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Crash to Desktop
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:08 pm
by tcollipi
I have had all three games (WF, EF RS) all crash to the desk top. I checked to ensure that the games were saving to the correct directory. I got the annoying message that a problem was encountered and did I want to notify Microsoft. If I responded to it the program terminated. If I didn't then I could continue to play but I had to move the error window to the corner of the screen.
I have a Windows XP Service pack 2 machine, with an AMT Athlon 64 dual core process (3800+) 2.00 GHz, and 1.0 GB RAM.
(I do have an old copy of WF still loaded - could that be the problem?)
RE: Crash to Desktop
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:44 pm
by FrattonFreak
I believe you need to save the game at the root directyory of th egame install folder
RE: Crash to Desktop
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:59 pm
by Jason Petho
ORIGINAL: tcollipi
I have had all three games (WF, EF RS) all crash to the desk top. I checked to ensure that the games were saving to the correct directory. I got the annoying message that a problem was encountered and did I want to notify Microsoft. If I responded to it the program terminated. If I didn't then I could continue to play but I had to move the error window to the corner of the screen.
I have a Windows XP Service pack 2 machine, with an AMT Athlon 64 dual core process (3800+) 2.00 GHz, and 1.0 GB RAM.
(I do have an old copy of WF still loaded - could that be the problem?)
What are you doing when the game crashes?
Jason Petho
RE: Crash to Desktop
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 3:16 pm
by tcollipi
Nothing special. In fact it just did it again, minutes ago on WF. I had saved the battle file I was playing and as I was exiting the program (from the file drop down menu the file crashed again (I go the microsoft error warning).
In this instance I changed the location of the save game file to the root directory of the program itself.
RE: Crash to Desktop
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:35 pm
by CJMello63
Should be in WF folder. Older TS games won't be an issue. Is it SCN's that are up to date, came with MCS that is?
RE: Crash to Desktop
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:19 pm
by MartNick
Could be a graphics issue. The original Talonsoft games were not designed to run with the high end graphic cards of today. I run my copy of CS with DirectDraw, Direct 3D and AGP Textures disabled. Solved lots of lock-ups and crashes.
Start/Run
Type dxdiag, click on display tab and disable DirectX features
Remember to re-enable for more graphic intensive games.
Hope this helps.
RE: Crash to Desktop
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:44 am
by CJMello63
Hell, I remember DirectX 6c caused a stir.