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SixOfSpades · 03-25-2003, 06:58 PM

Crashing upon entering Spellhold and crashing during a Rest have one very important thing in common: They both involve movies.

My computer has a very common problem--when playing games, the sound frequently cuts out. If this happens during a movie, the whole system locks up and I have no option but to Restart completely. As a Band-Aid remedy, I do this: Before a movie is supposed to play, I Alt-Tab out of the game, pull up Media Player, and start playing an MP3. This "clears the computer's throat," so to speak, and keeps the sound from locking up. You might try th same thing.

Of course, the Spellhold movie itself might be corrupted, and since you say reinstalling the game didn't work, your CD itself might be scratched. I would suggest finding a friend who has a non-scratched copy of that particular disc, and burning a copy of it.

03-25-2003, 06:58 PM	#4
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Crashing upon entering Spellhold and crashing during a Rest have one very important thing in common: They both involve movies. My computer has a very common problem--when playing games, the sound frequently cuts out. If this happens during a movie, the whole system locks up and I have no option but to Restart completely. As a Band-Aid remedy, I do this: Before a movie is supposed to play, I Alt-Tab out of the game, pull up Media Player, and start playing an MP3. This "clears the computer's throat," so to speak, and keeps the sound from locking up. You might try th same thing. Of course, the Spellhold movie itself might be corrupted, and since you say reinstalling the game didn't work, your CD itself might be scratched. I would suggest finding a friend who has a non-scratched copy of that particular disc, and burning a copy of it. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.