Vista - Crashing problem
This is a work-in-progress FAQ: http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=17503.0 , do check it often as new tips are being addedQ: Game crashing on systems running Windows VistaTip1:Be sure your Windows Vista is up to date: "The Witcher may exhaust virtual address space when running on 32-bit Windows Vista. Microsoft has released a hotfix that addresses this problem. Please download the hotfix from the following location when playing the game on 32-bit Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105 . If you have patched your installation of Vista to SP1, then you already have this hotfix. KB940105 is already included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f559842a-9c9b-4579-b64a-09146a0ba746&DisplayLang=en " ( 64-bit Vista does not have this problem )Tip2:On nVidia hardware and VIsta Ultimate be sure to uninstall the DreamScene application as the it conflicts with the video driver ( read the Release Notes of the video driver )Tip3: Get TweakUAC and set UAC to QUIET, not DisabledTip4:Set the game to run in Compatibility Mode: right-click on witcher.exe -> properties -> Compatibility -> Windows XP SP2 , also check the 640x480 mode, and the disable decorations, then press Apply and OKTip5:Run the game as Admin: right click on witcher.exe and RUN AS AdministratorTip6:Disable Autosaves in game OptionsTip7: If running the game from an external USB drive be sure to set up the currently used Power Settings Profile so that USB devices are NEVER put to sleep/suspend.________________________________________________________________Hello there,This thread may be related to "Problems with VISTA", but it's more specific. So please don't delete or move it
I tried some NVIDIA driver-pack versions, but none work. It's always the same problem. After 1-3 minutes playtime the application is ended by Windows Vista. The reason is a graphic driver called nvlddmkm (I guess, that it must be nvlddmkm.sys), who will be "repaired" after the temrination of the game. You can read in some forums about this driver, causing problems with games. Why don't Microsoft or/and NVIDIA fix it? I can't even report the problem to them, so I write here. Please dear TheWitcher Crew try to fix this problem or inform Nvidia and Microsoft. The game isn't playable like this Thank youPavelP.S.In Switzerland you can buy the game since 10-23-2007. I guess, it's a pre-order version or something?P.P.SWindows Vista 32 bitIntel Core 2 6600 @ 2.4 GHzNVIDIA Geforce 7900 GTX4 G DDR-2 RAM (but Vista uses only 3 G I guess)[MOD]Updated some tips[/MOD]
This is a work-in-progress FAQ: http://www.thewitcher.com/forum/index.php?topic=17503.0 , do check it often as new tips are being addedQ: Game crashing on systems running Windows VistaTip1:Be sure your Windows Vista is up to date: "The Witcher may exhaust virtual address space when running on 32-bit Windows Vista. Microsoft has released a hotfix that addresses this problem. Please download the hotfix from the following location when playing the game on 32-bit Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105 . If you have patched your installation of Vista to SP1, then you already have this hotfix. KB940105 is already included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f559842a-9c9b-4579-b64a-09146a0ba746&DisplayLang=en " ( 64-bit Vista does not have this problem )Tip2:On nVidia hardware and VIsta Ultimate be sure to uninstall the DreamScene application as the it conflicts with the video driver ( read the Release Notes of the video driver )Tip3: Get TweakUAC and set UAC to QUIET, not DisabledTip4:Set the game to run in Compatibility Mode: right-click on witcher.exe -> properties -> Compatibility -> Windows XP SP2 , also check the 640x480 mode, and the disable decorations, then press Apply and OKTip5:Run the game as Admin: right click on witcher.exe and RUN AS AdministratorTip6:Disable Autosaves in game OptionsTip7: If running the game from an external USB drive be sure to set up the currently used Power Settings Profile so that USB devices are NEVER put to sleep/suspend.________________________________________________________________Hello there,This thread may be related to "Problems with VISTA", but it's more specific. So please don't delete or move it
I tried some NVIDIA driver-pack versions, but none work. It's always the same problem. After 1-3 minutes playtime the application is ended by Windows Vista. The reason is a graphic driver called nvlddmkm (I guess, that it must be nvlddmkm.sys), who will be "repaired" after the temrination of the game. You can read in some forums about this driver, causing problems with games. Why don't Microsoft or/and NVIDIA fix it? I can't even report the problem to them, so I write here. Please dear TheWitcher Crew try to fix this problem or inform Nvidia and Microsoft. The game isn't playable like this Thank youPavelP.S.In Switzerland you can buy the game since 10-23-2007. I guess, it's a pre-order version or something?P.P.SWindows Vista 32 bitIntel Core 2 6600 @ 2.4 GHzNVIDIA Geforce 7900 GTX4 G DDR-2 RAM (but Vista uses only 3 G I guess)[MOD]Updated some tips[/MOD]