Hi Dave,
Make sure you have the DX9 installed as per my last post
since it's not only the latest version, but it also contains many
security fixes. There was also a troubleshooting section for
you to look at, which includes updating your chipset drivers.
Check out Tomb Raider's site they have fixes and patches
for XP posted:
http://www.trcomm.net/tombraider/demopatch.php
--
Cheers,
Jimmy S.
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| I did it all....and the ati drivers aren't compatible with
| my computer...it's a notebook (I only realised that that
| info is relevant now :-( )
|
| I then went to the Toshiba website and downloaded their
| latest driver for my pc....but the same problem is
| occurring.
|
| I have installed the directx (it came with the game).
|
| Feel like screaming about now!!! lol
|
| Thanks again Jimmy!!
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Dave,
| >
| >The file referenced in that error message is your ATI
| Video Driver.
| >
| >Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues.
| >
| >Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you
| install DirectX 9.0b*:
| >
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/9/c/c9c8a1d4-
| 7690-4c98-baf3-0c67e7f3751f/dx90b_redist.exe
| >
| >* Shut DL accelerators, firewalls and antivirus programs
| off while downloading or installing.
| >Also, check the game's website before continuing in case
| they released a new patch/update!
| >
| >I recommend you also look over the ATI article about
| their latest driver:
|
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/Catalyst_36_Release_Notes.html
| >
| >2. Download the latest driver v. 3.6 for your ATI Radeon
| or All in Wonder Card:
| >
| >
http://mirror.ati.com/support/drivers/winxp/radeonwdm-
| xp.html?
| type=graphic&driveros=windows+xp&prod=productsXPdriver&subm
| it.x=7&submit.y=5
| >
| >3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\ATI36
| >
| >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?
| page=detonatorrip&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.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| > | >| I've already posted this in the "New Users" section (I'm
| >| not overly computer-literate ;-) )...but thought it may
| be
| >| more appropriate here.
| >| I've just bought Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness for my
| pc -
| >| installed it and ran it.
| >| It started fine...took me through a few screens but when
| >| the game itself started, the screen turned blue with the
| >| message:
| >|
| >| "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut
| >| down to prevent damage to your computer
| >| The problem seems to be caused by the following file
| >| ati3d1ag.dll
| >| PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA"
| >|
| >| I've uninstalled/reinstalled the game and I keep getting
| >| the same error.
| >|
| >| Any advice as to how to fix the problem?
| >|
| >
| >
| >.
| >
