start up crash

[rev. beetle]

i have a windows xp a nvida 6200 card instaled 3.0 intell cpu 2058 mb of ram and all of the newset drivers installed but when i try to start up the game all i get is a green screen and about 2 secs of sound from the intro movie then the computer will reboot with a error message that a serious error has occured i can play the intro movie just fine by going in to the file and double clicking on it and playing it in windows player any help will be nice

[Mush Martin]

Welcom aboard,

What version of the game are you running

were you running a previous version

did you add or remove mods from either.

as often as not theres a ship in the sea folder that isnt in the
names cfg file or vice versa, then again theres about a gazzillion
possibilities, so more info would help.
M

[Digital_Trucker]

Welcome aboard, Rev. Beetle. You say you are getting a complete computer reboot, not just a crash to desktop? I'd be wondering about a system problem of some sort, or a really bad driver problem. What kind of power supply are you using? Which XP service pack are you using (SP1, SP2 or {heaven forbid} SP3)?

Also, when you installed the game, did you let it install DirectX? If not, when was the last time you updated DirectX?

[AVGWarhawk]

Also, the box said it will support the 6200. However, the game will play, if at all, like it is on crutches. I had the 6200 and promptly dumped the card the very next day after I got SH4. Just food for thought.

Welcome aboard.

[rev. beetle]

Originally Posted by rev. beetle

i have a windows xp a nvida 6200 card instaled 3.0 intell cpu 2058 mb of ram and all of the newset drivers installed but when i try to start up the game all i get is a green screen and about 2 secs of sound from the intro movie then the computer will reboot with a error message that a serious error has occured i can play the intro movie just fine by going in to the file and double clicking on it and playing it in windows player any help will be nice

runing window xp sp3 newest direct x no mods patched to the lasted 1.4 on sh4
have installed on a safe mode using drive cleaner with no luck with the newest graphics drivers installed under safe mode
do i have a bad game disk
works very slow with a 5200 card
but can not play mouse is very slow

Originally Posted by rev. beetle

runing window xp sp3 newest direct x no mods patched to the lasted 1.4 on sh4
have installed on a safe mode using drive cleaner with no luck with the newest graphics drivers installed under safe mode
do i have a bad game disk
works very slow with a 5200 card
but can not play mouse is very slow

Sounds like your graphics card is choking everything up...

P.S: What is youy framerate? It's ctrl+F8 I think...

[rev. beetle]

if it is the graphics card. i need a pci card as pci-e and agp are not an option with my computer no slots. recomendations any one

Originally Posted by rev. beetle

if it is the graphics card. i need a pci card as pci-e and agp are not an option with my computer no slots. recomendations any one

What do you mean by "no slots"?

You do know that if you buy a new graphics card, you'll have to remove the previous one?

That said, is your current card in an AGP or PCI-E slot?

[rev. beetle]

i have no agp or pci-e slots this is a older computer about jan 2006

[LeeVanSpliff]

Edit: Been reading up on it and realized that I don't have a clue. Will shut up!