Problem

Right everytime until today FM has worked fine for me but all of a sudden i try to get onto my game and these messgaes come up, 1st I get a message saying "Football manager 2009 is already running" when its clearly Not! Then the following message comes up "XML Parsing error! - not well formed (invalid token) at line 1 of Profile0.xml

How can i sort this out?

Thanks Tom

Right Ive tried this changed the traget key too - "C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\fm.exe" --reset_preferences but when ever i press okay this message come up - The name "C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\fm.exe" --reset_preferences specified in the target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.

:S WTF :S

thanks again

I get that alot, but just click ok a few times and my game runs fine.

Thanks for the help mate but it still aint working

anybody else?

Anybody? Please help!

how did u activate, steam or unilock?

Steam mate

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/
  

Hey Ive tried that mate and this message comes up?

Right Ive tried this changed the traget key too - "C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\fm.exe" --reset_preferences but when ever i press okay this message come up - The name "C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\fm.exe" --reset_preferences specified in the target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.

Hey Ive tried that mate and this message comes up?

Right Ive tried this changed the traget key too - "C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\fm.exe" --reset_preferences but when ever i press okay this message come up - The name "C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\fm.exe" --reset_preferences specified in the target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.

I'm not sure why that's coming up mate, I just copied & pasted from this thread.

Ye Ive been trying that thread Do you think its got anything to do with the fact when i click the game i get a warning saying the games already running when It isnt?

thanks mate

Ye Ive been trying that thread Do you think its got anything to do with the fact when i click the game i get a warning saying the games already running when It isnt?

thanks mate

Yeah probably. Maybe just to make sure try turning off your computer & turning it on again. Then try what I told you to do again. Its a long shot but it just might work.

Will do when i get the chance mate

thanks for the help

if none of these other suggestions work mate, i would try as a last resort, reinstall using unilock, i used steam at first and just had problem after problem but since i reinstalled it with unilock its worked like a gem no probs whatsoever, its maybe a last resort for u if nothing else works

good luck

Thanks mate

this may sound like a stupid question but how do i uninstall from steam anyone?

Ive tried the usual control pannel ....

but fm 09 wasnt there

thanks

i had that problem too the only way i could do it was to completely get rid of steam(no bad thing let me tell you) as the only uninstall program was a file that did nothing, or my mate couldn't get steam off at all so just re-installed the game again and used unilock and it works for him even though he didn;t uninstall from steam, don't quite know how but he was missin an auditfile and now after just installing the game again it works ok for him

honestly that steam is a steamin pile of pee to put it politely

btw just to add to find ur fm09 file on steam..go to program files, then find steam and in your steam folder it will be in the steamapps folder my friend

Thanks mate So to uninstall the game i just uninstall steam and it should be alright?

thanks

This is an F.......... Nightmare I cant Uninstall Steam and I cant uninstall the game !

Stupid question, but did you try and reboot the computer and set steam to not run on startup.

I dont think so ?

Steam might automatically startup each time you turn on your computer. Look at the bottom right hand corner of your screen & see if the Steam logo is there. If it is, right click on it & select close. Then try installing. Hope that makes sense

If FM is already running, just goto Task Manager and end the process called fm.exe. Then try again.