CTD's when "Initializing..."

Trav_R · 11-21-05, 09:27 PM

I've done some reading around here, trying to find out what I can about CTD's, but all the CTD's I've read about have happened either during the main loading screen or while playing the game. My CTD's are happening whenever I try to load a saved game, or when I try to start a single mission. The loading bar comes up, goes all the way to the end, and then I get dropped straight to the desktop with no error message.

I've been playing the game fine for quite a while now without this problem. A couple days ago I installed some older video drivers to try to sort some other minor problems out. The game still loaded up and ran fine after that, so I don't think they were the problem. To be sure I installed brand new drivers, and have the same problem.

I'm also wondering if it could be caused by some spyware crap that I noticed within the last couple days. I see two processes running in task manager that I don't recognize, but searching for them on Google yields 0 results, which is very odd. I'm having some real issues trying to get rid of those bastards, they're very strange acting compared to a lot of the spyware and viruses that I've dealt with in the past.

I just don't know how to narrow this down, it's ticking me off. Has anyone had this specific problem before?

11-21-05, 09:27 PM	#1
Trav_R Ensign Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oklahoma, USA Posts: 227 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	CTD's when "Initializing..." I've done some reading around here, trying to find out what I can about CTD's, but all the CTD's I've read about have happened either during the main loading screen or while playing the game. My CTD's are happening whenever I try to load a saved game, or when I try to start a single mission. The loading bar comes up, goes all the way to the end, and then I get dropped straight to the desktop with no error message. I've been playing the game fine for quite a while now without this problem. A couple days ago I installed some older video drivers to try to sort some other minor problems out. The game still loaded up and ran fine after that, so I don't think they were the problem. To be sure I installed brand new drivers, and have the same problem. I'm also wondering if it could be caused by some spyware crap that I noticed within the last couple days. I see two processes running in task manager that I don't recognize, but searching for them on Google yields 0 results, which is very odd. I'm having some real issues trying to get rid of those bastards, they're very strange acting compared to a lot of the spyware and viruses that I've dealt with in the past. I just don't know how to narrow this down, it's ticking me off. Has anyone had this specific problem before?