Dark Messiah will not start up..pls help!

[Blín D'ñero]

I cant find the folder you want me to... I checked in steam apps yet there is no folder with my account name

When you install Steam, it asks for your login data (either new account or existing account). Once you put that in, your Steamapps folder should be created (or recreated based on your history) automatically, containing all your Steam games (that make your 'My Games' list in Steam.
One of the good things of Steam is that you can always uninstall Steam and delete everything belonging to it, then reinstall your operating system, then reinstall Steam and when logging in all your account files will be recreated again. In your case it looks that it has not been done.
This might have something to do with your dvd version of a Source game not willing to launch.
Don't get me wrong: it is possible to have the Steam version of DM installed next to the dvd version. But it IS a Valve\Source based game and also from the dvd version the Registry key with the game settings will be created under the Valve key no matter if you have Steam installed or not.

I downloaded it a week or so ago and it was updated yesterday.

Download one of the games you have via Steam?.

[WarblazerTM]

No I downloaded steam a week or so ago and updated it recently..

[Blín D'ñero]

You mean "Checked for Steam client updates" so you installed the latest from 18th May?

My question was: when you download one of the games (you have a license for) via Steam, then you automatically get a "steamapps" folder, with a folder in it carrying your account name. The games you download go into. So could you download a game please? Btw, why don't you want to download Dark Messiah through Steam again?

When you look at your My Games list, is there any game installed?

[WarblazerTM]

I havent actually downloaded it from steam.... all Ive done is activate it on steam using my code.

I have 1 game in my games list that is installed and that is deus ex:invisible war .... and I cant get that game to run either.

I had downloaded deus ex:invisible war not long after installation.

If you want me to download a game you will have to wait till next month because I am currently capped at the moment and my internet speed is quite slow till next month.

[Blín D'ñero]

Ah, ok. The picture is somewhat becoming clearer. Your internet is slow and traffic is capped. That makes Steam not an attractive option. Your Steam does not work allright (possibly it is caused by your traffic limitation), but this situation is not comfortable for testing things out.
You activated the game on Steam before. That's allright, you might have advantage of it in the future: you can always download the full game (singleplayer and multiplayer) through Steam.

I had downloaded deus ex:invisible war not long after installation.

Well, Is it in your My Games list? But when you open your Steam directory, you can not find a steamapps\*your account name*\ folder? Where did that downloaded game go to?

But your goal is to play your dvd version of Dark Messiah. Now, i was suggesting your -maybe- somewhat corrupted Steam installation might be messing things up, so what i suggest is to completely uninstall Steam. If you can find your downloaded Deus Ex files, just copy them into a "Archive" folder you create somehere on your hdd so you wouldn't have to download it again.
Anyway, uninstall Steam completely. And delete any remaining folders might there be.
Also uninstall Dark Messiah completely and delete the Ubisoft\Dark Messiah of Might and Magic folder (still containing the patch files).

Defragment your hdd. Use Diskeeper Lite (freeware) for that, rather than the Windows inbuilt defragger.

Now before anything else, could you post screenshots covering your 'installed software' list in Control Panel? You can use the upload attachment function of this forum to post the images.

[WarblazerTM]

Ok my internet speed is back to normal and I will un install steam and reinstall it...

Ill back up deus : invisible war as well

then ill delete all those files you wanted me to and defrag it with disk keeper lite...


And just so you know Im very thankful for your help you are a very patient person. :thumbup:

[WarblazerTM]

Now before anything else, could you post screenshots covering your 'installed software' list in Control Panel? You can use the upload attachment function of this forum to post the images.[/quote]


lol this might sound daft but where is the upload attachment function?

[Blín D'ñero]

1.

Ok my internet speed is back to normal and I will un install steam and reinstall it...

No, not reinstall it. Get rid of it completely. For now, that is. You want the dvd version Dark Messiah installed and running, without Steam messing up in any way. You can always reinstall Steam later.

2.

Ill back up deus : invisible war as well

Yes, but also please answer: where are those files in the first place, you keep telling you don't have a "steamapps\*your account*\" folder....

