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Just got the full version of the game (about time I bought it, been following on and off for about 4 years...), and immediately patched up to 4.5.0. But when I try to run it, I get an error, something along the lines of "cannot allocate enough memory". I do not get this error when running 4.0.3.

I realize that 4.5.0 requires a video card capable of doing hardware transforms and lighting, but I was under the impression that my Radeon 9500 Pro was up to that... I tried redownloading and reinstalling, but that didn't help any.

Here's the error log that was generated:

+====================================================================+
| STARSHATTER 4.5.0 7 Jun 2005, 7:12:52 AM |
+====================================================================+
| |
| Windows XP 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4 |
| |
| Registered Owner: Stewart, |
| |
| CPUs Detected: 1 CPU Level: 6.8.3 CPU Speed: 849 |
| x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 3 |
| GenuineIntel |
| |
| 256 MB RAM 1000 MB Max Swap 792 MB Avail Swap |
| |
| DirectX 9 installed. |
| DDRAW 5.3.0000000.900 built by: DIRECTX |
| D3DIM 5.00.2180.1 |
| DINPUT 5.1.2600.881 built by: Lab06_N(mmbuild) |
| DPLAY 5.00.2134.1 |
| DSOUND 5.3.0000000.900 built by: DIRECTX |
| DMUSIC 5.3.0000000.900 built by: DIRECTX |
| |
| |
| RADEON 9500 PRO / 9700 - Secondary |
| |
+====================================================================+

Initializing Game
Gamma Level = 128

Initializing instance...
Window created.
Instance initialized.
Initializing game...
Palette loaded.
Init Video...
Request 800 x 600 x 32 mode

********************************
* Direct 3D version 9 *
********************************

VideoDX9: (ctor) could not create enumerator. [Out of system memory.]
SoundCardD3D Primary Buffer Format:
bits: 16
chls: 2
rate: 22050

*** PANIC: Could not create the Video Interface.

+====================================================================+
Begin Shutdown...
Campaign::Close() - destroying all campaigns

*********************************************
FATAL EXCEPTION:

Registers:
EAX: 00000000
EBX: 00000000
ECX: 01120560
EDX: 006f7368
EDI: 00133948
ESI: 01120560
EBP: 0012ff34

CS:EIP: 001b:0059d5b8
SS:ESP: 0023:0012fd24
DS: 0023
ES: 0023
FS: 003b
GS: 0000
Flags: 00010246

Exception Code: c0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Exception Addr: 0059d5b8
Program attempted to READ from address 0x00000004

--- could not Initialize IMAGEHLP.DLL (c0000005) ---

Stack Trace (Intel):
Address Frame Logical addr Module
0059D5B8 0012FF34 0001:0019C5B8 C:\Matrix Games\Starshatter\Stars.exe
006A444E 0012FFC0 0001:002A344E C:\Matrix Games\Starshatter\Stars.exe
7C59893D 0012FFF0 0001:0002793D C:\WINNT\system32\KERNEL32.DLL

*********************************************
PROGRAM TERMINATED.

Does anyone know if this is even the error associated with an incompatible graphics card?

It sounds more like you're lacking system RAM - 256 might not be enough?

You may also want to check your version of DirectX, the latest version is 9.0c yours seems to be an earlier version.

Upgrading DirectX did it, thanks! Didn't know there was another one out, haven't gotten any games new enough to need it...

I've just had time to flip through the menus and tac displays, but this looks so much better now!

Glad I was able to help.