Witcher won't work

[epicurius]

Witcher won't work

I've installed The Witcher and patched it up to version 1.5, but I can't get it to start. When I start it, the screen goes to black, stays that way for about 30 seconds, and then gives me an error and crashes to desktop. I'm running Vista with service pack 2 installed. I'm attaching the PC Wizard log

 

[Licaon_Kter]

I've installed The Witcher and patched it up to version 1.5, but I can't get it to start. When I start it, the screen goes to black, stays that way for about 30 seconds, and then gives me an error and crashes to desktop. I'm running Vista with service pack 2 installed. I'm attaching the PC Wizard log

> Video Card : 256MB ATI Radeon X1300PRO this video card is not supported by the game, if it works it's great, if not we can't help you, we can't add in software what the video card is lacking in softwaredo attach the file ERRLOG.TXT from The Witcher/System folder too

 

[epicurius]

There is no file called errlog.txt in the witcher/system folder. I considered the possibility that it might be my graphics card, but the thing is, I first installed and played the game when it came out, and I didn't have problem running it then./LE:BTW, the error message I get when I run the program (running it under administrative mode) is "The Witcher has stopped working", with the following details.Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BEX Application Name: witcher.exe Application Version: 1.5.0.1304 Application Timestamp: 4910475c Fault Module Name: MSVCR80.dll Fault Module Version: 8.0.50727.4053 Fault Module Timestamp: 4a594c79 Exception Offset: 0000ed53 Exception Code: c000000d Exception Data: 00000000 OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: 626c Additional Information 2: f7b885906b94927f636e5ae7ffae2f88 Additional Information 3: e68f Additional Information 4: bcdd7a650b42f3b843cd9592ca44c4d6[MOD]Use the MODIFY button[/MOD]

 

[Licaon_Kter]

There is no file called errlog.txt in the witcher/system folder. I considered the possibility that it might be my graphics card, but the thing is, I first installed and played the game when it came out, and I didn't have problem running it then.

try to run the game as normal user in WinXP compat mode and maybe an errorlog is generated

 

[Hydra_360ci]

If you have the EE version.. then ignore the following.My guess is that the binkw32.dll messed the game up for you, after the 1.4 patch. The binkw32.dll program/file was changed to a newer version on patch 1.4 (aka: Enhanced Edition, patch), and the bink movies were updated to work with it. Binkw32.dll is used every time a cutscene is played and those intro logo movies. And the old version of binkw32.dll that witcher used, isn't compatible with the newer blink movies of patch 1.4 and up. Another side effect of the new binkw32.dll is that it doesn't work right with single core processors. You'll get skipping sound; most noticeably during the long intro movie. You'll here the narration, but the singing and sound effect cut in and out. Multi-core processors are fine, though.Binkw32.dll version 1.9.1.0 may work, but the real trick is finding it. The only one I knew of is no longer available for download. You can try searching your PC for it, lot's of games can have different versions of it in their directories and you may get lucky (I'd say which game uses it, but I don't know.). To see the version number, you right click on the binkw32.dll, go to properties, and then go to one of the tabs (don't remember what the tab is called) and the version number will be shown in there. As far as I know, only 1.9.1.0 and the newer version that comes with patch 1.4, work with the Bink movies of Witcher.As for searching your Harddrive, just use the search function of Windows Explorer for, binkw32.dll. The only other solution is not to update to 1.4, I guess.

 

[epicurius]

Ok. First, I've tried running The Witcher normally, as an administrator, in WinXP compatibility mode, and in WinXP compatibility mode, and an error log wasn't created in any of those circumstances.Second, I found Binkw32.dll version 1.9.1.0 and put it in the system file, but it didn't work.

 

[Licaon_Kter]

Ok. First, I've tried running The Witcher normally, as an administrator, in WinXP compatibility mode, and in WinXP compatibility mode, and an error log wasn't created in any of those circumstances.Second, I found Binkw32.dll version 1.9.1.0 and put it in the system file, but it didn't work.

uninstall the game and go back to the last known working version ( don't mess around with DLL files )

 

[epicurius]

No version of the game is working. I originally bought the game in 2008, and installed it then, patched up to 1.2. At that time, it worked. Then I stopped playing the game, but did not uninstall it from my computer. When I tried to start playing again last month, the game wouldn't load. I then reinstalled it and upgraded to the latest patch, and the game still wouldn't load. I've just uninstalled and reinstalled the game and the current, unpatched, version on my computer still won't load.

 

[Licaon_Kter]

No version of the game is working. I originally bought the game in 2008, and installed it then, patched up to 1.2. At that time, it worked. Then I stopped playing the game, but did not uninstall it from my computer. When I tried to start playing again last month, the game wouldn't load. I then reinstalled it and upgraded to the latest patch, and the game still wouldn't load. I've just uninstalled and reinstalled the game and the current, unpatched, version on my computer still won't load.

try each patch...1.1a...1.2...then 1.3... like i've said we can't help you when using hardware below the system minimum requirements