Cannot get TTD to run in XP SP2

[Obblie]

I have downloaded and installed TTD and TTD patch, latest stable version 2.0r1 Downloaded and installed via the Configurator TTDX 2.6.1. Have Windows 2000/XP compatibility checked.

ttdpatchw.exe gives a flash of a command promp window and no error message.

Transport TycoonDX & GameGFX.exe both load a blank full screen, which closes, no error messages apart from with GameGFX.exe with an alert "cannot find .... CD".

I am using the Sygate FW, it asked for permissions in the configurator and was given them.

I am using CA eTrust EZ AV, which usually tells me when it has detected something, SpywareBlaster, Adaware & Spybot S & D, none of which are asking for permission to change anything etc.

No problems on my son's W98SE, I can still crash competitors trains.

Not sure what to try next?

[Prof. Frink]

Try copying the contents of the CD/zip to your TTD directory.

[Obblie]

That is where I started from, although it is not on the same drive as my OS.

[Prof. Frink]

waitaminute...

Transport TycoonDX & GameGFX.exe

Try running ttdpatchw.exe instead

[DaleStan]

Run ttdpatchw from a command prompt. It should provide some useful output.

[Obblie]

and with the attachment

[Obblie]

OK, I've done a couple of things, because I couldn't get a command prompt to show my E: partition.

1) I've re-unzipped the game to a folder on C:
2) Run ttdpatchw.exe in a command prompt - see attached.
3) Run ttdxc_components_setup.exe
4) Run ttdxc.exe and used the update to download the latest version of ttdpatch - Alpha 52
4) Viewed ttdconfig.exe - It is set to Mode 4 and FM synth/Soundblaster
5) Tried ttdpatchw.exe in windows and it opened full screen for a couple of seconds, long enought to see the TTD game start up screen, it then closed and opened ttdconfig.exe

[DaleStan]

Just for the fun of it, try the other three MIDI settings. General MIDI is the one I use on my XPSP1 box.
Failing that, rename TTDLOADW.OVL to TTDLOADW.EXE, and run that. It won't work, of course, but the error message may be useful.

[Obblie]

Tried the "General MIDI" setting - still crashes

Tried rename TTDLOADW.OVL to TTDLOADW.EXE "TTD Patch Not Loaded Properly"

But when I went to do that I noticed that Alpha 52 creates CRASH###.TXT files. I'll attach one.

[Patchman]

Ah yes, that is a bug in alpha 52. It crashes if the "path based signalling" option is disabled. You can either enable that, or wait for alpha 53 which should be out soon.