Re: Halo crash

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Jimmy,

I tested multiplayer and it crashes just like in campaign mode. It dousn't
even get to a loading screen it just crashes when I click to start a map or
whatever.

"Conor Sherry" wrote:

> Jimmy,
>
> I installed the earliest ati catalyst driver there was which was 5.1.
> However it didn't work and I am pretty sure that this would be a driver
> problem and I would probably have to get a much earlier driver but they don't
> archive them from what I saw and 5.1 was the earliest. I used the game in
> offline mode without it patched and it didn't work thats why I did patch it
> hoping it would be fixed. I am really giving up on this game and its
> dissapointing. Are there any other options or should I just give up, becuase
> even if I do find a driver earlier enough which I think is what I need I am
> not going to use that driver just so I can play Halo and sacrifice it for all
> my other games.
>
> "Jimmy S." wrote:
>
> > Hi Conor Sherry,
> >
> > Taking a step back for a moment..
> >
> > Unless you actually roll back your video drivers and test HALO again,
> > we cannot be certain that the Video Drivers are at fault. If you would
> > like to (understandably) explore another option before taking this step,
> > I would reinstall HALO and test it offline without installing the updates.
> >
> > --
> > Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> > Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >
> > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> > MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> > _________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> > Conor Sherry Wrote:
> > =================
> > | Jimmy,
> > |
> > | I have games that are really demanding of my system and that run better on
> > | the later drivers. For example doom 3 runs better on the later drivers
> > | because they have better support for Open GL. Why dousn't microsoft release a
> > | patch for this driver problem? When splinter cell came out it worked but a
> > | few months later it didn't work with the latest drivers from Nvidia so they
> > | patched it and it was compatiable. So do you think microsoft will do that or
> > | do you have any other suggestions?
> > |
> > | "Jimmy S." wrote:
> > |
> > || Hi Conor Sherry,
> > ||
> > || You might use Windows XP driver rollback feature to see if indeed the older
> > || drivers are capable of allowing you to launch HALO, at which point you could
> > || test your other games as well.
> > ||
> > || What are Omega Drivers?
> > ||
> > || Modified ATI and nVidia graphics cards drivers. There are two versions of each -
> > || Performance, and Quality. Performance version is faster and looks slightly better
> > || than reference. Quality version is slightly slower, but the visuals are better
> > || (i.e. anisotropic filtering). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Drivers
> > ||
> > || Omega Drivers have a new home: http://www.omegadrivers.net
> > ||
> > || --
> > || Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> > || Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> > ||
> > || Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> > || MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> > || My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> > || _________________________________________________________
> > ||
> > ||
> > || Conor Sherry Wrote:
> > || =================
> > ||| Jimmy,
> > |||
> > ||| Thanks for writing. I did everything you said and it still crashes before I
> > ||| start a new game. The thing is though I have had this game installed on this
> > ||| same PC before and it worked but I uninstalled it. So it had worked in the
> > ||| past but now it isn't. The only thing I didn't try is using and older driver.
> > ||| However if I use an older driver then that will be a detriment to my other
> > ||| games. Also what are omega drivers? So what should I do?
> > |||
> > ||| "Jimmy S." wrote:
> > |||
> > |||| Hi Conor Sherry,
> > ||||
> > |||| Even thought you've posted that your drivers are up to date, please..
> > |||| Double check your Video and Chipset drivers and your DirectX.
> > ||||
> > |||| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
> > |||| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
> > |||| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
> > |||| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
> > |||| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.
> > ||||
> > |||| Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
> > |||| from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
> > ||||
> > |||| 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://mvps.org/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 extract 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 NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.
> > ||||
> > |||| 9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
> > |||| "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
> > |||| * Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.
> > ||||
> > |||| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> > |||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
> > |||| That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
> > ||||
> > |||| 11. 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.
> > ||||
> > |||| ** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
> > |||| Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
> > |||| expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
> > |||| to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
> > |||| Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
> > |||| Click OK and click Next to begin the update.
> > ||||
> > |||| 12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> > |||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
> > |||| That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
> > ||||
> > |||| 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
> > |||| my website: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
> > ||||
> > |||| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
> > |||| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
> > |||| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
> > ||||
> > |||| 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 Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
> > |||| case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
> > |||| 7:
> > |||| nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0
> > |||| or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
> > ||||
> > |||| 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, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> > |||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> > ||||
> > |||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> > |||| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> > |||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> > |||| _________________________________________________________
> > ||||
> > |||| Conor Sherry Wrote:
> > |||| =================
> > ||||| My Halo is version 1.07 the latest patch. When click to start a new game it
> > ||||| comes to the difficulty menu and I choose one and it crashes. It then gathers
> > ||||| the exception data and I got sent to the error report site and told me to
> > ||||| update my game so I did to 1.07 and it dousn't work. My system far exceeds
> > ||||| the system requirements, and all my drivers are up to date. What is wrong?
> >
> >
> >
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