Enhanced version question

[DRG]

Did you install the game under Program files ?

borlndmm.dll does come with every copy of the game and is normally in the main winspmbt folder with the other .dlls . It sounds like windows 7 is playing hide and seek with it.

Don

[samssh]

It was not installed in program files, I installed to C:\SPMBT. I searched that location and found BORLNDMM.DLL is present. Any suggestions on how to fix the issue?

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by samssh

It was not installed in program files, I installed to C:\SPMBT. I searched that location and found BORLNDMM.DLL is present. Any suggestions on how to fix the issue?

This is the first report of being unable to find that dll. So you must have done something unique .

Did you install all the patches, in sequential ascending order, to the same folder (path) as you installed the game?. If not, you can have severe problems. You will have to change the path in the installer for each and every patch. Also, you will want to install all when logged in as the same user or W7 might get confused (it is easily confused).

(The help tab in game Options should read version 26th Feb 2011 BTW)

You can find if some files have been squirreled away to strange places by searching on game-specific file extensions, say .shp, .cmt and .obf. All should be in the correct places. Also there should only be one copy of the game exe for example - not several swuirreled under user profile trees etc (the usual thing if installed to /program files under W7 as UAC tries to "manage" things and gets it completely wrong, but also the case if you mistyped the path in any of the patch installs - where it may go to a completely new folder or whatever).

If that is all OK:
Does double clicking on the game executable (and others like Ww2_armourcalc) directly start the game/utility properly?. (Set it to windowed mode in game options first, windowed mode causes less hassles with W7 and you have the desktop resolution to replace full-screen since you have the CD).

Does trying to launch the game help (help screen in game options) and the utilities (utilities tab) work from game options?.

Cheers
Andy

[Imp]

This is version 3.0 so I assumed I needed all patches 3.5 - 5.5 so these patches were applied

Are you sure its version 3 I have the enhanced CD & am pretty sure its version 1 so you have to installl ALL the patches in order.

[samssh]

Thank you both for your responses and effort. As for the installation, I followed the Win7 sticky instructions to the letter placing everything in a unique folder on the C drive. To make sure I just deleted everything and reinstalled to...

C:\Games\WinSPMBT

The CD installation file indicated it is V3 during the installation (top left of screen). After installation I installed all (up to 5.5) patches to...

C:\Games\WinSPMBT

Afterwards I tried starting the exe files with the following results:
MBT_APCalc and ARMORCALC both produce a message saying VCL50.BPL cannot be found.
Trying to open GAMEOPTIONS I get the message that DXANITIMER.DLL cannot be found.
In the utilities folder both OOB Converter and COSTCALCULATOR work ok.

Should I install all patches to this V3 file starting at patch V2.0?

Do you think purchasing a new download enhanced version will solve the problem? I assume the enhanced version available is the latest version 5.5.

[Imp]

Okay guessing here the Version 3 applies to the installer not the software you are instaling which will be version 1 so apply ALL patches. Right clicking on the WinSPMBT.exe icon & selecting properties will most likely show the version number.
The icon in the shape of a tank NOT the game options one that you open the game with.

[samssh]

I just performed a new install following the Win7 sticky instructions and then applied all patches 2.0-5.5. I tried to start the game using the gameoptions exe file and still get the can't find BORLNDMM.DLL message. I searched for BORLNDMM.DLL and found it in the utilities folder. I tried moving BORLNDMM.DLL to the main folder. Afterwards I tried to start the game via the gameoptions exe file and I get a message saying it can't find DXANITIMER.DLL. Maybe I'm just out of luck with this game.