WarCraft III Black Screen & Error Message!

I bought the WarCraft III Battle Chest some time ago, and tried to start it, and all it did was the black screen and an error message saying:

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Warcraft III (build 5846)

Exe: c:\program files\warcraft iii\war3.exe
Time: Jun 22, 2005 2:04:49.421 PM
User: Jeremy
Computer: YOUR-M35IA6NCV6
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This application has encountered a critical error:

FATAL ERROR!

Program: c:\program files\warcraft iii\war3.exe
Exception: 0xC0000005 (ACCESS_VIOLATION) at 001B:02A61380

The instruction at '0x02A61380' referenced memory at '0x00000080'.
The memory could not be 'read'.

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x86 Registers
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EAX=039039A0 EBX=038FFD68 ECX=00000005 EDX=0390AF40 ESI=00000080
EDI=00D553CC EBP=033EFC94 ESP=033EFC64 EIP=02A61380 FLG=00210202
CS =001B DS =0023 ES =0023 SS =0023 FS =003B GS =0000


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Stack Trace (Manual)
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Address Frame Logical addr Module

02A61380 033EFC94 0001:00000380 C:\WINDOWS\System32\bicubic_resizer.ax
02A61A8A 033EFD3C 0001:00000A8A C:\WINDOWS\System32\bicubic_resizer.ax

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Stack Trace (Using DBGHELP.DLL)
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02A61380 bicubic_resizer.ax <unknown symbol>+0 (0x033EFD8C,0x02A6D148,0x00000000,0x00000000)
02A61A8A bicubic_resizer.ax <unknown symbol>+0 (0x01000170,0x033EFD78,0x00000000,0x00000000)
02A633E3 bicubic_resizer.ax DllUnregisterServer+2995 (0x00000000,0x00000000,0x00000000,0x00000000)


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Loaded Modules
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0x00400000 - 0x0057C000 war3.exe
0x01BD0000 - 0x01BEA000 hoo1F.tmp
0x01CF0000 - 0x01D31000 DVobSub.ax
0x01D50000 - 0x01DAA000 vobsub.dll
0x024F0000 - 0x0257B000 mcmpgdec.dll
0x027B0000 - 0x0285A000 mpegin.dll
0x02A00000 - 0x02A46000 SubTitDS.ax
0x02A60000 - 0x02A70000 bicubic_resizer.ax
0x02C60000 - 0x02C88000 ac3filter.ax
0x02DF0000 - 0x02E08000 l3codecx.ax
0x02E10000 - 0x02E33000 TfMAudio.ax
0x0FFD0000 - 0x0FFF8000 rsaenh.dll
0x10000000 - 0x10016000 CmdLineExt02.dll
