Nvidia game doesn't start / launch Fix (atiadlxx.dll)

[OP1 Kennotbe]

[Update]

So a little update because a lot of ppl mention that this works. Love the reply about WB telling ppl they wont be abble to play ... but yet they do.. :) (http://steamcommunity.com/app/241930/discussions/)

!Warning! This probably wont work with an ATI graphics card, it wil break your ATI driver.


[update 2]
I finally figured out what this file is :)
atiadlxx.dll is loaded as a .Net assembly module within the process CCC.exe (Catalyst Control Center by ATI Technologies Inc.).
http://www.boostbyreason.com/resource-file-2274-atiadlxx-dll.aspx


Oke, so i had the problem that the game didn't start. On starting the game from shortcut or from steam, the game would appear to do nothing. On closer inspection the game (ShadowOfMordor.exe) would run for a few seconds then stop. In the eventlog you would see a Application error from ShadowOfMordor.exe

I discovered the last thing that is loaded is a AMD ati dll. I had a ATI video card before, but not anymore (Nvidia GTX 660 now). All ATI drivers are uninstalled (or so i think). The DLL is C:\Windows\System32\atiadlxx.dll. rename this to atiadlxx.dll.bak and my game started.
I have since discovered that you can actually rename the file back after 1st play. When the config files are written it doesn't try to load this file again.

You may also try the cfg file fixes as described here (http://segmentnext.com/2014/09/30/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-errors-crashes-tweaks-and-fixes/).


if anything more comes up ill let you know.

[OP1 Kennotbe]

Been playing for about 45m now, sofar all is good :)

[Benj]

Can someone confirm if this is safe and actually works? tried absolutely everything and gettnig pretty desparate to play it

[Dukie]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Benj:

Can someone confirm if this is safe and actually works? tried absolutely everything and gettnig pretty desparate to play it

There isn't such a thing as a universal fix for when your PC game doesn't work.
First you need to determine what the problem is and then search for the appropiate fix or in a worst case scenario a hardware upgrade.

So my first question is: what are your hardware specs and operating system? The second: could you discribe the problem?

[Benj]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von DukeMcFishy:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Benj:

Can someone confirm if this is safe and actually works? tried absolutely everything and gettnig pretty desparate to play it

There isn't such a thing as a universal fix for when your PC game doesn't work.
First you need to determine what the problem is and then search for the appropiate fix or in a worst case scenario a hardware upgrade.

So my first question is: what are your hardware specs and operating system? The second: could you discribe the problem?

My problem being the game wont launch atall. Just says preparing to boot game then nothing comes of it. Its pretty odd because my game actually ran the first time i tried it perfectly, watched the big scene then played for 15 mins completely fine then had to go out. This was 5 days ago and ive been having that problem ever since.

System specs

Win8 -64 bit (6.2 Build 9200)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz
8GB RAM
DirectX11
AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
AMD radeon grahpics processor (0x6819)


Also went for an error log not sure if this will help

Faulting application name: ShadowOfMordor.exe, version: 1.0.1636.20, time stamp: 0x541a5ec4
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.2.9200.16912, time stamp: 0x536464ba
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000040465
Faulting process ID: 0xb60
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfe09a07168e58
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ShadowOfMordor\x64\ShadowOfMordor.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report ID: 44d8b8d3-4c8d-11e4-804f-08606e807694

[Dukie]

That's a weird one. You have a anti-virus program installed right?

[Dukie]

Wait a minute... did you have a Nvidia GPU in that machine before and recently upgraded with a AMD GPU?

[Benj]

I have bullguard installed but everything to do with it is turned off.

[Benj]

And no i bought the desktop about 2 years ago and havent changed anything since purchase

[Dukie]

Hmm damn ok.

[Dukie]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Benj:

And no i bought the desktop about 2 years ago and havent changed anything since purchase

You have installed the lastest drivers for that AMD (AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series) right?

[Benj]

Yeh done all the drivers 2 days ago when i couldnt get the game going, no help. Also tried the game settings fix and uninstalling and reinstalling the vcredist files

[DarkYoll]

hi there, had the file ati, i renamed , and try whit a delete, still not working ! damn
im happy for those who find solution to make it work, enjoy ! ;)

[Dukie]

@ Benj

Yeah I've been google searching but so many things can cause that ntdll.dll error it's almost impossible to know from here how to fix that. Ranging from software issues to hardware issues. Hopefully someone else will come along that had that problem and fixed it can help you.

Sometimes when it is best to do a clean sweep of your HD and a fresh OS install, but that's the last thing I guess you want to do. Anyways keep it in mind as a last resort.

I'm sorry, I tried mate.

[Ezzy]

Renaming atiadlxx.dll worked for me as well. Thanks!

[DarkYoll]

format an hdd whit all to reinstall for a game to work ? nop man ! never
anyway, some fix working for some people, its good to know
i would bet the ati would solve my problem , but no, i have this error :
application load error 3:0000065432
i did every tricks on the forum...
no luck