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I bought the fifth installment of Heroes of Might and Magic, a licensed DVD. I installed it, watched the intro videos, and everything seems fine in the menu, but as soon as I start loading a mission or campaign, that's when the problem begins. The loading process itself goes smoothly, but when the loading bar reaches 100%, the screen goes dark for about five seconds, nothing happens, and then a system dialog box pops up saying that an error has been detected in the executable file and asks if I want to send a report. I click "don't send," and the game simply closes. What should I do?

Could you provide more details? What operating system are you using, which patch of Heroes, which .exe file is causing the error, are you using the latest driver versions, is it a laptop or a desktop computer?

Could you provide more details? What are your system specs, which version of Heroes are you using, which .exe file is causing the error, are your drivers up to date, and is it a laptop or a desktop?

My hardware is fine; it's as if I built the computer specifically for Heroes. My drivers are up to date, but I'm not sure what patch you're referring to.

Well, the hardware seems fine; it's as if the computer was specifically built for Heroes. The driver versions are up to date, but I don't understand what patch you're referring to.

1. When loading Heroes, a message appears in the bottom left corner of the window: Version...(the version number is displayed).
2. If "the hardware is fine," what's the point of your question? If you want to solve the problem, please provide your computer's configuration. This may help resolve your issue.

I have the same problem. Check your video card. Heroes 5 runs on NVIDIA GeForce series 3/4/FX/6 (GeForce 4 MX is not supported). Or on ATI Radeon series 8500/9000/X, Matrox Parhelia.

I have an integrated graphics card at work, and the situation is exactly the same (probably the video card doesn't support it). At home, I have a different computer, and everything works fine.

Okay, I understand. Basically, I'm not enjoying the fifth installment of the Heroes series.

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We'll be playing Heroes 3; it's the best.

Okay, I understand. Basically, I won't enjoy playing Heroes 5.

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We'll play Heroes 3, it's the best.

I thought so too. My system: Asus Geforce5200, 1.35GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, it runs on minimum settings without glitches. But that's almost the limit! Sorry for the off-topic, but I have a bigger problem than you, Croft. Halo 2 definitely won't run on my system, and neither will Vista, which it requires.