When I open my war3.exe it says "Warcraft III was unable to initialize DirectX. Please ensure you have DirectX 8.1 or newer installed and that your display drivers are current. DirectX may be found on your Warcraft III install CD under Options." Why can't I open my Frozen throne however I have a DirectX version 9

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Program: d:\program files\warcraft iii reign of chaos & the frozen throne\war3.exe Exception: 0xC0000005 (ACCESS_VIOLATION) at 0023:35800000 The instruction at '0x35800000' referenced memory at '0x35800000'. The memory could not be 'written'.
Same problem

This is the official warcraft III website link http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/war3/ you need to purchase it from there. Not satisfied mail me i can get you free link.

Go to regedit, klik hkey current user, klik software and delete blizzard entertainment folder.

It's work for me :D

frozen throne was unable to find war3.exe. please make sure your game is correctly installed and that your frozen throne disc is in your cd-rom drive,and try again

You can download/install DirectX via Windows Update, or manually from the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en

Here is a link for directx 8.1 There are also more current versions available.Is your computer a little old?
http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/directx-8.1.html
Good luck and game on!

I'm having the same problem, not quite sure whether it is happending due to upgrade to IE 8 or Windows Installer 4.5 installation. Cleanup and re-install of Yahoo Messenger 10 won't help. The YahooMessenger.exe fails to initialize right during the installation process.

Hello

If only monitors turns off it means that game is in higher resolution than monitor can support.

However, warcraft is preety old game and such things shouldn't happen.

Possible sollutions:
1. Download lastest Video card drivers from producent website
2. Install lastest DirectX
3. If still problem occurs:
Click Start->Run...
enter "regedit" -> press enter
open following directories: HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Blizzard Entertainment -> Warcraft III -> Video

doubleclick on "resheight" -> check "decimal" and enter 640, apply with OK
then doubleclick on "reswidth" -> check "decimal" and enter 800, apply with OK

Run game and see if it helped.

Cheers,
Mike

This application has encounter a critical error:
FATAL ERROR!
Program: F:\games\lan games\warcraft 1.24.1.6374\war3.exe Exception 0xC0000005(ACCESS_VIOLATION) at 001B:15019B9E
The instruction at '0x15019B9E' referenced at '0x57746E65' Ther memory could not be 'read'
Press OK to terminate application.
Then:
Frozen Throne was unable to locate your CD-ROM drive. Please make sure your Frozen Throne disc is in your CD-ROM drive, then click on 'Retry'.

First, ensure your graphics card supports this and you have the latest drivers installed.

Make sure you have the latest version of DirectX installed. You can find it by doing a google search. It is free.

Finally,
Click Here

1. Go to the link
2. Download The 3D Analyzer
3. Extract the files to any directory
4. Open 3DAnalyze.exe
5. Press the big SELECT button
6. Find your gamename.exe (or whatever it might be named in your game CD)
7. Select it
8. Under Directx 8.1 and 9.0 options - > Hardware Limits (cap bits) Check off emulate pixel shader caps
9. Hit run

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