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Baldurs gate 2 problem

 
 
T Parsons
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      5th Jul 2003
Baldurs Gate 2 freezes up on me, and my computer resets when im in the midst
of the fight with Ployer.

I have tried clearing my BG2 \cache and \temp directories.
I have unchecked automatically restart
I have downloaded all new sound drivers

And the error that came up after I tried it without the restart was
something about an indefinate loop of an "NV4" file.

Anyone have any ideas from here?

Thanks



 
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Jimmy S.
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      5th Jul 2003
Hi Travis,

You mentioned your sound card, but not your Nvidia card,
which is what the NV4 driver is referencing, here's how...

Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues.
Me & XP users should create a restore point before any upgrades:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...temrestore.asp

Before you update your drivers, I recommend you upgrade to DirectX 9.0a:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Keep any download accelerators or antivirus programs disabled.

Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
never done this before I recommend you also look over the Nvidia's FAQ: http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=support_faqs

2. Download the latest driver v. 44.03 for your Nvidia Card:
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=winxp-2k_44.03

3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\Nvidia 4403

4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.

6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.

7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".

9. Double click the 44.03 driver we saved to My Documents\
Drivers\Geforce folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains about
Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.

10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 1024x768 Screen Resolution.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11

Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk

Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0

The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
(Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:

BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/

There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)

--
Cheers,
Jimmy S.

Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk
Microsoft Online Tech Support: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
Game FAQ's: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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"T Parsons" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:KKCNa.1298$(E-Mail Removed)...
| Baldurs Gate 2 freezes up on me, and my computer resets when im in the midst
| of the fight with Ployer.
|
| I have tried clearing my BG2 \cache and \temp directories.
| I have unchecked automatically restart
| I have downloaded all new sound drivers
|
| And the error that came up after I tried it without the restart was
| something about an indefinate loop of an "NV4" file.
|
| Anyone have any ideas from here?
|
| Thanks
|
|
|


 
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T Parsons
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      5th Jul 2003
Thanks Jimmy, I'll try the driver updates. Lets hope this works


"Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Travis,
>
> You mentioned your sound card, but not your Nvidia card,
> which is what the NV4 driver is referencing, here's how...
>
> Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues.
> Me & XP users should create a restore point before any upgrades:
>

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...temrestore.asp
>
> Before you update your drivers, I recommend you upgrade to DirectX 9.0a:
>

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...D22-0B25-4E5D-
A584-6389D8A3DAD0&displaylang=en
>
> Keep any download accelerators or antivirus programs disabled.
>
> Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
> never done this before I recommend you also look over the Nvidia's FAQ:

http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=support_faqs
>
> 2. Download the latest driver v. 44.03 for your Nvidia Card:
> http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=winxp-2k_44.03
>
> 3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\Nvidia 4403
>
> 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
>
> 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
> Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
> the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
>
> 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
> previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
>
> 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
>
> 8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".
>
> 9. Double click the 44.03 driver we saved to My Documents\
> Drivers\Geforce folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains

about
> Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.
>
> 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 1024x768 Screen Resolution.
>
> TROUBLESHOOTING:
>
> Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
> Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
> If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
> your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per:
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
>
> Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
> and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
> motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
> your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
>
> Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's

the
> case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step

7:
> http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
>
> The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
> (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game

folder/CD)
> If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
> experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
>
> BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
> OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/
>
> There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Jimmy S.
>
> Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite:

http://nibblesnbits.tk
> Microsoft Online Tech Support: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
> Game FAQ's: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any

rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
> "T Parsons" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:KKCNa.1298$(E-Mail Removed)...
> | Baldurs Gate 2 freezes up on me, and my computer resets when im in the

midst
> | of the fight with Ployer.
> |
> | I have tried clearing my BG2 \cache and \temp directories.
> | I have unchecked automatically restart
> | I have downloaded all new sound drivers
> |
> | And the error that came up after I tried it without the restart was
> | something about an indefinate loop of an "NV4" file.
> |
> | Anyone have any ideas from here?
> |
> | Thanks
> |
> |
> |
>
>



 
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