MechWarrior 4: Error Message: EXCEPTION Stack Overflow, Cdac14na.dll or Dialog_500X450.tga File Not Found (303108)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Black Knight
- Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Inner Sphere 'Mech Pak
- Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
- Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
This article was previously published under Q303108 SYMPTOMS When you try to start Microsoft MechWarrior 4, you may
receive an error message that is similar to any of the following:
EXCEPTION : Stack Overflow in MW4! (+0xd4cf)----Address
: 0x0040e4cf -or- EXCEPTION : Stack Overflow
in MW4X! (+0xd4cf)----Address : 0x0040e4cf -or-
STOP: File not found
'Content\ShellScripts\Graphics\dialog_500x450.tga' -or-
File not found: Cdac14ba.dll -or-
Exception : Attempt to read from address 0x00000008 in
MW4 (+0x77ac7). -or- EXCEPTION : Integer Div
By Zero in MW4! (+0x2E6C96) -or- Stop: Could not
find MissionLang.dll Editbox.script[1720]:expected INT or a float variable found
variable name. CAUSE This behavior can occur if one or more files in the
MechWarrior 4 folder are damaged or missing. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, follow these steps. Step 1: Remove All MechWarrior 4.0 Programs and MechWarrior Mech Paks To remove these programs:
- Click Start, point to
Settings, and then click Control
Panel.
- Double-click Add/Remove
Programs.
- Click your MechWarrior
product, and then click
Add/Remove or Change/Remove.
- Click Uninstall.
- Click to check the Remove saved games
files check box.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to remove the
game.
- Repeat steps 1-4 to remove the remaining MechWarrior
products.
Step 2: Delete the MechWarrior Folders To delete the MechWarrior folders:
- Click Start, and then click Find
or Search.
Note If you are using Microsoft Windows 98, click Files or
Folders, and if you are using Microsoft Windows XP, click All
files and folders. - In the Named box or the All or
part of the file name box, type
MechWarrior.
- In the Look in box, click My
Computer.
- Make sure that the Include subfolders
check box is selected.
- Click Find Now or
Search.
- Right-click the MechWarrior folder, click
Delete, and then click Yes.
- Close all the windows.
Step 3: Clean Boot the Computer To clean boot your computer, use the appropriate method for your
version of Windows:
192926 How to Perform Clean-Boot
Troubleshooting for Windows 98
267288 How to
Perform a Clean Boot in Windows Millennium Edition
281770 How to
Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 2000
310353 How to
Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
Step 4: Install MechWarrior 4- Insert the MechWarrior CD into your computer's CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive, and then follow the Setup Wizard instructions on your screen. If
the Setup Wizard does not appear, complete steps 2 and 3. If the Setup Wizard
appears, skip to step 4.
- Click Start, and then click
Run.
- Type
drive:setup, where
drive is the drive letter of your computer's CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drive.
- Click Install, click
Next, and then click Change.
- In the Path box, delete the existing path,
and then type:
drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\MechWarrior 4 where drive is the drive letter of the
hard disk on which you want to install MechWarrior. - Click OK, and then click
Yes when you receive a prompt to create the folder.
- Click OK, and then follow the instructions
on the screen to reinstall MechWarrior Vengeance.
- Repeat steps 1-7 to install other MechWarrior programs or
Mech Paks.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/7/2006 |
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Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb KB303108 |
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