0x15000000 - 0x15067000 storm.dll
0x1C400000 - 0x1C496000 blizzard.ax
0x1D1C0000 - 0x1D1D0000 MMSwitch.ax
0x1D200000 - 0x1D21A000 mcspmpeg.ax
0x20000000 - 0x202C5000 xpsp2res.dll
0x21100000 - 0x2115F000 mss32.dll
0x4D4F0000 - 0x4D548000 WINHTTP.dll
0x5AD70000 - 0x5ADA8000 uxtheme.dll
0x5B860000 - 0x5B8B4000 netapi32.dll
0x5D090000 - 0x5D127000 COMCTL32.dll
0x5ED00000 - 0x5EDCC000 OPENGL32.dll
0x5EDD0000 - 0x5EDE7000 OLEPRO32.DLL
0x5FD00000 - 0x5FD0D000 MFC42LOC.DLL
0x60000000 - 0x6005D000 ijl15.dll
0x68B20000 - 0x68B40000 GLU32.dll
0x6D510000 - 0x6D58C000 dbghelp.dll
0x6F000000 - 0x6F8A6000 Game.dll
0x71AA0000 - 0x71AA8000 WS2HELP.dll
0x71AB0000 - 0x71AC7000 WS2_32.dll
0x71AD0000 - 0x71AD9000 wsock32.dll
0x722B0000 - 0x722B5000 SensApi.dll
0x72D10000 - 0x72D18000 msacm32.drv
0x72D20000 - 0x72D29000 wdmaud.drv
0x736B0000 - 0x736B7000 msdmo.dll
0x73760000 - 0x737A9000 DDRAW.dll
0x73940000 - 0x73A10000 D3DIM700.DLL
0x73BC0000 - 0x73BC6000 DCIMAN32.dll
0x73DD0000 - 0x73ECE000 MFC42.DLL
0x73EE0000 - 0x73EE4000 KsUser.dll
0x73F10000 - 0x73F6C000 DSOUND.dll
0x74720000 - 0x7476B000 MSCTF.dll
0x74810000 - 0x7497D000 quartz.dll
0x75E60000 - 0x75E73000 cryptnet.dll
0x75F40000 - 0x75F51000 devenum.dll
0x76390000 - 0x763AD000 imm32.dll
0x763B0000 - 0x763F9000 comdlg32.dll
0x769C0000 - 0x76A73000 userenv.dll
0x76B20000 - 0x76B31000 ATL.DLL
0x76B40000 - 0x76B6D000 winmm.dll
0x76C30000 - 0x76C5E000 WINTRUST.dll
0x76C90000 - 0x76CB8000 IMAGEHLP.dll
0x76F60000 - 0x76F8C000 WLDAP32.dll
0x76FD0000 - 0x7704F000 CLBCATQ.DLL
0x77050000 - 0x77115000 COMRes.dll
0x77120000 - 0x771AC000 OLEAUT32.dll
0x771B0000 - 0x77256000 wininet.dll
0x77260000 - 0x772FE000 urlmon.dll
0x773D0000 - 0x774D2000 comctl32.dll
0x774E0000 - 0x7761D000 ole32.dll
0x77920000 - 0x77A13000 setupapi.dll
0x77A80000 - 0x77B14000 CRYPT32.dll
0x77B20000 - 0x77B32000 MSASN1.dll
0x77BD0000 - 0x77BD7000 midimap.dll
0x77BE0000 - 0x77BF5000 MSACM32.dll
0x77C00000 - 0x77C08000 VERSION.dll
0x77C10000 - 0x77C68000 msvcrt.dll
0x77D40000 - 0x77DD0000 user32.dll
0x77DD0000 - 0x77E6B000 ADVAPI32.dll
0x77E70000 - 0x77F01000 RPCRT4.dll
0x77F10000 - 0x77F56000 GDI32.dll
0x77F60000 - 0x77FD6000 SHLWAPI.dll
0x77FE0000 - 0x77FF1000 secur32.dll
0x7C800000 - 0x7C8F4000 kernel32.dll
0x7C900000 - 0x7C9B0000 ntdll.dll
0x7C9C0000 - 0x7D1D4000 SHELL32.dll


