I have an ASUS U52F series, and every time I launch Empire: Total war. The Game crashes my computer on startup, nothing works, not ctrl+alt+delete , I've even let it sit for 3 hours, and nothing

what key do you see during the boot up process

you should see a certain key it will be very quick you might have to restart a few times to get a good look
try pressing the delete key
hope it helps

Hi carey_beyle,

If you purchased this game you just have to install this game with the help of serial number which is mentioned on the box or cover.Before installation check your system configuration that it is fulfilling game requirements or not.

If you find this helpful please leave the comment.

Regards,
Sandy

Hello,

Sorry to hear about your trouble. I own all of the Total War series and they are very great games. I will try to get you up and running so you can enjoy that classic!

I have heard of this error coming up due to corrupt game files. Meaning, you play a campaign and after 50 turns a certain saved game will be corrupted. The solution is to delete the game file, which would cause you to lose that play time but it will fix the error.

If you have not even started playing, then most likely there was an error during installation of the game. Try uninstalling the game, reboot the computer then reinstall the game.

Another possible issue is that your machine does not meet the system requirements to play the game, thus causing it to crash. Check and make sure your system meets the minimum system requirements.

Also, make sure your computer has updated drivers for the graphics card.

Lastly, if none of the above helps you, I would recommend contacting the support team for the game.
Click here for Sega Support

Regards,
G33k

You need not to press F2 or tab or escape unless you need to do so. If your system is ok, it'll automatically boot up, but if there's boot up problem with your system, then that's different. Thanks for using FixYa.

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if not working mail me the full name of the game

there is a program named revo uninstaller that will help you remove the program and scan for any remaining information after the uninstall. I should clean up and reqgistry keys etc that might be messing with your uninstall/reinstall. Run this program and unstall the game with it. Then run an advanced scan and delete any items it finds. then reinstall your game. Hope this helps

http://www.revouninstaller.com/

just validate your email add so you could start playing

Empire Total War is now with the Steam Platform. Install Steam first.

I have the same problem. Some DVD drives seem to have a problem with the protection on the Empire disc (and other games). Might have to do with this Securom/Windows thing.

But here is my solution
1. Install Steam
2. Make Steam install the game from the disc, using its local EXE.
i.e. run:
"C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -install E:

See also this article
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?s=4202d524575809db8f3d3618a3bc8d21&ref=5357-FSQM-0382

Starting Steam.exe from your HDD rather than the setup.exe from the DVD bypasses this disc protection issue.

Alternatively, you can enter the CD-KEY in Steam and download the game from the Net.

Either way, Steam saved the day although everyone was complaining about using it for Empire

If I knew your OS, I could be more specific.
Do you have all of the video card drivers? Do you have updates for DirectX from Microsoft?
have you defragmented your computer? if not do so and that may solve the problem. How much disk space is left on the "C" drive? At least 15%?
Any less and it will crash. How much is running in the back ground? Everything you install is actually running but you do not see it. Use CRTL/ALT/Delete and then go to the tab that says startup. If there is more than 5 or so, its slowing the computer down and also, while there, click on the peeformance tab and see if the processor is running maxxed out.