GWX 1.03 sends me into reboot

[Brag]

Yesterday I installed GWX 1.03, it ran fine.

Today, I tried to load. After the nicht so lange her line vanished, about the moment the Zentralle screen should appear, there is a quick whining noise and computer goes into reboot. After reboot, the computer recovered from serious error appears.

I've ran crap cleaner, defragged. Same thing happened.
I have 826 Ram available, use Nvidia 5700 and have 65% of disk space free.

SHIII and GWX only:damn:

Does anyone have any ideas?

[johnno74]

Unfortunately a hard crash like that isn't SH3's fault, its either bad drivers or bad hardware.

Can you open the windows event log, and paste in the details of the serious error? There is a code in there that will give you some clues as to what went bang.

Most likely either video card drivers, bad ram, or overheating... in that order of likelyhood.

Try some new drivers (maybe a version or two older, more likely to be slower but more stable).

If that doesn't work, clean dust from your heatsink and fan (cpu and video card) with a brush and vacumn cleaner. If it still crashes, I reccommend you test your RAM.

There is a RAM tester available from microsoft as a bootable CD ISO, thats the best way to test your ram as it runs without any OS on top. There is also a free windows test app out there which isn't too bad, and much more convenient, but close as many apps as possible before running it. If it finds errors then you DEFINITELY have bad ram, but if it finds nothing there is no guarantee that it didn't miss something. Only way to be sure is with an app that comes as a bootable CD or floppy.

Sorry, can't remember the name of that windows tester app. A while back I started getting random bluescreens and corrupted files and it turns out it was bad ram.
I returned the ram, week later same thing. I eventually got some high-quality ram and my pc has been rock-solid stable since. I swore I'd never go for cheap ram again.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Sorry to hear that Brag mate.

I gotta say, that it sounds like a hardware component failure to me.

I hope you get it sorted soon.

[Dowly]

Yeh, that has to be hardware related or VERY screwed up install. Hope you sort it out! ;)

[Brag]

Thanks, Mates,

I'll follow through and see what works:o :damn:

[danlisa]

In your advanced system settings (found through control panel) there are options relating to debugging & error msg's, by default Windows will reboot in the event of such an error.

What you need to do is disable this, so that when a crash happens you either get a error code on your desktop before it reboots or you get a BSOD after the reboot.

If you can get either of these messages to appear there will be details regarding the file or process that caused it along with an error code, this will be invaluable in try to solve this.

Good Luck:up:

[Brag]

Thanks, Danlisa,

We shall what this computer illiterate can do. Have to wait a bit as a storm is making power unreliable.

I was thinking of going to the previous configuration then re-installing 1.03
but if I can get the error message(s) it could be useful to everyone.

[Brag]

I disabled and get the following:

A problem has been detected and window has been shut down to prevent damage yo your computer.

Driver IRQL not less or Equal

The goes on about making sure Harware or software is properly installed

Technical info; Stop: 0X000000D1 (OXE1B3901A, OX00000006, OXF628EC9E) base at F626D 000
DATE STAMP 425b3bbc

[HunterICX]

I disabled and get the following:

A problem has been detected and window has been shut down to prevent damage yo your computer.

Driver IRQL not less or Equal

The goes on about making sure Harware or software is properly installed

Technical info; Stop: 0X000000D1 (OXE1B3901A, OX00000006, OXF628EC9E) base at F626D 000
DATE STAMP 425b3bbc


mostly at a reboot of a Blue screen of death you get a Windows error report

if you press SEND report , you might be lucky a Browser will pop up to the mircosoft page and maybe gives some clearance what is wrong

on the other hand, If reinstall the drivers and updating them to the latest version isnt helping.

you might consider , making back ups and do a total formatation of your hard drives

and start fresh all over. it sounds as a last solution, but I it might help you out
(dont waste too much time trying to fix it , you will be stressing too much)

(just one more thing, does this only happen with SH3 or other games as well?)

