Football Manager 2007 Help

[cavpete]

i have installed it but when i try to load it does through all the racism stuff then i just get a black screen, any ideas?

[Simon Pieman]

Have you installed the latest patch?

[cavpete]

no just installed off the disc just now

[Simon Pieman]

I'd install the latest patch to see if that works. I remember a similar thing happening with CM4 back in the day.

[Simon Pieman]

If not try this. I found it on an SI forum.


start then run
type "cmd"
when you get the black screen it should be pointing towards c:\documents and settings\user or something like that.
type "cd.."
then again "cd.."
now it shoud say c:\>
you now need to find your football manager file. this is normally in program files so type "cd program files" (you can check your folder names by typing "dir" at any time)
if you have installed to the normal directory type "cd sports interactive"
now type "cd football manager 2007"
then type "fm.exe --cache_skin=[0/1]"
the game will now start


Once the game has started go into Preferences and then Display and Sound. Tick "Use Skin Cache" and it should work from desktop everytime..........

[cavpete]

If not try this. I found it on an SI forum.


start then run
type "cmd"
when you get the black screen it should be pointing towards c:\documents and settings\user or something like that.
type "cd.."
then again "cd.."
now it shoud say c:\>
you now need to find your football manager file. this is normally in program files so type "cd program files" (you can check your folder names by typing "dir" at any time)
if you have installed to the normal directory type "cd sports interactive"

now type "cd football manager 2007"
then type "fm.exe --cache_skin=[0/1]"
the game will now start


Once the game has started go into Preferences and then Display and Sound. Tick "Use Skin Cache" and it should work from desktop everytime..........

didnt work

[Simon Pieman]

Installed the new patch yet?

[cavpete]

Installed the new patch yet?

downloading now

[Simon Pieman]

Other things to consider:

*Have you got the demo on your computer? Could try uninstalling that, then reinstalling the full game.

*Could try using a no-cd patch to see if that helps.

[cavpete]

had it on my laptop before, but had to format it so lost everything, now doesnt work, but it worked before

[cavpete]

is there anything that is needed to make fm run correctly that would have been deleted when i formatted?

[Simon Pieman]

Do you have the latest Java? I'd install the latest one before uninstalling and reinstalling the football manager game.

[cavpete]

yeah downloaded latest java already and reinstalled it

[Simon Pieman]

Loads of people have this problem but I can't find a definitive fix/answer for it. You could have a look at the SI forums and try all the suggestions there.