Overview
Can’t get your game to start properly after installing community patch 227i ? This might be of help.
The Error
If you’re getting a general protection fault that looks something like this:
Diagnosing
This is most likely caused by Windows Data Execution Prevention (DEP), a security measure that is supposed to block malicious code from executing.
However what it really does in most cases is cause problems with older games.
So here’s what you need to do:
Open the command prompt as administrator.
To do so you can search for “cmd” in the Windows search, right click Command Prompt, and run as administrator.
Now type in
This command will return a number between 0 and 3:
0 – DEP is disabled for all processes.
1 – DEP is enabled for all processes.
2 – Only Windows system components and services have DEP applied
3 – DEP is enabled for all processes. Administrators can manually create a list of specific applications which do not have DEP applied
The Fix
OPTION 1
This method didn’t work for me but it doesn’t require completely shutting down DEP.
-Open Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings
-Click on “Settings” in the “Performance Panel”
-Open the “Data Execution Prevention” tab.
-Add Unreal to the exception list.
-Reboot
See if Unreal now launches correctly.
OPTION 2 <— What worked for me
To turn DEP off completely, enter this command in the previously opened command prompt (or open it again as described in the previous section):
You are required to reboot your pc after this.
Now Unreal Gold should boot up perfectly!
If you change your mind, to turn DEP back on, enter the command below and then reboot your pc:
Conclusion
Hope this guide was helpful!
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If it wasn’t, let me know what went wrong in a comment and I’ll try to help you get this game going!