reynaldo tresor Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 I just bought the game and was very excited to play this weekend. It loaded successfully once, but since then I can't get the game to start. It always says "Unable to initialise the sound- please check that directx is installed correctly" I have tried the game on two computers, and I've tried all the fixes I could find online. Please help! Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reynaldo tresor Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 ok, i was able to get it running again by changing the compatibility settings to window 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Riz Remes Posted December 7, 2016 SI Staff Share Posted December 7, 2016 Yes, typically in these cases it is down to compatibility settings depending on the version of Windows you are running the game on. Good to hear you got it sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursdays_Child Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Same problem here, unfortunately. I'm running Windows 10, and have never been able to get the game to load. I've owned it since April, and would love to try it out! So far I've tried: changing compatibility to everything from Windows XP (Service Pack 3) through 7 and 8; running as an administrator; updating my drivers and any updates for the game; uninstalling and reinstalling Steam; and installing DirectX from an older version (I don't know why that might help, but someone mentioned having "uninstalled libs" whatever that means). It was even mentioned that deleting everything in the games' temp file would help, but the only thing there was the keyboard configuration so I didn't bother. So far the only result has been getting the "Unable to initialize sound" box. Any more suggestions? Edit: Sorry, I should mention that I've also disabled scaling, reduced the colours, and changed the resolution - although with that the only option I was given was 640x480, which wasn't mentioned as a successful solution to this problem. Basically, I've done every option that right clicking on EHM.exe would let me try, including running their compatibility troubleshooter. At a bit of a loss, I'm afraid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Riz Remes Posted December 15, 2016 SI Staff Share Posted December 15, 2016 Sorry to hear that you are still having those issues. Windows 10 was not officially supported as a platform when we released and although a lot of people have run the game on Win 10 systems, there could still be some configurations where there will be issues. You'll need to have the resolution set at least at 1024x768 to run the game (in full screen mode), but a higher res is needed to run it in a window. What is your default desktop resolution and graphics card ? Edit: can you post a screenshot of the actual error you get when trying to start ? Also, have you tried running the game with the command line option "-nosound" ? That should start it without enabling the sounds at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursdays_Child Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I don't know how to do that (the -nosound option); the only modifications I know how to do are the options given when you rightclick on the EHM.exe file, and that isn't among the choices. Is there another means of getting to it? Likewise, the only graphic change I can select is 680x460. I've included a screenshot of the properties box with the compatibility options that I've tried in it, as well as the error message when I try running it. Hope those help you find a solution for me - I hear such great things about this game that I'd love to be able to play it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanIvanovich Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 If you right-click on the shortcut in your start menu (or on your desktop) and choose properties then you'll have the opportunity to append arguments to the start command. You can also type "NHL.exe - nosound" in a run-box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursdays_Child Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Ah, so I have to type it in? Thanks, I'll give that a shot! Er... what's a "run-box"? I really do only know how to point and click stuff, I'm afraid. I can follow directions pretty well, though. 8) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanIvanovich Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 57 minutes ago, Thursdays_Child said: Ah, so I have to type it in? Thanks, I'll give that a shot! Er... what's a "run-box"? I really do only know how to point and click stuff, I'm afraid. I can follow directions pretty well, though. 8) https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/windows-10-start-menu-run-command/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursdays_Child Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Right handy, that - I was wondering where that command had wandered off to between operating system updates... Well, it's not giving me an error message, which is an improvement; but it's not doing anything else, either. I get the "Do you want to allow this app to make changes etc." window; click "OK", and then nothing. So I guess that's one step further along? Tried it a few more times, and now it's giving me the "Unable to initialize sound" box again. Hm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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