HighAlpha Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Hello, I have the Ghost Recon Gold Edition. After installing the Ghost Recon disk and then the Desert Siege/Island Thunder disk, the game doesn't seem to want to start. After double clicking the GR desktop shortcut, the small "Ghost Recon" title screen came up, then the whole screen went black with a small hour glass, then the screen went back to the desktop. I noticed there was a taskbar tab for the program briefly but it disappeared shortly after everything went back to the desktop... Then nothing happens. If I try to start the gam a second time, nothing happens at all... I've downloaded and installed patch 1.4. It seemed to install fine but the game still doesn't run. I also read that sometimes the intro video prevents the game from starting, and selecting the windowed option helps. I've looked in the directory for the "Options.ini" file to make those changes but couldn't find that file...... I'm running: -Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @3.00GHz 3.00 GHz, 3.25GB of RAM -Windows XP Home Edition V. 2002 Service Pack 3 -ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB Res settings 1680x1050 on a Benq 22" LCD Any help would be mutch appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexMods Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Try dropping this file into your Ghost Recon directory: options.xml 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighAlpha Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 The Options.ini from ApexMods did the trick! Thanks guys it's running with that ini file! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehgler_AS Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Just to clarify. The issue is that the code in GR that is responsible for playing the intro "movie" does not work with large screen resolutions -- no one imagined 1680x1050 when they made the game. The Options.xml that Apex provided disables full-screen and the movies will play. Here is a link to another thread on the topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belvucker Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 The game still works out of the box for me and I am using Windows 7 Professional, I don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehgler_AS Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 It is not a function of what OS you are running, but rather the resolution of your monitor. The integrated movie player simply does not know what do do with many large and widescreen resolutions, and unfortunately it does not fail gracefully. The fix for this is to get a copy of an "options.xml" that disables full screen and/or disables playing the introductory movies. I do not recall seeing anyone have CTD issues at startup that were not resolved by this fix. It may well be that your particular monitor, GPU, and driver configuration is something that the GR movie player "knows" how to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexMods Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 As a rule of thumb, if your display supports switching to a resolution of 640x480 pixels you won't have a problem. If this resolution is not supported by your display the game will CTD when it tries to play video sequences like the intro movie. This is a Windows issue btw - Mac users don't have this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apothecary Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) DELETED Please read our forum rules: [3.7] Warez : Links to warez sites or discussion of warez is not permitted. Breach of this rule can lead to legal proceedings against this site, and will not be tolerated. Software cracks that remove the "CD/DVD check" are against the Ubi Soft licensing agreement and are included in this rule - which is strictly enforced. Posts containing CD-keys and links to sites of CD-keys will be deleted. This is your first and only warning, anymore posts about a hacked version of GR:FS or any game in the forums will lead to your account being banned. Edited June 23, 2012 by JohnTC02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twcrash Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) good evening peeps.. i just downloaded the [DELETED] copy of GRFS........ 1. Yeah first off I would purchase the game and not try and get a cracked version to work. 2. I don't think talking about hacked versions is allowed here and will get you banned possibly 3. the fix he is talking about I assume is for Original Ghost Recon not Ghost REcon Future Soldier Edited June 23, 2012 by JohnTC02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RileyFletcher_01 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I laugh every time I see somebody post for help with a hacked illegal version of an un-released game. How stupid can you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpionmw2 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 (edited) Hey ApexMods Thanks a lot for that nifty XML file. It worked perfectly! Oh and I strongly support Anti-Piracy! Two thumbs up for that too! Edited July 4, 2013 by scorpionmw2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcash2009 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I have OGR still running under XP on an older backup system using GTX260 but I cant ever seem to get AA to work so its always jaggies running at 1440x900 ... I realise this isnt the same problem but does anyone have AA working nice and smooth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smu3L Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have the same problem, I've downloaded GR Gold Edition, I installed GR, then Desert Siege and finally Island thunder. I try to play but the game just crash and windows says "Ghost Recon.exe has stopped working" I've made that -Options.xml- file but it doesn't work. Please help me. I really sorry, I know this is an old topic, but I really need help because I don't know what to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiltedPatriot Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I am also having the same problem, that GR Gold Edition won't load under Windows 8.1. Installed GR & 1.3, then DS, IT & 1.4. I see the GR title screen, the CD-ROM spins up, then nothing happens, as GhostRecon.exe crashes with no error message. Tried downloading that options.xml file, but it is unavailable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zylex Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I am also having the same problem, that GR Gold Edition won't load under Windows 8.1. Installed GR & 1.3, then DS, IT & 1.4. I see the GR title screen, the CD-ROM spins up, then nothing happens, as GhostRecon.exe crashes with no error message. Tried downloading that options.xml file, but it is unavailable. Changing your desktop resolution to 1280x760 worked for me, it's the first chinema in the game that can't handle high resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twcrash Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) check the downloads here for the 1.4 patch. The one here doesn't require the disc to be in the drive so it doesn't access it. Try that and see if it works. If you can't find that patch on here hit me up and i'll grab you mine and upload it. Also before we do this is yours isn't the Steam version correct? (I know you stated Gold Edition but I need to make sure, 2 different beasts if it actually is) Edited September 4, 2015 by twcrash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskarl Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) Not to revive an old thread, but I have the same problem of CTD after fresh install, (I also only have base game, no expansions). The Problem is, I don't have an options.xml in my GR folder, so I can't edit it, and the link posted above with the fix is dead, does anyone have a download for it, or all the text supposed to be in it? EDIT: Basically, can someone give me an options.xml? Edited October 29, 2015 by Huskarl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat50 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 http://www.mediafire.com/view/bpnrsc7aumtncmc/options.xmlGoes in the the Ghost Recon folder.Show intro is set to falseIf it does not start with this options.xml try editing the it with notepad and change:<FullScreen>TRUE</FullScreen><FullScreen>FALSE</FullScreen>If you do get GR going change all settings from the options menu of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskarl Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Thanks, GR is working now, though it CTDs if I try to put it in Fullscreen, but Windowed GR is better then no GR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat50 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Are you using Windows 10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskarl Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 On one computer, I have Windows 10, and that computer won't even acknowledge setting Fullscreen to true. On my other computer, I have Windows 7 and that just does the usual CTD if I set it to fullscreen. Besides that, the game runs perfectly on both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat50 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) For Win 10 there is a discussion and fix here:http://www.ghostrecon.net/forums/index.php?/topic/60911-screen-flickering-with-windows-10Â Â Edited October 30, 2015 by wombat50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskarl Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Fix did nothing, game still plays in windowed mode. No biggie though, the game still runs smoothly, it's just a minor inconvenience. Thanks for all the help! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkySaac Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I need some help. When I want to start the game nothing happens. The options-file didn't work and a neuinstallation changed nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexMods Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Welcome to the forums, SkySaac. While I'm on Mac, myself, I remember something about the game's copy protection not working properly on Win10. But I could be wrong, and I hope some of my Win10 using brethren will chime in here. In the meantime, one workaround would be to get e.g. the Steam or GOG release of the game (about $5). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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