Installing Metro 2033 can be a troublesome time for some people..
With all the various configurations loaded on all the individual pc systems which are so different to each other it’s hard trying to pin-point were or how the errors occur,
This small guide will steer you in the right direction….
Most of the files you are going to need, are located in a folder called “Install” which is located inside the games installation directory.
XP:
C:\program files\THQ\Metro 2003\install
Vista
C:\program files\THQ\Metro 2033\install
Vista x64
C:\Program Files (x86)\METRO 2033\install
You Got This Error?
This application has failed to start because “X3DAudio1_7.dll” was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
Resolution:
Install DirectX 11. You will find this in the “install†folder /D3D11Install/D3D11Install.exe
You can enable DirectX11 in the in game menu under options
Or this error?
“System error : D3D: Your NVIDIA driver needs to be upgraded-system can be unstable! Download latest driver from : http://www.nvidia.com/Download
Resolution:
Download the latest driver, restart the computer and you will have the error again but press ok and game will lunch…
How to fix FOV (field of view) issues:
Make these adjustments to make it more playable:
- Navigate to the user.cfg file – C:\Users\\AppData\Local\4A Games\Metro 2033
- Edit with Notepad
- Find the value: sick_fov 45.
- Change the value to sick_fov 90. (withthe period at the end)
- Save and close the file. And start the game!
For Black screen at startup, crashing on intro movie or can only hear sound but no video:
Resolution:
- If you are running on a dual monitor, unplug the secondary monitor before launching the game.
- If it fails to load after the first run, delete the user.cfg file from the game’s installation directory and try again.
- Edit user.cfg file with notepad located at X:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\4A Games\Metro 2033 , r_res_hor 1920 after that, r_res_vert 1200 (or something else), change to 1024×768
Fix freeze at loading screen, random crashes
Resolution:
Browse to the game’s installation folder and install everything inside the install folder:
- Install DirectXÂ from THQ\Metro 2033\install\DirectX and run DXSETUP.exe
- Install Visual C++ Runtime – Browse to THQ\Metro 2033\install\ and run vcredist_x86_sp1_atl_4053.exe
- Install PhysX System Software – Browse to THQ\Metro 2033\install\ and run PhysX_10.02.22_9.10.0222_SystemSoftware.exe
You need to have the PhysX libraries installed even if you own an ATI video card.
If you have Windows Vista SP1, I recommend you upgrade to Service Pack 2 and run Windows update after that, just to grab all the latest updates for that service pack also…
(with microsoft, there are always many…)
Other Info
If you are running the Razor1911 Cracked version of the game and are experiencing some of the same issues, remmeber to install each of the various applications in the install folder & copy over the entire crack folder into your install Directory..”That means open the Crack folder press Ctrl+A to select all the files and go to your installation directory and paste in the files, overwrite any files if asked to do so, and accept/allow any windows warring notices that may popup…
XP
C:\Program Files\METRO 2033Vista
C:\Program Files\METRO 2033Vista x64
C:\Program Files (x86)\METRO 2033
Have fun playing the game, I know I did..
The game is realllllllllly laggy at the startup menu.
I have Windows 7 and theres no Install folder to be found.
I have DirectX 11 and its still laggy
Hallo, I have this problem: when I run the exe file, it gets started then fails with this error notice: ERROR DUE TO UNHANDLED WIN32 EXCEPTION….does anybody know how to fix it? thx, Martin
hi Evey time i try to start METRO 2033 i getting “the application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect”. plese help
Para aqueles que instalaram o Directx11 e ele acusa que o Directx11 esta instalado baixem este programa ( DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer Fevereiro 2010 9.28.1886 ) ele vai atualizar o Directx11 do seu pc
@ Darno read my previous post,enter the link, do whatever they said to do.
Hey I have a problem I just did the same thing of D3D: Your NVIDIA driver needs to be upgraded-system can be unstable! Download latest driver from : http://www.nvidia.com/Download I download the driver and restart and again I press ok and run the game during the menu I press new game and normal and the game just crash and get me out to the deskop screen any solutions??
I did all they said here I haven’t had a single crash form that time:
http://metro2033forums.com/index.php?topic=393.0
of course I did all the things posted on this site
this game is great!
@Kharem
I Did notice a few times through-out the game when certain actions were performed, funny things started to happen, the monster dogs would die, but get stuck to the wee guys leg, and it would be dragged about, also standing at doors to open, the door would make the sound of it opening, but it dosnt!.. then you try again, and it dose, as for the grenade, I did notice a little slowdown…
Me thinks the game will have an update soon..(we hope)..
Nimso says:
March 24, 2010 at 6:34 am
Dear Marty,
Great page!
However, I’m having an issue.
“This application has failed to start because “X3DAudio1_7.dll†was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.â€
If I try to install DirectX 11 from the install directory I get:
“Direct3D 11 is present on this system. No update required.â€
Same problem, Vista 32Bit
Sorry ‘sure’.
Also, make shure you run all these installations as SUPERVISOR if they don’t work.
^ *Updated graphics card drivers*
Im having a problem with the “side by side configuration” error.
Installed everything in the install folder (D3D11, PhysX,DirectX), updated my graphics card, reset my computer and still getting the error. Anyone have a suggestion?
got a question for you guys. randomly during the gameplay Metro 2033 crashes, I’ve notices that two times it hapened during the grenade explosion. Anybody experienced the same?
My Computer:
AMD Phenom II X3 710 2,6 Ghz 4GB Ram(xp detects 3,25 maximum)
Windows XP Proffesional SP 2
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
much the same as “Ajven” have you installed Dx10?
Dear Marty,
Great page!
However, I’m having an issue.
“This application has failed to start because “X3DAudio1_7.dll†was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.”
If I try to install DirectX 11 from the install directory I get:
“Direct3D 11 is present on this system. No update required.”
Any ideas?
I’m running Windows 7 x64
Yes that was the problem :D I didnt install DirectX… after I did there was this kind of mistake:
System error : D3D: Your NVIDIA driver needs to be upgraded-system can be unstable! Download latest driver from : http://www.nvidia.com/Download
Resolution:
Download the latest driver, restart the computer and you will have the error again but press ok and game will lunch…”
So I did as you said there AND IT WORKS NOW!
Thanks a lot for your time..:D
Ajven
@ Ajven on Windows XP installing the directX from DvD certainly helps! in your case of course
@Ajven
have you tried to install DirectX, this is located in the other folder…
just run the setup and let it run through, dose your Graphics card support Dx11?
I have got this kind of problem: “You Got This Error?
This application has failed to start because “X3DAudio1_7.dll†was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
Resolution:
Install DirectX 11. You will find this in the “install†folder /D3D11Install/D3D11Install.exe
You can enable DirectX11 in the in game menu under options”
But I have windows XP and when I want to install “D3D11Install.exe” it says – Direct 3D 11 is not supported on this version of Windows.
Can you help me with this problem? Thanks for your answers…
Ajven