Crash to desktop

[gab961111.59]

Crash to desktop

I get many crash since a few days. I have the game since almost when it came out and never had this problem before. Help me.

 

[tommy5761]

System specs . Have you updated any software recently or do you need to update your software .

 

[Jim_The_Great]

I got a similar problem too.When I try to save it sometimes crashes to desktop.

 

[gab961111.59]

System specs . Have you updated any software recently or do you need to update your software .

Maybe it is because i have too much saves?
Specs:
Intel i5 2.67ghz
8gb of ram
Asus gtx 460 1gb
Enough space.
I updated my bios and my network card recently because someone said me to do so.
My graphic card driver is up to date.

 

[tommy5761]

It`s possible try backing them up to another folder and then deleting some of them .

 

[tasoscalibra]

I have the same problem,not found yet the reason and its only on this game .
I can handle this cause it appears for me only if i'm trading with a Npc,in the game enviroment i had this once till now and thats not bad.I am sad cause my bro cant play this wonderful game on his new machine.He becomes desktop crashes randomly any 5-6 mins.Maybe its cause he has an AMD Card.If someone has a solution would be nice.I tried already setting changes etc...(SSAO disable,Texture size,Antivirus and Malware closed).

 

[Licaon_Kter]

get Speccy copy/paste the Summary screen

 

[gab961111.59]

i moved my game saves but i still have the same problem.

 

[username_3618572]

same problem here. the game worked flawlessly before. didn't change any hardware/drivers etc... game keeps crashing randomly to desktop without any error message. so i guess there must have been made some changes in the last patch(es) that brought this crashes to desktop. i even removed my old installation (Retail DVD) and installed the GOG Version. Still the same problem. I began an new game, when the enhanced version/patch came out and then the game ran without any flaws. i played until Flotsam and then took a little break. for the last 2 weeks i want to continue the game now in flotsam but now this crashes occure, so i guess it must have something to do with one of the last patches after the big enhanced update.

 

[tommy5761]

In the configurator tool try setting the
Texture downscaling - none
Texture Memory Size - Medium
SSAO - Disabled
Dangling Objects Limit - Disabled
Ubersampling - Disabled
Then retry game .

If still crashing please post system specs . If your computer hasn`t been cleaned in a while it may be a good time to check for dust buildup around the CPU and GPU fans and heatsinks

 

[gab961111.59]

Maybe my cpu is used because i tried a bit of overclocking.

 

[tommy5761]

Maybe my cpu is used because i tried a bit of overclocking.

Nothing too extreme i hope . Is it set back to stock now ?

 

[gab961111.59]

Yes,

 

[username_3618572]

Computer:
Computertyp ACPI x64-based PC
Betriebssystem Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
OS Service Pack Service Pack 1
DirectX DirectX 11.0
Datum / Uhrzeit 2012-08-22 / 21:21

Motherboard:
CPU Typ QuadCore AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 40, 3300 MHz (16.5 x 200)
Motherboard Name MSI 770-C45 (MS-7599) (3 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR3 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN)
Motherboard Chipsatz AMD 770, AMD K10
Arbeitsspeicher 8192 MB (DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM)
DIMM1: G Skill F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 4 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (8-8-8-22 @ 609 MHz) (7-7-7-20 @ 533 MHz) (6-6-6-17 @ 457 MHz)
DIMM2: G Skill F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 4 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (8-8-8-22 @ 609 MHz) (7-7-7-20 @ 533 MHz) (6-6-6-17 @ 457 MHz)
BIOS Typ AMI (03/04/11)
Anschlüsse (COM und LPT) Kommunikationsanschluss (COM1)

Anzeige:
Grafikkarte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1048256 KB)
Grafikkarte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1048256 KB)
3D-Beschleuniger nVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Monitor Maxdata Belinea 2225 S1W (112201) [22" LCD] (072113402494)
Monitor Sony TV XV (180116843009)

Multimedia:
Soundkarte Creative Audigy 2 ZS (SB0350) Sound Card
Soundkarte nVIDIA HDMI/DP @ nVIDIA GF114 - High Definition Audio Controller
Soundkarte nVIDIA HDMI/DP @ nVIDIA GF114 - High Definition Audio Controller
Soundkarte nVIDIA HDMI/DP @ nVIDIA GF114 - High Definition Audio Controller
Soundkarte nVIDIA HDMI/DP @ nVIDIA GF114 - High Definition Audio Controller



game ran without any flaws on this machine some time ago. with all settings (very) high. just uber sampling and dynamic bones limit turned off.

 

[Licaon_Kter]

mycomputer>manage>eventviewer>application>search for the witcher2 crash> paste here if it crashes that is

 

[username_3618572]

nothing to find there, after the crash happens.
i was able to play to play game now for a long time without any crash, while playing outside the town of foltsam. back in the town of foltsam the crashes appear randomly again, when any action is done like enter/exit any door, house, conversation, buy menu, inventory. etc... so i doubt it has something to do with overheating hardware or faulty drivers because then the game would just crash when simply standing or running around.

 

[tommy5761]

nothing to find there, after the crash happens.
i was able to play to play game now for a long time without any crash, while playing outside the town of foltsam. back in the town of foltsam the crashes appear randomly again, when any action is done like enter/exit any door, house, conversation, buy menu, inventory. etc... so i doubt it has something to do with overheating hardware or faulty drivers because then the game would just crash when simply standing or running around.

Have you tried doing a clean install of the video drivers .When you start the video driver install there is an option in the Custom tab that will allow "clean install" . Also if you are not going to be using 3D then don`t install the 3D drivers also available in the Custom tab .

 

[username_3618572]

Have you tried doing a clean install of the video drivers .When you start the video driver install there is an option in the Custom tab that will allow "clean install" . Also if you are not going to be using 3D then don`t install the 3D drivers also available in the Custom tab .

yup, did a clean install and dont have the 3D drivers installed. using btw. the latest 304.79 beta drivers. but the crashing happend as well on the latest WHQL driver on which the game ran without problems before.

 

[tommy5761]

yup, did a clean install and dont have the 3D drivers installed. using btw. the latest 304.79 beta drivers. but the crashing happend as well on the latest WHQL driver on which the game ran without problems before.

Are all applicable motherboard drivers up to date and is windows up to date ?

 

[cailyn]

I've got the same problem, the game often crashes to deskop, nearly every second time i try to save. I play the steam-version with minimum graphic-settings and windowed-mode.

My computer:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/2/2012, 11:39:55
   Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.120504-1619)
           Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
System Manufacturer: GBT___
       System Model: NVDAACPI
               BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
          Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+,  MMX,  3DNow (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
             Memory: 3326MB RAM
          Page File: 2033MB used, 3176MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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  DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
          Music Tab: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.
        Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 8800 GT
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0611&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2
   Display Memory: 512.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: (Standardmonitor)
  Monitor Max Res: 
      Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0013.0142 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 5/15/2012 12:18:00, 4373248 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
              VDD: Nicht zutreffend
         Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 5/15/2012 12:18:00, 14014656 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4551-11CF-3E63-0D2003C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x10DE
        Device ID: 0x0611
        SubSys ID: 0x00000000
      Revision ID: 0x00A2
      Revision ID: 0x00A2
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D 
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         Registry: OK
     DDraw Status: Enabled
       D3D Status: Enabled
       AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
 D3D7 Test Result: Not run
 D3D8 Test Result: Not run
 D3D9 Test Result: Not run