# Windows fresh install, aoe won't run

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**Category:** I - Ask for Help\
**Created:** [July 15, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654 "2020-07-15T21:35:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Alacn)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/1 "2020-07-15T21:35:01Z")

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I reinstalled Windows 10 with version 2004.  
Plain windows, no antivirus, just steam, msoffice, ultravnc and google chrome.  
Fully updated windows and drivers.  
When I launch steam aoede, appear aoede splash screen and it just close, no error message.

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**Author:** ![pate623](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/pate623/32/80378_2.png) [@pate623](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/pate623)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/2 "2020-07-15T21:41:46Z")

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Did you install graphic card drivers?

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**Author:** ![Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Alacn)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/3 "2020-07-15T23:12:22Z")

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yes. windows did it, like it did before.  
double checked.  
aom worked, worms wmd worked.  
aoede didn’t.

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**Author:** ![Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Alacn)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/4 "2020-07-15T23:30:55Z")

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just did it again.  
deleted all windows positions.  
installed windows 10 2004, iso from windows site.  
installed all windows updates, video drivers was installed by it.  
installed steam.  
installed aoede from steam.  
won’t run, just open splash screen and closes.  
this time there was no other software, not even chrome.

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**Author:** ![Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Alacn)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/6 "2020-07-16T00:21:59Z")

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No no. Didn’t fix.  
By replacing the previous working nvidia driver 353 by the latest 425 in windows 10 2004 the game opens and run, but crash ingame, couldn’t play a single match yet.

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**Author:** ![Esadiku](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/esadiku/32/35292_2.png) [@Esadiku](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Esadiku)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/7 "2020-07-16T10:33:05Z")

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You have to install latest drivers for your corresponding graphic card drivers from NVIDIA’s website.  
[https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx](https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx)?

**Pick game ready drivers.**

Windows default drivers are too old. My current driver version is 451.67

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**Author:** ![Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Alacn)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/8 "2020-07-16T19:31:49Z")

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The nvidia 425.31 was selected by nvidia site for GT 750M.

Did try 451.67 but during install it said incompatible hardware.

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**Author:** ![Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Alacn)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/9 "2020-07-17T01:48:47Z")

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I restored partition backup that I made before deleting it, it’s Windows 10 1909 with nvidia driver 372.70. It just works, play for hours with no crash. This means that the hardware is fine.  
Driver 425.31 also works on old install.

Looks like something missing in clean windows install, that neither windows neither the game install.

I don’t know what is missing to get it working in a clean windows install.

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**Author:** ![Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Alacn)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/10 "2020-07-22T23:16:42Z")

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Reinstalled windows 10 2004 again.  
Nvidia driver 425.31 (latest available for gt750m)

It run, but randomly crash.

```
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" /> 
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID> 
<Version>0</Version> 
<Level>2</Level> 
<Task>100</Task> 
<Opcode>0</Opcode> 
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> 
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2020-07-22T23:07:31.6233064Z" /> 
<EventRecordID>845</EventRecordID> 
<Correlation /> 
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" /> 
<Channel>Application</Channel> 
<Computer>alacn4</Computer> 
<Security /> 
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>AoEDE_s.exe</Data> 
<Data>100.1.38862.0</Data> 
<Data>5efcff41</Data> 
<Data>ucrtbase.dll</Data> 
<Data>10.0.19041.1</Data> 
<Data>bd1e2564</Data> 
<Data>c0000409</Data> 
<Data>000000000007284e</Data> 
<Data>cb8</Data> 
<Data>01d6607c17df1d41</Data> 
<Data>C:\games\steam\steamapps\common\AoEDE\AoEDE_s.exe</Data> 
<Data>C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll</Data> 
<Data>7151e699-4214-47a3-9b39-37c30318809a</Data> 
<Data /> 
<Data /> 
</EventData>
</Event>
```

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**Author:** ![VxwxntedxV](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/vxwxntedxv/32/30857_2.png) [@VxwxntedxV](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/VxwxntedxV)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/11 "2020-07-29T12:04:14Z")

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Is it compatible with the Win 10 / 2004 version?

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**Author:** ![Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Alacn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Alacn)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/windows-fresh-install-aoe-wont-run/89654/12 "2020-08-13T00:42:38Z")

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I did a clean install with Windows 10 1909.  
It’s working with no crash so far.