KOTOR 1+2: Vista Fix & Windows 7 Report

[Mandalorians]

Still a no go it came up with the same error. Forgive me if this is a dumb question because I'm not really a genius on computers but would there be a way to manually install the patch where I could pick its route and what file it mods or...?

[Q]

It's always found my installation folder with 64-bit Windows, but you could try moving the patch to the game's folder and running it from there.

[Mandalorians]

re-downloaded and moved the patch into kotor 2's folder. Still came up with the same error. Just for fun I tested it on my vista 32-bit downstairs and that one wouldn't patch either. I don't know if that means the common factor is me or...

[Jacaranda]

Hi there ok so i followed the first 2 posts to install kotor on my notebook with windows 7, it worked fine the first coupe of times, but now it stops working before it gets to the lucasarts add. I'm not sure whats happened? can anyone help? these are my specs:

 

System Model: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1

BIOS: InsydeH2O Version 03.60.48F.1A

Processor: Intel® Core i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.0GHz

Memory: 8192MB RAM

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Card name: Radeon HD 6770M with 1008MB dedicated memory

[Q]

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:

• Bring up the launcher menu for Kotor 1 or 2.
  
• 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.

re-downloaded and moved the patch into kotor 2's folder. Still came up with the same error. Just for fun I tested it on my vista 32-bit downstairs and that one wouldn't patch either. I don't know if that means the common factor is me or...

Are you running the patch in XP SP2 compatibility mode as an administrator?

[Jacaranda]

Whoops Sorry bout that :

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=8/19/2011 7:36:46 PM

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.19

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v1.03.514077

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

 

[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=8

CPUSpeed=1995

CPUFamily=6

CPUModel=10

CPUStepping=7

CPUVendor=Intel

CPUName= Intel® Core i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=1024

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=846.94GB

D: (NTFS), UNICODE=1.82GB

F: (FAT32), UNICODE=80MB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=E:\

Drives=hp BD ROM BC-5541H,hp BD ROM BC-5541H ATA Device

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=RDPDD Chained DD

Video Memory=1024

Desktop Resolution=1366x768x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX (9.0+) (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=4.1.10428 Compatibility Profile Context

OpenGL Vendor=ATI Technologies Inc.

OpenGL Renderer=Radeon HD 6770M

Vid Card Status=Warning

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=Speakers and Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)

Status=Pass

 

 

;Game Options from swkotor.ini

 

[sound Options]

Sound Init=0

Music Volume=32

Voiceover Volume=100

Sound Effects Volume=85

Movie Volume=100

Force Software=0

EAX=0

Disable Sound=0

Number 3D Voices=16

Number 2D Voices=24

Environment Effects Level=0.60

2D3D Bias=1.50

Environment Effects=1

 

[Game Options]

GUIsInScreenShot=1

EnableScreenShot=0

Reverse Mouse Buttons=0

Hide InGame GUI=0

Use Small Fonts=0

Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000

Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000

Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000

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=33

Auto Level Up NPCs=0

Mouse Look=0

AutoSave=1

Reverse Minigame YAxis=0

Combat Movement=1

Enable Tooltips=1

Difficulty Level=1

TooltipDelay Sec=1.000000

Memory Access=1

Memory Level=1

Disable Movies=0

 

[Movies Shown]

Movie 0=112

Movie 1=0

Movie 2=0

Movie 3=0

Movie 4=0

Movie 5=0

Movie 6=0

Movie 7=0

Movie 8=0

Movie 9=0

Movie10=0

 

[Alias]

HD0=.\

OVERRIDE=.\Override

TEMP=.\Temp

MODULES=.\Modules

LOGS=.\Logs

LOCALVAULT=.\LocalVault

DMVAULT=.\DMVault

SERVERVAULT=.\ServerVault

STREAMMUSIC=.\StreamMusic

TEMPCLIENT=.\Tempclient

SAVES=.\saves

CURRENTGAME=.\currentgame

TEXTUREPACKS=.\texturepacks

STREAMWAVES=.\StreamWaves

 

