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Frequent Crashing of Game
Game Compatibility

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It loaded fine, but now I'm getting 'Error access violation' and a black screen I have to CntrlAltDel to get out of. Off to check the help pages!

Oh, and this is the first time I've had a problem since the beginning of the Game Manager debacle, and I have downloaded and trialled every game except 'Slots'.

Like the collectors edition, I am getting no text. I can't see what items I need to find and I can't see what people say! Did anyone find a way round this?

nelliegemini wrote:It loaded fine, but now I'm getting 'Error access violation' and a black screen I have to CntrlAltDel to get out of. Off to check the help pages!

Oh, and this is the first time I've had a problem since the beginning of the Game Manager debacle, and I have downloaded and trialled every game except 'Slots'.

Looks like the developers have NOT seen fit to do something about this problem. I, and many others, had the exact same problem with the CE version.

A new version had been issued with the CE, which addressed all the many other problems this game had, but not this particular one.

I had one complete freeze up when getting the last statuette out. This required a hard shutdown and reboot but then it was OK next time

Also, I was using the custom cursor and there was more of a lag in moving around the screen than usual

nelliegemini wrote:It loaded fine, but now I'm getting 'Error access violation' and a black screen I have to CntrlAltDel to get out of. Off to check the help pages!

Oh, and this is the first time I've had a problem since the beginning of the Game Manager debacle, and I have downloaded and trialled every game except 'Slots'.

had the same problem, i have norton installed, just had to turn it off to start the game.

dont bother! now its doing it during the game!

I'm getting a Norton warning that this file is not safe. Why? Can you fix it, Big Fish? And, no, I won't turn Norton off.

ACCESS VIOLATION - Not dealing with this one either. No buy.

Hello everyone,

It sounds like a couple of you are seeing an Access Violation error message at the beginning of the game. I would definitely recommend going through the steps outlined in this help article if you haven't already:

Access Violation

If you are experiencing a freeze in the game, please check out this help article that has some helpful troubleshooting steps:

Game Crashing, Freezing, or Blank Screen

Mapsman, it's possible for some anti-virus software to incorrectly flag our games as having viruses, but no game released through Big Fish Games has ever contained a virus or any software that may be harmful to your system. So I would recommend getting in touch with Tech Support so that our reps can offer some suggestions.

If you are continuing to have troubles with the game after going through the help articles suggested, please get in touch with our Tech Support team and our reps will be happy to assist you individually. Please also include the steps you've already taken and a Dr. Felix report. Thank you!

-bfgArnoStyx

Not seeing either the "Buy It" or "Try It" download links on the page (for the SE, the CE download links are there).

Downloaded fine, playing away and having a good time. Got to greenhouse and cursor only shows in a small square of the screen???? It disappears if outside the very center about a 3X3 inch area?? Very strange. Didn't seen anyone else with this problem, so will uninstall and try again to see if it gets better.

would buy, but needs big fix, access violation after playing 5 or 10 min.twice, had to alt, tab delete, uninstalled, reinstalled same thing. all is up to date, hp makes sure. please just fix the game.

would buy, but needs big fix, access violation after playing 5 or 10 min.twice, had to alt, tab delete, uninstalled, reinstalled same thing. all is up to date, hp makes sure. please just fix the game.

I too can download but am getting access violation and have to use task manager to escape! Problems are happening too often lately.

Tikatoy, you may want to see if using a different web browser might help. Here is a help article with a list of web browsers that are compatible: Supported Web Browsers

peeshee_1951, that's certainly strange! If the uninstalling/reinstalling doesn't help, I'd recommend getting in touch with Tech Support with a screenshot or two of the issue.

If you are seeing an Access Violation error and have gone through the steps in the help article: Access Violation, please get in touch with Tech Support so that our reps can work with you to resolve this. Thanks!

-bfgArnoStyx

I can not get the code to work on the piano. Am I doing something wrong!

Error access violation uinstalled tried again same error.Looks like a good game it let me start it but when I quit and went back thats when I get error both times.Don't want to go through the trouble to figure it out.Never happened before.Too bad!

Game won't start. I also get accss violation.

I'm getting access violation error. The most infuriating part is that the demo played just fine but once I purchased the game I get the error. I really don't want to go through all those trouble shooting steps. I would rather just get a refund and wait for another game to purchase.

Sigh..........same thing here. Access violation. Since I see others are having the same problem I will assume that it is a problem with the game and see no sense in going through the whole "Dr. Felix thingy". Drat and dang it! It looked like a good game.