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Could you be any more vague? If you are looking for help please include some detail. For example: "After running program *.exe file game logo appears then game crashes to desktop. I have WindowsX, PentiumX, XMB of XRam, X brand video card, do or do not have cd-r or cd-rw, etc..." where X is the specs on your computer.

I wouldn't give Codemasters the satisfaction. Frankly I emailed them about their problem when I first noticed it and told them there was something wrong with the disk. So I wait 24hours for a reply and here is what they said: Can you please download and install the latest drivers for your Nvidia Riva TNT2 graphics card from http://www.nvidia.com/ Lets see first of all I already did that before they asked me and the new drivers are unsupported by microsoft and caused my graphic accelerator card to crawl to a stop. I tell them this then they write: If you send in the game we will test it to see if there is a problem with the disk. Well then pay for the shipping then. I'm as sure as hell not. I've already paid top dollar for a non-working copy then wasted hours of my time trying to get it to work.

The award for the game with the most technical bugs and glitches goes to...........drum roll.............. Operation Flashpoint by Codemasters! Applause............. Just a joke, I really do like the game. Its my favorite game out right now. Just pissed I can't play it. Just play the demo over and over again. LOL

I hate calling tech support....Why? Lets see....I pay 40 dollars on a brand new game...that doesn't work then I have to pay long distance phone bill! Whoa that makes alot of sense. I might as well be in a state prison picking up bars of soap in the showers. Thanks Codemasters!

They are laughing and plotting......

Yeah, yeah, I know. I know the game was bugged as soon as I tried it. Just for shits and giggles I tried all the information in faqs and forums. That just added insult to injury. Theres nothing more frustrating than saving up money for a PC game you've been dying to play then fnally after several weeks of saving buying it and taking it home and doesn't work. Then you waste ohh....10 hours or so trying to get the game to work cause everyone said, "try this" and "have you tried this", "haven't you read this" and so on. I know enough about computers to know if a game doesn't work with a computer that was no problems with 30-40 other games from many different game companies then that game is defective. I know Codemasters will do the right thing but I can't wait for that. I already returned my game and used my store credit on another game. I won't say the name, thats not important, it might not be as much fun to play but atleast it works! And isn't that what we all really want? Buy stuff that works?

Crappy, non-working, useless versions of Operation Flashpoint Gold Edition available only In North America in Specially Marked Boxes. Includes: Non-working Original Full Game, Non-working Gold Expansion Pack and a great illustrated stategy guide which serves as a bitter reminder that you wasted 40-50 US dollars on a useless game that has been sitting on your desk collecting dust after countless wasted hours of trying to get the game to work. New working copies may be mailed to you perhaps next week when all the fun has gone out of playing the game.

In case you don't know already, master disk was flawed when those copys were made. If anyone can get them to work they are GOD. Anyways atleast you have a very expensive and atractive OFP beer coaster until Codemasters fix the problem and get new disk out.

Thats quite a list! What do you do for a living? Beta test games?

First I'd like to say that I think I was the first to point out the buggy disk. I was fustrated by trying all the suggestions and getting no results. I even tried forceaspi!!! Anyways Codemasters has know about this problem for longer than 24 hours. I bought the game Saturday and quickly contacted them. For those of you that have a gold edition that works, good for you! But many of us having non-working ones and what do we do. We all can contact Codemasters and give them your computers specifications and dxdiag.txt file, run dxdiag from start>run then save infortion into txt. This is only if you bought the Gold Edition Full, original game, gold upgrade and strategy guide all in one box. Send information to Codemasters so they can fix their mistake! mailto:custservice@codemasters.com thanks

I just bought the gold edition and right out of the box the game will not run. I have upgraded and run the game after each upgrade and reboot. I tried the game at versions 1.0, 1.3 and I get the same results each time. I can't get version 1.45 to install. I have read throught the faqs on codemasters, bis and avon lady and tried those things that apply to me and I still cannot get the game to run. After running operation flashpoint exec file, both preferences auto detect and just exec, the logo appears then I get the windows crash message. I have Windows XP, Pentium 4 1.8Ghz, 32MB NVIDIA RIVA TNT 2 MODEL 64, 512MB DDR SDRAM, CD-RW drive and DVD drive. If anyone has had similar problems with what I have or have any suggestion I would really appreciate it. I am looking forward to playing the game.

