88]

Hey,

I am trying to get Age of Empires 3 to run on my computer and it will either restart (after sometime - could be upto 20 minutes) or exit. I have had this problem on another computer, but thought it was the graphics card.

Age of Empires system requirements are:

- Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
- 128 MB of RAM
- Pentium 800 MHz or equivalent
- 64 MB 3D video card
- 1.5 GB of free hard disk space
- 32x CD-ROM drive
- DirectX 8.0 compatible sound card
- 56 kbps Internet connection for online play

Recommended system requirements:

- 512 MB of RAM
- 2.0 Ghz CPU
- 128 MB 3D video card

My Computer

* Mainboard: Gigabyte 7n400pro2

* CPU: Athlon XP 2600+

* RAM: 2x Corsair PC3200 DDR 256MB LL = 512MB total

* Graphics: GeCube Radeon 9800 Pro 128Mb

* Hard Drive: Seagate 7200rpm 80GB

* Optical Drive: Liteon SOHW-812S 4X DVD+/-RW Drive (firmware upgradeable to dual layer?)

* Case: Antec SuperLanBoy 350 (incl 350W Antec SmartBlue Power Supply Unit, dual 120mm fans - front and rear, toolbox, carry strap)

* CPU Cooling: Tower Heatsink/Fan with heat-pipe technology with 2x80mm fans - blows straight out of case via rear case fan

* XP Professional
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I dont see a problem with this, is there something I should download or any hardware upgrades I should get?

Please Help!

Thanks

edit:

Have also put DirectX 9 on, HVision, and ATI - all components I downloaded from the Radeon website.

Edited by glen88, 02 September 2006 - 11:37 PM.

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sorry wrong forum

Edited by elmundo, 02 September 2006 - 11:50 PM.

[elmundo]

sorry wrong forum

Edited by elmundo, 02 September 2006 - 11:50 PM.

[h_mike]

This is the correct forum for his Age of Empires issue.

[Facedown98]

Are your video card drivers up to date? Does the manufacturer of the game have any support documents we can view on this?

[h_mike]

Yes, basically we need you to update your drivers, you'll also need to make sure you have the latest Direct X, which is Direct X 9.0c. I want you to uninstall Age of Empires, then restart your computer, then re-install the application. If that doesn't fix it, I want you to go to Add/Remove Programs and select Age of Empires 3, from there I want you to click "Repair". This will overwrite, or fix any corrupted files. If that doesn't fix it, come back and tell us.