RPG maker XP has stopped working.

exidium · April 11, 2010

Well I downloaded the trial about 8 months ago and it worked fine, after a few days of messing with it I went ahead and bought it for like 60 dollars or something and activated it and all seemed well. Well it's layed dorment for about 4 months and yesterday I had some Ideas for something new and wanted to start on a new project. Well as the topic says I couldn't even get the maker to open. I get this error when I try and run it now. (I don't even get a splash screen)

I'm on windows vista 64 bit and there is known compatability issues that I am well aware of. Remember this did work when I first got it on this sytem.

RPG Maker XP Has Stopped Working. (I then click view details and this is what it says)

Problem signature:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

Application Name: RPGXP.exe

Application Version: 1.0.2.0

Application Timestamp: 432fe556

Fault Module Name: StackHash_1703

Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0

Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000

Exception Code: c0000005

Exception Offset: 0214b530

OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3

Locale ID: 1033

Additional Information 1: 1703

Additional Information 2: 2264db07e74365624c50317d7b856ae9

Additional Information 3: 1344

Additional Information 4: 875fa2ef9d2bdca96466e8af55d1ae

Now, I have tried so many things that I have ran out of sorces on google and was hoping I may find an answer here. Heres some things that I have tried..

1.) Downloading from here, download.com, cnet, and wherever else enterbrains main site had a link to.

2.) Uninstalling and reinstalling several times.

3.) Installing and even patching

4.) Running as administrator with UAC on, on an administrator account.

5.) Disabling UAC

6.) Running in compatability mode for 95, 98/me, nt 4.0 SP5, Xp SP 2, Windows 2k, and windows 2k3 SP1

7.) Turning off all virus controll and firewalls durring a fresh installation, running those installations under different compatability modes.

8.) Turning on and off DEP (Data Execution Prevention) for rpg maker XP

9.) Changing security option for PSIkey.dll to allow more controll

10.) Using a different RTP, I think it's 102.. durring the install it's all japanese or something either way it didn't work.

11.) Disabling windows Aero theme.

12.) I even tried making a registry entry to take out the 30 day trial so that I would just be forced to put in my information I purchased.

Well I'm officially out of ideas, I don't know what else to do other than downgrade to XP wich is not an option for me. It really irritates me because it did infact run perfectly for a long time, so I know there is a way out there to fix it. If anyone has any ideas that I can try please do share them with me. Thanks.

evil cabbage · April 12, 2010

I had the same thing once myself, I think that it was caused by a Windows Update if I remember rightly. Go into Windows Save and Restore and try restoring Windows to a point before these problems began to occur. If it works, make sure you set Windows Update to not download and install updates automatically.

exidium · April 12, 2010

I have 12 restore dates but their all from this month, none of them go far enough back ;(

Broken Messiah · April 12, 2010

try the compatiblity option. or you could use virtual pc

exidium · April 12, 2010

try the compatiblity option. or you could use virtual pc

Ive tried compatabilities, all of them. I do have an old xp disc here. How hard is it to format 2 partitions that you can select at startup? For instance, at startup I get to select either my vista installation, or my XP installation.

Broken Messiah · April 12, 2010

Assuming you have already installed xp, just select it from the startup. You should ask a forum that specializes in cpu issues

Broken Messiah · April 12, 2010

Try VX

FranklinX · April 12, 2010

Try VX

Don't tell him that. He paid for XP not VX.

Exidum do you have your serial numbers and purchase email? If you do then uninstall XP. Reinstall it with the serial numbers. If the numbers do not work stay cool. You should have a purchase number of some kind. It is different than your serial number. This should be stated in your email. Use that number to get a new serial number to activate XP.

Hope this helps!

Broken Messiah · April 13, 2010

I meant to try the trial version of vx and see if it will open, not to buy it.

evil cabbage · April 13, 2010

Ive tried compatabilities, all of them. I do have an old xp disc here. How hard is it to format 2 partitions that you can select at startup? For instance, at startup I get to select either my vista installation, or my XP installation.

If you have an XP install disc, then you can use a free program called Sun Virtualbox (Google it) to boot Windows XP inside a virtual environment. Once you get XP running in Virtual Box, just install RMXP and activate it in your virtual machine.

exidium · April 13, 2010

Don't tell him that. He paid for XP not VX.

Exidum do you have your serial numbers and purchase email? If you do then uninstall XP. Reinstall it with the serial numbers. If the numbers do not work stay cool. You should have a purchase number of some kind. It is different than your serial number. This should be stated in your email. Use that number to get a new serial number to activate XP.

