Samapico Posted July 30, 2004 Report Posted July 30, 2004 Same problem, can anyone help?We're trying to
»ZiGNoTZaG Posted August 12, 2004 Report Posted August 12, 2004 What kind of video cards and junk do you people have? lets see some system specs so we can find a common denominator. perhaps.
»ZiGNoTZaG Posted August 12, 2004 Report Posted August 12, 2004 no doubt, youll prolly have it working in 5 mins.
Bargeld Posted August 12, 2004 Report Posted August 12, 2004 Stay on topic or take it elswhere please. This is for tech support. I did the deletions of the extraneous posts.
DJ muppetmaster Posted August 13, 2004 Report Posted August 13, 2004 OS: Windows XP Pro SP1 (upgrading to SP2 2moz)CPU: AMD Athlon xp pro 1700+ which ive overclocked a little bitGFX card: Nvidia riva tnt2 md64 32MB :drivers:uptodatePRIMARY HDD: 32GB IBM 7200rpmSECONDARY HDD: 8GB SEAGATE rpm (dunno)Bios: AWARD :drivers:uptodateRAM: 640MB (tried 1024MB with another stick of 512MB and nearly melted board)Mboard: Can't remeber but was cheap!@#$%^&* and cost me about £Spyware/adware:Completely free checked with several programs(p.s maybe you can have this problem sorted out by the next time i come back to continuum)
Guest PHIL DEEZ NUTZ Posted August 14, 2004 Report Posted August 14, 2004 (edited) I AM AM ON TOPIC..HELP ME OUT. Edited August 14, 2004 by Bargeld
Bargeld Posted August 14, 2004 Report Posted August 14, 2004 Please read forum guidelines here please: http://www.ssforum.net/index.php?showtopic=4057
»i88gerbils Posted August 15, 2004 Report Posted August 15, 2004 Sorry to butt in, but from what I have noticed there are two problems that cause this behaviour. One, spyware or some firewall/antivirus program. Two, some unknown, unsolved problem that does not change with drivers, software updates, or spyware/anti-virus programs. It is very difficult to see the difference between both of them as they are related. See here and here for explorative attempts at solving the problem. The latter being before I realized there were two problems. I am afraid that the second problem is actually a problem with Continuum, and not a user-caused problem. It seems the "Fatal Errors Codes" reflect more of this problem then the first. No exception.log is created. No DirectX install problem. No video card driver problem. No Windows Update problem. It has stumped me time and again so I'm just contributing only some of the information that I have collected about.
Guest PHIL DA THANK YOU Posted August 15, 2004 Report Posted August 15, 2004 Sorry to butt in, but from what I have noticed there are two problems that cause this behaviour. One, spyware or some firewall/antivirus program. Two, some unknown, unsolved problem that does not change with drivers, software updates, or spyware/anti-virus programs. It is very difficult to see the difference between both of them as they are related. See here and here for explorative attempts at solving the problem. The latter being before I realized there were two problems. I am afraid that the second problem is actually a problem with Continuum, and not a user-caused problem. It seems the "Fatal Errors Codes" reflect more of this problem then the first. No exception.log is created. No DirectX install problem. No video card driver problem. No Windows Update problem. It has stumped me time and again so I'm just contributing only some of the information that I have collected about.TY, ATLEAST SOMEONE IS GIVING ME HELP
Guest PHIL DA AGONY Posted August 17, 2004 Report Posted August 17, 2004 I HATE YOUR -*BAD WORD*-, STOP DOINGS EDITS ON MY -*BAD WORD*-! I DID NOT SAY "AM AM". YOU PAIN IN THE -*BAD WORD*-.
Bargeld Posted August 17, 2004 Report Posted August 17, 2004 Last warning, PHIL DA ABOUT TO GET BANNED. This is one of my jobs here, keeping the forum on track.Chill out or leave, or I will make you.