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Memory Dump
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Code: 16 bytes starting at (EIP = 02A61380)

02A61380: 0F 6F 16 0F F5 13 0F FE DA 83 C6 08 83 C3 08 49 .o.............I


Stack: 1024 bytes starting at (ESP = 033EFC64)

* = addr ** *
033EFC60: 78 01 9A 00 8C FD 3E 03 E0 01 00 00 78 FD 3E 03 x.....>.....x.>.
033EFC70: 20 03 00 00 80 39 90 03 60 FD 8F 03 03 00 00 00 ....9..`.......
033EFC80: 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 00 40 01 00 00 ............@...
033EFC90: 40 AF 90 03 3C FD 3E 03 8A 1A A6 02 8C FD 3E 03 @...<.>.......>.
033EFCA0: 48 D1 A6 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 H...............
033EFCB0: 00 00 89 40 00 00 26 03 E0 01 00 00 70 01 00 00 ...@..&.....p...
033EFCC0: 90 A7 D0 00 E8 A1 A6 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
033EFCD0: 00 00 F0 3F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 ...?............
033EFCE0: 00 00 F0 3F 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 40 00 00 00 00 ...?.......@....
033EFCF0: 00 00 20 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 40 00 00 00 00 .. ........@....
033EFD00: 00 00 F0 BF 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 BF 00 00 00 00 ................
033EFD10: 00 00 14 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 C0 00 00 00 00 ...@...... .....
033EFD20: 00 00 10 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 F0 3F 00 00 00 00 ...@.......?....
033EFD30: 00 00 F0 3F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C0 E0 01 00 00 ...?............
033EFD40: E3 33 A6 02 70 01 00 01 78 FD 3E 03 00 00 00 00 .3..p...x.>.....
033EFD50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 77 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 89 40 ......w@.......@
033EFD60: E4 FD 3E 03 B0 8E D4 00 B8 8C D4 00 00 00 00 00 ..>.............
033EFD70: 70 01 00 00 00 F7 B1 02 00 F7 B1 02 80 02 00 00 p...............
033EFD80: E0 01 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 26 03 ..............&.
033EFD90: 20 03 00 00 70 01 00 00 40 06 00 00 40 06 00 00 ...p...@...@...
033EFDA0: 28 00 00 00 80 02 00 00 E0 01 00 00 01 00 10 00 (...............
033EFDB0: 59 55 59 32 00 60 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 YUY2.`..........
033EFDC0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6B 74 A6 02 00 00 26 03 ........kt....&.
033EFDD0: 90 A7 D0 00 B0 8E D4 00 2C 8D D4 00 00 00 00 00 ........,.......
033EFDE0: 90 A7 D0 00 D8 37 A5 02 06 79 A6 02 80 4C D6 00 .....7...y...L..
033EFDF0: 58 20 A5 02 9C 20 A5 02 80 4C D6 00 FD ED A0 02 X ... ...L......
033EFE00: B0 8E D4 00 80 4C D6 00 4A 35 A0 02 80 4C D6 00 .....L..J5...L..
033EFE10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FC 08 00 ................
033EFE20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 58 20 A5 02 80 4C D6 00 ........X ...L..
033EFE30: 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 15 01 00 00 00 FC 08 00 0...............
033EFE40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9B 5B 06 00 00 00 00 00 .........[......
033EFE50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 F7 B5 82 74 C4 4C D6 00 ...........t.L..
033EFE60: 58 20 A5 02 80 4C D6 00 C0 1F A5 02 C0 F1 A0 02 X ...L..........
033EFE70: 80 4C D6 00 9C FE 3E 03 D8 76 A2 02 FF FF FF FF .L....>..v......
033EFE80: 60 6E A0 02 D8 37 A5 02 80 4C D6 00 30 5D D4 00 `n...7...L..0]..
033EFE90: D0 CB D0 00 00 00 00 00 C0 23 46 1C F4 FE 3E 03 .........#F...>.
033EFEA0: 18 79 A2 02 00 00 00 00 A5 C9 43 1C 9C 20 A5 02 .y........C.. ..
033EFEB0: 98 45 A5 02 70 E0 43 1C 98 45 A5 02 00 00 00 00 .E..p.C..E......
033EFEC0: 98 45 A5 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF 3E 03 .E............>.
033EFED0: 18 AA D8 00 00 00 00 00 B3 E4 43 1C D0 CB D0 00 ..........C.....
033EFEE0: A4 5D D4 00 18 AA D8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .]..............
033EFEF0: E0 FE 3E 03 DC FF 3E 03 F0 E4 43 1C 00 00 00 00 ..>...>...C.....
033EFF00: 10 FF 3E 03 A1 AA 82 74 90 61 D4 00 D0 CB D0 00 ..>....t.a......
033EFF10: 40 FF 3E 03 B5 D0 82 74 D0 CB D0 00 03 01 04 00 @.>....t........
033EFF20: 18 AA D8 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
033EFF30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D0 CB D0 00 00 00 00 00 ................
033EFF40: 84 FF 3E 03 31 D2 82 74 70 FF 3E 03 6C FF 3E 03 ..>.1..tp.>.l.>.
033EFF50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 AA D8 00 14 00 00 00 ................
033EFF60: 00 00 00 00 BC 0C 00 00 BC 0C 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
033EFF70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
033EFF80: 14 00 00 00 9C FF 3E 03 D3 0D 83 74 00 00 00 00 ......>....t....
033EFF90: 18 AA D8 00 18 AA D8 00 18 AA D8 00 B4 FF 3E 03 ..............>.
033EFFA0: 88 1B 83 74 00 00 00 00 AB 95 82 74 00 00 00 00 ...t.......t....
033EFFB0: 14 DF 13 00 EC FF 3E 03 0B B5 80 7C 18 AA D8 00 ......>....|....
033EFFC0: 00 00 00 00 14 DF 13 00 18 AA D8 00 00 90 F4 7F ................
033EFFD0: 05 00 00 C0 C0 FF 3E 03 88 F8 3E 03 FF FF FF FF ......>...>.....
033EFFE0: F3 99 83 7C 18 B5 80 7C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...|...|........
033EFFF0: 00 00 00 00 96 95 82 74 18 AA D8 00 00 00 00 00 .......t........
033F0000: <can't read from this address>


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I have Directx 9.0, but im not sure how do update my Nivida Driver.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
(sorry for the long post)

 

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/announcement.php?f=16

 

you can update ur video drivers by going to: http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
if uve never done this before, follow the advice given on the site

 

Diden't work, but now the black screen is much brighter.

 

did u get all the available updates for the game?

 

i did get install some patchs and it didnt work, i dont want to get them again because there is 16 of them.