crossfire doesn't start

m2887860 · October 2009

Hi, i've always played crossfire on my pc but now it doesn't start. I click the icon and then ''start game''. Gameguard image appearse and also its icon but then doesn't happen anything... i've tried to reinstall twice and during installation appeared that some files were being used by other programs (???), so click on retry and they continued. I use windows XP. I also tried to reinstall after delete all the Z8games folder but it does'nt work...
Thanks for your help.

P.S: sorry, i'm not english...

PWaNTeD · October 2009

h**** Weird, I Have no idea what to say. Good luck finding answers sprry

dreambomber · October 2009

- Try to use something like Ccleaner to get rid of all old Crossfire files before your trying to install Crossfire again.
- Try to download the game by using another Mirror (e.g. like Torrent, Alternative Downloads)
- Make sure, you got the actual Graphic and directx drivers installed
- Ensure, that the following files are allowed to connect to the Internet through your firewall and wont get stoped by your Anti-Virus Program: Crossfire.exe, Gameguard.des, Gameguard.mon
- Use the patcher_cf.exe to update your Game(guard) manually

If these solutions dont work, feel free to contact the Support: http://support.z8games.com/webform.aspx

lilsmiley45 · October 2009

dreambomber wrote: »

- Try to use something like Ccleaner to get rid of all old Crossfire files before your trying to install Crossfire again.
- Try to download the game by using another Mirror (e.g. like Torrent, Alternative Downloads)
- Make sure, you got the actual Graphic and directx drivers installed
- Ensure, that the following files are allowed to connect to the Internet through your firewall and wont get stoped by your Anti-Virus Program: Crossfire.exe, Gameguard.des, Gameguard.mon
- Use the patcher_cf.exe to update your Game(guard) manually

If these solutions dont work, feel free to contact the Support: http://support.z8games.com/webform.aspx

dude u should be a GM or somthin, u help ppl with everything XD

dreambomber · October 2009

lilsmiley45 wrote: »

dude u should be a GM or somthin, u help ppl with everything XD

uuh.. thank you

lilsmiley45 · October 2009

dreambomber wrote: »

uuh.. thank you

lilsmiley45 wrote: »

dude u should be a GM or somthin, u help ppl with everything XD

naw really ur good u should really look at becomin a GM< Because GM's hardly even help anymore.

eul0gy · October 2009

m2887860 wrote: »

Hi, i've always played crossfire on my pc but now it doesn't start. I click the icon and then ''start game''. Gameguard image appearse and also its icon but then doesn't happen anything... i've tried to reinstall twice and during installation appeared that some files were being used by other programs (???), so click on retry and they continued. I use windows XP. I also tried to reinstall after delete all the Z8games folder but it does'nt work...
Thanks for your help.

P.S: sorry, i'm not english...

when you click start game, and after game guard pops up, does your screen go black?
if so, im having the same problem.

TMY301 · October 2009

uhh... u should try to download DX10.
or u need to right-click the icon-properties-compatibility-check the box with run this program....
if these things don't help you.you need to reinstall ur full pc and windows.

hope it helps you

m2887860 · October 2009

eul0gy wrote: »

when you click start game, and after game guard pops up, does your screen go black?
if so, im having the same problem.

no, simply doesn't happen anything...

I will try your suggestions and let you know, thanks to all

Caboose17 · October 2009

Yeah I have the same problem. I click start game. The splash game guard picture comes on. And then nothing happens. I've tried all suggestions and still doesn't work. ):

dreambomber · October 2009

Delete your Gameguard folder in the Crossfire folder. After that, restart the game. It should automatically patch your missing Gameguard file.
If not, download the newest setup of Crossfire from the website and install it from there.

m2887860 · October 2009

dreambomber wrote: »

Delete your Gameguard folder in the Crossfire folder. After that, restart the game. It should automatically patch your missing Gameguard file.
If not, download the newest setup of Crossfire from the website and install it from there.

i've tried also deleting ALL crossfire's folder: gameguard automatically patch, and ok... it starts (gameguard, not crossfire), there is also its icon... but then nothing... i've left the pc for one hour to see if it was simply very slow because all pc functions begin to be very slow, like when i was playing with crossfire (i've forgotten this particular, sorry)

i've tried every mirror to download the installer but nothing... help

thefalco · October 2009

I have the same problem too ! Start game -> game guard -> black screen and nothing happens, just my desktop shows up. Download and reinstall the game doesnt help !

superplaci · October 2009

and me too!! when i click in start game-> game guard, and nothing!! what happen?

plz... help us =( ( im spanish, yesterday, i played normal, but today have this problem u.u

Nikk122343 · November 2009

Crossfire Won't start for me

I've tried all mirrors and they're all corrupted when i install...
Some alternate downloads will install but when i click "START" it does the normal n protect thing and then that disappears and then nothing else will load... i just got my new pc today as im typing this, and it works on my laptop just fine... the same thing hapens to me friend, one of his computers will play crossfire but the other wont load it either.

please help me, i miss crossfire lol even though its only been a couple of hours, i grow bored easily and i need something to do

dreambomber · November 2009

If the regular Downloads from the Website doesnt work for you, you can try it with this Mirror.

m2887860 · November 2009

dreambomber wrote: »

If the regular Downloads from the Website doesnt work for you, you can try it with this Mirror.

i've tried this mirror, and there weren't problems during installations but I still have the problem: click on start game, patch of crossfire and gameguard and then nothing... no black screen, only the pc becomes very slow as if it were working, but doesn't appear the crossfire's window (i've left the pc for 1 hour and nothing).
Thanks for the help

dreambomber · November 2009

m2887860 wrote: »

i've tried this mirror, and there weren't problems during installations but I still have the problem: click on start game, patch of crossfire and gameguard and then nothing... no black screen, only the pc becomes very slow as if it were working, but doesn't appear the crossfire's window (i've left the pc for 1 hour and nothing).
Thanks for the help

Ensure, that Crossfire.exe, Gameguard.mon and Gameguard.des got full access through your Firewall and that your Antivirus Program wont block these files.

Caboose17 · November 2009

dreambomber wrote: »

Ensure, that Crossfire.exe, Gameguard.mon and Gameguard.des got full access through your Firewall and that your Antivirus Program wont block these files.

Ok for crossfire.exe is it the file that has a blank white screen symbol on it and words crossfire.(Sorry just making sure not so good with computer stuff.) And I have gameguard.des but not Gameguard.mon. Is there a way for a seperate download for gameguard.mon or something? Also I checked and apparently I do have "Antiprotection" in my security center but do not know how I can shut if off any suggestions?

m2887860 · November 2009

dreambomber wrote: »

Ensure, that Crossfire.exe, Gameguard.mon and Gameguard.des got full access through your Firewall and that your Antivirus Program wont block these files.

it was an update of the antivirus

thank you very much