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Article ID: 909531 - Last Review: June 25, 2010 - Revision: 1.5

You receive error messages when you start or uninstall Rise of Nations

Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=256986/ ) Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

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SYMPTOMS

When you start or uninstall Microsoft Rise of Nations, you receive one or more of the following error messages:

Error message 1

Translated_string.xml not loaded, file missing?

Error message 2

Error before translatable code.

Error message 3

Unable to find or could not read language specific source dll.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the Rise of Nations program that is installed on your computer is corrupted.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, follow these steps.

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
  1. Delete the Rise of Nations registry subkeys from the registry. To do this, follow these steps:
    1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
    2. Locate and then right-click the following registry subkey:
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\RiseofNations
    3. Click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion of the registry subkey.
    4. Locate and then right-click the following registry subkey:
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RiseOfNations 1.0
    5. Click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion of the registry subkey.
    6. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.
  2. Delete the folder that contains the Rise of Nations program files. To do this, follow these steps:
    1. In Microsoft Windows Explorer, locate the following folder:
      C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Rise of Nations
    2. Right-click the Rise of Nations folder, and then click Delete.
    3. Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the Rise of Nations folder.
    4. Quit Windows Explorer.
  3. Restart the computer.
  4. Reinstall Rise of Nations.
Note This is a "FAST PUBLISH" article created directly from within the Microsoft support organization. The information contained herein is provided as-is in response to emerging issues. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any time without notice. See Terms of Use (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=151500) for other considerations.

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