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I found that Emperor would only work with Norton uninstalled, as i tested it to see if it would run after Norton was uninstalled and it did. If i reinstalled norton software, it would no longer work, even if you disable everything to do with norton, it would make no difference.

are u running any norton software, if so this may be your problem. I had exactly the same problem as you, and found that Emperor would only work with Norton uninstalled, as i tested it to see if it would run after Norton was uninstalled and it did. If i reinstalled norton software, it would no longer work, even if you diable everything to do with norton, it would make no difference.

HAVNT TRIED YET

i uninstalled norton, not disbaled it, obviously just disabling it wasnt enough.try this: 1.Uninstall Norton, then reboot 2.Uninstall emperor, then go to scandisk c:, with attempt to fix errors- letit reboot ur pc 3. reinstall emperor, making sure that u select all features to install, so that after all files have copied over, it then asks about creating an online account, that is how i got mine 2 work, before it wasnt asking about a online account. 4. PRAY!!! :D

what software do u have installed on ur system

Runs lamely fast though, too fast even on high res

ive got it working now, thanks. I uninstalled Emperor, then i told my pc to scan and attempt to fix any errors, of course it says that it needs to reboot to do this, so i rebooted. it scanned it, i reinstalled it, and then it worked. I aslo noticed that this time it picked up that i already have westwood online accounts, whilst before it didnt, maybe there is a bug in the installation process?

No i dint make any difference, i have uninstalled norton systemworks 2003, and diasbled nvidia nview. All task manager keeps saying is that Dune is not responding

what do u mean by nvidia disabled?

I also notice now, when trying to run Emperor, that a temp file is being created, as i noticed it in my processes, that it runs in memory, then it disappears when the splash screen disapppears. Is this meant to happen?

I have also reinstalled my ASUS Geforce 4 graphics drivers to see if that would make any difference- no i didnt. What I cant understand is why does the other version which I have work, while the retail version does not. This seems very strange to me, as you would have thought that the retail version would work no problem, even after updating it. I have tried it with Compatability for Win95/98/me/NT/2000 and none of those work, ive tried it with resolution of 640 x 480 (also under compatability tab), and that made no difference either (all it did was flash a couple of times, as it adjusted the screen res, and then return to the desktop)I would really like to get this game working!

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I have updated all my drivers e.g. Sound and Graphics card, and also updated my DirectX. My pc specs are : P4 2.2 Ghz 1Gb Ram SoundBlaster Live 5.1 GeForce4 440MX. I have been wonderingering if it was a file transfer problem or a copy protection problem, as a freind of mine gave a 'offline' only version for me to try, and this worked no problem. Obviously I want to get the version which I have bought workig, so if anyone knows how do to do, pls let me know.

I have been on a couple of forums now trying to get Emperor working under WinXP, STILL WITH NO LUCK!