Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime error

[naylor1401]

Hi, i have bought Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 today for my laptop, and i ahve gone to install which has done fine, howver, when i go to play the game, it just comes up with the following error box:-

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
Runtime Error!
Program: C:\rogram Files\Atari\RollerCoaster Tycoon 3\RCT3.exe
abnormal program termination

Does anyone know what this meansand why it won't let me play. My laptop is one of the latest, acer aspire 6935 4gb ddr3 ram, 320 gb hdd, nvidia geforce 9600m gt 512mb graphics card, duo core 2.0ghz proc on windows vista home premium.

So with this spec, I thought it would let me play it.

Thanks

Pete

[turnerjmw]

You could try this:

Greetings.

Thank you for your email. Please rename your original (located in the folder C:\PROGRAM FILES\ATARI\ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON? 3) to . Then, click on the link below or copy and paste it into your web browser. This will open a blank webpage and a File Download window. From the File Download window click Open, extract the new into the original's folder and re-start the application.

The link for the new file is:
http://www.securom.com/support/custo...020bl/rct3.zip

There is a thread about it here:

http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=571493

[turnerjmw]

Sorry, the pasting didn't work, Try this one:

Thank you for your e-mail. Please rename your original 'RCT3PLUS.EXE',
(located here C:\PROGRAM FILES\ATARI\ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3
PLATINUM\RCT3PLUS.EXE), to 'RCT3PLUS.OLD'. Then click on the link below or
copy and paste it into your web browser. From the 'File Download' window
click 'Open' and extract the new 'RCT3PLUS.EXE' into the same folder and
re-start the application.

The link for the new file is:
http://www.securom.com/support/custo...7/rct3plus.zip

[naylor1401]

Hi, thanks for your reply, but i can't find the .exe file in the folder where you suggested. There isn't one there, plus, I went on the website link that you gave me and it won't open the encryption tool. Any other suggestions?

Thanks

Pete

[turnerjmw]

Sorry, the link might have been a problem. If you go to this link it should download the file. Unzip it, and it's simply the rct3 application. Put it where the old one was, and it should work. The problem with the laptop isn't that it's too old, but too new. I think the original program has a problem with dual core processors

http://www.securom.com/support/customers/infogrames/RCT3_t020bl/rct3.zip

[naylor1401]

Thanks Pal, that worked. Really appreciate it.

Pete

[turnerjmw]

No worries. Happy to help