Same here. I just started playing C&C Zero Hour again after a looong break. I have done all the stuff you have, reinstalled the game through Origin, the first Decade, and old cd. Have you found a fix yet? If I find anything, I'll let you know.
I`ve been having the same issue on and off for years now.
Best game I`ve ever played, When it works that is.
I have tried every fix on the internet multiple times on 3 different pc`s with with different OS.
Its such a random thing. If I reinstall windows chances are it will work absolutely fine for a couple of weeks.
Release Crash at Sat Mar 28 20:26:33 2020
; Reason Uncaught Exception in GameEngine::update
Last error:
Exception is access violation
WinMain at 401720
Error code: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
Description: The thread tried to read from or write to a virtual address for which it does not have the appropriate access.
Access address:00000068 was read from.
Stack Dump:
<Unknown>(-1) : <Unknown> 0x00583122
Details:
Register dump...
Eip:00583122 Esp:0019F844 Ebp:00000000
Eax:00000000 Ebx:1653D5A4 Ecx:0019F894
Edx:00000000 Esi:06EC11DC Edi:00000000
EFlags:00010202
CS:0023 SS:002b DS:002b ES:002b FS:0053 GS:002b
EIP bytes dump...
Bytes at CS:EIP (00583122) : 8B 47 68 A9 00 00 00 80 75 2B 8B 46 78 85 C0 74 24 8B 0D 64 BB A2 00 8B 51 74 8B 69 70 2B D5 C1
Current stack:
Anyway It`s one of life`s mysteries that I don`t think will ever be solved.
@johnkatepagesWe can't do anything with that crashlog haha. Please completely uninstall and re-install the game to delete any previous applied fixes that might mess with your installation. I assume you're having the Ultimate Collection? Please then follow all these steps under "technical difficulties error/Serious error (Even if you already did in the past!)": https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Generals#.22Technical_Difficulties.22_error.2FSerious_Error
@johnkatepagesYou've really tried all the 4 steps from the link after re-installing the game? Even if you already did that in the past? (Don't skip steps please or it will get very difficult to help you) If yes, please follow these two steps: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Generals#DirectX_8.1_error_.28Windows.29 If that doesn't help: please update your graphics drivers and make sure to run the game with your dedicated graphics card from NVidia or AMD. Does any of this help? This issue doesn't just randomly occur; there is always something causing it. Did you install any mods, modifications or launchers? You are using the Ultimate Collection?
Edit: I updated the options.ini-steps on PCGamingwiki. Please look at those steps again to make sure you got the correct location for options.ini 🙂
