Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Install problem

[goatman2288]

I just bought the game for 30$. It installs fine, then I start the program and it begins to load up the game, (problem) once it finishes loadin, when the game should start it just shuts down the whole program... no warnings no nothing. There were some scratchs on the disc and i have a feeling it might not have installed all of the data but i just dont know. just wondering if y'all might be able to help me come to some conclusions about how i can get this amazing game up and running.

thx

here's some specs...

Pentium® 4 Processor 2.0GHz w/400MHz
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Memory 512MB DDR SDRAM at 266MHz
Hard Drive 120GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
CD or DVD Drive 16x Max DVD-ROM Drive
Video Cards New 128mb DDR ATI Radeon™ 9700 Pro

[JohnE.]

Latest version of DirectX installed? Latest drivers for sound/vid? Soundcard is? Have you tried uninstall/re-install yet?

JohnE.

[goatman2288]

windows XP comes with ver 8.1 of DirectX which is what the game uses and i have tried un/reinstallinbg it same problem, sound card-Integrated Audio.

[vass0922]

make sure to install the patch from their site.
www.elderscrolls.com

[goatman2288]

I got the patch, while installing it pop up with an error saying that the old file does not exist. Now when I open the game it says that it fails to load meshes/cursor.nef and that it connot load it..... then shuts down again..

[vass0922]

arghhh
I got that same error when I install the patch. I thought it was just because I got my game with my vid card...

You didn't buy this from some guy did you?
Straight from the store?!

Hmm maybe try reinstalling the primary game, then reinstalling the patch.

Even if you have integrated audio check your drivers.. I have an MSI board with the integrated audio but I made sure to update the drivers for it

[VERT]

I get that error too when installing the patch

but the game works fine for me

[goatman2288]

Got it from Wal-mart. What exactly would I be looking for when i check my drivers?
By the way, what screen resolutions are yall using to play?

[Daft_Ghosty]

I play at 1600x1200x32

u might want to go to Start>Run>type in dxdiag and check your hardware sound.. and make sure it isn't all the way up.. some games have crashing problem with sound hardware at max..

My sys is

P4A 2.0ghz
1gig rdram
GForce 4 4400 128megs
Sound Blaster Audigy
Windows xp Pro

[JayMan]

Perhaps you could take the game back to where ya got it from and ask to swap it for another copy cuz it wont install correctly?

or maybe try getting that missing file directly off the cd yaself and copy it over manually?

I can't even look on the cd to see if thats possible cuz i dunno what happen to my morrowind cd... was looking forward to reinstalling it and playing it again actually... I've got the tribunal cd but thats not much good on its own...

JayMan