Duffyd Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Into my fourth season and when trying to start the first game after you press submit team the game just goes off and i get 4 error messages saying. XML Parsing error not well-formed(invalid token) at line 1 of highlights.xml that comes up twice then the same error but swapping highlights with speed any help would be appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Try this I can't play the game due to an XML parsing error If you have a shortcut on your desktop you can do the following: Right-click on the FM shortcut. Choose "Properties" from the pop-up menu. In the "Target" field, add the --reset_preferences command line option after "fm.exe", so it should look like this:"C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\fm.exe" --reset_preferences Press OK and then try to run the game as normal, using the shortcut. You'll want to remove the command after you run the game, as otherwise it will continue to reset your preferences every time you launch. If you don't have a shortcut you can make one and then perform the instructions on the shortcut you've made. If you purchased and installed the game through Steam you should be able to find the fm.exe in the following directory:C:/Program Files/Steam/SteamApps/Common/Football Manager 2009/ If you purchased and installed the game from a boxed DVD copy you should be able to find the fm.exe in the following directory:C:/Program Files/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2009/ Other XML Errors First of all you need to turn on hidden files and folders. Go to My Computer and at the top select 'Tools' the 'Folder Options'. The go to the 'View' tab and select 'Show hidden files and folders' Delete the following folder: XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\settings Vista: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\settings This may solve some issues regarding the XML Errors Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnefc22 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 And, that is why jodi is going to win the General Quartet GD Member of the Quarter or whatever it is called. Did it fix your problem? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmufcwafc Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 And, that is why jodi is going to win the General Quartet GD Member of the Quarter or whatever it is called.Did it fix your problem? Why does everyone think his name is Jodi? I'm almost certain it is jod 123 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Why does everyone think his name is Jodi? I'm almost certain it is jod 123 The dot on the j mixes with the one and then just leaves me very confused. It used to, but not now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 It is jod 1 (one) 23. Sorry for confusing people but you call me jodi if you want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 It is jod 1 (one) 23. Sorry for confusing people but you call me jodi if you want. You sound like a rip off of star wars now though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffyd Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 thanks ill try it, if my game works again steams saying its unavailable try again later Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Connect to the internet. In order for Steam to work, the internet needs to be running. Or the server may be busy, i which case you just have to wait Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapy Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I've started getting this error as well - four games into the 2013/14 premier league season. I tried altering the target in the shortcut but it won't accept --reset_preferences I hope the other version works, I've finally built Newcastle back into the sort of team they were under Keegan I or Robson, challenging for Champions League football and generally not being a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Create/use another iser soapy and when opening a game, go in to the documents of the user that you were previously playing on and load it from there. Also, create a shortcut on your desktop and put into the target box the following: "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 10540 --reset_preferences Good Luck and Happy Gaming Hamilton162 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmufcwafc Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Create/use another iser soapy and when opening a game, go in to the documents of the user that you were previously playing on and load it from there. Also, create a shortcut on your desktop and put into the target box the following:"C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 10540 --reset_preferences Good Luck and Happy Gaming Hamilton162 Jod already posted that I thought? The guy above you said that he tried it & it doesn't work. Just remmber that not everyone is using steam, so the text needed in the target box varies, depending on how you activated Soapy, are you using custom graphics? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapy Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 it has now i kept getting an message saying it wouldn't accept it when I clicked ok or apply the first couple of tries but it seems to have taken this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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