GlowStick
08-24-03, 03:23 AM
Hi,
Im gonna try to sum things up because its 3AM and i just finished alot of windows xp reinstalls.
When i installed ut2k3, it worked fine the first run. i played a cuple maps, then exited and patched the game. i started it up playes some more and closed it.
I didnt play the game untill the next day, when i started it, it gave me an Error. so, i decided to reinstall the patch, and the game worked again. but when i exited and treid to start again it gave the same error. it became aparent that ut2k3 was somehow getting corrupted.
I decided since i have not reinstalled windows for quite some time, that it would be a good idea to reinstall. I did that, and the same thing happend, there is my install procedure.
Windows Xp Pro SP1 (slipstream)
Intel Driver cd (inf + network)
ATi Cat 3.6 + Driver Panel in 1
DirectX 9.0b
UT2k3
This was very annoying, i decided to E-mail atari tech support anyways, though i was expecitng a generic answer such as (oh, update your drivers).
Meanwhile, i decided to reinstall windows, I thought that must be the problem, and after 2 attemps i was baffled.
Then i got the idea to use my backup video card that i got for 20$, a Nvidia Geforce 2 MX200. I used this order.
Windows Xp Pro SP1 (slipstream)
Intel Driver cd (inf + network)
Nvidia Det 45.23 WHQL
DirectX 9.0b
UT2k3
So i run UT2k3 and it runs the first time as expected. So i beat the first 2 dm levels and reboot. I run the game again, It loads up, and i beat another level then close the program, this time i patched it. started the game again, it worked fine, i played another dm level. Then i rebooted. and started ut2k3 it worked fine, i played a 'instant action' with bots. I opend and closed the game a few times.
After this, i felt adventurious. I have also been havieng problems with STEAM, valve's steam is beta and i just assumed that it was probly a problem with their beta code, but i could install STEAM, then it would update it self and then it would just crash.
I decided to download and install Steam. This time it worked flawlessly, it updated and worked.
Now, this could all be concidental. So just for refrence, i put back in my Radeon 9800 Pro, and reinstalled windows following this order.
Windows Xp Pro SP1 (slipstream)
Intel Driver cd (inf + network)
ATi Cat 3.6 + Driver Panel in 1
DirectX 9.0b
UT2k3
I install UT2k3 and it runs the first time, i close it, then run it again, it gives the same error. Next i update it, it runs one time, then it dose not run again. Then i move onto STEAM. I downloaded it, ran the install, it installed the program and then ran it. It crashed giving the same error.
How could the drivers be corrupting games and apps?
Meanwhile, my conclusion is that i am 100% sure the ATi video card and/or drivers are responsable for UT2k3 crashes. But i have a 30% feeling that the ATi hardware and/or drivers are the cause of Steam, because it is a beta after all, unpredictable.
Im gonna try to sum things up because its 3AM and i just finished alot of windows xp reinstalls.
When i installed ut2k3, it worked fine the first run. i played a cuple maps, then exited and patched the game. i started it up playes some more and closed it.
I didnt play the game untill the next day, when i started it, it gave me an Error. so, i decided to reinstall the patch, and the game worked again. but when i exited and treid to start again it gave the same error. it became aparent that ut2k3 was somehow getting corrupted.
I decided since i have not reinstalled windows for quite some time, that it would be a good idea to reinstall. I did that, and the same thing happend, there is my install procedure.
Windows Xp Pro SP1 (slipstream)
Intel Driver cd (inf + network)
ATi Cat 3.6 + Driver Panel in 1
DirectX 9.0b
UT2k3
This was very annoying, i decided to E-mail atari tech support anyways, though i was expecitng a generic answer such as (oh, update your drivers).
Meanwhile, i decided to reinstall windows, I thought that must be the problem, and after 2 attemps i was baffled.
Then i got the idea to use my backup video card that i got for 20$, a Nvidia Geforce 2 MX200. I used this order.
Windows Xp Pro SP1 (slipstream)
Intel Driver cd (inf + network)
Nvidia Det 45.23 WHQL
DirectX 9.0b
UT2k3
So i run UT2k3 and it runs the first time as expected. So i beat the first 2 dm levels and reboot. I run the game again, It loads up, and i beat another level then close the program, this time i patched it. started the game again, it worked fine, i played another dm level. Then i rebooted. and started ut2k3 it worked fine, i played a 'instant action' with bots. I opend and closed the game a few times.
After this, i felt adventurious. I have also been havieng problems with STEAM, valve's steam is beta and i just assumed that it was probly a problem with their beta code, but i could install STEAM, then it would update it self and then it would just crash.
I decided to download and install Steam. This time it worked flawlessly, it updated and worked.
Now, this could all be concidental. So just for refrence, i put back in my Radeon 9800 Pro, and reinstalled windows following this order.
Windows Xp Pro SP1 (slipstream)
Intel Driver cd (inf + network)
ATi Cat 3.6 + Driver Panel in 1
DirectX 9.0b
UT2k3
I install UT2k3 and it runs the first time, i close it, then run it again, it gives the same error. Next i update it, it runs one time, then it dose not run again. Then i move onto STEAM. I downloaded it, ran the install, it installed the program and then ran it. It crashed giving the same error.
How could the drivers be corrupting games and apps?
Meanwhile, my conclusion is that i am 100% sure the ATi video card and/or drivers are responsable for UT2k3 crashes. But i have a 30% feeling that the ATi hardware and/or drivers are the cause of Steam, because it is a beta after all, unpredictable.