DoomWaffle

Hello, thank you for the continued responses. I deleted d3d9_41.dll and reinstalled using the redist but encountered the same problem. I have recently got Elemental to work however by doing the following: I noticed in my sins of a solar empire directory that d3d9_41.dll was present in the folder. This got me thinking, considering that SoaSE works fine. I copied the .dll file from the SoaSE folder and pasted it into the E:WoM folder.

Hello, Thank you for the responses, I will try out your suggestions. In the meantime, how would I carry out a clean re-install of DirectX? I have tried downloading the latest DirectX redist from microsoft and updated over my original but that doesn't seem to work. I have placed the elemental.dwi file into my dropbox. I have never used this program before so I am unsure if it is accessible or not. All I have to do is drag it into the dropbox?

Shameful bump before sleep. I'm at my wits end. I've tried all that I can think of. If the problem is related to DirectX in some way, wouldnt the dxdiag reveal exactly what it is? The d3dx9_41.dll is not missing, just an entry point error regarding it... The prospect of getting to play Elemental after work had me psyched for the day, but what an anti-climax this has been :(

I'm trying to untick 'read only' for the screens folder but it keeps resetting itself back to a square check in the box for 'read only' whenever I apply and go back to the folder properties. I've checked my system32 folder and all the directX .dlls are there. I just checked DirectX for updates and went through that business and am still getting the same problem. Arrrgh I wish PC gaming wasn't so complex sometimes.

Ok, I tried out what you have said and I get anew error message after ignoring the first one: DXatlaswin 'The procedure entry point D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileInMemory could not be located in the dynamic link library d3dx9_41.dll' That last thing looks awfully familar as a reason for some of my Steam games not running properly. It's something to do with DirectX? But I am up to date? Plenty of games run fine (Starcraft2, DoW2, WoW to name a few).

Here we are http://pastebin.com/ccyeymNp

A couple of notifications in Windows Event Viewer regarding Elemental: Fault bucket , type 0 Event Name: PCA2 Response: Not available Cab Id: 0 Problem signature: P1: Elemental.exe P2: 1.0.0.0 P3: Elemental: War of Magic P4: Elemental: War of Magic P5: Stardock Entertainment, Inc. P6: 200 P7: -1 P8: P9: P10: Attached files: C:\Users\DoomWaffle\AppData\Local\Temp\{81b3d0c8-07

There is only an InstallGDF file which has the following: Install switch found DLL path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Elemental\GDF_Elemental.dll Install directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Elemental\ Game exe path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Elemental\Elemental.exe Error adding Elemental: War of Magic to Game Explorer. C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Elemental\DXAtlasWin.exe /w 1024 /h 512 /OUTPUTDIR "C:\P

Update: on reinstalling i get the same problem. This time I managed to spot an error message during the install process that says: Adding Elemental: War of Magic failed: 0x80004005 What does this mean?

Would installing it outside of the Program Files 86x help at all? Seeing as I am running on 64bit?

Hello, I went to the application folder and tried to launch it directly and recieved the same error. I am now attempting to re-download and re-install Elemental to see if that will help. Otherwise I am out of ideas

Hello, I left Elemental downloading this morning as I went to work. I came back to attempt to run it and it presents the following: The application has failed to start correctly (0xc0000005). I don't even reach a loading screen or splash screen. I have tried running it in compatibility modes (It seems Win7 64 is notorious for refusing to run things) but that doesn't work. What is the problem exactly? I am running on Win7 64bit, with an ATI