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I can run the MagicLimited.exe fine, but the game crashes upon startup when I try to run Magic.exe (Note, there have been rare occasions when it managed to startup, just only to crash a bit later.)

Viewed problem details and it told me the file ManalinkEx.dll was causing the problems. Any ideas?

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Magic.exe
Application Version: 7.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 983a3241
Fault Module Name: ManalinkEx.dll
Fault Module Version: 2.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 2a425e19
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00164745
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: d40e
Additional Information 2: 93652edbeca5637a6fef9ed895fe82a6
Additional Information 3: 9c36
Additional Information 4: 31113ca71e070d4669a4c9eca9248bad

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THE SHANDALAR CUSTOM ISO or RANDOM TORRENT VERSIONS will mess everything up for you, so if you have been using those please try the "normal" installation route (links below).
Sounds like you are missing some updated files.
This just should not happen with the "normal" installation route.

Try to install either the Wiki or SCV route and it should work.

If you are already using either version then please let me know what OS (Windows Vista , 98 etc) you are using.
It is almost impossible to get the game to work with Windows Vista for example.Going to crash constantly.

I installed using the Wiki's method, but i also happen to be using Vista . I guess I'll come back when I change my OS or when this works with vista

I´m not familiar with Vista. You could try things that worked for different OS.

Disable Visual Themes, and try to "toy" around with Compatibility settings.

Sorry, but i really can´t help you further.

I tried many stuff, finally got it to work with an unlogical solution

Usually I get the "fatal error" stuff right on start when I try to start the game, so by accident and perhaps frustration, i trying clicking on the exe file repeatedly and somehow one of those tries will start up the game perfectly. So now whenever i start the game, all i have to do it spam the exe file till it starts up.

Game is fine and I'm enjoying it , I have noticed there are certain cards which crashes/lags the game. The 2/2 white creature which removes artifacts crashes the game for me everytime, and priest of titania severly lags the game. Hope the spamming solution helps for people who run Vista