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Posted December 19, 2008
Game just won't launch. It just throws me back to desktop with error message "Oddworld Abe's Oddysee has encountered a problem and needs to close".
I've tried everything: updating my ati-drivers, win95 and 98 modes(I have XP), reinstalling the game...
I'm running out of ideas what to do.
Sorry my bad english. I'm from Finland.
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Posted December 20, 2008
Take a look at the application section of your XP Event Log, there might be some more specific information listed that could bring you closer to what the problem really is.
Posted December 20, 2008
Thanks.
I think the problem is a file called ntdll.dll. It's causing the error-message. Don't know what to do with it.
Posted December 20, 2008
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voltan: Thanks.
I think the problem is a file called ntdll.dll. It's causing the error-message. Don't know what to do with it.

Hmmm, that's not very good. ntdll.dll is an integral part of the OS, so you do not want to mess around with that.
Do you have any Antivirus product installed? If so, then deactivate it and see it that makes any difference.
Was able to find another person with the same symptoms as you, but that appeared to have been a driver problem, and since you have already checked your driver versions I suppose that's not the problem in your case...
Posted December 20, 2008
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81RED: Hmmm, that's not very good. ntdll.dll is an integral part of the OS, so you do not want to mess around with that.
Do you have any Antivirus product installed? If so, then deactivate it and see it that makes any difference.
Was able to find another person with the same symptoms as you, but that appeared to have been a driver problem, and since you have already checked your driver versions I suppose that's not the problem in your case...

Deactivating AntiVir didn't help. I tried reg cleaning and it didn't make any difference. I give up. Wasted money. I should have just bought it from Steam.
Thanks for trying.
Post edited December 20, 2008 by voltan
Posted December 20, 2008
Well, it's rather sad that you give up already. Don't think it would have made any difference to have bought it on Steam though.
Remember that you still have the option of creating a support case with GOG, that might be your best option right now.
Posted December 20, 2008
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81RED: Well, it's rather sad that you give up already. Don't think it would have made any difference to have bought it on Steam though.
Remember that you still have the option of creating a support case with GOG, that might be your best option right now.

I just don't want to lose any sleep over this. I'm not really a pc-gamer anymore and this is the reason. I will still contact GOG.
Posted December 20, 2008
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voltan: I just don't want to lose any sleep over this. I'm not really a pc-gamer anymore and this is the reason. I will still contact GOG.

That's certainly understandable. It's so annoying when things don't work as expected.
If you change your mind about trying stuff, let me know - I still have at least one idea left :-)
Posted December 20, 2008
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voltan: Game just won't launch. It just throws me back to desktop with error message "Oddworld Abe's Oddysee has encountered a problem and needs to close".
I've tried everything: updating my ati-drivers, win95 and 98 modes(I have XP), reinstalling the game...
I'm running out of ideas what to do.
Sorry my bad english. I'm from Finland.

I'm having the exact same problem. I've opened a support request with GOG. I've purchased other games from GOG and they have all worked flawlessly. Hopefully they will be able to help.
Posted December 21, 2008
This is what the problem looks like:
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee147/ruddernz/abecrash.jpg
Someone on the Steam Forums had the same problem and posted that link.
Post edited December 21, 2008 by voltan
Posted December 22, 2008
Sorry you're having problems :- We're trying to reproduce the problem here in our test lab. I hope that someone from the team will have an update soon.
If you haven't raised a ticket with support, please do so, the more information we have the better.
Posted December 23, 2008
What Oldski said. :) Please make sure you send us a DXDiag file, even though it's optional. It should help us get to the bottom of this.
Posted December 25, 2008
having this problem as well and confirm that the Steam version has the error too. I believe I had this problem before my graphics card died and am still having it using the onboard video. Really want to play this game!
Posted February 19, 2009
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meisdaivdp: having this problem as well and confirm that the Steam version has the error too. I believe I had this problem before my graphics card died and am still having it using the onboard video. Really want to play this game!

So... Have you contacted our tech support?
Posted May 06, 2009
Hello.
I played the demo of this game, and was interested in buy it from GOG, but before i need to know, this problem was solved?
-Drel
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