Championship Manager 4

[John]

I've recently installed my new version of Championship
Manager 4 on my pc and it opens up without any errors. I
try and load a new game and while its 'initialising the
leagues' i receive an error report message. I then go to
Administrative Tootls>Event Viewer and i get this:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 29/09/2003
Time: 10:17:42 AM
User: N/A
Computer: HOME
Description:
Faulting application cm4.exe, version 4.0.0.0, faulting
module cm4.exe, version 4.0.0.0, fault address 0x000e9bfd.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 63 6d 34 ure cm4
0018: 2e 65 78 65 20 34 2e 30 .exe 4.0
0020: 2e 30 2e 30 20 69 6e 20 .0.0 in
0028: 63 6d 34 2e 65 78 65 20 cm4.exe
0030: 34 2e 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 4.0.0.0
0038: 61 74 20 6f 66 66 73 65 at offse
0040: 74 20 30 30 30 65 39 62 t 000e9b
0048: 66 64 0d 0a fd..

My PC Specs:
Windows XP Home Edition
P4 2 GHZ
ASUS P4S333-C
1 x 60GB HDD
1 x 40GB HDD
Sony 16x DVD ROM
Sony 24x/10x/40x CD-RW Drive
FDD
Leadtek Winfast 64MB Geforce 3 Ti200 w/detonator fx
drivers
Creative SB Audigy Platinum
etc. etc.

NB: I've got the newest directx9 drivers and i've
installed all windows updates apart from Journal Viewer
and this modem driver.

Your help would be much appreciated.

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi John,

Did you update the video drivers after updating DirectX?
Even if you did, please check the Troubleshooting section below.

Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
rules of thumb though to always keep in mind. Shut DL accelerators, fire-
walls and antivirus programs off while downloading or installing drivers and
updates. Also check the game's website (or Fileplanet.com) for patches.

Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you install DirectX 9.0b:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/9/c/c9c8a1d4-7690-4c98-baf3-0c67e7f3751f/dx90b_redist.exe

Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:

1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.

2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.

3. Save the .exe driver (or uncompress the zip file) to a folder
in My Documents named after the driver version number.

4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.

6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.

7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

8. If the driver is a (exe)program file, GO DIRECTLY TO step 10.

9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
"Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
Skip step 10 and go directly to step 11.

10. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
"Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.

11. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 1024x768 Screen Resolution.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11

Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk

Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0

The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
(Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:

BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/

There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them!

--
Cheers,
Jimmy S.

Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk
Microsoft Online Tech Support: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
Game FAQ's: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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| I've recently installed my new version of Championship
| Manager 4 on my pc and it opens up without any errors. I
| try and load a new game and while its 'initialising the
| leagues' i receive an error report message. I then go to
| Administrative Tootls>Event Viewer and i get this:
|
| Event Type: Error
| Event Source: Application Error
| Event Category: None
| Event ID: 1000
| Date: 29/09/2003
| Time: 10:17:42 AM
| User: N/A
| Computer: HOME
| Description:
| Faulting application cm4.exe, version 4.0.0.0, faulting
| module cm4.exe, version 4.0.0.0, fault address 0x000e9bfd.
|
| For more information, see Help and Support Center at
| http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
| Data:
| 0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
| 0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
| 0010: 75 72 65 20 20 63 6d 34 ure cm4
| 0018: 2e 65 78 65 20 34 2e 30 .exe 4.0
| 0020: 2e 30 2e 30 20 69 6e 20 .0.0 in
| 0028: 63 6d 34 2e 65 78 65 20 cm4.exe
| 0030: 34 2e 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 4.0.0.0
| 0038: 61 74 20 6f 66 66 73 65 at offse
| 0040: 74 20 30 30 30 65 39 62 t 000e9b
| 0048: 66 64 0d 0a fd..
|
| My PC Specs:
| Windows XP Home Edition
| P4 2 GHZ
| ASUS P4S333-C
| 1 x 60GB HDD
| 1 x 40GB HDD
| Sony 16x DVD ROM
| Sony 24x/10x/40x CD-RW Drive
| FDD
| Leadtek Winfast 64MB Geforce 3 Ti200 w/detonator fx
| drivers
| Creative SB Audigy Platinum
| etc. etc.
|
| NB: I've got the newest directx9 drivers and i've
| installed all windows updates apart from Journal Viewer
| and this modem driver.
|
| Your help would be much appreciated.