Game now works, but my league won't open

Jeremy · 04-28-2002, 10:21 AM

I finally got my game to work, but when I try and open my Pirates league, the game crashes. I get the same error message I received when I had trouble opening it last week. Any ideas what is wrong with my league files?

Steve Kuffrey · 04-28-2002, 10:23 AM

Well, what did you do to correct it then? Not giving us much to go on.

Scott Vibert · 04-28-2002, 10:42 AM

As I said in your previous post; to which you never replied.

After you mentioned you deleted the Box Scores:

Did you delete the entire BOX folder?

If so you'll need to recreate a new folder named BOX in the league file.

The game needs all of those folders to be present or it will choke and not work properly.

Jeremy · 04-28-2002, 11:26 AM

Sorry Scott, I didn't notice your message. I have been very busy trying not to have my computer re-formatted. When I deleted the box scores, I kept the BOX folder. I also deleted DaveP1967's (from the BBSC boards) schedule generator cause I did not know how to use it. I also deleted a file named schedule.tmp cause it was not in any of my other career league folders. The error message reads:

Runtime Error Microsoft C++ Library

Jeremy · 04-28-2002, 11:29 AM

Also, Steve I have no clue what I did to correct my game. The only thing I could have done before was to use Gateway GoBack and go back to before the error, however the error returned. I tried to use Gateway GoBack again, but the computer would not go back.

Scott Vibert · 04-28-2002, 11:33 AM

Can you use other league files?

If you can it sounds like your Pirates League may have been corrupted...

When did you first have a crash with the league was it during a save?

Jeremy · 04-28-2002, 01:20 PM

I use to be able to open other league files, but just now I am unable to. The game has crashed during a save before, but I was able to get the gam,e back to work then. Before the game had stopped working, I was successfully able to save and close the game.

Steve Kuffrey · 04-28-2002, 01:33 PM

Have you tried "installing" the game a second time on your HD in a different place to see if it will work?

Jeremy · 04-28-2002, 04:12 PM

Yes, I have installed the game 3 times now. My Pirates league is the only one that doesn't work. Is there some way I might have too much memory stored in that league and it can't load. I have several things under my MESSAGES folder that could be causing this, but deleting them may make things worse. Any insight?

Cooleyvol · 04-28-2002, 04:17 PM

If you have other leagues that will open, I suspect that your Pirates league is corrupt.

Jeremy · 04-28-2002, 07:17 PM

I did a little investigating and found that my Pirates franchise folder has 39.1 MB of memory. Do you guys think that is too much. If so, what should I delete? I already deleted box scores and game logs along with the text messages that I had received. Also, I am going to post the error message after in case it has a clue. I am a ****** to forget to post the error message.

Jeremy · 04-28-2002, 07:21 PM

Correction: There is slightly over 21 MB of memory in my league folder.

Here is the error message:

OOTP4 caused an invalid page fault in
module OOTP4.EXE at 0187:008a8cda.
Registers:
EAX=0000008c CS=0187 EIP=008a8cda EFLGS=00010202
EBX=00000000 SS=018f ESP=00d7f388 EBP=00d7f394
ECX=00000000 DS=018f ESI=00d7fcd4 FS=445f
EDX=00000023 ES=018f EDI=00a7d028 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
8b 08 89 4d fc 8b 55 fc 52 8b 4d f4 81 c1 f4 18
Stack dump:
00da58b8 00000000 00d7f648 00d7f648 006229c9 00d7fcd4 00d7f584 00d7f584 00d7f1cc 00d7f58c 00d7f58c 00d7f1cc 00d7f1cc 00d7f1cc 00d7f1cc 00dabe88

Thanks guys for your time, and I hope to find a solution.

Killebrew · 04-28-2002, 09:29 PM

Jeremy you wrote:
<blockquote>quote:<hr /> I have been very busy trying not to have my computer re-formatted.<hr /></blockquote>Are you having operating system issues and/or problems with windows or other applications? If so you really should get that straightened out before dealing with application errors. The app errors may be caused by the system problems.

If all is A-okay with your system...
The invalid page fault message usually appears when key program file(s) or folder(s) have been deleted, or if some of the programs files are set as 'read-only' files.

If there are key missing files in your league then I am not sure it is save-able. Be careful what you delete in the future and try to create league backups every once in awhile. If it's a missing folder you could just create a new one. Your league should have the following folders within it:
- Box
- ExpImp
- Logos
- Messages
- News
- Photos

You can check the "read only" file attribute by highlighting some files within your league folder and right-clicking on them. The properties window pops up and tells you if the file is read-only or not. This has sometimes happened to OOTP players when they backed up a league onto a CD (that automatically changes all the files to read-only).

Jeremy · 04-29-2002, 11:20 AM

OOTPB 4 is the only application giving me trouble. When i viewed my Pirates league folder properties, I found that nothing was check marked at the bottome (read-only, archive, etc). Should something be checkmarked there?

04-28-2002, 10:21 AM	#1
Jeremy Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eureka,IL and Canton, OH Posts: 17	Game now works, but my league won't open I finally got my game to work, but when I try and open my Pirates league, the game crashes. I get the same error message I received when I had trouble opening it last week. Any ideas what is wrong with my league files?

