Failed to start game (unknown error)

[Shifty]

When i try to start the game i get this eror : Failed to start game (unknown error)
Any help is greatly appreciated

[egewithin]

When i try to start the game i get this eror : Failed to start game (unknown error)
Any help is greatly appreciated

Did you try to delete and reinstall?

[Wise Windu]

Can you post the Warnings log, or give any more details relating to the crash or how you installed the mod?

[Shifty]

I did reinstal same problem.
Activation context generation failed for "D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dawn of War II - Retribution\DOW2.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.6195" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

[Wise Windu]

Find the Warnings.txt file at C:\Users\<user>\Documents\my games\dawn of war ii - retribution\Logfiles

Have you started Retribution before? Are you sure you installed to the same folder as your Retribution installation, and is there a folder there called Elite, as well as a file called ELITE.module?

Also, what operating system are you on?

[Shifty]

Im not reallly and expert at this things.
This is in my Warnings.txt
14:51:10.66 FactoryT - CreateForm game_list_movie
14:51:10.66 Invalid hostProfileID for ad name=3v3 chill version=12
14:51:10.66 Invalid hostProfileID for ad name=3v3 version=12
14:51:10.66 Invalid hostProfileID for ad name=33 vp version=12
14:51:10.68 RENDERING -- from SceneRenderTarget::Setup call sp::Device::CreateRenderTarget( WorldScene render target )
14:51:10.68 RTREF - Creating RenderTarget <worldscene render target>
14:51:10.68 RENDERING -- from SceneRenderTarget::Setup call sp::Device::CreateRenderTarget( WorldScene render target ) done
14:51:10.68 RENDERING -- from SceneRenderTarget::Setup call sp::Device::CreateRenderTargetTexture( WorldScene render target texture )
14:51:10.68 RTREF - Creating RenderTargetTexture WorldScene render target texture
14:51:10.68 RENDERING -- from SceneRenderTarget::Setup call sp::Device::CreateRenderTargetTexture( WorldScene render target texture ) done
14:51:10.68 RTREF - Creating RenderTargetTexture FronEndVis render target
14:51:10.69 RTREF - Creating RenderTargetTexture Post Process bright pass texture
14:51:11.07 Session::SelectNewSessionHost - Select peer 7 to be next host (previously peer 1)
14:51:11.07 Session::SchedulePeerRemove - Scheduling peerID: 1 to disconnect, reasonCode:1000, reason:GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.07 Session disconnect is marking PeerID 1 for death
14:51:11.07 Session::SchedulePeerRemove - Scheduling peerID: 2 to disconnect, reasonCode:1000, reason:GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.07 Session disconnect is marking PeerID 2 for death
14:51:11.07 Session::SchedulePeerRemove - Scheduling peerID: 3 to disconnect, reasonCode:1000, reason:GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.07 Session disconnect is marking PeerID 3 for death
14:51:11.07 Session::SchedulePeerRemove - Scheduling peerID: 4 to disconnect, reasonCode:1000, reason:GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.07 Session disconnect is marking PeerID 4 for death
14:51:11.07 Session::SchedulePeerRemove - Scheduling peerID: 5 to disconnect, reasonCode:1000, reason:GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.07 Session disconnect is marking PeerID 5 for death
14:51:11.07 Session::SchedulePeerRemove - Scheduling peerID: 6 to disconnect, reasonCode:1000, reason:GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.07 Session disconnect is marking PeerID 6 for death
14:51:11.07 Session::SchedulePeerRemove - Scheduling peerID: 7 to disconnect, reasonCode:1000, reason:GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.07 WorldwideAdvertisementService::Process - EVENT_HOSTMIGRATION
14:51:11.07 WorldwidePartyService::OnHostMigration - [[00000000:008661c0]] Got a queued migration event while disconnecting, ignoring
14:51:11.07 Session Destroy Peer Event - ReasonID: 1000 ReasonDebug: GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.07 Session::GetEvent DestroyPeer success Peer 1 removed, reasonCode 1000, reasonDebug GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.07 Session::DestroyPeer - deallocating peer 1
14:51:11.07 Session - Requested Disconnect for connectionID 33
14:51:11.07 WorldwideAdvertisementService::Process - EVENT_DESTROYPEER
