Vista problem: CTD during campaign load

[mcantu]

which process did you use to make EB work with BI?

[EoE]

which process did you use to make EB work with BI?

I first tried running EB with RomeTW.exe and it CTD'ed during campaign load. Then I modified the necessary files (as described thoroughly here and twcenter.net), but the exact same CTD happened with RomeTW-BI.exe. With both games I could start custom battles though.

In my second installment I also tried with RomeTW.exe first and had the same result. I then used the modified EBTrivialScript - posted at twcenter.net if I remember correctly - to run with RomeTW-BI.exe. The CTD was the same again.

I'm fairly positive it's not due to my attempt at using the BI engine.

rgds/EoE

[EoE]

Another thing: I had a EB 1.0 game up and running, playing as Carthage. It worked nicely and I could load the campaign (both new and saved) without any problems.

Then I got a bit bored with it and didn't touch it for weeks. Afterwards, when I tried to load the campaign again, it displayed the exact same crash behaviour as I'm experiencing now with my new EB 1.1 installation.

This leads me to believe it may be an issue with an automatic update of Vista 64 bit, my anti-virus system, or whatever else updates itself automatically. Because that (and updated graphics drivers) are the only things that have changed between an installation that worked and one that doesn't.

On the other hand: If that's true, then where are all the Vista 64 owners foaming at their mouth in rage and frustration? Playing Crysis?

cheers/EoE

[bovi]

So you're using a 1.0 savegame on an 1.1 installation? Perhaps you installed 1.1 in the same RTW as you had 1.0 in too? 1.1 is a full installation and should not be installed on top of 1.0...

Have you tried the other solutions in the validation thread? You could at least try to downgrade the NVidia drivers to what you had previously. Also please try to run FileMon to see what is being accessed right before crashing.

[EoE]

So you're using a 1.0 savegame on an 1.1 installation? Perhaps you installed 1.1 in the same RTW as you had 1.0 in too? 1.1 is a full installation and should not be installed on top of 1.0...

Oh no, that's a misunderstanding. My 1.0 savegame (and new campaigns) suddenly crashed the exact same way in EB 1.0 as new campaigns now do in EB 1.1.

Both my attempts at installing EB 1.1 were completely from scratch and even in different directories.

Have you tried the other solutions in the validation thread? You could at least try to downgrade the NVidia drivers to what you had previously. Also please try to run FileMon to see what is being accessed right before crashing.

Yeah, I've gone through the other suggestions in the validation thread, but to no avail. Downgrading the Nvidia driver is a good call, I'll try that. I'll also check out FileMon (whatever it is ). Thanks!

cheers/EoE