LOTR BFME DirectX Error fix

After installing Lord of the Rings Battle For Middle Earth 2 I kept getting DirectX Errors, and the program wouldn’t start.

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I realized that somehow the program wasn’t able to change resolution.

To fix this I added -xres 1680 -yres 1050 after the quotes in the shortcut.

“C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Battle for Middle-earth ™ II\lotrbfme2.exe” -xres 1680 -yres 1050

1680 and 1050 is my widescreen resolution, you should add whatever resolution you have set in windows if you get this problem.

Hope this helps

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camiel maseland | December 7, 2009 at 1:55 am

Thanks!!
I had also this error on Windows7.
My resolutions are 1920 1080.
arvin | April 26, 2011 at 3:01 pm

..your suggest did not work to my computer
can you give me another ideas about it? thanks
Touqeer 'outlaw' | June 21, 2011 at 11:48 am

It dint worked
can you give me another ideas about it? thanks
i have xp and i dont know what to do
nurper | November 13, 2011 at 3:36 am

i dont understand what file to type that into. or if its a modification to a file
mrgnome | November 13, 2011 at 3:45 am

Nurper. In the shortcut to the exe file. If you dont know what a windows shortcut is ask someone who knows how windows works.
nurper | November 13, 2011 at 7:33 am

k i found that, but now i get a problem with shortcut window.

The folder “C:\Program Files(x86)\Electronic Arts\The Battle for Middle-earth ™ II” =xres 1920 -yres 1080′ specified in the Start In box is not valid. Make sure that the folder exists and that the path is correct.

I tryed the Target also and it did the same thing.
mrgnome | November 14, 2011 at 5:09 am

No its not valid you dont have the exe file defined at all. Path to exe and exe file name in quotes, then -xres and -yres. Read in the post again, I have an example there of how it is supposed to be.