Various Problems - Please Help :( - Page 2

Zantham · 04-30-08, 01:34 PM

Have you installed Vista Service Pack 1?

I believe there is a fix in there for where the video card could potentially take double the video RAM needed, causing a system to crash under certain situations. This is due to a bug in the WDDM in Vista.

http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=3060

icecold · 04-30-08, 01:54 PM

I have downloaded everything from windows update... says there are no available updates.

I recently bought a new powersupply pack due to my old going bust. However it is a higher wattage. Also all my equipment is secured correctly and is regulary cleaned. As for over heating... i have MANY fans... and i have recently made a few holes in my case with grills over the top to increase air flow and prevent dust intake.

I doubt this has anything to do with it... im sure its software related... Biggest disaster to happen to me atm... SH4 is one of my favourate games... and i cant play it

even though i could once upon a time.

THE_MASK · 04-30-08, 08:04 PM

What sound card ?

icecold · 04-30-08, 08:18 PM

HDA XPLOSION 7.1

Latest drivers.

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Ok i have narrowed it down to certain issues...

I can bump up every setting in my nvidia control panel EXCEPT...

* Anistropic filtering. (HAS TO BE LEFT ON APPLICATION CONTROLLED)

* Antialiasing Mode. (HAS TO BE LEFT ON APPLICATION CONTROLLED)

If i touch any of those 2 things... Game crashes... Graphics driver then crashes... Then blue screen of death.

As you can imagine... without those two things... the game looks like an PSX game graphics wise.

THE_MASK · 04-30-08, 09:14 PM

Is the graphics card fan working ?

edjcox · 04-30-08, 11:48 PM

Try the NHancer program. http://www.nhancer.com/

It's a free download an solved all my issues caused by the Nvidia drivers.

Oh, the game was incomplete and released prematurely. That's why all the patches were released. Some seem to forget the initial period and the big time issues many had. A lot of folks tried to run this on systems that wre inadequate. It is a demanding program.

Let me know if that fixed what appears to be a GPU problem..

THE_MASK · 05-01-08, 11:13 PM

Uninstall silent hunter 4 then download ccleaner and run the registry cleaner . Then reinstall silent hunter 4 . See how that goes .

Wilcke · 05-02-08, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sober

Uninstall silent hunter 4 then download ccleaner and run the registry cleaner . Then reinstall silent hunter 4 . See how that goes .

Agreed, last thing to do.

THE_MASK · 05-02-08, 07:48 AM

I feel the pain . SH3 ran like a pig on my machine but all other games were fine . In the end i had to toss it out the back door like a frisbee . SH4 has been like a solid rock for me , stable as a rock .

Wilcke · 05-02-08, 12:08 PM

Is the OP doing OK did you get your problems sorted? We want to add you guys to the "happy list"!

Happy Hunting

icecold · 05-02-08, 09:00 PM

everything mentioned has been tried ... no luck... so epressed and stressed.. it just wont work

Herr_Pete · 07-02-08, 06:41 AM

i didnt have any problem with any patch

mine works perfectly fine.

Doolittle81 · 07-02-08, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr_Pete

i didnt have any problem with any patch

mine works perfectly fine.

The problem was with folks using SH4 1.5, 8800 series graphics cards, Vista, and Pacific Environment MOD. These 177.26 drivers appear to be the solution.

Karbo · 07-02-08, 09:46 PM

I agree, I have not had a ctd or problem since installing them.

Kapitan_Phillips · 07-04-08, 09:23 AM

7 Pages, and I havent had to clench my fists. I'm impressed!

Beers all round! YAARRRR!

04-30-08, 11:48 PM	#6
edjcox Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shang Gri La Posts: 219 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	N Hancer Try the NHancer program. http://www.nhancer.com/ It's a free download an solved all my issues caused by the Nvidia drivers. Oh, the game was incomplete and released prematurely. That's why all the patches were released. Some seem to forget the initial period and the big time issues many had. A lot of folks tried to run this on systems that wre inadequate. It is a demanding program. Let me know if that fixed what appears to be a GPU problem.. __________________ EJ Cox http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...jcox/usaCa.gif

05-02-08, 12:08 PM	#10
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07-04-08, 09:23 AM	#15
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,902 Downloads: 203 Uploads: 0	7 Pages, and I havent had to clench my fists. I'm impressed! Beers all round! YAARRRR! __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

04-30-08, 01:34 PM	#1
Zantham 中国水兵 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 283 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 1	Have you installed Vista Service Pack 1? I believe there is a fix in there for where the video card could potentially take double the video RAM needed, causing a system to crash under certain situations. This is due to a bug in the WDDM in Vista. http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=3060

04-30-08, 01:54 PM	#2
icecold Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Periscope depth 200 yards from your stern! Posts: 93 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	I have downloaded everything from windows update... says there are no available updates. I recently bought a new powersupply pack due to my old going bust. However it is a higher wattage. Also all my equipment is secured correctly and is regulary cleaned. As for over heating... i have MANY fans... and i have recently made a few holes in my case with grills over the top to increase air flow and prevent dust intake. I doubt this has anything to do with it... im sure its software related... Biggest disaster to happen to me atm... SH4 is one of my favourate games... and i cant play it even though i could once upon a time.

04-30-08, 08:04 PM	#3
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	What sound card ?

04-30-08, 08:18 PM	#4
icecold Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Periscope depth 200 yards from your stern! Posts: 93 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	HDA XPLOSION 7.1 Latest drivers. ---- Ok i have narrowed it down to certain issues... I can bump up every setting in my nvidia control panel EXCEPT... * Anistropic filtering. (HAS TO BE LEFT ON APPLICATION CONTROLLED) * Antialiasing Mode. (HAS TO BE LEFT ON APPLICATION CONTROLLED) If i touch any of those 2 things... Game crashes... Graphics driver then crashes... Then blue screen of death. As you can imagine... without those two things... the game looks like an PSX game graphics wise.

04-30-08, 09:14 PM	#5
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Is the graphics card fan working ?

05-01-08, 11:13 PM	#7
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Uninstall silent hunter 4 then download ccleaner and run the registry cleaner . Then reinstall silent hunter 4 . See how that goes .

05-02-08, 07:48 AM	#9
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	I feel the pain . SH3 ran like a pig on my machine but all other games were fine . In the end i had to toss it out the back door like a frisbee . SH4 has been like a solid rock for me , stable as a rock .

05-02-08, 09:00 PM	#11
icecold Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Periscope depth 200 yards from your stern! Posts: 93 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	everything mentioned has been tried ... no luck... so epressed and stressed.. it just wont work

07-02-08, 06:41 AM	#12
Herr_Pete Commodore Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 623 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	i didnt have any problem with any patch mine works perfectly fine.

07-02-08, 09:46 PM	#14
Karbo Sailor man Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 49 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I agree, I have not had a ctd or problem since installing them.