I am running WIn xp SP2 and when I install worms 2 and play it ver, 1.0 it runs fine, except the screen goes into this Austin Powers trippy color mode where I can hardly see anything.(it even happens sometimes with the trymedia DEMO version) I thought installing the patch might help, but after installing the patch it plays the opening videos, then says NO CD error. I have a C and D drive D being a recovery and C my regular HD, and only one CD drive. I have tried reinstalling 40 times, but the same error. Please help me out.
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I have the exact same problem. Im running windows xp sp2.
And i installed worms 2. Can play it fine. Once i install the patch, i get the no cd error. I have the retail version of worms 2. Plus i notice when i go into registry settings and look at 'worms2' i can see that the drive letter is pointed to 'B:' i dont have a 'b:' drive cdrom. I only have one cdrom drive thats it.
And its on drive 'E:' what the hell is going on? Why the hell does it keep changing back to 'B:' in the registry when i fully changed it to E:? This frustrating me. I have the exact same problem. Im running windows xp sp2. And i installed worms 2.
Can play it fine. Once i install the patch, i get the no cd error. I have the retail version of worms 2. Plus i notice when i go into registry settings and look at 'worms2' i can see that the drive letter is pointed to 'B:' i dont have a 'b:' drive cdrom. I only have one cdrom drive thats it. And its on drive 'E:' what the hell is going on?
Why the hell does it keep changing back to 'B:' in the registry when i fully changed it to E:? This frustrating me.
Is your E: drive the CD drive (including virtual drives) with the lowest drive letter? If not, install and run the game from the drive with the lowest letter. A: is lower than B:).
Installation problems: Getting a 16-bit SubSystem error, or a video card error, and running on XP? Download and run it once it should fix the problem.
Problems starting frontend: Getting a 'CD ERROR: NO AUDIO' error? Make sure you installed your game with the CD being put in the lowest CD drive, (if you have E: and D:, install and run it from D: ) If you are trying to run the game from an ISO, go to your control panel, administrative tools, Computer Management, and from there click on 'disk management' on the right, and make sure the letter of your virtual drive is the lowest, if not, make it so by right clicking it - Change Letter Path. Problems in frontend: Your teams are never here, instead you have 1 random team that you never created? I've had this problem several times, and I'm fairly sure it was due to the fact I was using a shortcut to start the game. Online: When you join a game, the door is always closed?
Make sure you have the latest directx from www.microsoft.com (currently 9.0c) If for some reason you are unable to update, then read the DirectX 9 patch information on You can never connect to games, or people connect to you? First of all, Make sure your windows XP firewall is turned off (or properly configured to NOT block neither frontend.exe nor worms2.exe) If you are using a router, I recommend reading how to use the router patch at www.spadger.uk.ro. It has worked for everyone so far. Starting a game: Do you get a Microsoft Visual C Runtime library error? Right click your frontend.exe, check its properties, look at the version tab, it should say either 1.0.1.7 or 1.0.1.5, if it doesnt, get the patch from If the version is correct, make sure you are running the game from its root directory (not using any shortcuts) and running frontend.exe, not worms2.exe.
I'll be adding more to these when I can think of them, but thats most of the problems people get. Hopefully this will help. Getting a 'CD ERROR: NO AUDIO' error?
Make sure you installed your game with the CD being put in the lowest CD drive, (if you have E: and D:, install and run it from E: ) Actually, it is the drive you have the sound card connected to. On mine, it is actually D:, not E: that has the sound card. Actually, IIRC, I read somewhere official (I think it's the readme) that the majority of computer's sound cards are connected to the 1st drive! Also, on mine, I didn't get an error, It just didn't play any music.
Look at your post - 'ABCDE are like 12345': Letters are LIKE numbers, but they're not ACTUALLY numbers. Anyway, 4 is before 5 as you count forwards, and D is before E.
Unless you read the alphabet backwards. End of discussion. Now back to fixing W2. You count up to something, not down to something! So d is lower than e, as 4 is lower than 5!
Why do you think the a: drive is lited at the top in windows? Why do you think the A column in excel is listed on the far left (the first) followed by the AA column after 26 columns? Why do you think in the hexdecimal system the A, B, C, D, E & F are used after the numbers 1-9? D: IS lower than E:!
