Crash,Crash,and Crash again

frogdog · 04-20-08, 08:07 AM

I have had the same random CTD failures on SH IV and Sniper Elite...but not Microsoft FSX. I therefore suspect it has mainly to do with a MS Windows update. I have a DELL XPS Gen III...fully loaded, Windows XP (home) and run SHIV TMO 1.4, RSRD Campaign and ROW PE2.
I first started noticing problem about 2-3 weeks ago...tried re-installation...no joy.
If it is one of the MS auto updates...does anyone know EXACTLY which one? And what negative effects deletion would have on system security/operation? Is Microsoft aware of problem and, if so, do they care.
I notice the problem about 30-45 minutes into any particular session (inconsistant) and not associated with any particular crew evolution. Current solution: back up Patrol roughly every 20-25 minutes of play...annoying...but apparantly necessary to prevent loss of significant Patrol activity.
Maybe UBI might want to initiate/participate in identifying specific problem and create required patch/fix...lest some players abandon interest in game entirely because of frustration. Shouldn't be too difficult for the computer literate (certainly not me) to correct to my way of thinking.

04-20-08, 08:07 AM	#6
frogdog Torpedoman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 116 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	I have had the same random CTD failures on SH IV and Sniper Elite...but not Microsoft FSX. I therefore suspect it has mainly to do with a MS Windows update. I have a DELL XPS Gen III...fully loaded, Windows XP (home) and run SHIV TMO 1.4, RSRD Campaign and ROW PE2. I first started noticing problem about 2-3 weeks ago...tried re-installation...no joy. If it is one of the MS auto updates...does anyone know EXACTLY which one? And what negative effects deletion would have on system security/operation? Is Microsoft aware of problem and, if so, do they care. I notice the problem about 30-45 minutes into any particular session (inconsistant) and not associated with any particular crew evolution. Current solution: back up Patrol roughly every 20-25 minutes of play...annoying...but apparantly necessary to prevent loss of significant Patrol activity. Maybe UBI might want to initiate/participate in identifying specific problem and create required patch/fix...lest some players abandon interest in game entirely because of frustration. Shouldn't be too difficult for the computer literate (certainly not me) to correct to my way of thinking.