I hit start button and the game doesn't open

[ECD Studios]

I am a newer user of steam. I got geometry dash and the game worked. Now I got Lego The Lord of the Rings on 1/4/23. I hit the start button on the game and the game didn't open. In restarted my computer and made sure the game files where there. They were so i hit the start button again. Once again, the game didn't start. Do y'all know what to do?

[markrevell]

Apart from the usual verification and reinstall options..

Try editing the local settings file:

C:\Users\#username#\Appdata\Roaming\WarnerBros.InteractiveEntertainment\LEGOTheLordoftheRings\pcconfig.txt

Make sure you have the refresh rate at 60Hz, and you can set your screen resolution and window size here too (same values for both)

Also set your Windows sound to 16Bit44100Hz in:

StartMenu\Settings\System\Sound\DeviceProperties\AdditionalDeviceProperties\Advanced
and use the drop-down menu

Any higher specs tend to cause stuttering,freezes and black-screen with the older Lego games.
It's worth making sure your Video card (NVidia,etc) isn't trying to increase the framerate too in their Settings.

There's also the option to run the game in compatibility mode and as Administrator if you go to Properties in the Library's exe. file for the game.
R-click on the game in your Library\Properties\LocalFiles\BrowseLocalFiles\Scroll down and R-click on the 'exe.' file\Properties\Compatibility
There is a troubleshooter in this section too. It's very basic but it's solved a few Lego start-up problems for me.

Hope something here solves your problem :)

[Bigosaur]

Same problem on new Windows 10 computer RTX 3060. The game used to run fine on my old GTX 1060 and Windows7

[Timousen21]

hi, i also got a problem. when i try to start, it minimize itself, like it doesnt open its window. when i click on the game window, i get a black screen for 2 sec and it minimizes again. whats wrong here?

[NiXu☢]

I got it fixed. Go here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/directx-9-on-windows-10/7b7cec82-4a6d-4bb8-b7a5-3889aae764c1

And click. "Download DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer from Official Microsoft Download Center" And install. Worked for me.

[ECD Studios]

IT'S WORKING! THANKS TO ALL WHO COMMENTED!

[Trakks]

Any current fix to this issue? The link in NiXu's comment isn't working.

[Nortas]

I downloaded this https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

and it fixed my Problem

[Ulfkarl]

I have the same problem how do I fix it?

[jadowns03]

Originally posted by markrevell:

Apart from the usual verification and reinstall options..

Try editing the local settings file:

C:\Users\#username#\Appdata\Roaming\WarnerBros.InteractiveEntertainment\LEGOTheLordoftheRings\pcconfig.txt

Make sure you have the refresh rate at 60Hz, and you can set your screen resolution and window size here too (same values for both)

Also set your Windows sound to 16Bit44100Hz in:

StartMenu\Settings\System\Sound\DeviceProperties\AdditionalDeviceProperties\Advanced
and use the drop-down menu

Any higher specs tend to cause stuttering,freezes and black-screen with the older Lego games.
It's worth making sure your Video card (NVidia,etc) isn't trying to increase the framerate too in their Settings.

There's also the option to run the game in compatibility mode and as Administrator if you go to Properties in the Library's exe. file for the game.
R-click on the game in your Library\Properties\LocalFiles\BrowseLocalFiles\Scroll down and R-click on the 'exe.' file\Properties\Compatibility
There is a troubleshooter in this section too. It's very basic but it's solved a few Lego start-up problems for me.

Hope something here solves your problem :)

I copied and pasted that file location and it says it cant find that file location. :/ I have tried everything else, to no avail, it no work. :(

[markrevell]

Originally posted by jadowns03:

I copied and pasted that file location and it says it cant find that file location. :/ I have tried everything else, to no avail, it no work. :(

Are you replacing the #username# with your actual username after you paste?

[jadowns03]

Originally posted by markrevell:

Originally posted by jadowns03:

I copied and pasted that file location and it says it cant find that file location. :/ I have tried everything else, to no avail, it no work. :(

Are you replacing the #username# with your actual username after you paste?

am i replacing it with steamusername?i tried it with and wwithout the # also

[markrevell]

Originally posted by jadowns03:

am i replacing it with steamusername?i tried it with and wwithout the # also

You need to use your computer username.
It may be easier if you just open File Explorer and click on the filepath at each stage:
OSC: then pick Users from the list of files, then you will have a couple of choices - usually Default, Public, and your username. That's the one to use. Then follow the rest of the filepath to get to the folder.

Hope this makes sense and is of help :)

[Mystcleaner [B€.Fr]]

If you are still looking for the file, use this link in explorer :

%AppData%\Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment\LEGO The Lord of the Rings

That will bring you to the correct folder where you'll find "pcconfig.txt"

[ECD Studios]

FYI i fixed this problem ages ago so yea, thanks for the help tho