SE 5 Start up issues

i have ben having the same issue and same error while tying to play the demo ive tried all video settings with no effect when i start the game i just get a black screen and nothing more have to kill program

Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
2x512 corsair xms 1000mhz
100+gb free hd space
ati safire x800 xl 512mb
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600)
DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
creative sound blasters live 5.1

The problem is with your dual core CPU. Launch the game. Before clicking "new game" or whatever, open the task manager, processes tab, find se5.exe, right click it, click "Processor Affinity", uncheck all but one box, click ok. This issue should be fixed in the first patch.

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Your pain will be legendary even in Hell!

ive done that still same problem reinstalled many times and downloaded he exe from 3 places stil same prob

..is not a dual-core processor. So it can't be that. :/ (besides, it would have happened with the demo).

You wouldnt happen to have the Combine Community COdec Pack installed would you? i did, and it stopped me from running SE5.

If you do, uninstall it, re-install SE:V, the re-install the codec.

For some reason wehn SE5 starts up it plays an MP3.. which then just locks up the game...

When I get the same thing, I hit cntrl+alt+del which minimizes SEV and brings up the task manager and my desktop. Usually I can then close task manager, bring the game back from the block on the bottom of the screen and start playing.

OldCDR