14:51:11.07 peerremove - peerIDRemoved=[00000000:009b2f22], reasonID=1000, reason debug hint - GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.09 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.11 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.13 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.15 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.17 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.19 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.21 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.21 Session Destroy Peer Event - ReasonID: 1000 ReasonDebug: GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.21 Session::GetEvent DestroyPeer success Peer 2 removed, reasonCode 1000, reasonDebug GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.21 Session::DestroyPeer - deallocating peer 2
14:51:11.21 Session - Requested Disconnect for connectionID 35
14:51:11.21 WorldwideAdvertisementService::Process - EVENT_DESTROYPEER
14:51:11.21 peerremove - peerIDRemoved=[00000000:009aef28], reasonID=1000, reason debug hint - GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.23 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.25 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.27 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.29 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.31 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.33 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.35 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.35 Session Destroy Peer Event - ReasonID: 1000 ReasonDebug: GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.35 Session::GetEvent DestroyPeer success Peer 3 removed, reasonCode 1000, reasonDebug GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.35 Session::DestroyPeer - deallocating peer 3
14:51:11.35 Session - Requested Disconnect for connectionID 36
14:51:11.35 WorldwideAdvertisementService::Process - EVENT_DESTROYPEER
14:51:11.35 peerremove - peerIDRemoved=[00000000:00a6a925], reasonID=1000, reason debug hint - GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.37 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.37 Sending PeerID 3 no longer exist, sessionID=8661C0
14:51:11.39 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.41 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.43 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.45 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.45 Sending PeerID 2 no longer exist, sessionID=8661C0
14:51:11.47 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.49 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.49 Sending PeerID 1 no longer exist, sessionID=8661C0
14:51:11.51 Session Destroy Peer Event - ReasonID: 1000 ReasonDebug: GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.51 Session::GetEvent DestroyPeer success Peer 4 removed, reasonCode 1000, reasonDebug GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.51 Session::DestroyPeer - deallocating peer 4
14:51:11.51 Session - Requested Disconnect for connectionID 37
14:51:11.51 WorldwideAdvertisementService::Process - EVENT_DESTROYPEER
14:51:11.51 peerremove - peerIDRemoved=[00000000:009c96c5], reasonID=1000, reason debug hint - GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.51 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.51 DBG - _SockClose: socket 11/2752 initiating close
14:51:11.51 DBG - _SockClose: socket 11/2752 close complete. debugReason DBG - SockAnimateAll: socket 11/2752 connection closed by remote host.
14:51:11.51 DBG - _SockClose: socket 11/-1 close complete. debugReason connected=not connected ,connecting=not connecting ,timeSinceActive=20,lastSockError=0
14:51:11.51 DBG - _SockFree: socket 11/-1 _SockFree complete
14:51:11.53 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.56 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.58 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.60 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.62 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.64 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.66 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.68 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.68 Session Destroy Peer Event - ReasonID: 1000 ReasonDebug: GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.68 Session::GetEvent DestroyPeer success Peer 5 removed, reasonCode 1000, reasonDebug GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.68 Session::DestroyPeer - deallocating peer 5
14:51:11.68 Session - Requested Disconnect for connectionID 38
14:51:11.68 WorldwideAdvertisementService::Process - EVENT_DESTROYPEER
