Game wont run at all

[SnapperFox]

I tried diffrent windows versions and stuff but this game wont run on my laptop which is odd when my laptop can run Sonic Mania just fine.

Specs:
Model:Lenovo Thinlpad X200 Tablet
Cpu: Intel Core 2 Duo L9400 1.86 ghz
Ram: 2gb(1.90 usable)
OS: Windows 7 Home Prenium(64 bit)
Gpu: Intel GM45 or something like that 780mb shared...
Hard Drive: 128GB SSD

[me9o210]

Originally posted by ToonCat the ToonCat:

lmao why did you get this garbage of a game?

Unhelpful to the discussion.

Some people, such as myself, want to keep the game for archival reasons and to preserve such software for future generations. Others may just be young, and love Sonic as a franchise. I know I loved Sonic when I was a kid, and we were all seven at some point in our lives. Try to be more considerate in the future, and think about how you'd feel if someone left the comment you did when you reached out for technical support on a game you had trouble playing.

[me9o210]

Originally posted by 「EvilKiwi」:

This message pops up every time I try to launch the game:

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Launch4j

The registry refers to a nonexistent Java Runtime Environment
installation or the runtime is corrupted.

Unable to find the specified file.

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It's the only java application that doesn't work and even after updating Java and doing a registry cleaning the problem still persist. What a bummer.

I found that downloading this Java RE from CNET got this game up and running for me:

https://download.cnet.com/Java-Runtime-Environment-JRE-64-Bit/3000-2213_4-75317067.html

I bought this game earlier today and got the same registry errors similar to what was described above. Let me know if this works for anyone else in this thread.

[mayr]

I just got Sonic the Hedgehog 4 EP1 and EP2. Sonic 1 didn't start, and after searching in Forums I found the solution. If the game doesn't start
If you try to start the exe in the Steam Common Sonic folder, then a message pops up that says

MSVCP100.dll missing or something like that.

Download Visual C++ 2010 x86 version and install

32 bits version:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=5555

64bits version:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14632


hope this helps,
macflirty85

[Iancool328]

Im Running A Pc With 8 gigs of ram 7.idk usable and I Can only go to config and thats it

[Pathilind]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35

This did it for me.

[Mutant Overlord]

Why am I even owning this hot garbage game Idk

[javirome43]

Originally posted by KingChronos:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35

This did it for me.

I got it!
Just download and install DirectX.
Thank you very much

[jrh150482]

I tried to run Sonic 4, and here's what happens: I click Play, the button changes to Stop for a few seconds, then it changes back to the green Play button. Does this mean that it won't play, or is something else happening here?

Using Windows 10 on a Dell Latitude E6420 laptop with 8 GB of RAM.

[Leonard]

Originally posted by jrh150482:

I tried to run Sonic 4, and here's what happens: I click Play, the button changes to Stop for a few seconds, then it changes back to the green Play button. Does this mean that it won't play, or is something else happening here?

Using Windows 10 on a Dell Latitude E6420 laptop with 8 GB of RAM.

That means the game is crashing on startup.

[TheDarkPhantom]

Originally posted by jrh150482:

I tried to run Sonic 4, and here's what happens: I click Play, the button changes to Stop for a few seconds, then it changes back to the green Play button. Does this mean that it won't play, or is something else happening here?

Using Windows 10 on a Dell Latitude E6420 laptop with 8 GB of RAM.

Don't know if you have fixed your problem by now or not... but have you ran the configuration tool before launching the game?
If you don't run the config tool prior to launching the game, it will crash on start. Get the rewritten config tool from PCGamingWiki, replace it with the original in the game's folder, set your desired settings and then try to run the game again.