There are 2 definitions of lower: Lower when laid out in a list: A (high) B (middle) C (low) And lower alphabetically: A (low) B (middle) C (high) problem is, you can shuffle the entries in a list and stuff on top of the list would be still be higher! Try removing a drive in your windows settings!
After the next reboot you'll see it re-sorted! It's not simply a list!
Look -here (too! You'll find some info, that D: is indeed lower than E: windows assigns the drive letters according to their IDE path they have in bios, afaik! Nah, I tried with other images, A: and B: seem to work flawlessly on XP SP2.
Anyhow, I god rid of A: and B: now, got the game to run off the CD, which isn't too bad aside from the laptop trembling and heating up like mad. But after patching it frontend.exe was version 107 off the CD with the WP patch version 40, every single game I join or host simply desynchronises the moment it switches from frontend to gameplay. No idea why and, with a few exceptions who tried to help but failed, the people on the server aren't of much help either. I figured it could be one of the firewalls, but the same happens even with both and each seperately turned off. Marc: I played around with the idea of switching the DVD+RW drive to E: and making D: a virtual drive, but VirtualCD has issues with itself and keeps reporting an error of some kind. I'll try to make the game work from the disc for now. OOoO; Update: The near-success has made me optimistic enough to reinstall the game and patch it with the 40 patch.
Big mistake, as I now get the default Windows error-reporting window the second Frontend.exe should start. Hi I have some problems running Worms2 on XP. Installation runs, all ok. But after it, when I try to start the game I get the message there is no CD in drive. I got drive I and H, and always use I 'cause H is my burning drive.
Then I installed that Update patch for frontend. Tried compability mode. Did not work 'cause of that Visual C error.
Can hardly read that message, the screen all black. So I switched off the compability mode. Next I tried the frontend.exe There I got the no CD in drive error. After that I found that XP fixing tool on the beginning of Flamie's post. Tried it, but did not help.
Help me please.sob. EDIT: Tried a new installation, and tried drive H. I tried running the game in H before, but not to install it from there. And it works now.jump around. Big thanks to Flamie, because the little tool on the beginning of his post solved that annoying win-16-system errors on my mum's notebook.
She will be happy that she can play her beloved Mah Jongg again:) Greets from Austria, Sisi P.S.: sorry for my English, I'm not a native English speaker. Win XP, when I try to start 'Setup.exe' nothing happens. I go to Task Manager (after 15mins) and find in Processes tab ' wowexec.exe' and ' setup.exe' (with the space at the beginning) if I try to end them it gives the 16-bit SubSystem error. I tryed the patch thingie, didn`t work. Oh, and also ntdvm.exe (another process). When i end this wowexec and setup processes end toghether. Another thing, wowexec.exe and setup.exe don`t show any Memory usage (it`s blank).
Later edit: Nevermind. I found out that if I try to start Setup and then try to reboot my PC.
It doesn`t reboot, the setup starts. Ive got a problem.with network games. Me and my friend are trying to play.we tried both internet games and using Hamachi(it simulates a LAN over an internet connection, same thing as we were in the same network). We go to a room (both lan and internet), we can see each other, then i create the game, he enters, normally, then i put the options, weps, maps and stuff, so i start the game, the 'searching' window opens, i find him, he finds me, then we enter the game, when we enter the game, the enemy has 'given up' due to a network problem. The problem isnt the program hamachi, cuz we played Warcraft3 using it, and the same problem ocurrs using internet and the lan option(cant use ipx, so we use tcp). What could be that?
=( HEEELP TT. I don't know if any of the described problems are the same as mine.
When I install worms 2, it works fine and great. After I apply the 1.5 patch, frontend crashes when I try and start a game. At first I figured I applied the wrong patch, so I tried a few different ones: English, German, and American.
Besides language, is there anything that actually differs between these patches? If so, how can I know which version I need? If this isn't a patch problem, does anyone have an ideas what the issue is? Any help is much appreciated. Read the 'router problems' page, that will help you allow other people to join you. Of course:) my lan is ok, i can share folders and surf the web.