[danlisa]

Has anything changed and I mean anything changed in your system. This could be a USB plugin, Faulty RAM or corrupted GFX drivers. It is however, driver related.

There are plenty of Google results if you put in "Driver IRQL not less or Equal".

[Brag]

1 I have removed all other games when installing GWX last December. then installed Nvidia 5700--GWX ran peachy after that. Installed GWX 1.02 no problems, game ran perfectly. Last Saturday installed GWX 1.03, it ran perfectly. Saved on the surface. Sunday, the thing crashed on start.

Havent done anything to ports or hardware since installing Nvidia.

[danlisa]

Try updating your nVidia drivers BUT make sure all remnants of the old drivers are gone first, this is usually why this happens. I think there is a nVidia removal tool.

Edit - have a look here - http://www.3dchipset.com/utilities/nvidia/driver_removal/index.php

[Brag]

Thanks , Danlisa,
Having trouble loading that page. Grrr. At least,this is not a GWX problem.
Will see what I can do with Nvidia drivers.

[Jimbuna]

Def not a GWX prob :nope: Had a similar experience with my daughters rig 3/4 months back.....Reinstalled XP Pro (repair mode) and faulty/ missing drivers were installed....prob solved :up:

[Brag]

I removed drivers, reinstalled proper ones with help of Nvidia techie. We went through 2 game loads, now got crashes to desktop. Tried with flight combat simulator and that worked.

I removed SH 3 and reinstalled SH=3 from DVD--that didn't work :damn:

[Brag]

BIG Question:

I installed the Vanilla, will get the 1.4 patch.

Do I need to instal in the following order?:

GWX
then straight to 1.03?

I have deleted all UBI files. But my GWX career is still there

[melnibonian]

BIG Question:

I installed the Vanilla, will get the 1.4 patch.

Do I need to instal in the following order?:

GWX
then straight to 1.03?


That's correct. All the patches are commulative and each patch contains all the previous changes. If GWX 1.03 is what you want just install GWX and then patch it up to 1.03

[danlisa]

Try re-downloading the 1.03 patch and check the MD5 hash to make sure it's not corrupted, if you're going this far, you might aswell be sure of everything.

Good luck.

[Brag]

Thanks Mel & Dan,

What's the MD5 hash? :88)

[danlisa]

Click on my sig to get to the GWX Website.

Next to the d/l link for the 1.03 Patch there is a code (MD5 hash: 033034ad50cae9fba87c6b42bcdadc02) Use this code in conjuction with the MD5 Mate, also on that page, to check your downloaded file.

MD5 Mate checks the internal MD5 Code inside the downloaded file with the one listed next to the links, if the report comes back saying that they are different then the file has been corrupted during the download.:up:

[Brag]

I downloaded the bins 1-5 from Melbonian as I couldn't get one of the servers to work. Now I have the bin in a folder on my desktop. :oops: what do I do now?
(I'm a total computer klutz)

PS I tried to run the EXe from Danlisa's site , it tells me it can't find bin 1

[spork542]

I disabled and get the following:

A problem has been detected and window has been shut down to prevent damage yo your computer.

Driver IRQL not less or Equal

The goes on about making sure Harware or software is properly installed

Technical info; Stop: 0X000000D1 (OXE1B3901A, OX00000006, OXF628EC9E) base at F626D 000
DATE STAMP 425b3bbc

I had a similar message whenever I start up my computer. It happens as soon as Starforce is installed on my system. Bad experiences, hardware replacements. Ah, what I go through to play this game.

