[Can't get GR to start (Valve/Steam issue?)]

http://depositfiles.com/files/c3gcoi363

[Can't get GR to start (Valve/Steam issue?)]

options.xml

http://files.filefront.com/13255475

It's odd the game didn't install an options.xml.

Did you look in the GR main directory to see if it was there or not?

thanks mate. that did the trick. Changed the full-screen option to FALSE in the .xml file and GR loaded fine. I guess that means no full-screen, but I can change the resolution within the game, including to a windowed 1920x1200 (my monitor's natural resolution).

yeah, it's odd the options.xml file wasn't loaded with the game, and it definitely wasn't there before. I had searched not just the ghost recon directory, but all of steam's directories before requesting it. GR probably uses internal settings for the initial defaults, then writes them to file when it successfully loads. It just never got to that point... [EDIT: ah Dannik beat me to it ]

Oh, and at least one other person reports the same problem on the Steam's GR forums. I'll point them over here.

[Can't get GR to start (Valve/Steam issue?)]

start by creating an options.xml (you may need someone to send you one), and setting it to initially start the game at a lower resolution and to run it in a window.

thanks for the responses all. will try them all out. Thought I'd be out of luck trying to play an older game.

anyway, anyone willing to PM me an options.xml? Or, better yet, post one to a file-sharing site, in case anyone else needs one besides?

[Can't get GR to start (Valve/Steam issue?)]

Steam had a Ghost Recon package deal over the weekend, so I jumped on it.

Tried playing the original GR on my machine (xp/sp3, 2.4ghz c2d, radeon 3850, 4gb ram), but it gave a "ghostrecon.exe has encountered a problem" error and closes to desktop. My Ike.log is below, and searching the forums, I found one person with the same issue, but that was 5 yrs ago and the solution was to revert to DX8 . Steam has an option to "verify integrity" of the game cache, and it checks out. Any ideas? My other non-ghost-recon games on Steam work fine (eg HL2, CS:S, etc). Microsoft support site has an error article about xp+recon, but their advice is to unhelpfully suggest reinstalling.

I'll add the a brief version of the dxdiag output, but i don't think thats the problem (the sound tab is mysteriously empty below, but all sound works fine on my system)

********************Ike.log*************

***** User's system configuration *****

CPU: GenuineIntel 2400 MHz Recent Intel

RAM: 2048 MB

O/S: Microsoft Windows 2000 5.1 Service Pack 3 build 2600

RSOptions: Could not open options file options.xml for reading, using defaults

Ghost Recon (RELEASE) version = 1.4.0.0(0)

RSDisplayMgr::CreateGameWindow: Creating a 1920x1200 window at 0,0 on monitor Plug and Play Monitor attached to ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series

RSDisplayMgr::CreateGameWindow: Game running on primary display Plug and Play Monitor attached to ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series

RSDirect3DRenderer::Initialize3DEnvironment: Could not create device

RSDirect3DRenderer: Could not initialize 3D environment

RSDisplayMgr::CreateRenderer: Could not initialize renderer

RSUIMgr::Initialize() : Could not initialize mDisplayMgrIkeGameMgr::Initialize() : Could not initialize UI_MGR: -1

********************DXDIAG*************

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System Information

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Time of this report: 2/9/2009, 12:11:31

Machine name: E6600CORE2DUO

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp.080413-2111)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: GBT___

System Model: GBTUACPI

BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG

Processor: Intel® Core2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs)

Memory: 3326MB RAM

Page File: 1985MB used, 1434MB available

Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

DirectX Version: DirectX 10.0 (4.10.0000.6000)

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes

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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.

Display Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 1:

Music Tab: No problems found.

Input Tab: No problems found.

Network Tab: No problems found.