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Mal-Adjusted May 21, 2020 @ 2:35pm
Crashes on startup
I last played Morrowind about a week ago. Everything was fine. Today iv'e been trying to launch it and it minimizes to desktop and then crashes at the Bethesda logo every time. I can't think of anything Iv'e done re settings to cause this. any help?
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Originally posted by Louyiihn 🐧:
OK.

Try verifying the game files: Right click on the game from your library, click properties, click local files, click "verify integrity of game files". Launch the game and see if it works.

If unsuccessful, try turning off Steam Overlay. Launch the game and see if it works.

Restart the PC after every attempt just to make sure there is no start-up issue.

If there is no progress, write back so maybe anyone else may help. Even if successful I would highly recommend writing back so the next person will know how to fix the issue.

Lastly, please use the forums search function for details and troubleshooting.

If nothing works back-up your saves(!) and try uninstalling and re-installing. This is a last resort.
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Louyiihn 🐧 May 21, 2020 @ 3:00pm 
hi. what's your OS? Also are u using any mods or else?
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Mal-Adjusted May 21, 2020 @ 3:06pm 
W10 and it worked fine only last week. I never modded the game ever.
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Louyiihn 🐧 May 21, 2020 @ 3:14pm 
OK.

Try verifying the game files: Right click on the game from your library, click properties, click local files, click "verify integrity of game files". Launch the game and see if it works.

If unsuccessful, try turning off Steam Overlay. Launch the game and see if it works.

Restart the PC after every attempt just to make sure there is no start-up issue.

If there is no progress, write back so maybe anyone else may help. Even if successful I would highly recommend writing back so the next person will know how to fix the issue.

Lastly, please use the forums search function for details and troubleshooting.

If nothing works back-up your saves(!) and try uninstalling and re-installing. This is a last resort.
Last edited by Louyiihn 🐧; May 21, 2020 @ 3:15pm
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Mal-Adjusted May 21, 2020 @ 4:49pm 
Shutting down and restarting the PC seemed to do the trick. Works perfectly now. Thanks very much for the help.
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Louyiihn 🐧 May 21, 2020 @ 7:16pm 
glad to be of help. enjoy the game
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n00by_WHAT Feb 19, 2024 @ 12:36pm 
A fix I found was right click > display settings> set resolution to 1024 x 768. This solved the crash at launch for not only morrowind. But also stalker: soc
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