3.

lol this might sound daft but where is the upload attachment function?

When you reply, you see the field you type into? Look below that, see the tab "upload attachment". Click "Browse" to point it to the picture(s) on your computer, then "Add the file" to upload it. Then the next picture etcetera. Please make sure the pictures are .jpeg and not larger than 800 x 600.

The reason for the pictures is that i might see other installed software that could be messing up things.

[WarblazerTM]

Ok it was in steamapps/common files or something like that I know it was in common files.. I cant check now because ive uninstalled steam... I wish I hadnt mis understood you ..

I cant seem to upload the pics to you so I will list my installed programs...


Adobe flash player 10 activeX
Adobe reader 8.1.4
Adobe shockwave player 11
Agere systems PCI soft modem
Battlefield 2
Ca internet security suite
Capicom
CCleaner
Command and conquer generals
Command and conquer generals zero hour
Crysis
Dawn of war winter assault
Dawn of war
Deus ex
Disk keeper lite
Wall-E
Doom 3
DVD solution
Eusing free registry cleaner
Fraps
Gameshadow V3.0
Gamespy Comrade
Gears of war
HD-DV decoder
High definition audio driver package
Hitman codename 47
Infernal
J2SE runtime environment 5.0 update 3
Jade empire
Java 6 update 13
Java 6 update 5
Java 6 update 7
LG ODD auto firmware update
Logitech desktop manager
Logitech quickcam software
Logitech camera driver
Gunz
Microsoft.NET framework 1.1
Microsoft.NET framework 1.1 hotfix (Kb928366)

Microsoft.NET framework 2.0 service pack 2

Microsoft.NET framework 3.0 service pack 2
Microsoft.NET framework 3.5 sp1

Microsoft compression client pack 1.0 for windows XP
Microsoft games for windows Live
Microsoft games for windows Live redistributable
Microsoft office 2000 professional
Microsoft silverlight
Microsoft SQL server 2005 compact edition (enu)
Microsoft sync framework runtime native V1.0 (x86)
Microsoft sync framework services nativev1.0 (x86)
Microsoft user mode driver framework feature pack 1.0
Microsoft visual C++ 2005 redistributal
Msxml 4.0 sp2

Msxml 4.0 sp2 parser and sdk

Msxml 6.0 parser

Nvidia drivers
Nvidia physX
Pop art book
Prey
Punkbuster services
Realtek gbE &FE ethernet pci -e nic driver
Realtek high definition audio driver
Resident evil 4
Stalker
Sierra utilities
Sophos anti rootkit 1.3.1
Speech redist
System requirements lab
True crime streets of La
Universe at war earth assualt
Vampire masquerade bloodlines
Via platform device manager
Via rhine family fast ethernet adapter
Warriors orochi
Windows driver package 2 wire net
Windows internet explorer 8
Windows live essentials
Windows live sign in assistant
Windows live sync
Windows live upload tool
Windows media player 11 runtime

Windows media player 11
Windows xp service pack 3

[Blín D'ñero]

1. Ca internet security suite. Tell it to exclude mm.exe. Some antivirus and systemprotection software think it is a virus. So tell it to exclude. Then remember to always disable (reboot without) antivirus and systemprotection before installing an application and before running a game.

2. You have .Net 3.5 and Capicom installed but not even Visual C++ 2008 redistributable and its service pack. I'm not sure if you need it but also not sure you don't. ATI Catalyst Control Center needs it (it installs it automatically) so why would nVidia driver package not need it.
Visual C++ 2008 redistributable
Visual C++ 2008 SP1 redistributable

3. Using programs like CCleaner and Eusing free registry cleaner can damage your registry to a point of irrepairable corruption.

Click Start > Run... type in
msconfig
hit Enter
On the startup tab, untick all items
click OK.
Reboot the PC.
If you haven't already done so, uninstall Dark Messiah and delete the Ubisoft\Dark Messiah of Might and Magic folder (still containing the patch files).

Then reinstall Dark Messiah (untick DirectX and multiplayer). Then apply both patches (make sure they are unblocked), first 1.01 then 1.02.