Help problem

This maybe in the wrong section but I badly need help there is a problem with my FM09 game. Basically, last night I was in the middle of a game on my laptop. I forgot to plug my charger in and as a result my laptop died midway through a game.

Now when I try to play a game it just goes off and then a "parsing error" comes up on the screen. It's really frustrating, I can't play the game I love and I fear it may never work again. Please tell me it has happened to one of you before and that it worked out fine.

My PC went of during a game ...my game woked fine but i could no longer go onto that save.

same happened to me, you have to do a complete uninstall. You should look on the technical issues and you'll find it explained in steps on their somewhere

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/
  

I had to do a complete uninstall, its worked like, cheers lads.