Strike Fighters2 don't want to start

[Mlody 10]

Hello,

I have a problem with launching the game. I think that March 2012 patch causes CTD, because my sf2 runs only with older patches. 
I've installed everything (SF2 > SF2V > SF2E > SF2I > Exp1 > Exp2) without North Atlantic and without any mods. It was ok before patching to march 2012. 

Guys help! 

[Fubar512 1,350]

Run the MS DirectX package.  Yes, the fix is that simple...

[Mlody 10]

Still don' t want to start. :( 

[MigBuster 2,881]

Any mods added?

[+russouk2004 6,958]

Did you remember to delete old shortcuts after patching and copying and renaming patched exe`s to make new shortcuts ?

[Mlody 10]

Okay, so I've checked it reinstalling it for six times with all patches since dec 2009. 
The game is crashing on initialization after november 2011 patch. I don't have any mods. 

 

Did you remember to delete old shortcuts after patching and copying and renaming patched exe`s to make new shortcuts ?

No I don't have shortcuts. 

[MigBuster 2,881]

So it worked after install - but after the 2011 patch it stopped working.

 

What errors do you get?

 

What happens when you try to launch the game?

 

What are your specs? - can you post dxdiag output?

[+russouk2004 6,958]

when u run game ,you run it from desktop shortcuts ok?....when u patch game if u use old shortcuts it wont run,as old exes are deleted and replaced when updated....so you need to make new ones for any mod folders...

ie...I have Great Britain....mod folder,so go to progfiles\strikefighters2 etc\\\   and then copy the sf2E exe,renamed it to Great Britain.exe..then create new shortcut from that to give me the updated exe for my modded folder Great Britain

as below...if u run old exe after patching it will crash..

Edited April 6, 2014 by russouk2004