Help: Crashes after first few screens

[sixthcrusifix]

Since I've switched to an HP Workstation xw4100 I've decided to Reinstall KOTORII because it's awesome.

 

Installing was fine, Updating to 1.0b was fine . . . But when I click "Game" to start the game, I see the Logo's and the dude from the cover and then it goes to black and my curser turns into the funky teal curser and THEN I get a windows error and it crashes.

 

I have tried EVERYTHING! I replaced Ms322.dll, I disabled sound, I took out the intro movies, I tried to set the affinity for all the related exe's to 1 processor, I downloaded the Update for multicore/hyperthreaded processors from windows, I have the latest DirectX, I set the compatibility to various other versions . . . I just can't figure it out. Nothing works.

 

When I do Scan hardware everything's a green light except it gives a yellow warning to my graphics card.

 

System Information:

 

Operating System: Windows XP Home SP2 (I installed SP3 but I think it still says SP2)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: HP

System Model: ? It's an HP Workstation xw4100

BIOS: I have no idea, sorry.

Processor: Pentium 4 (3.00 GHz, Hyperthreaded)

Memory: 2.50 GB RAM

Page File: 375MB used, 4452MB available

Windows Dir: C:\Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (Latest available for XP)

 

Display Driver:

 

Card name: NVIDIA Quadro FX1100 (128 MB)

Forceware Version: 169.96

 

 

Related info:

 

I have an Extra 250 GB SATA Drive that's just for storing stuff and that's where the game's installed.

Edited December 15, 2008 by sixthcrusifix

[sixthcrusifix]

Sorry if I'm double posting but the Edit button is missing . . .????

 

 

UPDATE: The game works fine after I replace my Nvidia Quadro FX 1100 for my ATI Radeon 9550. So I know the problem is my Video card.

 

But I thought my Quadro fx1100 was better than the radeon 9550 . . . The 9550 has 256MB Vram and the 1100 only has 128; however, with the 1100 I can use high-quality rendering in Maya and use better lighting settings in games like SPORE and OBLIVION.

 

And to add insult to injury this stupid workstation only has one AGP Slot so I literally have to shut down my computer and replace the cards if I want to switch between them.

 

Is there any patch or anything to fix this game with the Quadro FX1100?

Edited December 15, 2008 by sixthcrusifix

[kirottu]

Is there any patch or anything to fix this game with the Quadro FX1100?

 

I don

[sixthcrusifix]

Is there any patch or anything to fix this game with the Quadro FX1100?

 

I don

Edited December 16, 2008 by sixthcrusifix

[kirottu]

I can play Oblivion on decent settings with my Quadro; I just cannot imagine why KOTOR II Doesn't work--so depressing.

 

Kotor 2 is a very buggy game. With buggy games you should go with as "normal" setup as possible, otherwise you just run in to more bugs.

[Rosbjerg]

Aye, the biggest problem is probably that the game doesn't support your Quadro and can't figure out how to use it.. hence the crashing.

 

Unless there's a specific hotfix at the producers webpage for old games - I say stick with the Radeon.

[sixthcrusifix]

I can play Oblivion on decent settings with my Quadro; I just cannot imagine why KOTOR II Doesn't work--so depressing.

 

Kotor 2 is a very buggy game. With buggy games you should go with as "normal" setup as possible, otherwise you just run in to more bugs.

 

Damn.

 

Well do you think it would be worth it to get a slightly older graphics card that uses just the PCI Slot? If I did that I could keep the quadro and put the PCI Graphics card in too; then I'd just have to switch the monitor plug and maybe restart when I wanted to play an older game.

[Rosbjerg]

A little overkill, but I think that would probably work quite well. If the old games are that important for you.