The end is nigh!!....boo hoo!!

ShadowChild · 05-14-2003, 06:14 AM

Waaaaah! i can no longer play BG2 for more than 5 minutes without it dropping out to the desktop! i've uninstalled, reinstalled with the UK patch and the Baldurdash fixpack, but still nothing!

I kept hold of my save game as i've got that far i didn't really want to start again (although i may have to) - the only thing i can think of is to format the PC and start from scratch!

But if i keep the same save game and copy it to CD, what are the chances of the problems repeating themselves?

I haven't played it properly in 3 weeks! i'm suffering here!

Raistlin Majere · 05-14-2003, 06:19 AM

thats a pity to hear. try to empty the cache folder, if you havent already.

ShadowChild · 05-14-2003, 06:22 AM

Now that i haven't tried!....hmmm i'll have to go tell my manager that i have more important things to do than look after the railway! HUZZAH! new hope!

Raistlin Majere · 05-14-2003, 06:25 AM

hope it works

Leslie · 05-14-2003, 07:16 AM

I also have some simlilar problems - crashing to desktop or computer freezes completely. Any other ideas, guys ?

NiceWorg · 05-14-2003, 12:27 PM

Not in here, but everytime I swap CD´s the game goes backround and autoplay icon appears on the windows desktop. Autoplay is annoying to disable everytime before you start to play, glad it doesn´t take much time.

Olorin · 05-14-2003, 06:07 PM

I have also had problems of the game freezing. I can usually get a few hours at a time, so it's not TOO much trouble. It was happening much more often earlier, and then I installed a new soundcard (a lot of times the freezing went hand in hand with looping of the sound). I tried to play the game with no sound, but found it to be too boring.

You might want to check your sound card driver, download an update if there is one. The other thing I try to do is turn off any unnecessary programs running in the background. Since this includes my virus scan and firewall, I make sure to disconnect from the internet first!

05-14-2003, 06:14 AM	#1
ShadowChild Manshoon Join Date: February 19, 2003 Location: Scouse Land... Age: 45 Posts: 230	Waaaaah! i can no longer play BG2 for more than 5 minutes without it dropping out to the desktop! i've uninstalled, reinstalled with the UK patch and the Baldurdash fixpack, but still nothing! I kept hold of my save game as i've got that far i didn't really want to start again (although i may have to) - the only thing i can think of is to format the PC and start from scratch! But if i keep the same save game and copy it to CD, what are the chances of the problems repeating themselves? I haven't played it properly in 3 weeks! i'm suffering here! __________________ Never violate a woman nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the pursuit of evil.<br /><br /><i>Druss The Legend</i>

05-14-2003, 06:19 AM	#2
Raistlin Majere Ra Join Date: March 26, 2002 Location: Finland Age: 37 Posts: 2,323	thats a pity to hear. try to empty the cache folder, if you havent already. __________________ If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One. "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."

05-14-2003, 06:22 AM	#3
ShadowChild Manshoon Join Date: February 19, 2003 Location: Scouse Land... Age: 45 Posts: 230	Now that i haven't tried!....hmmm i'll have to go tell my manager that i have more important things to do than look after the railway! HUZZAH! new hope! __________________ Never violate a woman nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the pursuit of evil.<br /><br /><i>Druss The Legend</i>

05-14-2003, 06:25 AM	#4
Raistlin Majere Ra Join Date: March 26, 2002 Location: Finland Age: 37 Posts: 2,323	hope it works __________________ If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One. "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."

05-14-2003, 07:16 AM	#5
Leslie Baaz Draconian Join Date: February 28, 2003 Location: SLO Age: 53 Posts: 737	I also have some simlilar problems - crashing to desktop or computer freezes completely. Any other ideas, guys ? __________________ I grow tired of shouting battle cries when fighting this mage. Boo will finish his eyeballs once and for all, so he does not rise again. Evil, meet my sword! SWORD, MEET EVIL!<br />- Minsc

05-14-2003, 12:27 PM	#6
NiceWorg Baaz Draconian Join Date: January 15, 2002 Location: Vaasa, Finland Age: 43 Posts: 772	Not in here, but everytime I swap CD´s the game goes backround and autoplay icon appears on the windows desktop. Autoplay is annoying to disable everytime before you start to play, glad it doesn´t take much time. __________________ Fell in love with a country girl, morning sunshine<br />She was up from a nether world, just to bust another soul<br />[url]\"http://jarkokson.suddenlaunch.com\" target=\"_blank\">Click!</a>

05-14-2003, 06:07 PM	#7
Olorin Avatar Join Date: May 27, 2002 Location: Boulder, CO Age: 49 Posts: 544	I have also had problems of the game freezing. I can usually get a few hours at a time, so it's not TOO much trouble. It was happening much more often earlier, and then I installed a new soundcard (a lot of times the freezing went hand in hand with looping of the sound). I tried to play the game with no sound, but found it to be too boring. You might want to check your sound card driver, download an update if there is one. The other thing I try to do is turn off any unnecessary programs running in the background. Since this includes my virus scan and firewall, I make sure to disconnect from the internet first! __________________ "Many are my names in many countries. Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkun to the Dwarves; Olorin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incanus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not" --The Two Towers

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