On-Startup Crash

[Arteth]

I have seen a few other people with the same problem as I, but I haven't found a solution so far. I start the game and my screen flashes black, then this:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/11/ra2ah.jpg/

I am running Windows Vista 32-bit.
I have tried uninstalling and install RA multiple times.
I have tried Sage's DSL and RA2 downloads.
I have tried all compatibility settings for all operating systems that I can.
I have tried RA v1.3, 1.2, and 1.4.
I have restarted my computer with each new installation (so obviously two aren't running at the same time.)
I have tried replacing the CFG with a fresh, working one.

This same crash every single time. What do I do? I haven't gotten it to run, period, since i've gotten this error.
Can someone please help? :/

[ACAMS]

Go to C:\Program Files\Infogrames\Robot Arena 2 DSL (or where ever you crashing game is) and open ra2.cfg with notepad and set to your screen resolution...

FSDisplayWidth=1600
FSDisplayHeight=1200
FS3DDisplayWidth=1600
FS3DDisplayHeight=1200

[GroudonRobotWars]

 

And yeah I had that problem on vista before, just turn it to full screen if you can get to the main menu or do what ACAMs said and it should work.

[Arteth]

No difference whatsoever. I haven't done anything strange or unusual (like modding) except download (and try to no avail) DSL.

[GroudonRobotWars]

No difference whatsoever. I haven't done anything strange or unusual (like modding) except download (and try to no avail) DSL.

Have you mixed it with another copy of RA2? If so that could be a problem.

[Arteth]

No difference whatsoever. I haven't done anything strange or unusual (like modding) except download (and try to no avail) DSL.

Have you mixed it with another copy of RA2? If so that could be a problem.

I haven't mixed 'em. I just downloaded them, put them in the correct spots, and tried launching.

[GroudonRobotWars]

No difference whatsoever. I haven't done anything strange or unusual (like modding) except download (and try to no avail) DSL.

Have you mixed it with another copy of RA2? If so that could be a problem.

I haven't mixed 'em. I just downloaded them, put them in the correct spots, and tried launching.

By which spot do you mean? The Infograms folder?

[Arteth]

I've tried on my desktop, program files, documents, and infogrames folder (in program files.)

[GroudonRobotWars]

So, you say you did no modifications to the game. Is your user account the computer owner(or administrator) Because if not it can limit features on games.

[Arteth]

I am the administrator on my computer.

[ACAMS]

What is your screen resolution?

[Arteth]

I changed the resolutions you provided with my own, which are 1680 x 1050.

[ACAMS]

Try 800x600 and see if it still crashes.

[Arteth]

The 800x600 resolutions didn't change anything.

I don't know if this is the reason, but I got a new graphics card before this error started happening, a Nvidia GTX560. Could that be the problem?

[ACAMS]

Maybe .... probably, because nVidia has messed up this game in the past so bad that I now use ATI. The 1.3 patch is supposed to fix older nVidia problems but may not work with your new card.

[Arteth]

Maybe .... probably, because nVidia has messed up this game in the past so bad that I now use ATI. The 1.3 patch is supposed to fix older nVidia problems but may not work with your new card.

That would suck. I really hope that is not the case. Would using my old graphics card along with this one possibly fix it?

[ACAMS]

Use your old card instead just to see!