Help with ordinal 2 error

Question

I have been trying to load a game on my Win10 machine. It's an older game that is supposedly optimized for today's computer from GOG.com. When I try to launch the game I get: 

The ordinal 2 could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\GOG Games\Total Annihilation - Commander Pack\TotalA.exe

I cannot figure out what this means. I have searched the net and see other people have had this problem but do not see a solution. Any help would be great. 

Tory

Answer 1

"once I can figure out how to get DirectPlay enabled. "

Seems a lot of people have suddenly been having a problem with Direct Play recently.

Have you tried disabling your Anti-Virus ?  Skype has also been implicated.

Or try enabling Direct Play after booting into Safe Mode.

I don't use enable a Compatibility for an older version of Windows with any of the games I have  from GOG.

I do have to use the Compatibility option - Override High DPI Scaling Behavior - with most of them, but this should only

apply if you use over 100% Custom Scaling (in Settings > Display > Scale and Layout ).

Answer 2

Thanks for the update.

We'll be waiting for your update.

Answer 3

Thank you for your assistance!

Here is the background issue. The legacy game is Total Annihilation. Downloaded from GOG.com. I just downloaded it yesterday. So it has never worked on this machine (64 bit Win10 home edition). However, other people are claiming it is working on theirs with similar specs.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times. Initially, I was getting a DLL error, which I was able to isolate and fix by changing the permission for the file for users from "read only" to "read/write" as instructed by GOG.Com support page.

I ran through Step 1, but I get the following error when I try to enable DirectPlay:

Windows couldn't complete the requested changes. Access is denied. Error code: 0x80070005

I researched that error, but it seems to be from framework .net. I am running the current version of that. 

I have run through the Compatibility for the program to no avail. I will try it again once I can figure out how to get DirectPlay enabled. 

Again, thanks for your help, Wilfred.

Answer 4

Hi Tory,

Having a corrupted game file is one of the possible reasons why you are unable to launch the Ordinal 2 on your computer. For us to properly assist you, we need to collect more information. Kindly answer the questions below:

• When did the issue start?
• Have you made any changes on your computer prior to this issue?
• Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the affected game?

In the meantime, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

Step 1: Enable DirectPlay.

1. Go to Control Panel.
2. Click Programs.
3. Select Turn Windows Features On and Off, click Legacy Components.
4. Choose DirectPlay and enable that.

Step 2: Run the compatibility troubleshooter.

1. Press and hold (or right-click) the program.
2. Select Properties, and then select the Compatibility tab.