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of course, here's the problem report:

 

Problem signature

Problem Event Name: PCA2

Problem Signature 01: LaunchBOPC1.exe

Problem Signature 02: 1.6.10.112

Problem Signature 03: Star Wars: Best of PC Launcher

Problem Signature 04: Star Wars: Best of PC

Problem Signature 05: LucasArts LLC

Problem Signature 06: 200

Problem Signature 07: -1

OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.2

Locale ID: 1033

 

Extra information about the problem

Bucket ID: 18957990

 

And I ran down the list on TG's forum for installing KotOR (http://forums.team-gizka.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3952). I even posted in that thread (same username).

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i have seen that even with my own trials with two systems running vista, one 32bit and the other 64

 

neither worked for me

 

and apparently there are ppl whom had it working, but im thinking that until i see a screenshot of someone in kotor 1 or 2 in windowed mode with an actual system report in the background.

 

then i'll say it works.

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I don't know if this has been addressed before as I can't be arsed to read 4 pages of problems.

 

I have not played KotOR in years (been interested in newer games for a long time) and I'm just now getting back to a classic game from my youth. However, the last time I installed this game I had XP... now I have Vista Home Basic. As you can imagine, I cannot get the game to work.

 

Actually, unlike many troubles I read on the Internet concerning KotOR and Vista, I can get past the intro, the character select screen, and even a bit into the tutorial level. In fact it takes almost 10 minutes before the game crashes. However, at this point, be it a cutscene or gameplay, the game freezes and I get the windows "please wait" cursor. Naturally nothing happens and when I Ctrl-Alt-Del to bring up the Task Manager I find the "swkotor.exe has stopped working" message.

 

If I reload saves I can continue from this point, and make it another 5 to 10 minutes. Of course, that is absolutely insane and I don't want to do that. It certainly kills the playability, fun and immersion of the game.

 

Now, I have actually googled this problem and done my research (aren't I a good boy?) which in fact led me to LucasForums and >THIS< thread here. I followed all of the instructions to the letter, for both install of the main game and the 1.03 update. However, this procedure failed to fix the problem. So I am here to ask for your guys' help determining the problem.

 

Here's all the data I believe could be relevant. Before I list off my system specs, I should note I decided to do a KotOR Hardware Scan. Not that any of my hardware is insufficient to play the game (game was running VERY smoothly at high settings, despite my crappy CPU), but I wanted to see if the game was taking issue with my hardware and if so, what. Both my OS and Video Card failed the test; the OS because KotOR thought I was running windows 9x, and the Video Card because I had "insufficient drivers". I am fairly certain I'm running the latest drivers, but we'll see.

 

Here are my specs:

 

Operating System: Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 2

Processor: AMD Sempron (single core) LE-1250 2.2 GHz

RAM: 2.0 GB DDR1 Physical RAM + about 6 GB Virtual RAM across 3 hdds

hdd: KotOR is installed to a 500GB Internal hdd with less than 5% of the space used

Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8500 GT (driver version 7.15.11.8122)

Sound Card: SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio

 

Computer runs at 1680 x 1050 resolution, the game is set to 1280 x 960 @ 60 Hz refresh rate

 

I believe that is all pertinent information. If you need any further information, please tell me. Any assistance you can offer is greatly appreciated as I am *really* feeling a KotOR itch and I am unable to scratch it ;)

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Not really sure how to solve my problem here, but when I do a scan, the game says I need NVIDIA Detonator 45.23 Driver and to have either Windows 98, ME, 2000, or XP.

 

Can anyone help me here on how to get my game working? I'm not the smartest person on computer so the simpler it's explained, the better.

 

Thank you to anyone at all that can help me here.

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my game worksfine exept for when your a droid, you can move for like 5 seconds then it crashes, everything else works but that. what is wrong? is it a faulty disc? specs aren't good enough? anyway please help me!!!

 

here are my specs

 

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System Information

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Time of this report: 12/30/2009, 13:33:28

Machine name: S-LOV0004

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Business (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.090805-0102)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA

System Model: PORTEGE M400

BIOS: v3.60

Processor: Intel® Core2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.8GHz

Memory: 1014MB RAM

Page File: 1240MB used, 1054MB available

Windows Dir: C:\Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 10

chip type: Intel 950 GMA

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I bought KOTOR2 many years ago and it ran fine on my old XP computer. I dug out my copy of the game today and installed it on my newer vista machine.

 

I am trying to follow the instructions on getting it to work, but the link for the mss32.dll file does not work anymore. AFAIK the mss32.dll file I need to download is a specific version or it won't work properly, and it's to do with the sound in the game? I got it to run fine with the sound disabled, but I don't want to play with no sound.... :-\

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Hey there, I'm new to this site and I apologise if this question has already been asked.

 

I have both KotOR's and they both run perfectly fine on my Vista and everything. I have already finished both and would like to play them again but I wanna play them with cheats. Here's the problem: Vista will not allow me to save changes made to the swkotor.ini file which made me wonder if I need to change certain settings (I tried looking up all sorts of stuff on the Vista site).

