Loading Problem

harryt8 · 05-02-11, 07:03 AM

I'm after a bit of technical advice please:

I have been running SH3, GWX 3.0 with OLC Gold and now MaGui Final for some time without incident.
My PC is running XP.
Recently I had intermittent PC problems resulting in general system crashes which resulted in the replacement of the motherboard. The PC now works well on all applications: Internet, OE, Word, Excel etc.

However, it will not load SH3 anymore. When loading the program, the red bar comes to the 95% mark, sticks for some time, and then I get a blank screen with an eventual Microsoft Error Message. I have been trying to solve the problem for several days now without success.

I've checked the original SH3 ver.1.4 disc. I can install and run the basic game including Career and Single Mission.
I have deleted and re-downloaded the MaGui mod.
I deleted and re-download both JSGME and SH3 Commander.
JSGME has only one mod loaded (MaGui)
I have deleted and re-loaded GWX Gold v.3.0 from my back-up disc.

On Main Menu I can press "Single Mission" for example and select "Happy Times" or "Scapa Flow" and it loads until the 95% mark, then crashes.

The Error Report for "Happy Times" reads:
App.name sh3.exe ver.1.4.01 Mod Name: kernel.dll
Mod.ver.0.0.0.0. Offset 0001a323
then Codes, Flags, Record Address
Module 1 - 86 Thread 1 etc etc

The Error Report for "Scapa Flow" reads:
App.name sh3.exe ver.1.4.01 Mod Name: ntdll.dll
Mod.ver. 5.1.2600.6055 Offset 000104fa

If I try "New Career" it produces the identical error report.
Is there any information I can extract from these Error Reports that will give an indication of the problem? Where do I look?

I have no saved careers that I can use to kick the program into action.

I am currently at a loss as to how to solve the problem, or to even deduce where the loading error might be.

How can I check GWX is working for example? Should I re-download the whole file again?

Could someone tell me the sequence of events when the program is loading, and why GWX gets to 95% and crashes in this instance? I can't see this being a motherboard issue can it?

Any thoughts or detail on how I can solve the matter would be greatly appreciated as you can imagine.

Thank you.

05-02-11, 07:03 AM	#1
harryt8 Bosun Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 64 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Loading Problem I'm after a bit of technical advice please: I have been running SH3, GWX 3.0 with OLC Gold and now MaGui Final for some time without incident. My PC is running XP. Recently I had intermittent PC problems resulting in general system crashes which resulted in the replacement of the motherboard. The PC now works well on all applications: Internet, OE, Word, Excel etc. However, it will not load SH3 anymore. When loading the program, the red bar comes to the 95% mark, sticks for some time, and then I get a blank screen with an eventual Microsoft Error Message. I have been trying to solve the problem for several days now without success. I've checked the original SH3 ver.1.4 disc. I can install and run the basic game including Career and Single Mission. I have deleted and re-downloaded the MaGui mod. I deleted and re-download both JSGME and SH3 Commander. JSGME has only one mod loaded (MaGui) I have deleted and re-loaded GWX Gold v.3.0 from my back-up disc. On Main Menu I can press "Single Mission" for example and select "Happy Times" or "Scapa Flow" and it loads until the 95% mark, then crashes. The Error Report for "Happy Times" reads: App.name sh3.exe ver.1.4.01 Mod Name: kernel.dll Mod.ver.0.0.0.0. Offset 0001a323 then Codes, Flags, Record Address Module 1 - 86 Thread 1 etc etc The Error Report for "Scapa Flow" reads: App.name sh3.exe ver.1.4.01 Mod Name: ntdll.dll Mod.ver. 5.1.2600.6055 Offset 000104fa If I try "New Career" it produces the identical error report. Is there any information I can extract from these Error Reports that will give an indication of the problem? Where do I look? I have no saved careers that I can use to kick the program into action. I am currently at a loss as to how to solve the problem, or to even deduce where the loading error might be. How can I check GWX is working for example? Should I re-download the whole file again? Could someone tell me the sequence of events when the program is loading, and why GWX gets to 95% and crashes in this instance? I can't see this being a motherboard issue can it? Any thoughts or detail on how I can solve the matter would be greatly appreciated as you can imagine. Thank you.