Hope this helps!

Yeah I have the serial numbers, the problem though is before I even get into the program. I have to at least get the program to open once to reactivate, and since I uninstalled my registered version because of the error, I'm stuck in trial mode with the exact same error.

If I can just get the maker to open I'm good to go. I did hear however that your serial is only good for 2 activates. So if possible I would really like to get it to work on this computer that has vista again like it used to that way if it is only 2 activates it would be on this the way it was.

Noob Saibot · April 13, 2010

It's Worth a Shot:

How to use RMXP with Vista (a.k.a. How to fix any nTitles error)
By Glitchfinder

Let's face it, way too many people ask this question. They ask why they are getting the error "Failed to obtain a trial serial number from the nTitles server." Well, let me say something. Vista's screwey. Just understand that, and you can get over many issues. Anyway, you have this error, and you don't know how to fix it. In this tutorial, I will explain several methods I have found to solve this issue, in order from easiest to most difficult. Also, for simplicity's sake, I'll post them in spoilers. Finally, let me also mention that the third tutorial will allow people to install RPG Maker XP on a computer without an internet connection.

Step 1 - Administator Priveledges

[spoiler=Tutorial 1, first step in the ladder]Well, this one is the oldest method, and the simplest. It has been recommended over and over again. Now, it doesn't always solve the problem, which is why the next turtorial exists. In fact, unless they have updated Vista, this method only fixes it for at most 2/3 of the general population.

1. Go to RMXP's installation directory. (Usually C:\Program Files\Enterbrain\RPGXP)

2. Right click on RPGXP.exe, and choose "Properties"

3. In the "Properties" popup, go to the "Compatibility" tab.

4. Check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"

5. Check the box that says "Run this program as an administrator".

6. If you cannot check the box mentioned in step 5, follow steps 7 through 11.

7. Click on the button that says "Show settings for all users".

8. Click the "OK" button on the "Windows needs your permission to continue" button, after inputting the password of the specified administrator if necessary.

9. Check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"

10. Check the box that says "Run this program as an administrator".

11. Click the "OK" button.

12. Click the "OK" button.

Also, if you cannot find a tab named "Compatibility", then go into the windows help function and search "Compatibility", (without the quotes), open the Compatibility Wizard, and follow the steps that it gives you until the end, then save the settings.

If the above tutorial does not solve it for you, then use the following tutorial:

Step 2 - Administator Priveledges Level 2

[spoiler=Tutorial 2, the second step in the ladder]First off, I want to say that this tutorial was first posted by me at a forum called Pokecommunity, on November 12, 2007. Within a week, it had been posted at nearly every help site I could find, and turned into quite a few Youtube videos to boot. (In more than just English, too!) Anyway, it incorporates the first tutorial, and goes a step further. This should solve the problem for almost anybody who found that the first tutorial did not help.

1. Go to your root RMXP directory. (Usually C:\Program Files\Enterbrain\RPGXP)

2. Right click RPGXP.exe and choose "Properties".

3. In the "Properties" popup, go to the "Compatibility" tab.

4. Check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"

5. Check the box that says "Run this program as an administrator".

6. If you cannot check the box mentioned in step 5, follow steps 7 through 11.

7. Click on the button that says "Show settings for all users".

8. Click the "OK" button on the "Windows needs your permission to continue" button, after inputting the password of the specified administrator if necessary.

9. Check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"

10. Check the box that says "Run this program as an administrator".

11. Click the "OK" button.

12. Click the "OK" button.

13. Right click PSIKey.dll and choose "Properties".

14. In the "Properties" popup, go to the "Security" tab.

15. Click on the "Advanced" button.

16. Highlight the permission entry that says "Users ([your computer's name]\Users)" where [your computer's name] is whatever you named your computer. (Mine is Media-PC)

17. Click the "Edit..." button.

18. Highlight the group "Users ([your computer's name]\Users)".

19. In the popup that appears (It should be named "Permission Entry for PSIKey.dll"), check the "Allow" box for the option "Full Control".

20. All of the "Allow" boxes below the box you just checked should now be checked as well.

21. Click the "OK" Button.

22. Check the box that says "Include inheritable permissios from this object's parents".

23. Click the "OK" button.

24. Click the "OK" Button.

25. Click the "OK" Button.

26. Run RPG Maker XP, and you should no longer get the error message!

27. If you still get the error message, log into the administrative account on the computer (With the owner's permission) and then run RPG Maker XP. It should work no matter what on that account, after you have successfully completed the above steps.

28. Have fun building games with the legal version of RPG Maker XP!

If neither of the above tutorials works for you, or if you are trying to install RMXP or RMVX on a computer without internet, simply follow the steps in this tutorial.

Step 3 - Rewritten Registry

[spoiler=Tutorial 3, the final stop]Well, this is my final, and most extreme tutorial. This is not only for people who have found that nothing they do can fix their error, it is also for those who wish to install their programs on a computer not connected to the internet. Be warned, this final tutorial involves editing the registry. Do NOT edit the registry without proper guidance, as you can do serious damage to your computer. I have personally found and exported these from the registry, and then tested them on several different computers. As a final warning, if you follow the steps in this tutorial, you will be given an expired trial version, instead of a working 30-day trial.

1. Open Notepad, and copy the code from one of the two boxes below into a new document. (Depending on whether you want to fix RMXP or RMVX)

2. Save the document as "Protexis.reg".

3. Double-click on the new file, Preotexis.reg. (The .reg might not be there, depending on your computer's settings)

4. Navigate through the popups, so that it will import the new keys into the registry. (I will not give specific messages like in previous tutorials, because this is intended for more than just Vista. Suffice to say, you should get a message to the effect of "Are you sure you want to add the information in "C:\..." to the Registry?")

5. When you have added it to the registry, you should now be able to open the program to recieve a message saying that your 30-day trial has expired, instead of the standard nTitles error. Then, all you have to do is register your copy of the program, and you can use it, even if your computer has no internet!

Here are the codes you need to copy. The first box is for RPG Maker XP, and the second is for RPG Maker VX:

RPG Maker XP

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Protexis]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Protexis\Licenses]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Protexis\Licenses\438839465]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Protexis\Licenses\438839465\Trial]
"State"=hex:d6,f1,cf,6f,8e,d8,1d,d8,23,ff,93,ee,a5,5e,d8,84,4f,cb,c3,06,c4,d9,\
  86,73,3d,dd,9a,a1,a3

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Protexis]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Protexis\Licenses]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Protexis\Licenses\438839465]
"Ffg8YQgm49nQGBOS"="HKkFTV4H9P3zI0/ZUBSSWJar6s8"
"ReleaseCode"="309396A1D2D79E0FE2A7"
"Version"="1.3.7"
"Verification"=hex:98,ec,72,c9,e0,a3,99,4a,b7,2a,17,fb,ca,55,f9,08,c8,38,58,0a,\
  e9,ec,a5,6b,0e,a7,9f,57,f1,00,fd,5c,1e,76,bb,9a,eb,88,a8,a1,5f,7d,ad,67,57,\
  97,a4,55,e5,38,13,f6

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Protexis\Licenses\438839465\Trial]
"Terms"=hex:d6,f1,cf,6f,8e,d8,1d,d8,3d,ff,ac,ef,9e,61,d8,84,4f,46,e4,06,ff,e6,\
  86,73,3d,dd,9a,a1,29

RPG Maker VX

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Protexis]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Protexis\Licenses]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Protexis\Licenses\438848462]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Protexis\Licenses\438848462\Trial]
"State"=hex:f2,b5,66,bf,da,9b,42,53,6e,0b,55,cc,ab,02,83,ef,2c,a5,38,eb,ec,42,\
  23,31,b9,35,d0,d5,13

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Protexis]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Protexis\Licenses]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Protexis\Licenses\438848462]
"LpxXU/2AvhBzjA+V"="SLR/aMreuFxa2F2++aYViVgofQY"
"ReleaseCode"="F440E556A6B776EBD961"
"Version"="1.3.9"
"Verification"=hex:12,24,d8,df,26,90,25,4f,b6,23,e3,85,a8,6d,8d,d5,cf,31,2a,df,\
  5e,79,d1,53,ad,60,1c,e8,d0,5c,e3,6a,a3,90,41,11,41,92,96,8b,68,d9,93,fe,13,\
  d9,a0,b9,28,35,17,1b

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Protexis\Licenses\438848462\Trial]
"Terms"=hex:f4,b5,66,bf,da,9b,42,53,70,0b,55,cc,84,43,83,ef,d2,29,1f,eb,c3,03,\
  23,31,b9,35,d0,d5,5e

If that fails: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=keV&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=RPG+Maker+XP+Has+Stopped+Working&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

exidium · April 15, 2010

I already tried all of that, I'm pretty sure I stated that in my post too. I also stated that I ran out of sorces on google for this problem.

Currently I'm setting up windows XP on Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, if this works out I'll let you guys know.

FranklinX · April 15, 2010

The last thing to do is to contact Enterbrain and ask for help. Sorry we could not help you here. :(

Noob Saibot · April 15, 2010

I already tried all of that, I'm pretty sure I stated that in my post too. I also stated that I ran out of sorces on google for this problem.

Currently I'm setting up windows XP on Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, if this works out I'll let you guys know.

Did you try STEP 3 though? As no one here said anything about STEP THREE!!!

exidium · April 15, 2010

Yeah, it was a no go. If what your talking about is the same thing I found on google it's number 12 in my list of tried things.

Mighty_Areus · November 18, 2011

when i open rmxp, it say "rpg maker xp has stopped working" and i use it on windows 7...............

i've tried all of the guides above and see for a results at the internet.........but still not working

help me!!

Jon Bon · November 18, 2011

The only thing I noticed was that your version number is not the same as my version number. I am on 1.0.4 and you are on 1.0.2

My assumption is that there is compatibility issues with your up to date windows and the not up to date RMXP.

You said you downloaded it from Enterbrain, did this change your version number to the correct 1.0.4?

My further assumption is that the game is not properly being removed from your computer. I suggest scouring your computer making entirely sure the game is no longer present(RTP, multiple installs, shortcuts etc.). Then get the newest version, and make sure it reads 1.0.4 after installed.

My only other suggestion would be to try installing it somewhere different rather than the same place every time. Try installing to the normal 'Program Files' rather than the 'Program Files(x86)'.

It seems you have tried most of everything. Back up what you have on your computer and give it a format. Make sure it is entirely up to date after the format, then install RMXP. I know this is a last resort, but it seems like you may be there. If it doesn't work after a format, then you know it is something major.

EDIT: Argh, sorry didn't realize it was a necro post.

Edited November 18, 2011 by Jon Bon

Shade Fireflapper · August 7, 2014

Well I downloaded the trial about 8 months ago and it worked fine, after a few days of messing with it I went ahead and bought it for like 60 dollars or something and activated it and all seemed well. Well it's layed dorment for about 4 months and yesterday I had some Ideas for something new and wanted to start on a new project. Well as the topic says I couldn't even get the maker to open. I get this error when I try and run it now. (I don't even get a splash screen)

I'm on windows vista 64 bit and there is known compatability issues that I am well aware of. Remember this did work when I first got it on this sytem.

RPG Maker XP Has Stopped Working. (I then click view details and this is what it says)

Problem signature:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

Application Name: RPGXP.exe

Application Version: 1.0.2.0

Application Timestamp: 432fe556

Fault Module Name: StackHash_1703

Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0

Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000

Exception Code: c0000005

Exception Offset: 0214b530

OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3

Locale ID: 1033

Additional Information 1: 1703

Additional Information 2: 2264db07e74365624c50317d7b856ae9

Additional Information 3: 1344

Additional Information 4: 875fa2ef9d2bdca96466e8af55d1ae

Now, I have tried so many things that I have ran out of sorces on google and was hoping I may find an answer here. Heres some things that I have tried..

1.) Downloading from here, download.com, cnet, and wherever else enterbrains main site had a link to.

2.) Uninstalling and reinstalling several times.

3.) Installing and even patching

4.) Running as administrator with UAC on, on an administrator account.

5.) Disabling UAC

6.) Running in compatability mode for 95, 98/me, nt 4.0 SP5, Xp SP 2, Windows 2k, and windows 2k3 SP1

7.) Turning off all virus controll and firewalls durring a fresh installation, running those installations under different compatability modes.

8.) Turning on and off DEP (Data Execution Prevention) for rpg maker XP

9.) Changing security option for PSIkey.dll to allow more controll

10.) Using a different RTP, I think it's 102.. durring the install it's all japanese or something either way it didn't work.

11.) Disabling windows Aero theme.

12.) I even tried making a registry entry to take out the 30 day trial so that I would just be forced to put in my information I purchased.

Well I'm officially out of ideas, I don't know what else to do other than downgrade to XP wich is not an option for me. It really irritates me because it did infact run perfectly for a long time, so I know there is a way out there to fix it. If anyone has any ideas that I can try please do share them with me. Thanks.

Hey dude i found the solution to your problem. Took me an hour to find it here visit this site: http://rpgmakertimes.blogspot.in/2013/04/rpg-maker-xp-wont-open-on-windows-7.html#.U-MhquOSwgo

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