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This particular problem is often caused by a Windows skinning program like Window Blinds. IIRC, Alienware at least bundles a program like that with their systems. If you have such a program running, set it so it doesn't run with CoH.|
Originally Posted by Mezocyclone
I recently purchased a new gaming desktop. When loading CoH everything was fine. I run Win7 64bit OS. However, when I try to play the game the little loading bar that shows up never goes away and, thus, the game never starts up. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
I've tried "run as admin" and even setting the compatibility mode to an earlier version of Windows, but to no avail. There's got to be something I'm missing. My laptop runs the same OS, but has no problems running CoH which I find odd. |
If that's not the problem, I suggest posting in the Tech Forum, a few up from this one. They will ask you to provide a CoH Helper log and a Hijack This! log; instructions are stickied in the forum.
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Yeah, it ended up being a skin program that came pre-installed to give it more of an "Alienware vibe". As soon as I turned that off, it worked 
I recently purchased a new gaming desktop. When loading CoH everything was fine. I run Win7 64bit OS. However, when I try to play the game the little loading bar that shows up never goes away and, thus, the game never starts up. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
I've tried "run as admin" and even setting the compatibility mode to an earlier version of Windows, but to no avail. There's got to be something I'm missing. My laptop runs the same OS, but has no problems running CoH which I find odd.