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated. :)

 

right click on the .ini file, select security , click change and give the "user" permission to write the file.. that should do :)

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So I have a problem, I start up the game create my character, and click start.

Then it crashes. The loading for the crawl happens then black, then crash. Any ideas?

 

Probably not my specs, my machine is new enough to not worry about that.

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So I have a problem, I start up the game create my character, and click start.

Then it crashes. The loading for the crawl happens then black, then crash. Any ideas?

 

Probably not my specs, my machine is new enough to not worry about that.

Did you install the game according to the large-print instructions at the top of the second post in this thread?

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I'm going to have to take a look under the hood. Try using the game's configuration utility to post your system specs:

Post your system specs

Sometimes we're just not going to be able to help you if we don't know what kind of hardware you have on your machine. If you don't know what you have on your machine, then follow these steps below:

  • If you're using Vista or Windows 7, go into your game folder, find "launcher.exe" and right-click on it. Select "properties", then "compatibility" and check the box beside "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)". Then check the box next to "Run this program administrator" and hit "OK". (EDIT by Q)
  • Bring up the launcher menu for Kotor 1 or 2 (by running "launcher.exe").
  • Click on "Configure".
  • Click the "Scan Hardware" button on the lower center of the window.
  • Click "Yes" to continue.
  • Click "Details" to view your system specs.
  • Click "Save Report" and save the file to your desktop.
  • Whenever you post your problem, open the file you just saved and copy and paste the contents to your post.

You can leave out the keymapping and everything after that.

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[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=1/10/2012 5:19:23 PM

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.00.424

GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\

 

[OS]

Name=WinXP

Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 2

Service Pack=Service Pack 2

Status=Pass

 

[swapFiles]

?:\pagefile.sys=0

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=1

CPUSpeed=2094

CPUFamily=6

CPUModel=7

CPUStepping=10

CPUVendor=Intel

CPUName=Pentium® Dual-Core CPU T4300 @ 2.10GHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=1024

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=124.13GB

D: (NTFS), UNICODE=28.64GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=E:\,F:\,G:\,H:\

Drives=Optiarc DVD RW AD-7580S

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=RDPDD Chained DD

Video Memory=2048

Desktop Resolution=1366x768x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=2.1.0 - Build 8.15.10.1840

OpenGL Vendor=Intel

OpenGL Renderer=Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

Vid Card Status=Warning

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=Speakers (Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221)

Status=Pass

 

 

;Game Options from swkotor2.ini

 

[Display Options]

FullScreen=1

Disable Movies=0

Disable Intro Movies=0

Sort Modules=1

Width=1366

Height=768

BitsPerPixels=32

RefreshRate=60

 

[sound Options]

Music Volume=85

Voiceover Volume=85

Sound Effects Volume=85

Movie Volume=85

Number 3D Voices=32

Number 2D Voices=32

2D3D Bias=1.00

EAX=0

Sound Init=0

Disable Sound=0

Force Software=0

 

[Graphics Options]

Anisotropy=2

Frame Buffer=0

Grass=1

Soft Shadows=0

Shadows=1

Brightness=57

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=0

RefreshRate=60

Width=1366

Height=768

V-Sync=0

Texture Quality=2

Anti Aliasing=0

Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1

 

[Game Options]

Enable Tooltips=1

Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000

Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000

Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000

TextureVariation=0

BodyVariation=0

AppearanceType=0

PCGender=0

GameCompleted=0

CurSithLord=0

Hide InGame GUI=0

Use Small Fonts=0

Hide Unequippable=0

Tutorial Popups=1

Subtitles=1

Mini Map=1

Floating Numbers=1

Status Summary=1

Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1

Mouse Sensitivity=44

Difficulty Level=1

Auto Level Up NPCs=0

Mouse Look=0

AutoSave=1

EnableScreenShot=0

Reverse Mouse Buttons=0

Reverse Ingame YAxis=0

Reverse Minigame YAxis=0

Combat Movement=1

UnlockedPlanetSongs=1

TooltipDelay Sec=1

Disable Movies=0

 

[config]

firstrun=0

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GameVersion=v2.00.424

 

Your game does not appear to be patched.

 

Also, you'll need to set resolution to 1280x768 under both [Display Options] and [Graphics Options], because the game won't support 1366x768 without some sort of mod.

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GameVersion=v2.00.424

 

Your game does not appear to be patched.

 

Also, you'll need to set resolution to 1280x768 under both [Display Options] and [Graphics Options], because the game won't support 1366x768 without some sort of mod.

 

I decide it might be wise to just reinstall totally, I figure it might also be a problem with mods as well as the updates. Thanks for the help. :thmbup1:

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I've done everything I can think of, and followed a lot of instructions on this and still, my game crashes after the scrolling text intro-movie, I get a few seconds of sound of the prologue level and then it crashes.

