Crashing to desktop at random

NewbietoRPGs · 02-23-2004, 12:44 PM

For some reason my BG2 game crashes to my desktop intermittently. I have ToB installed but am still playing SoA. Just started actually.
I have the newest updates for my video card and all. Any suggestions? Should I have my monitor set to 800x600 and 16 bits like the game is set?

shamrock_uk · 02-23-2004, 01:22 PM

That's always a good idea when troubleshooting. Try it in the supported res and play for a day and see if it does it. Do you get any graphical glitches before the crash? And does it reset your windows refresh rate?

[ 02-23-2004, 01:23 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

Link · 02-23-2004, 02:47 PM

Do you have anything else on while playing the game? Are you fully patched (game-wise)?

NewbietoRPGs · 02-23-2004, 02:55 PM

No glitches or anything. I'm not sure where to look to see what the refresh rate is. I'll try setting everything to 800x600 and 16bit after work.
I installed ToB and that said that it will patch SoA so I'm assuming I'm fully patched. I even patched ToB so that's good too.

[ 02-23-2004, 02:57 PM: Message edited by: NewbietoRPGs ]

LennonCook · 02-24-2004, 03:38 AM

What are your system specs?

Elric of Melnibone · 02-24-2004, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NewbietoRPGs:
No glitches or anything. I'm not sure where to look to see what the refresh rate is. I'll try setting everything to 800x600 and 16bit after work.
I installed ToB and that said that it will patch SoA so I'm assuming I'm fully patched. I even patched ToB so that's good too.

Even with ToB you still need the Bioware and Baldurdash patches (make sure they're ToB specific). When I first installed ToB, I assumed it patched SoA as well, and ran into several random crashes. Once I installed the patches, though, everything was fine.

Later on, when I installed a DSL line in my house, I noticed that BG2 crashed again. Turns out I need to disable the DSL connection to run the game without fear of a crash. So you may want to check that aspect as well. Good luck.

NewbietoRPGs · 02-25-2004, 01:11 PM

Well, I reinstalled SoA without any patches and so far its been working fine....I then downloaded the SoA patch off of the interplay site and couldn't install it. Says an Installation file could not be installed. Catastrophic failure. Is the patch corrupted or something?
Has anyone else seen this by chance?

Link · 02-25-2004, 01:48 PM

Nope, haven't seen that particular crash/bug. Try to download it from a mirror site, or otherwise try to download it again if you can.

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02-23-2004, 12:44 PM	#1
NewbietoRPGs Drow Warrior Join Date: January 3, 2003 Location: Connecticut Age: 50 Posts: 264	For some reason my BG2 game crashes to my desktop intermittently. I have ToB installed but am still playing SoA. Just started actually. I have the newest updates for my video card and all. Any suggestions? Should I have my monitor set to 800x600 and 16 bits like the game is set?

02-23-2004, 01:22 PM	#2
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 41 Posts: 3,092	That's always a good idea when troubleshooting. Try it in the supported res and play for a day and see if it does it. Do you get any graphical glitches before the crash? And does it reset your windows refresh rate? [ 02-23-2004, 01:23 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

02-23-2004, 02:47 PM	#3
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 39 Posts: 5,888	Do you have anything else on while playing the game? Are you fully patched (game-wise)?

02-23-2004, 02:55 PM	#4
NewbietoRPGs Drow Warrior Join Date: January 3, 2003 Location: Connecticut Age: 50 Posts: 264	No glitches or anything. I'm not sure where to look to see what the refresh rate is. I'll try setting everything to 800x600 and 16bit after work. I installed ToB and that said that it will patch SoA so I'm assuming I'm fully patched. I even patched ToB so that's good too. [ 02-23-2004, 02:57 PM: Message edited by: NewbietoRPGs ]

02-24-2004, 03:38 AM	#5
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 37 Posts: 5,452	What are your system specs?

02-25-2004, 01:11 PM	#7
NewbietoRPGs Drow Warrior Join Date: January 3, 2003 Location: Connecticut Age: 50 Posts: 264	Well, I reinstalled SoA without any patches and so far its been working fine....I then downloaded the SoA patch off of the interplay site and couldn't install it. Says an Installation file could not be installed. Catastrophic failure. Is the patch corrupted or something? Has anyone else seen this by chance?

02-25-2004, 01:48 PM	#8
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 39 Posts: 5,888	Nope, haven't seen that particular crash/bug. Try to download it from a mirror site, or otherwise try to download it again if you can.

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