Having trouble with patch my EE2

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GoryComet
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Having trouble with patch my EE2

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Hey guys so I love EE2 just like you and for some reason I am having trouble launching it. I launch it and it just goes straight back to the desktop. It doesn't crash but won't show the game fullscreen. The only thing I have found is to use this unofficial patch. However, when I go to patch EE2 I will get a message saying that EE2 is not installed and that i need to either install it or run and the game and re-run the patch installer. I assume that the patch 1.2 is the same as the official patch on my EE2 AoS disc but for some reason the official patch 1.2 in the unofficial patch 1.4 will not work.

Then after installing the unofficial patch 1.4, I can either click on the Launch EE2 AoS shortcut or the EE2 1.4 Laucher shortcut and I am not sure which i should choose. But I run into problems with either.

When I click on the EE2 1.4 Laucher shortcut I get an error message saying "Windows cannot find EE2.exe Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

When I click on the Launch EE2 AoS shortcut, I still have the same problem of the game launching and then going straight to the desktop. It doesn't crash but I just can't see the game on the screen.

I know that this patch can fix the problem but perhaps I am doing something wrong. I am not a total idiot and generally have good knowledge of computing but I could be doing something incorrect.

I am running Windows 7 64bit and installing EE2 from DVDs.

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Re: Having trouble with patch my EE2

Post by Dr.MonaLisa »

Hello, and welcome to the forum.
Thanks for contact.

It's not necessary to install the official patch 1.2 from 1.4 installer, if you had version 1.2 installed already.

I recommend to re-install Empire Earth II.
If you cannot uninstall the game, please use this fix:
http://www.forum.ee2.eu/t1632-fix-the-setup-has-detected-that-version-120000-of-empire-earth-ii-is-already-installed

After that:
1. Run the file: setup.exe from your EE2 CD1.
2. Install the game.
3. Install patch 1.2 - run the file: ee2_update_uk_100-110_120.exe:
http://www.forum.ee2.eu/t1621-empire-earth-ii-official-patch-12
4*. Run the file: setup.exe in your EE2X CD.
5*. Install EE2X (Empire Earth II The Art of Supremacy).
6. Install Unofficial patch 1.4 - run the file: ee2_update_100-130_140.exe:
http://www.forum.ee2.eu/t1636-ee2-ee2x-empire-earth-ii-unofficial-patch-14-2013
7. Play the game! (Install GameRanger to play Multiplayer with the other players).

*You don't need to install EE2: The Art of Supremacy if you don't want to.
Please go to the folder where you installed Empire Earth II (Default it is: C:/Program Files (x86)/Sierra/Empire Earth II).
Start the game via file: EE2.exe (Not EE2-v1.4.exe).
Do your game still close without an error message? Or is it minimized and you can't maximize it?
If it's minimized, try to use Windows 8 FIX (I know you are running Windows 7, but sometimes this fix might help):
http://www.forum.ee2.eu/t1603-empire-earth-2-windows-8-fix-empire-earth-2-the-art-of-supremacy-windows-8-fix-works-with-gameranger

And one question: Were you able to play Empire Earth II, before installing Unofficial patch 1.3 / 1.4?
Best regards,
Dr.MonaLisa
Ministry of Game Affairs
Department of Control and Complains
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