I believe, like many others that have suffered my fate, that Codemasters released some buggy discs when releasing their new Gold Edition. This is particular to the box with the gold edition upgrade with the full game. Many have tried everything on the faqs, forums and even THE AVON LADY. While all the information has been helpful it has not solved the problem. I for one hate altering my computers settings and drivers to any extent. Is the computer supposed to run the game or the game run the computer. Those of us who are stuck with the game have a useless piece of plastic at about 40-50 US dollars. If you feel you are in this group please email Codemasters. File your complaint there but also help them help themselves. Operation Force is a great game and its too bad that this happened. Send them a detailed letter on what the problem is, ie Game crashed to desktop after logo appears, and tell them about your computer specifications, ie Pentium 4, Windows XP, 32MB NVIDIA RIVA TNT 2, 512MB DDR SDRAM, 80GM Ultra DMA hardrive, HP CD Writer CD16F, etc... also run DXDIAG from the run menu understartup, save information and send that text file over to: mailto:custservice@codemasters.com Lets get the ball rolling and get Codemasters to fix this issue so we can all enjoy the game.

Thanks Invasion. Good to hear something is being done.

I am just amazed that Codemasters drop the ball on this one. I mean to distribute a product that doesn't even work then have no clue about it. I usually appreciate faq files and help files but when they tell you to install this or uninstall this to get a game working I begin to worry. Many novice computer users or gamers should not be tampering with their computers drivers and registry. Its ludicris to think that the average person should be qualified to install this driver and change registry and all that to play one game. There was nothing wrong with my computer before I bought the game why should I change my computer's settings now, for just one game. Besides, the idea behind beta testing is to find and fix errors and set minimum sysem requirments. If a computer meets all the requirements the game should play. Right? Nope. Anyways in this case it wouldn't even help. This experience has left a bitter taste in my gaming pallatte. I will continue choosing computer games over console games but this situation makes me understand why so many others stick with console games.

Thanks smithpe6, I will check it out. Oh yeah and with Operation Flashpoint I returned it today. I will try to pick up another copy of it when they get it fixed. I'm kind of scarred at the moment. Its too soon.

***WARNING - OPINION*** I have tried all things in forums, faqs, and help files. I've wasted countless of precious hours trying to figure out how to get the gold edition full to work at my computer. I've took everyones suggestions and comments and tried every one. Some these suggestions made my computer crash and I had to restore my hardrive. The fact is I have a brand new computer: Pentium 4, Windows XP, 1.8Ghz, 512 DDR SDRAM, 32MB NVIDIA RIVA TNT 2 with all the extras. I have many, many other games, 30 atleast, that run fine from the get go. This is the first time this has happened to me. I am no newbie when it comes to computers so I am pretty comfortable to say that there is something wrong with the game. I returned it today and got store credit. I am very dissapointed in Codemasters for not catching their mistake sooner. It has made alot of people suffer many countless hours infront of their computers trying to make a game work. I appreciate all the suggestions everyone gave but I wish someone would have suggested that maybe there is something wrong with the game. Especially when many people who have the game are writing into this forum. I wonder how many other people that are having the same problem won't ever make their voice heard. I was really looking forward to playing OPF but I guess I will spend my money elsewhere. On a game that works right out of the box, not after trying 20 different things and altering my brand new computers setting. If Codemasters believes that to make a great game the buyer needs to be a computer programmer to operate their game. They must have a small market in mind that doesn't include myself.

Thanks Sparksfly but I only have two drives, CD-RW and DVD/CD, and I've tried them both with no results. Everything seems to point to the CD-ROM Drive but all my other games work fine so I believe even if OPF is not working because of some conflict with my CD-ROM it is OPF that needs to be fixed and not my CD-ROM. After seeing all these other people having the same problem as I, I am thinking about returning the game in 48 hours. I figure I'd give the people at Codemasters time to respond. I've been playing computer games for many years and this is the first time this has ever happened to me with a brand new game. I am very upset and am looking to spend my $40 US on another game. Medal of Honor and Max Payne look good.

I'm just adding to this thread as I too cannot get the Gold Edition Operation Flashpoint to work. I have more information on another thread but I wanted to support all of you who are also having similar problems. If your like me you've spent hours following all the directions from all the operation flashpoint faqs with no results. I think Codemasters put out a buggy product and I hope to hear something soon. There is nothing more annoying than buying a brand new product and having it be useless right out of the box. I click on the Operation Flashpoint exe file and the logo appears then an error box appears. The same thing has happened no matter what I do. I've tried everything that has been suggested in forums and faqs. I don't have any Virtual CD device software, my pc is not mapped to any network CD-Rom drives, the game is installed in the proper drive according to where the disk is, I only have one drive, no PGP, no go on the DMA unchecking, updated and checked aspi drivers, DXDIAG runs fine, I have all the latest drivers and patches on my computer software and hardware...etc... I've spent hours doing these task installing and uninstalling the game each time as I go. The only thing that gave me an idea of my problem is when I ran PC doctor on my CD ROM drive with OPF in the drive I recieved all sorts of error messages and the CD-ROM test failed. When I ran the CD-ROM test with any other game in the drive it passed. Hmmmmmmm....I am very unhappy with all the time I've wasted this weekend on what seems to be a defective product. Here are my specs again. I have Windows XP Home Edition Pentium 4, 1.8 Ghz NVIDIA RIVA TNT 2 MODEL 64 32MB SOUNDMAX Integrated Digital Audio HP CD Writer cd16f 16/8/20 80GB Ultra DMA hard drive 52MB DDR SDRAM

