poenewbie

Thanks again for the suggestions. I do use Internet Download Manager as a download utility. No idea why it should show up in the stack trace. I'll try disabling it and see. As for the Catalyst drivers, I do have the latest 14.4 version (last available for Win XP anyway). When you say "try placing a different version of the file in the PoE folder" do you mean placing a version other than Catalyst 14.4?

Thanks for the tip on the DirectX runtime. I did install it just to make sure I got all my bases covered. Unfortunately, I still get the crash with or without the /3GB switch. Below is the output log and error log files without the /3GB switch. output_log.txt error.log.txt This is the crash message box that appears on screen (after POE crashes and I get kicked back to the desktop: With the /3GB switch on, the behaviour is still the same as before. The game doesn't even load and I just get the same crash message box attached above. Again attaching the output log and error log files with the /3GB switch. output_log.txt error.log.txt

Welcome to the forums Poenewbie, Could you attach a copy of your output_log.txt file (see MUST READ... for where this is) ideally both with and without /3GB enabled? That would allow others here to check whether something else, other than memory, might be causing your problem. When you say the game "doesn't load" with /3GB, what exactly happens? (any error reported, do you reach the main menu, etc). Hi, I'm now attaching the log file without /3GB. output_log.txt And below is the log file with /3GB. output_log.txt With /3GB enabled, after I double click on the icon to launch the game immediately a popup message box appears saying the game has crashed. I don't even get to the Obsidian intro screen.

WinXP user here with 4GB of RAM installed. I also faced the crash issues when trying to enter Gilded Vale. Found mention of the /3GB switch fix here. Unfortunately the /3GB switch does not work for me. In fact, with this switch the game doesn't even load at all. So you could say the /3GB switch made it worse! I also did try with and without the /userva=2900 switch - no diff the game doesn't load. At least without the /3GB switch I could start the game and play it, except that it would crash when getting to Gilded Vale. I hope a fix can be found by the devs.