14:51:11.68 peerremove - peerIDRemoved=[00000000:009ec419], reasonID=1000, reason debug hint - GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.70 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.72 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.74 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.76 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.78 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.80 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.82 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.84 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.86 Session Destroy Peer Event - ReasonID: 1000 ReasonDebug: GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.86 Session::GetEvent DestroyPeer success Peer 6 removed, reasonCode 1000, reasonDebug GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.86 Session::DestroyPeer - deallocating peer 6
14:51:11.86 Session - Requested Disconnect for connectionID 39
14:51:11.86 WorldwideAdvertisementService::Process - EVENT_DESTROYPEER
14:51:11.86 peerremove - peerIDRemoved=[00000000:009b589b], reasonID=1000, reason debug hint - GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:11.86 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.88 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.90 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.92 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.94 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.96 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:11.98 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:12.01 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:12.03 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:12.05 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is marked for death, not sending
14:51:12.06 Session Destroy Peer Event - ReasonID: 1000 ReasonDebug: GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:12.06 Session::GetEvent DestroyPeer success Peer 7 removed, reasonCode 1000, reasonDebug GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:12.06 Session::DestroyPeer - deallocating peer 7
14:51:12.06 Session - Requested Disconnect for connectionID 32
14:51:12.06 Deallocated route ID=34 for PeerID 7 at WINaddr:192.168.0.10:6112;
14:51:12.06 Session - Requested Disconnect for connectionID 34
14:51:12.06 Closed route 34<>34 for PeerID 7 at WINaddr:192.168.0.10:6112;
14:51:12.06 WorldwideAdvertisementService::Process - EVENT_DESTROYPEER
14:51:12.06 peerremove - peerIDRemoved=[00000000:00a3d129], reasonID=1000, reason debug hint - GameSetupForm::DoBackTransition
14:51:12.07 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.09 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.11 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.13 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.15 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.17 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.19 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.21 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.23 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.25 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.27 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.28 GameListForm::CancelConnection m_joiningMBID, m_hostingMBID : INVALID_SF_MESSAGE_BOX_ID nothing to do
14:51:12.29 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.29 FactoryT - CreateForm main_menu
14:51:12.29 VIDEO -- Texture Memory Before Shrink Memory: Video [512MB] Total [2263MB] Available [2197MB] Used [66MB].
14:51:12.33 VIDEO -- Texture Memory Before Shrink Memory: Video [512MB] Total [2263MB] Available [2206MB] Used [57MB].
14:51:12.33 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.34 FactoryT - CreateForm cinematics
14:51:12.35 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.37 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.39 Session::SendQueuedMessagesToRelay local peer is missing, not sending
14:51:12.40 Session::GetState - info, session [8806848]'s state changed to [1:STATE_DISCONNECTED].
14:51:12.40 PeerRemoveAll - flushing local session peer data
14:51:12.40 Session::Reset with reason WorldwidePartyService::PeerRemoveAll
14:51:12.40 LeaveSessionInternal - no action taken, needLeave=0, service=0
14:51:12.40 Destroyed Matchinfo
14:51:12.40 BT! - SockUnInit - sending shutdown notification & close with linger for all 0 active sockets
14:51:12.40 SessionManager::UnregisterSession - Unregistering session 41d0d420
14:51:12.40 OnDestroyPartyNotification - partyID = [00000000:008661c0], prevID = [ffffffff:ffffffff]