[Graphics Options]

RefreshRate=60

Height=600

Width=800

V-Sync=0

Anisotropy=16

Frame Buffer=1

Anti Aliasing=8

Texture Quality=2

Emitters=1

Grass=1

Soft Shadows=0

Shadows=1

Brightness=57

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=1

 

[Autopause Options]

Mine Sighted=1

End Of Combat Round=0

Enemy Sighted=1

Party Killed=1

Action Menu=0

New Target Selected=1

 

[config]

firstrun=0

[Q]

I see no Dantooine lag fix:

• First, figure out where the .ini is installed. Default is "C:\Program Files\Lucasarts\swkotor(2)\swkotor(2).ini". If its not in that location, then your going to have to do some searching around on the hard drive a bit.
  
• When you find it, just double-click on the file to open it in Notepad.
  
• Scroll down the file until you find the Graphics Options
  
• Under the last line ("last line" as in the last line of the list of entries under "Graphics Options", NOT the last line of "swkotor(2).ini"), add "Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1", without the quotes.
  
• Goto File, then Save.

Also, you have an AMD video card, and AMD/ATi video cards are notoriously bad with these games. There are a couple of workarounds in post #2. They're pretty old, but worth a try.

[Jacaranda]

Just been trying the lag fix, whenever I try to save the file it says access denied, is there something else i should do first? changed it from "read only" but hasn't made a difference?

[Q]

Are you using an administrator's account?

[Jacaranda]

Yup, i tried again and it worked!! thank you

[rhinohoops8]

Hey guys! Good to see you're still working to keep all of us happy! Anyways, I recently updated my graphics driver, and I decided to install KOTOR2 for about the 5th time, and I tried to go to my 3D settings thing to change it to Blit, but I can't find it anywhere. Here's a picture of what it looks like now:

Any suggestions? Maybe it automatically set it to blit haha

Oh, and if you need my System info, just ask.

[rhinohoops8]

I am not sure how, but I got it working at least once now!

 

I should say I added the 3D analyse program, and checked Emulate HW TnL Caps.

Also, I ran BOTH the update from the LA site, and the one from here. Despite one not finishing, I am on the new game version now and it works

 

 

Exactly what updates are we talking about here? I have the same problem where it crashes on the first cutscene after character selection. Could you post the download links and maybe some instructions? Thanks!

Also, you said you added the 3D analyse program, and checked Emulate HW TnL Caps. What is this stuff?

[rhinohoops8]

1) The .exe file in the guide isn't a crack; it's updated by SecuROM.

 

2) As for the .exe that's included with the widescreen patcher (the one by squizzy); that is a crack, and it might not work on an Intel mobile chipset. I couldn't get it to run on mine (mobile 965). KotOR2 supports 1280x768 natively, anyway, but you have to change the width and height settings in the .ini file because it isn't available in-game.

 

3) The newer Intel drivers don't have the option to set flipping policy. All you can really do is the Dantooine lag fix, try the original .exe from the patch (you didn't overwrite it, did you?) and if none of that works, download 3DAnalyze and mess with its settings.

 

FOR THOSE WHOSE GAME CRASHES AFTER CHARACTER CREATION:

 

FOLLOW THE STEPS IN THE 2ND POST, BUT AFTER ALL THAT, PUT THE ORIGINAL .exe BACK INTO THE FOLDER. IF YOU FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS, IT SHOULD ALREADY BE PATCHED.

Found out my problem. I was using the new .exe, not the original. I patched the original earlier, so I didn't have to do it again. Dantooine lag fix is in the .ini. I didn't have to download 3DAnalyze and mess with its settings though. It works fine now!

Thanks Q!

[Q]

Glad you finally got it to work. My experience was exactly the opposite of yours. Only the SecuROM-updated .exe would work on my laptop with an Intel chipset (965). For those of you with Series 4 and later chipsets I was sure that it had something to do with the graphics drivers, and it was the .exe all along.