[Brag]

I downloaded the bins 1-5 from Melbonian as I couldn't get one of the servers to work. Now I have the bin in a folder on my desktop. :oops: what do I do now?
(I'm a total computer klutz)

PS I tried to run the EXe from Danlisa's site , it tells me it can't find bin 1

please tell me what to do next.:damn:

[fredbass]

I downloaded the bins 1-5 from Melbonian as I couldn't get one of the servers to work. Now I have the bin in a folder on my desktop. :oops: what do I do now?
(I'm a total computer klutz)

PS I tried to run the EXe from Danlisa's site , it tells me it can't find bin 1

please tell me what to do next.:damn:

The .exe needs to be in the same folder as bins 1-5. Then you run the exe

[Brag]

Thanks, Fred :yep:

[Brag]

Bummer!

installed everything up to GWX 1.03
Tried loading game. Get the Silent Hunter III has encountered an error screen instead of the Zentralle.:down:

[danlisa]

Bummer!

installed everything up to GWX 1.03
Tried loading game. Get the Silent Hunter III has encountered an error screen instead of the Zentralle.:down:

Click on Details & tell us what it says.

[Dowly]

Bummer!

installed everything up to GWX 1.03
Tried loading game. Get the Silent Hunter III has encountered an error screen instead of the Zentralle.:down:
Could you make sure you installed everything in the right order?

1. Clean SHIII
2. 1.4b patch
3. GWX
4. GWX1.03
5. If you use the 'you-know-what' it comes as number 5

Just want to make sure, b/c if you installed it right, there's only 2 options.
1) Your Hardware
2) Corrupted files

[danlisa]

4. GWX1.03 (preferably via JSGME)

Not advisable.;)

[Dowly]

4. GWX1.03 (preferably via JSGME)
Not advisable.;)

The GWX1.03 is a "mod" and can be enabled via JSGME with no problems at all. ;) Just saves the trouble of complete reinstall of SHIII if he needs to get rid of the files from 1.03.

[danlisa]

:roll: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=478219&postcount=6

Sorry mate, wrong.;)

[Dowly]

:roll: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=478219&postcount=6

Sorry mate, wrong.;)

ROFL! :rotfl:

Just checked my install and you are 100% right. :oops:

I think I was remembering 1.02 patch or something. Sorry, mate.

(And for publicly humilating me, I leave Hunter alone in our future flying sessions and concentrate only on you. :arrgh!:)

[danlisa]

....I leave Hunter alone in our future flying sessions and concentrate only on you. :arrgh!:)

Bring it on, Finn Boy.:arrgh!: lol

Tonight it is then! Zero's at dawn.
:rotfl::rotfl:

[GT182]

Brag, after you uninstall anything it's always a good idea to defreg. Do a defrag, virus scan, and spyware scan before you reinstal SHIII and GWX...... just to be safe. You never know but there might be something in there that's screwing up things too, unlikely but you never know. Be safe and look for poo. ;)

[Brag]

At least some good news:

Deleted the career I was using.
Unable to start new profile.
went into single mission --everything operating normal!!
Later will try again start new career or resurect one of the two old careers.

At least hardware problem is taken care of.
I think my last career somehow caused the problem or was corrupted by the hardware prob.

Anyway, it was nice to get inside the U boat. There's hope :88)

Thanks everyone for all the help.
If anyone knows of the career starting problem pls let me know.

[danlisa]

Whoa there Nelly.:88)

Your previous careers are not compatible with 1.03. Don't even try them. Or has that been the problem all along?:hmm:

[Brag]

After my original 103 reload I continued my career. the following day the whole thing crashed when I restarted.

Presently, cannot start a new career.

Have not tried loading old career

Should I delete old careers?

Soreeeee I wasn't writing a new name--my fault. Got it now, will try new career and report back.

[Jimbuna]

....I leave Hunter alone in our future flying sessions and concentrate only on you. :arrgh!:)

Bring it on, Finn Boy.:arrgh!: lol

Tonight it is then! Zero's at dawn.
:rotfl::rotfl:

Been out most of the day, but this was worth coming back home to :rotfl:

[Brag]

This saga ends with a comic twist
Got a new career. Wilhelmshaven 2 Sept 39 , U-46.
Band was playing, girls cheering. All hell broke lose as we reached the seawall. Bernard had a ball as I tried to maneuver the boat with the keyboard set to German.

We crashed into a dock, submerged did all sorts of weird things 'til I realized what was going on. :roll:

Now, everyone stop gawking, get back to the war :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: