Hi Shawn,
Updating some of your drivers might help avoid that shadowbane error..
Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you install
the latest version of DirectX from:
www.microsoft.com/directx
Keep any download accelerators or antivirus programs disabled.
XP/Me users should create a restore point before upgrading DX
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp/systemrestore.asp
Ok, first start with your S3 driver, your chipset drivers, and direct X
and hopefully that will help avoid the error that shadowbane is generating.
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
Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:
1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.
2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.
3. Save the .exe driver (or uncompress the zip file) to a folder
in My Documents named after the driver version number.
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 the driver is a (exe)program file, GO DIRECTLY TO step 10.
9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
"Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
Skip step 10 and go directly to step 11.
10. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
"Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
11. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 1024x768 Screen Resolution.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
If you experience problems, try an older (WHQL) driver. If you have
problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver if you feel lucky.
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!
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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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| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi there I used to have a pent 3 750 mghtz computer with
| >windows 98 that I played this game on with no problems at
| >all. Now I have a new computer that has windows xp. When
| >I get all the way into the game it freezes me every single
| >time and gives me a sb.exe fatal application error. I went
| >as far as getting a new game to see if maybe it was the
| >game, but alas it wasn't it. Even on the pregame movies
| >the video is all messed up, but the sign on screen and game
| >video looks fine except the error. Can you tell me if it
| >may be because of the windows xp, I have some friends that
| >have similiar probs with anything greater than xp!
| >.
| >Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1,
| Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp1.020828-1920)
| Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
| System Manufacturer: ECS
| System Model: P4VMM2
| BIOS: AMIINT - 10
| Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
| Memory: 480MB RAM
| Page File: 163MB used, 959MB available
| Primary File System: n/a
| DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (4.08.01.0810)
| DX Setup Parameters: Not found
| DxDiag Version: 5.01.2600.1106 32bit Unicode
|
| Card name: S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR
| Manufacturer: S3 Graphics, Inc.
| Chip type: S3 ProSavage DDR
| DAC type: S3 SDAC
| Device ID:
| Enum\PCI\VEN_5333&DEV_8D04&SUBSYS_8D045333&REV_00
| Display Memory: 32.0 MB
| Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit) (60Hz)
| Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
| Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
| Driver Name: s3gnb.dll
| Driver Version: 6.14.01.0007 (English)
| DDI Version: 8 (or higher)
