Alright.
So, I bought EE gold edition on Sunday, and installed it Monday Morning.
On Monday morning, it ran fine.
Then, I came home that afternoon and what do I find?
Every time I try to open the game, the screen goes blank and I have to turn it off, and on again.
Then, I do that over and over again, and, once in a blue moon, it works.
The disk isn't scratched, afaik.
And I'm gettin' so sick of it cause I have to reinstall everytime and lose all my saves :mad:

Any suggestions, besides getting a new one (which I doubt will happen)

I know that it took CoD: MP and Uo:MP around 2 mins to load up when it usually takes 3 seconds. I defragged, and it was fast again.

I know that it took CoD: MP and Uo:MP around 2 mins to load up when it usually takes 3 seconds. I defragged, and it was fast again.
no, that's not it.
It's almost instantly when it normally boots up, and I see the hourglass, but it's ust pitch black when it's all goofed up

Could be a problem in terms of compadibility with your graphics controller.

Maybe you should defrag or not that but clean out your computer. Maybe you have a virus??? :confused:

no, that's not it.
It's almost instantly when it normally boots up, and I see the hourglass, but it's ust pitch black when it's all goofed up

Thats around basically what happened to me.

I know these problems, these symptoms are related to an aging CD-drive most of the time.

You might have trouble with the SafeDisc-Protection, too.

Solution 1:
Buy a new DVD/CD-drive and do not make it dirty again, cowboy.

Solution 2:
Klick the CD in the Explorer, and browse a bit there... TO SPIN YOUR DRIVE up before starting Empire Earth. Works quite well for some having issues.

Scandisk/Defrag your harddrive will probably not solve your problem, but you might do it nevertheless.

Solution 3: Get rid off the Copy Protection. The legal way to do so is to ask the Support, but hum... Good luck with that.

Alright.
So, I bought EE gold edition on Sunday, and installed it Monday Morning.
On Monday morning, it ran fine.
Then, I came home that afternoon and what do I find?
Every time I try to open the game, the screen goes blank and I have to turn it off, and on again.
Then, I do that over and over again, and, once in a blue moon, it works.
The disk isn't scratched, afaik.
And I'm gettin' so sick of it cause I have to reinstall everytime and lose all my saves :mad:

Any suggestions, besides getting a new one (which I doubt will happen)

I never had that problem, (well Maybe cuz my copy is in russian (friend gave it to me) must be compatibility