14:51:12.59 Invalid hostProfileID for ad name=3v3 chill version=12
14:51:12.60 Invalid hostProfileID for ad name=3v3 version=12
14:51:12.60 Invalid hostProfileID for ad name=33 vp version=12
14:51:13.97 MainMenuForm::OnQuitCallback: shutdown requested
14:51:13.97 GameApp::Quit(0)
14:51:13.97 GameApp::ShutFrontEnd
14:51:13.97 ShutdownFrontEnd-- FE_ShutdownQuit.
14:51:13.97 GAME -- Ending FE
14:51:13.97 ScaleformFrontEnd - Unloading Front End
14:51:14.03 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget
14:51:14.03 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget done
14:51:14.03 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget
14:51:14.03 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget done
14:51:14.03 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget
14:51:14.03 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget done
14:51:14.03 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget
14:51:14.03 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget done
14:51:21.46 MessageInternal::DestroyChannel: Destroyed channel 00000042
14:51:26.25 LastStandManager -- Deactivated.
14:51:26.34 SOUND -- Shutting down ...
14:51:26.34 SOUND -- Sim Thread - calling stop all sounds ...
14:51:26.38 SOUND -- Shark Thread - stop all sounds received and called by update()...
14:51:26.40 SOUND -- Shark Thread - stop all sounds returning properly...
14:51:26.40 SOUND -- Sim Thread - stop all sounds returned ...
14:51:26.40 SOUND -- Sim Thread - Killing shark thread ...
14:51:26.43 SOUND -- Shark Thread - Shutdown received
14:51:26.45 SOUND -- Sim Thread - shark thread killed ...
14:51:26.45 SOUND -- Sim Thread - Sound manager shutting down ...
14:51:26.73 SOUND -- Sim Thread - Sound manager shutdown successful ...
14:51:26.75 SOUND -- Shutdown completed!
14:51:27.97 SOUND -- FMOD System released.
14:51:27.97 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget
14:51:27.97 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget done
14:51:29.60 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget
14:51:29.60 RTREF - Releasing RenderTarget done
14:51:30.11 ActionDatabase : [2924] global actions, [336] failed actions.
14:51:30.19 MessageInternal::DestroyChannel: Destroyed channel 00000050
14:51:30.23 NetworkManager::Destroy - exit allocation counts Network (cur/max) = 7021 / 7745, Session = 11 / 480
14:51:30.23 NetworkManager::DispatchEvents() - Warning - Time between calls was 16263 ms
14:51:30.92 MessageInternal::DestroyChannel: Destroyed channel fffffffd
14:51:30.93 AutomatchInternal: Fade to black
14:51:30.93 SessionManager::~SessionManager - uninitializing
14:51:30.93 RLink::ThreadFunction - Returning from the network thread function...
14:51:30.94 Transport::~Transport - shutting down transport
14:51:30.94 Transport::~Connection - closing WINaddr:255.255.255.255:6112;,WINaddr:255.255.255.255:6112;
14:51:30.94 Transport::~Connection - closing WINaddr:192.168.0.10:6112;,WINaddr:192.168.0.10:6112;
14:51:30.94 Transport::~Connection - closing WINaddr:91.64.161.120:6112;,WINaddr:91.64.161.120:6112;
14:51:30.94 Transport::~Connection - closing WINaddr:222.104.8.252:6112;,WINaddr:222.104.8.252:6112;
14:51:31.04 AsyncJobDriver::~AsyncJobDriver() - dynamically allocated job LogoutAsync is still running
14:51:31.04 WorldwideLoginService::~WorldwideLoginService - uninitializing
14:51:31.12 RLink::WorldwideLoginService::LongPoller::ThreadFunction - Returning from the network thread function...
14:51:31.15 AsyncJobDriver::~AsyncJobDriver() - dynamically allocated job HttpRequestAsync is still running
14:51:31.15 NetworkManager::Destroy - destroying network manager
14:51:31.16 Net::ThreadFunction - Returning from the network thread function...
14:51:31.19 CallManager - terminating all server calls in progress (0 in progress)
14:51:31.19 Datastore -- uninitialize complete
14:51:31.26 MOD -- (mod manager) shutting down
I did play elite mod before, there is folder named Elite and file named Elite.module

Im on windows 7.

[Shifty]

Can anyone help me with this?
Is it possible that windows visual c++ is causing this problem?

[HiveSpirit]

Can anyone help me with this?
Is it possible that windows visual c++ is causing this problem?

Im not good with this either but, could this info help: ?
For OS check: Control Panel->System and Security->System ex:

*Is your OS genuine/ do you have from time to time a blue screen popping up asking for activation key?
*Have you fiddled with .NET framework?
*Do you have .net 3,5 and 4.0 on? (i think dow2 requires/ uses 3.5, maybe).