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I keep getting a "General Protection History:appInit". Why?

Anonymous
2012-07-18T00:46:31+00:00

It gives me that warning when I try to open "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". I have a computer that runs Windows 7, and I've tried changing the compatibility settings, but nothing works. It will either give me the same warning, or not even open the game after it gives me a notice that something is being changed. I also have noticed that the cd sounds like it's moving back and forth in the drive. Can someone help me, please?

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Anonymous
2012-07-18T17:00:04+00:00

Hi **** Marjorie,

  1. Have you made any recent hardware or software changes to your computer prior to this issue?
  2. Which compatibility mode did you choose?
  3. Is the issue confined to this particular game?

If the issue is confined to this particular game then you may get in touch with the game developers to check if any patch is available to resolve this particular issue.

I suggest you to reinstall the game in compatible mode from the below mentioned link and check with the issue.

Make older programs run in this version of Windows:  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-windows

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets not compatible with Windows 7:

Click on the below link:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Software&p=Harry+Potter+and+the+Chamber+of+Secrets&v=EA&uid=&l=en&pf=3&pi=5&c=PC+Gaming&sc=Action+%26+Adventure&os=64-bit

For more information:

I suggest you to post your query in EA Games Forums:

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/categories/list.page

Hope this helps.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-04-26T14:10:59+00:00

    The solution is simple: rename the Game.exe to something like hp.exe or potter2.exe, rename it like you want. This would trick the computer to think that the "Game.exe" is not actually the REAL Game.exe. Trust me, it worked.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-11-07T21:14:06+00:00

    I realize this is old, but I've been researching fixes and this is the only thing that truly worked. Thanks a bunch!

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-06-20T16:03:49+00:00

    Thank you very much! It worked wonderfully. You are a genius

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-17T11:01:20+00:00
    1. Open the Program Compatibility troubleshooter by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting. Under Programs, click Run programs made for previous versions of Windows.
    2. Follow the instructions in the troubleshooter.

    If you cannot install a program, insert the installation disc for the program and, using the troubleshooter, browse to the program's setup file, usually called Setup.exe, Install.exe, or something similar. The troubleshooter is not designed to work on programs that have an .msi file name extension.

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