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frankm1

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Whenever I start press GAME on the launcher nothing happens. The launcher closes and in the task manager I can see that the memory usage of swkotor2.exe is always around 9,000 K. Also, the first time I tried to start the game, it did a hardware scan, and opened the configuration screen, and created two .ini files in my install dir. This only happened the first time after each install I have tried reinstalling the game several times and that didn't work.

 

I can run kotor 1 perfectly fine on my pc, so the system requirements aren't a problem. I am using Windows XP Service Pack 3.

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And now for the obligatory canned response.

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.

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[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=5/13/2011 9:03:48 PM

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.10.427

GameInstallLocation=H:\SwKOTOR2\

 

[OS]

Name=WinXP

Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 3

Service Pack=Service Pack 3

Status=Pass

 

[swapFiles]

D:\pagefile.sys=1889

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=1

CPUSpeed=1793

CPUFamily=15

CPUModel=2

CPUStepping=7

CPUVendor=Intel

CPUName= Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 1.80GHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=256

Status=Warning

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=1.98GB

D: (NTFS), UNICODE=30MB

H: (NTFS), UNICODE=1.73GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=E:\,X:\

Drives=HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=Intel® 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller

Video Memory=64

Desktop Resolution=1280x1024x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=1.3.0 - Build 4.14.10.4544

OpenGL Vendor=Intel

OpenGL Renderer=Intel 845G

Vid Card Status=Fail

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Fail

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=SoundMAX Integrated Digital 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]

Sound Init=1

Disable Sound=0

Force Software=0

 

[Graphics Options]

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=0

RefreshRate=60

Width=800

Height=600

V-Sync=0

Texture Quality=0

Anti Aliasing=0

 

[Game Options]

Disable Movies=0

 

[config]

firstrun=0

 

And even though it says my video card didn't pass, KOTOR 1 runs perfectly fine on my PC, so that shouldn't be a problem.

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My god. That's, like, a pre-GMA Intel GPU. It's a miracle that KotOR can run on that in any capacity. Seriously.

 

Anyway:

 

1) You need to go into your graphics driver control panel and set the flipping policy to blit under 3D options.

 

2) Set Fullscreen and the Width and Height to the same values under both [Display Options] and [Graphics Options].

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  • 1 year later...

I'm having a similar problem with my KoTOR2. The launcher starts up, but when I click on Game, the disk spins, then stops and nothing happens, and in task manager swkotor2.exe is always around 12,000 K. When I first got the game (In 2006) It ran fine and I played it regularly, then I didn't touch it until about 2010 , and this problem started. I was following what you said and here is my Scan hardware report. (I can run KoTOR 1 on my computer as well)

 

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=30/05/2012 7:12:51 PM

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 3

Service Pack=Service Pack 3

Status=Pass

 

[swapFiles]

C:\pagefile.sys=1536

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=1

CPUSpeed=2992

CPUFamily=15

CPUModel=4

CPUStepping=3

CPUVendor=Intel

CPUName= Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=1024

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=72.61GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=D:\,E:\

Drives=HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B,HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B,SONY DVD-ROM DDU1615

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory

Video Memory=512

Desktop Resolution=1024x768x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=2.0.5279 WinXP Release

OpenGL Vendor=ATI Technologies Inc.

OpenGL Renderer=RADEON X300 x86/SSE2

Vid Card Status=Pass

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=HD Webcam C615

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]

Sound Init=1

Disable Sound=0

Force Software=0

 

[Graphics Options]

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=1

AllowSoftShadows=1

RefreshRate=60

Width=800

Height=600

Emitters=1

Anisotropy=1

Frame Buffer=1

Soft Shadows=0

Brightness=57

V-Sync=0

Texture Quality=2

Anti Aliasing=0

 

[Game Options]

Disable Movies=0

 

[config]

firstrun=0

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1) Your game isn't patched.

 

2) You should try the 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.

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