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Title: Fresh install will not start, at a loss as to why
Post by: Brigdh on October 05, 2009, 04:35:09 am

I screwed up my FS2 install a while ago messing with Inferno.  I reciently uninstalled everything, redownloaded the installer from GOG and used the off line SCP installer found here http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=64634.0

Every time I try start a game using the launcher, mod or no mod, I get the following error

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Error: icons.tbl(line 6:
Error: Missing required token: [#Start]. Found [:]  instead.

File: PARSELO.CPP
Line: 670


Call stack:
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

In my searches, this is usually caused by having non retail VPs in the root folder, but I'm rather sure I don't have any thing out of place.  Anyone know what I can do to fix this?

Title: Re: Fresh install will not start, at a loss as to why
Post by: The E on October 05, 2009, 04:40:53 am

Please run a debug build (one of those with a d in the filename), and then post the fs2_open.log from the data folder here.

Title: Re: Fresh install will not start, at a loss as to why
Post by: Brigdh on October 05, 2009, 04:58:41 am

error changed slightly

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Error: icons.tbl(line 6:
Error: Missing required token: [#Start]. Found [:]  instead.

File: PARSELO.CPP
Line: 670


Call stack:
------------------------------------------------------------------
    required_string()    brief_parse_icon_tbl()    game_init()    game_main()    WinMain()    WinMainCRTStartup()    kernel32.dll 7645eccb()
    ntdll.dll 770cd24d()
    ntdll.dll 770cd45f()
------------------------------------------------------------------

However it didn't generate a log. 

I did try running the launcher as Administrator (Vista Ultimate 64-bit) and the problem went away, the game was able to launch.  Is it normal to have to run the launcher as administrator?

Title: Re: Fresh install will not start, at a loss as to why
Post by: The E on October 05, 2009, 05:01:22 am

Running a debug build will always generate a log. Look in <FS2 dir>\data\. And no, you shouldn't have to run the program as an admin; Checking if your install is OK is imperative.

Title: Re: Fresh install will not start, at a loss as to why
Post by: Brigdh on October 05, 2009, 05:14:08 am

I have the launcher pointing to C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Freespace 2\fs2_open_3_6_10d.exe but its still not generating the log.  I tried to edit the permissions on the folder, giving users full control on the Freespace 2 dir but a log still doesn't appear.

The log does appear when running the launcher as administrator, but the error doesn't occur then.  Still, I've attached that log in case it does help in some way.

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Title: Re: Fresh install will not start, at a loss as to why
Post by: The E on October 05, 2009, 05:19:28 am

When you open the data folder, there should be a button called "Compatibility Files". Click on that to get the files Vista tries to hide. For future reference, you should probably move the FS2 folder out of C:\Program Files (x86)\

Oh, and with your Card, playing at a resolution better than 640x480 @ 16 bit should be possible.

Title: Re: Fresh install will not start, at a loss as to why
Post by: Brigdh on October 05, 2009, 05:26:25 am

Ugh, its times like these when I wonder why moved from XP

I found the log, attaching it to the post.

Any suggestions on where to put the FS2 folder on Vista?  It doesn't matter to me, but if theres a well known working place, I'd like to put it there.

As far as the graphics, I'm planning on putting them on max once everything appears to be working

Thanks

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Title: Re: Fresh install will not start, at a loss as to why
Post by: captain-custard on October 05, 2009, 07:56:11 am

Quote

Any suggestions on where to put the FS2 folder on Vista?  It doesn't matter to me, but if theres a well known working place, I'd like to put it there

C:/Games

is as good as any

Title: Re: Fresh install will not start, at a loss as to why
Post by: The E on October 05, 2009, 12:05:46 pm

Hmmm. Go to the FS2 folder, click on compatibility files, and make sure there's no inferno vp hidden there.

Title: Re: Fresh install will not start, at a loss as to why
Post by: Brigdh on October 05, 2009, 11:51:18 pm

Yep, that'd be it, and a number of folders from "uninstalled" mods.

Thanks