Random crashes

[Caboose O'Malley]

Caboose, come down you are jumping quickly to conclusions resulting in people to buy expensive equipment like in the other case...which don't cause the problem in the first place.

It doesn't have to be a hardware error...

Alright let's see:




Try to run the game without anything in the background that might access those files or have an effect on the game e.g shut down all programs that are not vital to run windows and it's components and run the game.

Also if you said that you get further with one monitor....try that always. No need for 2 monitors unless you work intensively on your computer. Not really necessary for gaming.

LOL I said that he should try running a Selective Startup = Making sure that nothing extra is running in the background....
I never said that he should a buy new hardware....
You're basically just repeating what I said.
And I said that he should REINSTALL it, not get a new one - it's a perfectly fine card and I'm speaking from experience.
And it doesn't cost you anything to send the faulty card back for them to see what was wrong with it and then they send you a replacement which doesn't cost you anything as well, it's called insurance.

[Patrickssj6]

LOL I said that he should try running a Selective Startup = Making sure that nothing extra is running in the background....
I never said that he should a buy new hardware....
You're basically just repeating what I said.
And I said that he should REINSTALL it, not get a new one - it's a perfectly fine card and I'm speaking from experience.
And it doesn't cost you anything to send the faulty card back for them to see what was wrong with it and then they send you a replacement which doesn't cost you anything as well, it's called insurance.

Actually it's called Warranty and not Insurance.

And yes he returned his graphic card to get a new one. I guess the effort is worth it, especially if the error lies in the software in the first place.

[Caboose O'Malley]

Actually it's called Warranty and not Insurance.

And yes he returned his graphic card to get a new one. I guess the effort is worth it, especially if the error lies in the software in the first place.

Warranty, insurance whatever.
And how do you exactly know that it's in the software? Did you read my last reply over there? If he or his mate who built the computer chose a too weak PSU for it then that may just be the problem.

And I have also stated many times that Halo 2 Vista isn't really optimized for many different computer hardware nor tested ND he wasn't the first one I've ran into who hasn't been able to run it with a 8600 (actually, Iv'e seen many people having problems running Halo 2 with a 8600 gfx card)

Let's just forget this and get back on topic.

[beele]

Warranty, insurance whatever.
And how do you exactly know that it's in the software? Did you read my last reply over there? If he or his mate who built the computer chose a too weak PSU for it then that may just be the problem.

And I have also stated many times that Halo 2 Vista isn't really optimized for many different computer hardware nor tested ND he wasn't the first one I've ran into who hasn't been able to run it with a 8600 (actually, Iv'e seen many people having problems running Halo 2 with a 8600 gfx card)

Let's just forget this and get back on topic.

Strange halo 2 runs on high with 2xAA on 1280*720 on my lappy which has a 8600M GT, and this without any problems.

[Caboose O'Malley]

Do I really need to go through this again?
What the hell happened to the ability to READ?
I said MANY - meaning most of the cases where someone has had trouble with Halo 2 have had a laptop, or a 8000-series gfx card.
READ THE WHOLE THING BEFORE POSTING YOUR USELESS CRAP.
End of discussion.

[beele]

Do I really need to go through this again?
What the hell happened to the ability to READ?
I said MANY - meaning most of the cases where someone has had trouble with Halo 2 have had a laptop, or a 8000-series gfx card.
READ THE WHOLE THING BEFORE POSTING YOUR USELESS CRAP.
End of discussion.

First I read everything before I posted. I said this, not to get attention or so, or to get you angry . I said this to tell that is works with me, if it didn't worked with me , then I would have posted to, but differently, I hope you understand this.

On-Topic:

Where did you install the game, the default directory?

If nothing would help to get the problem away, a last resort is always a format and a clean install of windows. Then install just your drivers and then install the game. if after that the problem is away, it lies in one of you programs you had previously installed.

[Caboose O'Malley]

First I read everything before I posted. I said this, not to get attention or so, or to get you angry . I said this to tell that is works with me, if it didn't worked with me , then I would have posted to, but differently, I hope you understand this.

Okay, I'm calm now, Thanks for explaining that...
End of discussion?

BTW I think that the Selective Startup that I suggested helped because he hasn't reported back...
- Or, he got sick of trying to fix it and left it at that :/

[beele]

Okay, I'm calm now, Thanks for explaining that...
End of discussion?

BTW I think that the Selective Startup that I suggested helped because he hasn't reported back...
- Or, he got sick of trying to fix it and left it at that :/

Yes end of discussion .

On Topic:

Selective startup is indeed a great thing, It's the first I do with my lappy, is to disable all uneeded progs to save me ram and boot time, and to get rid of unwanted problems.

[Vicky]

I always remove any unwanted programs starting at startup from the registry or for some programs just from the startup folder. Way to many programs want to have some sort of agent or scheduler running :P

[Soulsmith]

Ok, Im not an idiot, I have a 500 watt psu and there is nothing wrong with the card, all my other games play just fine.

I do not exclusively game on my PC, I mostly do uni work so I do need my dual monitors. Also, it seems like you guys think that all I want to do is play halo 2, I am not going to reinstall windows for one game and I have tried running it with NO other programs running, even turned my AV off and it didn't help.

I would like to get the game running but Im not going to cripple/reinstall my PC just for halo.