I ran PC-Doctor to test my CD-Rom drive. I ran it several times with different games in the drive each time. The test passed everytime except when Operation Flashpoint was in the CD-Rom drive. On those occasions I recieved the following error messages: CD-ROM Test: Linear Read - **FAILED** Failed action: Reading block 938 Drive 1 of 2 (HP, CD-Writer cd16f): SCSI Error 1100H. _EVENT:41_7 Failed action: Reading block 1206 Drive 1 of 2 (HP, CD-Writer cd16f): SCSI Error 1100H. _EVENT:41_7 Failed action: Reading block 1474 Drive 1 of 2 (HP, CD-Writer cd16f): SCSI Error 1100H. _EVENT:41_7 Failed action: Reading block 1742 Drive 1 of 2 (HP, CD-Writer cd16f): SCSI Error 1100H. _EVENT:41_7 Failed action: Reading block 2010 Drive 1 of 2 (HP, CD-Writer cd16f): SCSI Error 1100H. _EVENT:41_7 Failed action: Reading block 2278 Drive 1 of 2 (HP, CD-Writer cd16f): SCSI Error 1100H. _EVENT:41_7 I don't know what this means, yet, but I'm starting to believe it is not my computer that is the problem but the cd. Will let you know what I figure out.

I just wanted to bump this message up and also ask that anyone who has had similar problems, i.e. logo appears and crash to desktop and they've tried everything in faq please just message here. Maybe if we get enough replies people will look into a fix or solution to our problem.

I've been searching through the forums older threads and I've seen that alot of people are having the same problem. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one. I was afraid I was losing my touch. I usually can get anything to work! Ok l8r, I will keep checking back here. Thanks for all the attention. I've emailed all the appropriate people, I hope, and hope to hear from them. If I get a fix I will be sure to post it here for everyone else.

The crash message I get from windows is the standard XP problem window, i.e. "Operation Flashpoint has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. etc...", error report. I've used my gold upgrade to upgrade to 1.3 and I've downloaded version 1.45 but it won't install, I get the similar error message immediately after logo appears. I ran dxdiag and it comes up clean. Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) (2600.xpclient.010817-1148) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 04 System Model: P6324A-ABA 750C BIOS: ASUS - 42302e31 Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 1.80GHz Memory: 512MB RAM Page File: 85MB used, 1165MB available Primary File System: NTFS DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0810) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.01.2600.0000 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ DirectX Files Tab: No problems found. Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Music Tab: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. Network Tab: No problems found.isplay Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 (HP) Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: RIVA TNT2 Model 64 DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device ID: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_002D&SUBSYS_02391043&REV_15 Display Memory: 32.0 MB Current Mode: 800 x 600 (16 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: hp pavilion mx75 Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024 Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll Driver Version: 5.13.01.1570 (English) DDI Version: 7 Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 9/27/2001 19:490, 2001689 bytes Driver Signed: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys Mini VDD Date: 9/27/2001 19:490, 702777 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-436D-11CF-D175-3822B7C2C835} Vendor ID: 0x10DE Device ID: 0x002D SubSys ID: 0x02391043 Revision ID: 0x0015 Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled DDraw Test Result: D3D7 Test Result: D3D8 Test Result: ------------- Sound Devices ------------- Description: SoundMAX Digital Audio Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2445&SUBSYS_806A1043&REV_05 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: smwdm.sys Driver Version: 5.12.01.3035 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Signed: Yes Date and Size: 9/24/2001 10:27:18, 463848 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Analog Devices HW Accel Level: Full Registry: OK Sound Test Result: ----------- DirectMusic ----------- DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS Version: 1.00.16.0002 Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port MPU-401, Hardware (Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External MPU-401, Hardware (Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External SoundMAX Digital Audio, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal MPU-401 [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External MPU-401 [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External Registry: OK Music Test Result: ------------- Input Drivers ------------- ---------------------------- DirectPlay Service Providers ---------------------------- Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.01.2600.0000) IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.01.2600.0000) Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.01.2600.0000) Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.01.2600.0000) DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnmodem.dll (5.01.2600.0000) DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnmodem.dll (5.01.2600.0000) DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnwsock.dll (5.01.2600.0000) DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnwsock.dll (5.01.2600.0000) DirectPlay Test Result: