Game Freezing at Workbench

[PvtMJCaboose]

i used to play this game on a really old single core laptop and apart from the obvious but bearable Graphics lag stemming from 128mb onboard graphics the game rarely had any problems.

so i decided to install it on my newer pc everything was running fine on it till bao-dur told me i had all the lightsaber pieces. so i went to upgrade my first lightsaber and as soon as you select a lightsaber component the game freezes. i tried changing the color crystal first, then other parts but as soon as the screen comes up nothing responds.

i am still on Dantooine (straight from Telos) and i am about to help Khoonda with the mercenary attack

 

im running 

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual 5000+

3GB RAM

AMD Radeon HD 7700

 

i Installed the game, patched it with 1.0b patch then installed TSLRCM. Also changed to single core affinity (not sure if that makes a difference).

 

i'll admit i've used the save game editor to add a couple of goodies and HK-47 Parts but apart from that nothing bad (such as removed items).

 

ive also modified the swkotor2.ini file to have windowed mode but i didnt think that would have an effect

 

any help would be appreciated

 

i am currently uninstalling then re-installiing, then using 1.0a and 1.0b patches to see if that has any effect

[PvtMJCaboose]

i can still not upgrade my lightsaber and now the game seems to randomly stall on just about any console. it's got to the point where i am saving before i use any console because i can either wait about 5-7 minutes for the game to continue or end task and reload and "have another crack" at it.

[Gorth]

Not sure if it makes any difference, but I seem to remember from some distant past, people talking about whether or not patch 1.0b was necessary and might affect some parts of the game negatively.

 

It's been too many years to remember exactly though, sorry.