It's worms 2. It have issue with directix 9.0c, that's the problem. Now i have eradicated the directix 9.0c and installed directix 8.0 on win 98. If i do a server with win xp then i can join with 98.
Unfortutely when i try to start a new game on the 98 side the game don't really start. For me is win xp than still have the damned directx 9.0c. So the players can't join together properly:mad: I definitely need a solution because i really can't unistall directix 9.0c from xp and put the 8.0. You know, all the latest games need 9.0c. For this info to work you have to forward tho's ports. For your firewall you will have to allow whatever directplay parts get used access through tho's ports as well as the game itself. I tried via my firewall allowing the games exe files access to tho's ports.
It didnt work. I found that if i grant every single thing access on tho's ports it will work. If anyone has any clue as to how one would determine exactly what parts of directplay and/or widows require these exceptions added in to a firewall.
My wording is a lil off tonight.-' port forward # Port 47624 # port 17000 (17171 demo) # port 5431 # port 53 allow through firewall # Port 47624 # range 1000-3212 # port 17000 (17171 demo) # port 5431 # port 53. I foolishly bought the trymedia version of Worms 2 earlier, as I suddenly decided that I absolutely HAD to play it immediately, and the shops are all shut at this time on a Sunday. Initially it worked fine, but then, when I tried to launch the game the second time, good old Vista sends me a cheery message telling me that frontend has stopped working, and had to be closed, but Vista will let me know when a solution becomes available (which actually means that it will do precisely nothing). When I try to launch using worm2.exe instead of frontend.exe I get an almost identical message, only the with the word 'frontend' being replaced by 'worms2'.
Any ideas at all would be gratefully received (although, as I've hopefully conveyed- I am an idiot, so please use short, non-technical words.:D ). Win XP, when I try to start 'Setup.exe' nothing happens. I go to Task Manager (after 15mins) and find in Processes tab ' wowexec.exe' and ' setup.exe' (with the space at the beginning) if I try to end them it gives the 16-bit SubSystem error. I tryed the patch thingie, didn`t work. Oh, and also ntdvm.exe (another process).
When i end this wowexec and setup processes end toghether. Another thing, wowexec.exe and setup.exe don`t show any Memory usage (it`s blank). Later edit: Nevermind. I found out that if I try to start Setup and then try to reboot my PC. It doesn`t reboot, the setup starts. I have exactly the same problem as this however rebooting my computer doesn't solve the problem.
I'm currently running XP Pro on a laptop. Please let me know if anyone has a fix for this, I'm desperate to play W2 again! Win XP, when I try to start 'Setup.exe' nothing happens. I go to Task Manager (after 15mins) and find in Processes tab ' wowexec.exe' and ' setup.exe' (with the space at the beginning) if I try to end them it gives the 16-bit SubSystem error.
I tryed the patch thingie, didn`t work. Later edit: Nevermind. I found out that if I try to start Setup and then try to reboot my PC. It doesn`t reboot, the setup starts. Same problem here, except reboot does not help.
I'm using the SoldOut-version of the game. My friend tried installing it on his computer and it works just peaches - on mine it doesn't get pass the Worms-window where you can choose install or play. I installed the fix mentioned on the opening message, it didn't help.
I've tried changing drive letters, it doesn't help. I've tried running the program in Win98 and Win2000 compatibility modes, no help. I tried copying all files from the disc to my hard drive, no help. I'm really really at a loss here! Computer's running WinXP SP2; drive letters C, D, E and G, disc letter F.
Windows and all other programs are on C. Memory, disc space, graphic card etc. Are better than minimum requirements.
Same problem here, except reboot does not help. I'm using the SoldOut-version of the game. My friend tried installing it on his computer and it works just peaches - on mine it doesn't get pass the Worms-window where you can choose install or play. I installed the fix mentioned on the opening message, it didn't help. I've tried changing drive letters, it doesn't help. I've tried running the program in Win98 and Win2000 compatibility modes, no help.
I tried copying all files from the disc to my hard drive, no help. I'm really really at a loss here! Computer's running WinXP SP2; drive letters C, D, E and G, disc letter F. Windows and all other programs are on C. Memory, disc space, graphic card etc.
