Runtime Error "429"

Clixby · Sun, 26th Aug '07, 10:36pm

I recently got a laptop, and I'm having trouble running a certain game. At first, it couldn't find a .dll file related to DirectX, which I managed to remedy. However, trying to run it now gives me the message that I've encountered a runtime error 429. I've looked around, but I haven't found any clear solutions, and I was hoping someone could help me.

Kitrax · Sun, 26th Aug '07, 10:44pm

A little more info would be helpful.

What game is it. Does the error occur at a specific point in the game? Some system specks might help too.

Clixby · Mon, 27th Aug '07, 1:21am

Right, sorry.

The error occurs when I try to run the application, and the game in question is a freeware game called Survival Crisis Z (which works fine on my older computer).

The OS is Windows Vista, and my specs are:

Processor: Genuine Intel CPU, 1.74 Ghz
RAM: 1015 MB
System type: 32-bit Operating System

Kitrax · Mon, 27th Aug '07, 1:44am

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the problem lies within Vista. If the game ran fine on your old computer (I'm guessing it was running Windows XP), then I can't but help put Vista at fault.

I tried googling "Survival Crisis Z" +429 and I got over 50 hits. Try reading through them, as many seemed to be having the same problem.

Clixby · Mon, 27th Aug '07, 12:41pm

No joy, I'm afraid. Vista users seem to be having similiar problems, but I couldn't find a solution.

It may be a shot in the dark, but I believe the game may run with Visual Basic. Does that help at all?

The full error is:

Run-time error '429':

ActiveX component can't create object

Colthrun · Mon, 27th Aug '07, 2:24pm

Clixby, is your game installed in the Program Files folder, or within the User Documents (old "My Documents" in XP) folder?

Meatdog · Mon, 27th Aug '07, 4:07pm

Clixby: try running the program in compatibility mode. For that, go to the properties of the program to the tab compatibility. There, activate it and select the windows you know it runs on.

Clixby · Mon, 27th Aug '07, 4:17pm

Colthrun: Installing in either directory gives the same error.

Meatdog: Compatability mode doesn't help, especially as the game is supposed to be compatible with Windows Vista anyway.

Erod · Mon, 27th Aug '07, 7:57pm

Is that the exact error message that you get? If not, can you copy it here.

Colthrun · Mon, 27th Aug '07, 8:30pm

@Clixby: Have you tried installing the game in a folder that is not a system folder (i.e. one you created somewhere in the C: drive).

Also, where did you put the missing .dll file the game required?

Finally, are you using User Control, or whatever that annoying feature of Vista that continuously ask you for permission before doing anything is called?

Clixby · Mon, 27th Aug '07, 9:32pm

Erod: that is the exact message I get in the post above.

Colthrun: I have tried putting it in it's own folder on C drive and E drive, and I get the same error.

My user account is set as administrator, and I do get those messages quite frequently.

I put the .dll in the System32 folder; it seems to be the right place, as before I put it in I was getting an error message telling me it couldn't find it.

Colthrun · Tue, 28th Aug '07, 9:44am

Try disabling User Account Control (Start, click on the User's picture, Turn User Account Control On/Off).

Then, rather than using the Shortcut to the game, go to the game's folder, right click on the launcher and select "Run as Administrator". See if that makes a difference.

[ August 28, 2007, 10:03: Message edited by: Colthrun ]

Meatdog · Tue, 28th Aug '07, 10:04am

Clixby: where did you get the dll? It might be that it is the dll that is not vista compatible. If you took it from somewhere on your vista install, it might suffice to add the original location to your PATH environment variable. That way, everything can find the dll without you having to move it.

twist3y · Sat, 11th Dec '10, 10:23pm

ok i know this is a very old thread... but i figure there will be people looking for an answer about error: 429 like i was... i found how to fix it...atleast i think i did lol... after doing this, i tried to run the game and it gave me an some other error with a very long identification code... but then i tried to run it again right after and it worked fine...

1) go to this site, http://survivalcrisisz.wikia.com/wiki/Survival_Crisis_Z
2) scroll down to the vista fix (note im using windows 7 and this still worked)
3) download all the .dll files listed (there are 3)
4) toss them into your system32 folder (im assuming you know where this is)
5) under the vista fix on the site it gives instructions about the command prompt, follow them... if actually using vista and not windows 7 ide assume you would want to follow the one that applies to your vista

6) (optional if did everything else but still giving an error) after i did all the previous steps it gave me that really long error i mentioned before... so i also did regsrv32 d3drm.dll (if your reading this step before doing all the command prompt steps, it will make sense when you do all the previous steps)

this worked for me... i just figured ide share... what this does (atleast i think this does) is actually load the new dll files rather than just placing them in a folder

note: while writing this i tried playing a couple more times... the game works however sometimes it will give that error that i mentioned, just try to reload the game untill it works

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Sun, 26th Aug '07, 10:44pm	#2
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Mon, 27th Aug '07, 1:21am	#3
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Mon, 27th Aug '07, 12:41pm	#5
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Mon, 27th Aug '07, 2:24pm	#6
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Mon, 27th Aug '07, 4:07pm	#7
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Mon, 27th Aug '07, 4:17pm	#8
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Mon, 27th Aug '07, 9:32pm	#11
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Tue, 28th Aug '07, 9:44am	#12
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Tue, 28th Aug '07, 10:04am	#13
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