Cannot Start Game

[Wolvishone]

Okay, so here's the general gist of the problem - I cannot start KOTOR 1, 2, or Neverwinter Nights on my computer. The only thing I can figure is that possibly it's an AMD related issue (a friend has the same issues on his AMD-processed computer, but not his Pentium), but I have no clue how to prove that. Here are the contents of my SWINFO file:

 

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=4/19/2006 9:54:07 AM

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.10.427

GameInstallLocation=C:\PROGRA~1\LUCASA~1\SWKotOR2\

 

[OS]

Name=Win98

Version=Windows 98 v4.10 build 2222

Service Pack=Service Pack 2

Status=Pass

 

[swapFiles]

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=1

CPUSpeed=2000

CPUFamily=6

CPUModel=8

CPUStepping=1

CPUVendor=AMD

CPUName=AMD Athlon XP 2400+

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=1024

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=14.69GB

E: (FAT32), UNICODE=2.05GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=D:\

Drives=

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=RADEON X700 Series

Video Memory=512

Desktop Resolution=0x0x0

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=2.0.5757 WinXP Release

OpenGL Vendor=ATI Technologies Inc.

OpenGL Renderer=RADEON X700 PRO x86/MMX/3DNow!/SSE

ATI Driver=(null)

Vid Card Status=Pass

Vid Card Driver Status=Fail

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=Vinyl AC'97 Codec Combo Driver (WDM)

Status=Pass

 

 

;Game Options from swkotor2.ini

 

[Display Options]

FullScreen=1

Disable Movies=1

Disable Intro Movies=1

Sort Modules=1

Width=640

Height=480

BitsPerPixels=32

RefreshRate=60

 

[sound Options]

Sound Init=1

Disable Sound=0

Force Software=1

 

[Graphics Options]

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=1

RefreshRate=75

Width=1024

Height=768

Emitters=1

Anisotropy=1

Frame Buffer=1

Soft Shadows=0

Brightness=57

V-Sync=0

Texture Quality=2

Anti Aliasing=0

AllowSoftShadows=1

 

[Game Options]

Disable Movies=1

 

[config]

firstrun=0

 

 

 

What seems to be failing is the video drivers, and even though I have an ATI card in my machine, the on-screen reason the config program gives me is that "Your current video card drivers are out of date. NVidia cards require Detonator 45.23 drivers or better." Also, the config program never actually closes; I have to go in through Task Manager and stop the process before it will take me back to the initial game menu.

 

I have similar problems with Neverwinter Nights and KOTOR 1, neither of which will launch on my main computer (though my celeron-based laptop will run both). I wonder if it isn't the same problem for all three...

 

Any suggestions? And why does my operating system (Windows XP Professional) report as Win98 in the config program?

[Hassat Hunter]

Looks to me like you need to update drivers, eh

 

http://www.ati.com

 

Otherwise try downgrading them to around a month or 3 after Kotor2's release...

 

And the Win98 thing, yeah, kotor does that sometimes with ATI-cards

Edited April 19, 2006 by Hassat Hunter

[Wolvishone]

Looks to me like you need to update drivers, eh

 

http://www.ati.com

 

Otherwise try downgrading them to around a month or 3 after Kotor2's release...

 

And the Win98 thing, yeah, kotor does that sometimes with ATI-cards

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Sadly I tried that before I posted here. In fact, I've tried everything I can think of, including updating all the drivers for the motherboard, sound card, monitor, etc.

 

This issue began after winXP service pack 2 came out. Again, I only have this problem on my Athlon machine - it works on every Pentium machine I know that it's installed on, no matter what video card it runs. I don't know a any Athlon machines where it's working - and we all updated to service pack 2 around the same time.

 

Basically I'm thinking I'm going to have to upgrade my comp to a new Intel chip in order to run this game (sad that my 800 mhz laptop will run it and not my 2 gig tower...).

Edited April 19, 2006 by Wolvishone

[Hassat Hunter]

AMD with XP SP2 here... working normal.

 

Dual-core processor?

Also did you try the downgrading of drivers?

[kirottu]

You had a Nvidia card, before your Ati card? Maybe it

[Hassat Hunter]

I have also seen reports that if you try to install ATI drivers without running the catalyst uninstaller before that the updates would not take effect and you keep the old driver stuff...

[Wolvishone]

Hmm, hadn't thought of making sure all the nvidia drivers were gone, I replaced that card a loooong time ago. I'm not even sure how to get rid of them all now!

 

Good point Hassat, I hadn't thought to make sure that the ATI drivers "blew out" the old ones, perhaps I should try a complete uninstall/reinstall of all video drivers. Would I need to go into safe mode to remove them all?

[Hassat Hunter]

Guess this can help

[ssnake42069]

didnt in the update readme say that it no longer works on windows 98 or some crap like that? i didnt read it cuz windows 98 is so obsolete.