[NEED INFO] Empty configfile one Windows: game won't start

Sento · Post by **Sento** » 31 Dec 2006, 20:49

Hello,
i installed the game on windows xp with the installer,
try to start it it crashes and i get the error in the stderr:
error: Registry file config is empty!
What can i do?

Under linux it runs but really slow...

my system:
leadtek WinFast K7nCR18D
AMD athlon xp 2500+
Saphire Radeon 9600

Post by **Kamaze** » 31 Dec 2006, 21:02

For the Linux problem:
http://wz2100.net/wiki/faq#my_warzone_i ... n_i_fix_it
Because i had a Radeon9600 Pro first too, it may be the drivers.

For the Windows problem:
Does Wz2100 still save settings in the registry? I think no, or?
Do you have a "config" file in:
C:\Documents and Settings\\My Documents\Warzone 2100
?

Post by **DevUrandom** » 31 Dec 2006, 21:21

"My Documents" instead of "My Datafiles"
Delete the "config" file in there.

Sento · Post by **Sento** » 31 Dec 2006, 21:24

@ linux i will seek for driver...

@ windows

there is a config file but its empty and has has 0 byte if i delete it its created new and also empty

i installed the game in german...

Sento · Post by **Sento** » 01 Jan 2007, 22:20

does someone know whats wrong, or why the config is empty or what i can do?

Post by **Kamaze** » 01 Jan 2007, 22:35

Delete it. If wz2100 doesn't start then,try to reinstall wz2100.

Sento · Post by **Sento** » 01 Jan 2007, 22:38

i deleted it already and reinstalled the game twice nothing change now i reinstalled it the third time, its the same

Sento · Post by **Sento** » 01 Jan 2007, 22:56

maybe if i copy a normal config its better, can someone give me one?
maybe the problem happens before the config is written first time, i dont know... but windows makes a problem report...

Post by **DevUrandom** » 01 Jan 2007, 23:11

Installation language doesn't matter.
The game itself will be in english anyway (just the installer messages are translated) and the config file is created by Warzone itself.

We had that issue a looong while ago... I will have a look and see what I find out.

Sento · Post by **Sento** » 01 Jan 2007, 23:16

thanks

kage · Post by **kage** » 02 Jan 2007, 01:02

we don't store anything in the windows registry beyond what windows stores for itself, right?

in an operating system that tries to be user friendly, the registry is the worst thing to keep around, since for most users, there's no friendly way to edit it, and being that most programs don't remove registry info, if there's some bug being caused by something stored in the registry, then reinstalls generally never work.

Post by **DevUrandom** » 02 Jan 2007, 02:03

No, Warzone doesn't utilize the registry for anything.
The installer stores some values to find it's installation path and the uninstall information, but that is removed if you uninstall Warzone.

Sento · Post by **Sento** » 02 Jan 2007, 22:15

something did not work, i copied a config file i found in the www in this dictory but it also crashes

but now it has not this entry in the stderr so i thing maybe its not really the problem that the config is not created

@ linux
i looked what for a driver i have its the fglrx for my radeon it should be the best....

karmazilla · Post by **karmazilla** » 02 Jan 2007, 23:21

Sento wrote:@ linux
i looked what for a driver i have its the fglrx for my radeon it should be the best....

This is the driver you have used all the time? It may sound weird, but try uninstalling it and use the free Mesa driver instead.
I have a Radeon 9600 myself, and Mesa have proven to be a superior driver for that card.

Post by **DevUrandom** » 03 Jan 2007, 01:27

If you somehow could generate a backtrace...
I never did that on Windows, though. So maybe someone else knows how to get one?

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