 

I have: Updated it to 0.1a & then to 0.1b (I'm in the UK), I have set the .exe (From SECUROM) to use as admin & set it to run in XP SP2, I've changed the 3D settings of my Intel driver by changing the flipping policy to blit, I've added the Dantooine Lag fix (I think), I've reinstalled it countless times, the original .exe wants me to insert the play disk (even with the disk in the drive) [This error only occured since I followed Q's lengthy instructions on the other helpful thread.]

 

Not all in that order however.

 

The last thing I've done is added the disable vertex buffer objects, which I am pretty sure is the Dantooine lag fix, strangely enough after this, my game doesn't crash, however it doesn't seem to transition from the intro movie to the prologue level (I skip the movie.) I can hear the loading screen's music track playing but whilst I gaze at a black screen waiting to hear my first few seconds of audio from the level, nothing happens. (And I waited patiently for a good few minutes.)

 

Edit: Back to crashing.

 

Here's my error report, I'm sorry if this post is a little inconvenient but I totally give up trying to fix this myself now.

 

Thank you.

 

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=15/03/2012 22:21:50

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.00.424

GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\

 

[OS]

Name=WinXP

Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 2

Service Pack=Service Pack 2

Status=Pass

 

[swapFiles]

C:\pagefile.sys=1524

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=1

CPUSpeed=1995

CPUFamily=6

CPUModel=6

CPUStepping=1

CPUVendor=Intel

CPUName=Intel® Celeron® CPU 550 @ 2.00GHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=1016

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=10.16GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=D:\,E:\

Drives=TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-L462D ATA Device

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=

Video Memory=256

Desktop Resolution=1280x800x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=2.0.0 - Build 7.15.10.1666

OpenGL Vendor=Intel

OpenGL Renderer=Intel 965/963 Graphics Media Accelerator

Vid Card Status=Warning

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Status=Pass

 

 

;Game Options from swkotor2.ini

 

[Display Options]

FullScreen=1

Disable Movies=0

Disable Intro Movies=0

Sort Modules=1

Width=640

Height=480

BitsPerPixels=32

RefreshRate=60

 

[sound Options]

Music Volume=85

Voiceover Volume=85

Sound Effects Volume=85

Movie Volume=85

Number 3D Voices=32

Number 2D Voices=32

2D3D Bias=1.00

Force Software=0

EAX=0

Sound Init=0

Disable Sound=0

 

[Graphics Options]

V-Sync=0

Anisotropy=1

Frame Buffer=1

Anti Aliasing=0

Texture Quality=0

Grass=1

Soft Shadows=1

Shadows=1

Brightness=57

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=0

 

[Game Options]

Enable Tooltips=1

Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000

Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000

Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000

TextureVariation=0

BodyVariation=0

AppearanceType=0

PCGender=0

GameCompleted=0

CurSithLord=0

Hide InGame GUI=0

Use Small Fonts=0

Hide Unequippable=0

Tutorial Popups=1

Subtitles=1

Mini Map=1

Floating Numbers=1

Status Summary=1

Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1

Mouse Sensitivity=44

Difficulty Level=1

Auto Level Up NPCs=0

Mouse Look=0

AutoSave=1

EnableScreenShot=0

Reverse Mouse Buttons=0

Reverse Ingame YAxis=0

Reverse Minigame YAxis=0

Combat Movement=1

UnlockedPlanetSongs=1

TooltipDelay Sec=1

 

[config]

firstrun=0

 

[Keymapping]

Action286B=8

Action286A=7

Action285B=10

Action285A=9

Action284B=54

Action284A=51

Action283B=54

Action283A=51

Action282B=69

Action282A=73

Action281B=53

Action281A=76

Action280B=69

Action280A=73

Action268=52

Action265=58

Action264=57

Action263=43

Action262=85

Action261=84

Action260=83

Action259=82

Action258=81

Action257=80

Action256=79

Action255=78

Action254=77

Action253=31

Action245=75

Action244=55

Action243=67

Action242=74

Action241=87

Action240=56

Action239=68

Action238=82

Action236=83

Action234=81

Action232=80

Action230=79

Action228=78

Action226=77

Action225=70

Action224=90

Action223=31

Action222=25

Action221=24

Action220=29

Action219=28

Action218=42

Action217=87

Action216=65

Action215=63

Action214=60

Action213=62

Action212=61

Action211=66

Action210=59

Action209=71

Action208=89

Action207=72

Action206=30

Action205=55

Action204=67

 

[Autopause Options]

End Of Combat Round=0

Mine Sighted=0

Enemy Sighted=1

Party Killed=1

Action Menu=0

New Target Selected=1

 

[Movies Shown]

Movie10=0

Movie 9=0

Movie 8=0

Movie 7=0

Movie 6=0

Movie 5=0

Movie 4=0

Movie 3=0

Movie 2=0

Movie 1=0

Movie 0=4

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Did you try contacting with SecuROM for a new .exe? The link is in my installation instructions post.

 

Also, Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1 is indeed the Dantooine lag fix, and it doesn't seem to be under [Graphics Options].

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