Are better than minimum requirements. Getting the same issue as this person. I did everything he did with the same results. Is there any help to be had anywhere from anyone? Hi everyone, so I am new here and I am sure that this has been covered but I've been having no luck with getting worms 2 to work. I tried posting this as a new thread but it didn't seem to work.
I have installed, and updated and fixed the no cd problem but when I run frontend, it will take me into the game menu, I can select a game/teams etc. But when I go to play it, it closes to windows saying Frontend.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. I've checked all around to no relief in the issue and was hoping someone could explain why it's happening and possibly how to fix the problem. Is the issue due to my graphics card or because something of xp? I've read a couple things about directx but didn't really understand what the problem was.
Again, I'm sure it's been covered, but I have tried to figure it out and cannot find any answers anywhere. A link to similar discussion would be nice, though actual discussion about it would be appreciated. Thank you oh wise people of forumland in advance:D. Ive got a problem.with network games. Me and my friend are trying to play.we tried both internet games and using Hamachi(it simulates a LAN over an internet connection, same thing as we were in the same network). We go to a room (both lan and internet), we can see each other, then i create the game, he enters, normally, then i put the options, weps, maps and stuff, so i start the game, the 'searching' window opens, i find him, he finds me, then we enter the game, when we enter the game, the enemy has 'given up' due to a network problem. The problem isnt the program hamachi, cuz we played Warcraft3 using it, and the same problem ocurrs using internet and the lan option(cant use ipx, so we use tcp).
What could be that? =( HEEELP TT (old post but) I thought Id quote this as this is the problem im having. For tat matter has anyone played it online without a router?
Or even got to playing it online? Ive been trying to solve the problem with 'Fabio' and we got as far as connecting with eachother, id host a game, he would join the game, Id then launch the game to actually start playing it then a countdown window pops up saying looking/locating connection with Fabio's name in red meaning its lost connection (cant remember exactly what it said now) We tried half a dozen stuff BUT without comparing and setting up our computers the same.
Apart from that, as a test I opened DMZ (all ports) on my ip through the router and allowed all on my firewall (using sygate 5.5). Fabio on the other hand did the same with his firewall but said he couldnt open up his router because he doesnt have control over it - so the problem may of been there. To connect to each other we used hamachi connecting over internet tab on worms using team17 server and fabio could join the game i created, id launch the game and after 2mins countdown loss of connection, game would load but fabio drops out straight away (i presume its lost connection due to the long countdown, our connections arnt that slow) Now Im willing to spend sometime going over everything, comparing everything so we have the same configuration and go over every nook and cranny to see if we can get this game to work online.
Does anyone want volunteer? I tried creating a new thread but for some reason it didn't work. I installed Worms 2 earlier today, and when trying to play the game I got the error message 'Unable to start CD player'. I tried installing the patch hoping that would fix the issue, and now I get the error 'Cannot find Worms 2 CD'. I've read through this thread and not found a solution. I only have one CD/DVD drive on my PC so the solutions about using a specific drive in this thread won't work.
Can anybody help me fix this issue? I bought Worms 2 from download-free-games.com last week.
I have Windows Vista and the game worked except everytime I tried to alter the terrain in some way or even start the game with a random map, I got the landgen.exe error. The match would start, but I would always play on the same exact terrain. I did some research and got nowhere. I figured it out myself. To fix it: Find the landgen.exe file and right-click it.
Select Properties. Click the Compatibility tab. Check the checkbox where it says 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:' I selected Windows 98 / ME. The next time I tried to use the terrain editor, I didn't get the error message and it works great.
Since my post seemed to not make it through cyberspace I'll try again.forvie me if it turns out to be doublepost. I've tried to play worms 2 over the net with a friend. Tried faking LAN with tunngle, which worked on win7 but then it doesnt support IXP and now I have winXP on a different partition and now we can't even see each other in the lobby in worms after logging on tunngle.
But we are now able to get into the same game on wormnet. He can join my game, i can't join his game though.
But as soon as the game start it seem like we get disconnected. When the 'waiting for player' changes into his turn to choose a worm, the timer just stays at 10 secs and after a while the game act as if the other person forfeit or something. Haven't found anything about it on the net and I am clueless.