04-28-2002, 10:23 AM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	Well, what did you do to correct it then? Not giving us much to go on. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

04-28-2002, 01:33 PM	#8
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	Have you tried "installing" the game a second time on your HD in a different place to see if it will work? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

04-28-2002, 09:29 PM	#13
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	Jeremy you wrote: </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I have been very busy trying not to have my computer re-formatted.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Are you having operating system issues and/or problems with windows or other applications? If so you really should get that straightened out before dealing with application errors. The app errors may be caused by the system problems. If all is A-okay with your system... The invalid page fault message usually appears when key program file(s) or folder(s) have been deleted, or if some of the programs files are set as 'read-only' files. If there are key missing files in your league then I am not sure it is save-able. Be careful what you delete in the future and try to create league backups every once in awhile. If it's a missing folder you could just create a new one. Your league should have the following folders within it: - Box - ExpImp - Logos - Messages - News - Photos You can check the "read only" file attribute by highlighting some files within your league folder and right-clicking on them. The properties window pops up and tells you if the file is read-only or not. This has sometimes happened to OOTP players when they backed up a league onto a CD (that automatically changes all the files to read-only). __________________ FOBL Capital City Metropolitans CDL Minnesota Twins

04-28-2002, 10:42 AM	#3
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,209	As I said in your previous post; to which you never replied. After you mentioned you deleted the Box Scores: Did you delete the entire BOX folder? If so you'll need to recreate a new folder named BOX in the league file. The game needs all of those folders to be present or it will choke and not work properly.

04-28-2002, 11:26 AM	#4
Jeremy Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eureka,IL and Canton, OH Posts: 17	Sorry Scott, I didn't notice your message. I have been very busy trying not to have my computer re-formatted. When I deleted the box scores, I kept the BOX folder. I also deleted DaveP1967's (from the BBSC boards) schedule generator cause I did not know how to use it. I also deleted a file named schedule.tmp cause it was not in any of my other career league folders. The error message reads: Runtime Error Microsoft C++ Library

04-28-2002, 11:29 AM	#5
Jeremy Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eureka,IL and Canton, OH Posts: 17	Also, Steve I have no clue what I did to correct my game. The only thing I could have done before was to use Gateway GoBack and go back to before the error, however the error returned. I tried to use Gateway GoBack again, but the computer would not go back.

04-28-2002, 11:33 AM	#6
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,209	Can you use other league files? If you can it sounds like your Pirates League may have been corrupted... When did you first have a crash with the league was it during a save?

04-28-2002, 01:20 PM	#7
Jeremy Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eureka,IL and Canton, OH Posts: 17	I use to be able to open other league files, but just now I am unable to. The game has crashed during a save before, but I was able to get the gam,e back to work then. Before the game had stopped working, I was successfully able to save and close the game.

04-28-2002, 04:12 PM	#9
Jeremy Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eureka,IL and Canton, OH Posts: 17	Yes, I have installed the game 3 times now. My Pirates league is the only one that doesn't work. Is there some way I might have too much memory stored in that league and it can't load. I have several things under my MESSAGES folder that could be causing this, but deleting them may make things worse. Any insight?

04-28-2002, 04:17 PM	#10
Cooleyvol Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 6,383	If you have other leagues that will open, I suspect that your Pirates league is corrupt.

04-28-2002, 07:17 PM	#11
Jeremy Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eureka,IL and Canton, OH Posts: 17	I did a little investigating and found that my Pirates franchise folder has 39.1 MB of memory. Do you guys think that is too much. If so, what should I delete? I already deleted box scores and game logs along with the text messages that I had received. Also, I am going to post the error message after in case it has a clue. I am a ****** to forget to post the error message.

04-28-2002, 07:21 PM	#12
Jeremy Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eureka,IL and Canton, OH Posts: 17	Correction: There is slightly over 21 MB of memory in my league folder. Here is the error message: OOTP4 caused an invalid page fault in module OOTP4.EXE at 0187:008a8cda. Registers: EAX=0000008c CS=0187 EIP=008a8cda EFLGS=00010202 EBX=00000000 SS=018f ESP=00d7f388 EBP=00d7f394 ECX=00000000 DS=018f ESI=00d7fcd4 FS=445f EDX=00000023 ES=018f EDI=00a7d028 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: 8b 08 89 4d fc 8b 55 fc 52 8b 4d f4 81 c1 f4 18 Stack dump: 00da58b8 00000000 00d7f648 00d7f648 006229c9 00d7fcd4 00d7f584 00d7f584 00d7f1cc 00d7f58c 00d7f58c 00d7f1cc 00d7f1cc 00d7f1cc 00d7f1cc 00dabe88 Thanks guys for your time, and I hope to find a solution.

04-29-2002, 11:20 AM	#14
Jeremy Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eureka,IL and Canton, OH Posts: 17	OOTPB 4 is the only application giving me trouble. When i viewed my Pirates league folder properties, I found that nothing was check marked at the bottome (read-only, archive, etc). Should something be checkmarked there?