Guest Guest Posted August 17, 2004 Report Posted August 17, 2004 I read in a magazine about a program called spy sweep. I am sure some of you have heard of it, so i figured i would just try it out and see how it compared to my current spyware proggies. I loved the program but it has this "Start-Up Shield" which is great to stop malicious programs from taking over at start-up but is not good for continuum. After i installed spy sweep i experienced the same problems;-Unable to load ddraw.dll (Direct Draw) -Proccess jumps around on the list-Able to start it up once right at start=up, but not again until i restart I had also installed xpsp2 and thought it was that, but i decided to unistall spy sweep first, and continuum started to boot again normally. So i am guessing that if you have spy sweep, or a program like spy sweep with a "Start-up Shield" feature, this could be one of the reasons you may not be able to start continuum properly.
Dark Nexus Posted August 17, 2004 Report Posted August 17, 2004 oops, cleared my cookies and forgot to log in
Guest TinyT Posted August 20, 2004 Report Posted August 20, 2004 Aug 19, 2004 I am having the same problem of not able to start Continuum with or without the patch files. My resolution is also set to 800x600 at 16bits to insure resolution issues. The program does not load and Ctrl+Alt+Del Task Manager > Processes does not list Continuum running at all. Is it mainly an XP problem or do you guys think it's a video driver issue? I have the latest DirectX drivers too, version 9.0b [system Specs] ---------------------------------OS Name Microsoft Windows XP ProfessionalVersion 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600OS Manufacturer Microsoft CorporationSystem Manufacturer Sony CorporationSystem Model PCG-Z1A(UC)System Type X86-based PCProcessor x86 Family 6 Model 9 Stepping 5 GenuineIntel ~1290 MhzBIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies LTD R0061G0, 5/2/2003SMBIOS Version 2.3Windows Directory C:\WINDOWSSystem Directory C:\WINDOWS\System32Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1Locale United StatesHardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)"Time Zone Eastern Daylight TimeTotal Physical Memory 512.00 MBAvailable Physical Memory 233.88 MBTotal Virtual Memory 1.72 GBAvailable Virtual Memory 1.23 GBPage File Space 1.22 GB
3DWZ Posted August 20, 2004 Report Posted August 20, 2004 Maybe... this is far fetched... but maybe continuum is opening on a non-existant screen? This happened to me before. Once you open it hit Alt then SPACE then Mafter that hold down the left or right arrow key. Just an idea, prolly not it thought. Also, try downloading the client again, but from a different site. I am not to techie, but this is what i would try first -3d
Guest BAN ME I DONT GIVE A FUCK! Posted August 20, 2004 Report Posted August 20, 2004 YOUR A SOFT -*BAD WORD*-. DO THINK I REALLY CARE IF YOU BAN ME FROM A VIDEO GAME? I ONLY MISS MY SS FRIENDS. SO BAN ME...-*BAD WORD*-ING -*BAD WORD*-.
Guest TinyT Posted August 20, 2004 Report Posted August 20, 2004 Tried everything from:- uninstall- delete files/etc.- redownload from different server- reinstalling- apply patch- try to start, doesn't workanyhow i give up...
Samapico Posted August 21, 2004 Report Posted August 21, 2004 YOUR A SOFT -*BAD WORD*-. DO THINK I REALLY CARE IF YOU BAN ME FROM A VIDEO GAME? I ONLY MISS MY SS FRIENDS. SO BAN ME...-*BAD WORD*-ING -*BAD WORD*-.duuuuuuuuude......
»i88gerbils Posted August 21, 2004 Report Posted August 21, 2004 Just noting. I would delete your posts so far as well if you had posted similarly on forumhq.net's tech support forum. Or I'd edit your posts and make better English w/o caps.
Guest PHIL DA RETIREMENT Posted August 21, 2004 Report Posted August 21, 2004 YOU TAKE THE INTERNET TOO SERIOUSLY. PHIL IS GOING ON RETIREMENT! NOW WHERE'S MY PENSION!! JUST THANK ME FOR GIVING YOU SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT....IN YOUR NON-PRODUCTIVE LIFE. I CAME HERE WITH A PROBLEM...SO WHAT WHAT IF I CURSE...YOU SOFT B***H. :muhah:
Guest PHIL DA DELETE Posted August 21, 2004 Report Posted August 21, 2004 DO ME A FAV AND DELETE ALL MY POST.
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