Wierd error

Valian · 08-26-2004, 06:07 AM

I´ve decided to replay W&W with different party but just in the beggining of the game I´ve found wierd and very annoying error. I can´t go through gate directly to the cemetery, because it´s not active. I also can´t visit town hall because of the same problem. May be that´s because I´m playing on Win XP but I´ve tried compatibility mode and no changes. Please help me someone.

aleph_null1 · 08-26-2004, 07:36 AM

Welcome to the board, Valian!

Check out the Tech Tips thread more closely: the problems with leaving towns & entering buildings are fixed with virtualdub, by changing the format of the town AVI files.

Good Luck!

Bungleau · 08-26-2004, 10:20 AM

Welcome to the boards, Valian! May your sword swiftly and surely cleave your foes!

I'm not at that problem yet with my installation on XP, but be sure to read all the bits on Tech Tips related to Win2k and XP... you'll need them. [img]smile.gif[/img]

bsftcs · 08-26-2004, 11:58 AM

Welcome to the board, Valian. [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] Sounds like you have a common problem related to WIndows. I hope the Best Tips thread will help you sort it out. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Wyvern · 08-26-2004, 12:41 PM

Welcome to the board, Valian!!!

The Tech Tips thread should provide the answers you need to solve your problem. If you have difficulty, just post again!

Wyv

Valian · 09-12-2004, 01:55 PM

Thanks guys, I succesfully solve the trouble and played until I wanted to leave town of Ishad Na via western gate to go to Shurugon Castle. Once I click on the gate, the game starts loading and always crash with this message "The instruction at 0044cda1 referenced memory at 00000088. The memory could not be read from". I´v already consulted with tech tips, but there´s only hint to run the game with compatibility mode under win 95, which I already did. I´v alo tried to reinstall but no luck. Any smart suggestions? Thanks.

Bungleau · 09-12-2004, 10:14 PM

You're welcome, Valian!

See the responses in your other thread about this crash. Have you done the virtualdub thing to decompress all your video files? Have you also gotten the Ace Mega Codec pack? I had to do both in my installation...

aleph_null1 · 09-13-2004, 03:28 AM

It sounds to me, Valian, like an errant pointer trying to read outside of its memory segment. I've seen this in corrupted save files, but never straight after a town like this.

Are you running as an Administrator, or at least a wheel user? WinXP can be funny about letting regular users allocate & access dynamic memory.

08-26-2004, 10:20 AM	#3
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Welcome to the boards, Valian! May your sword swiftly and surely cleave your foes! I'm not at that problem yet with my installation on XP, but be sure to read all the bits on Tech Tips related to Win2k and XP... you'll need them. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

08-26-2004, 11:58 AM	#4
bsftcs Red Dragon Join Date: January 23, 2003 Location: Denmark Age: 46 Posts: 1,577	Welcome to the board, Valian. [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] Sounds like you have a common problem related to WIndows. I hope the Best Tips thread will help you sort it out. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Moderation is good so long as it is not exaggerated!

09-12-2004, 10:14 PM	#7
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	You're welcome, Valian! See the responses in your other thread about this crash. Have you done the virtualdub thing to decompress all your video files? Have you also gotten the Ace Mega Codec pack? I had to do both in my installation... __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

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08-26-2004, 06:07 AM	#1
Valian Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 20, 2004 Location: Prague Age: 55 Posts: 4	I´ve decided to replay W&W with different party but just in the beggining of the game I´ve found wierd and very annoying error. I can´t go through gate directly to the cemetery, because it´s not active. I also can´t visit town hall because of the same problem. May be that´s because I´m playing on Win XP but I´ve tried compatibility mode and no changes. Please help me someone.

08-26-2004, 07:36 AM	#2
aleph_null1 Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Honolulu, Hawai'i Age: 41 Posts: 837	Welcome to the board, Valian! Check out the Tech Tips thread more closely: the problems with leaving towns & entering buildings are fixed with virtualdub, by changing the format of the town AVI files. Good Luck!

08-26-2004, 12:41 PM	#5
Wyvern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Rural Paradise, MI Posts: 5,701	Welcome to the board, Valian!!! The Tech Tips thread should provide the answers you need to solve your problem. If you have difficulty, just post again! Wyv

09-12-2004, 01:55 PM	#6
Valian Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 20, 2004 Location: Prague Age: 55 Posts: 4	Thanks guys, I succesfully solve the trouble and played until I wanted to leave town of Ishad Na via western gate to go to Shurugon Castle. Once I click on the gate, the game starts loading and always crash with this message "The instruction at 0044cda1 referenced memory at 00000088. The memory could not be read from". I´v already consulted with tech tips, but there´s only hint to run the game with compatibility mode under win 95, which I already did. I´v alo tried to reinstall but no luck. Any smart suggestions? Thanks.

09-13-2004, 03:28 AM	#8
aleph_null1 Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Honolulu, Hawai'i Age: 41 Posts: 837	It sounds to me, Valian, like an errant pointer trying to read outside of its memory segment. I've seen this in corrupted save files, but never straight after a town like this. Are you running as an Administrator, or at least a wheel user? WinXP can be funny about letting regular users allocate & access dynamic memory.

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