Windows XP Users Out There?

mrbclass · 11-20-2003, 04:01 PM

Has anybody used BG II with win XP successfully? Is it possible? Cant imagine why they overlooked the most common operating system in the world!

andrewas · 11-20-2003, 04:28 PM

Actualy, at the time BG2 came out, winXP was still in beta. Still it works flawlessly in XP [b]if you have the patch[/]. If you don't have the patch, no characters will talk with you. Funny bug, but there you go.

Lord · 11-20-2003, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by andrewas:
[b] Actualy, at the time BG2 came out, winXP was still in beta. Still it works flawlessly in XP if you have the patch[/]. If you don't have the patch, no characters will talk with you. Funny bug, but there you go.

Actually, I ran BG2+ ToB with out the Official ToB patch the the ToB Fix until just a few days ago. I'd occasionally get the 'Character X appears busy' bug, but that doesn't mean that no characters would talk to me. In fact, almost every character would talk to me.

Nerull · 11-20-2003, 10:59 PM

I run XP, but ever since I got the patch, I have no problem with talking, but my game crashes after about 20 - 60 minutes of play. I can just restart it, but it is annoying. I goes into "flicker mode" (flickering screen) right before you crash it, and it is only a matter of time after that you will be looking at an assertion error. When it is flickering, it will let you quicksave (if it doesn't happen during a fight), but a regular save crashes the game. Very odd bug. I have the same problem with Planescape: Torment, except that one doesn't go into "flicker mode"; it just dies.

Kismet · 11-20-2003, 11:17 PM

The BioWare tech support forum has a number of XP crash/can't install solutions. http://forums.bioware.com/viewforum.html?forum=10

Link · 11-21-2003, 06:15 AM

It could, of course, be a conflict between your computer and the graphics card. I've got the same problem.

Timber Loftis · 11-22-2003, 02:52 AM

I've ran BG2 on XP every time I've played it -- on 2 different laptops now. The only problem I ever had was Norton recognizing the BG exe file link as a bad registry item and deleting it. Until the patch fixed that, I had to weed out that registry edit from Norton's "to fix" list.

I've never experienced the "appears busy" problem.

Dundee Slaytern · 11-22-2003, 03:05 AM

Playing a non-patched game is like driving without seatbelts.

Link · 11-22-2003, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dundee Slaytern:
Playing a non-patched game is like driving without seatbelts.

... at 120 miles per hour [img]smile.gif[/img]

drew_jarvie · 11-28-2003, 07:27 PM

...without brakes [img]tongue.gif[/img]

11-20-2003, 04:28 PM	#2
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 43 Posts: 4,774	Actualy, at the time BG2 came out, winXP was still in beta. Still it works flawlessly in XP [b]if you have the patch[/]. If you don't have the patch, no characters will talk with you. Funny bug, but there you go. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

11-20-2003, 10:59 PM	#4
Nerull Lord Ao Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 54 Posts: 2,069	I run XP, but ever since I got the patch, I have no problem with talking, but my game crashes after about 20 - 60 minutes of play. I can just restart it, but it is annoying. I goes into "flicker mode" (flickering screen) right before you crash it, and it is only a matter of time after that you will be looking at an assertion error. When it is flickering, it will let you quicksave (if it doesn't happen during a fight), but a regular save crashes the game. Very odd bug. I have the same problem with Planescape: Torment, except that one doesn't go into "flicker mode"; it just dies. __________________ [img]\"ubb/noncgi/smiles/new/ghoul.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /><br />\"The middle class pays all of the taxes, does all of the work.<br />The lower class exists just to scare the middle class.\"<br />-George Carlin

11-20-2003, 11:17 PM	#5
Kismet Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: April 3, 2003 Location: USA Age: 58 Posts: 40	The BioWare tech support forum has a number of XP crash/can't install solutions. http://forums.bioware.com/viewforum.html?forum=10 __________________ ~[url]\"http://forums.pocketplane.net/index.php?board=18.0\" target=\"_blank\">Cailean</a> - A half-elf, archer NPC in progress.~

11-22-2003, 02:52 AM	#7
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	I've ran BG2 on XP every time I've played it -- on 2 different laptops now. The only problem I ever had was Norton recognizing the BG exe file link as a bad registry item and deleting it. Until the patch fixed that, I had to weed out that registry edit from Norton's "to fix" list. I've never experienced the "appears busy" problem. __________________

11-28-2003, 07:27 PM	#10
drew_jarvie Zhentarim Guard Join Date: October 28, 2003 Location: Aberdeen Age: 37 Posts: 300	...without brakes [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ Plan to be spantaneous tommorow...

11-20-2003, 04:01 PM	#1
mrbclass Welcomed New User Join Date: November 19, 2003 Location: USA Age: 58 Posts: 2	Has anybody used BG II with win XP successfully? Is it possible? Cant imagine why they overlooked the most common operating system in the world!

11-21-2003, 06:15 AM	#6
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 40 Posts: 5,888	It could, of course, be a conflict between your computer and the graphics card. I've got the same problem.

11-22-2003, 03:05 AM	#8
Dundee Slaytern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 10, 2001 Location: Pasir Ris, Singapore Age: 42 Posts: 11,063	Playing a non-patched game is like driving without seatbelts.

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