[kizelMew]

I have a problem where I can't even install the game. It installs normally (yet slowly) but when it gets to the end of the fourth disc it has an error that says

Feature Transfer Error

 

Feature: Starwars Knights of the old Republic II:The Sith Lords_Files

 

Component: Default Component

 

File: E:\data5.cab

 

Error: Data Error(cyclic redundancy check)

 

After this it just sits there for about 5 minutes then quits out of the installation like nothing happened. I tried setting the compatibility to xp like it says in the first post and I'm running the setup as an administrator but I still can't install the game.

[acdcfanbill]

cyclic redundancy errors are usually because of corrupted data from the CD rom, are your CDs scratched? you could try getting them buffed at a 2nd hand CD store, or do it yourself if your feeling up to it.

[BaldingWookiee]

does anyone know why my keyboard will not work what so ever with kotor 2? and sometimes i get what i guess looks like a hyper flicker of the graphics in game.

 

anyways if anyone can help it be much appreciated.

[kizelMew]

Thanks man. I thought that it might be it but really hoped it wasn't:¬:. I'll try buffing it then doing the rest of these steps.

[Q]

does anyone know why my keyboard will not work what so ever with kotor 2? and sometimes i get what i guess looks like a hyper flicker of the graphics in game.

 

anyways if anyone can help it be much appreciated.

Sorry I missed this.

 

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.

[ll_popcorn]

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=2011/9/25 16:14:08

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.00.424

GameInstallLocation=E:\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=4

CPUSpeed=2294

CPUFamily=6

CPUModel=10

CPUStepping=7

CPUVendor=Intel

CPUName= Intel® Core i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=1024

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=25.50GB

E: (NTFS), UNICODE=239.36GB

Q: (NTFS), UNICODE=746MB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=D:\

Drives=MAT****A DVD-RAM UJ8A7AS,MAT****A DVD-RAM UJ8A7AS ATA Device

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=RDPDD Chained DD

Video Memory=4096

Desktop Resolution=1366x768x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX (9.0+) (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=3.0.0 - Build 8.15.10.2279

OpenGL Vendor=Intel

OpenGL Renderer=Mobile Intel® HD Graphics

Vid Card Status=Warning

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=@wdma_usb.inf,%usb\class_01.devicedesc%;USB Audio Device

Status=Pass

 

 

;Game Options from swkotor2.ini

 

[Display Options]

FullScreen=1

Disable Movies=0

Disable Intro Movies=0

Sort Modules=1

Width=1280

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

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=1

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

 

[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=5

 

[config]

firstrun=0

 

I just got a new laptop running under Windows 7. Have no problems with the Best of PC version of KOTOR. However, after the character generation interface and opening sequence of KOTOR 2, the game automatically crashes every single time. Help please!

[Q]

It is most likely the swkotor2.exe.

 

Try the original (from the patch) instead of the one updated by SecuROM. If that doesn't work, contact SecuROM via the link in the second post of this thread, run their utility and request a new .exe.

[ll_popcorn]

It is most likely the swkotor2.exe.

 

Try the original (from the patch) instead of the one updated by SecuROM. If that doesn't work, contact SecuROM via the link in the second post of this thread, run their utility and request a new .exe.

 

Oh shoot, forgot to mention, for some reason I could not install the patch. Every time I do an error message reading "Old file not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match". What's the problem?

[Q]

Did you follow the directions in post 2 when you installed the game?

[ll_popcorn]

Did you follow the directions in post 2 when you installed the game?

 

Yes I have. Install Direct x, install the game in compatibility mode, right? I'll give it another shot and see what happens

[ll_popcorn]

Did you follow the directions in post 2 when you installed the game?

 

I DID IT!! IT'S RUNNING!!!!

 

So I had to download an UK edition patch to patch my game. Then I started using the original swkotor2.exe file. It's like magic!!! Thanks for your help!!!