Well, there goes my 2nd campaign

[Didz]

Just because its software doesn't necessarily mean its the ETW program thats at fault.

So far (touch wood) I've only had two CTD's and both of those were explainable given what I was attempting to do at the time. (e.g. play WAR and leave ETW running mid-battle in the background)

However, I certainly had a lot of problems with WAR until I made sure (using Driver Detective) that ALL my drivers were up to date, not just my GFX. Updatng my drivers solved my problems with WAR and I don't seem to be getting the same problems as you guys with ETW either.

The other possible 3rd party causes are as potentially far reaching as:

- not having the up-to-version of windows (patched to current level)
- having the up-to-version of windows (remember the infamous Service Pack 2 bugs?)
- not realising that Windows has switched on your personal firewall behind your back and its blocking your game ports.
- having a periodic routine that conflicts with the program your running (for example my HP print centre, used to periodically CTD my machine when running certain games because it was checking for updated print drivers. Had to ditch it in the end.)
and thats before we even begin to consider conflicts with Adware, Spyware and other programs you may be running deliberately or in blissful ignorance of running in the background.
- Your Directx may be out of date or even corrupted, have you run a DxDiag?
(interesting point of note, I discovered to my surprise and annoyance that Mcrosoft no longer provide automatic updates to Directx, so if you haven't updated it manually it could be out of date.)

The fact is that two machines with identical hardware are rarely identical.

[nafod]

Just because its software doesn't necessarily mean its the ETW program thats at fault.

So far (touch wood) I've only had two CTD's and both of those were explainable given what I was attempting to do at the time. (e.g. play WAR and leave ETW running mid-battle in the background)

However, I certainly had a lot of problems with WAR until I made sure (using Driver Detective) that ALL my drivers were up to date, not just my GFX. Updatng my drivers solved my problems with WAR and I don't seem to be getting the same problems as you guys with ETW either.

The other possible 3rd party causes are as potentially far reaching as:

- not having the up-to-version of windows (patched to current level)
- having the up-to-version of windows (remember the infamous Service Pack 2 bugs?)
- not realising that Windows has switched on your personal firewall behind your back and its blocking your game ports.
- having a periodic routine that conflicts with the program your running (for example my HP print centre, used to periodically CTD my machine when running certain games because it was checking for updated print drivers. Had to ditch it in the end.)
and thats before we even begin to consider conflicts with Adware, Spyware and other programs you may be running deliberately or in blissful ignorance of running in the background.
- Your Directx may be out of date or even corrupted, have you run a DxDiag?
(interesting point of note, I discovered to my surprise and annoyance that Mcrosoft no longer provide automatic updates to Directx, so if you haven't updated it manually it could be out of date.)

The fact is that two machines with identical hardware are rarely identical.

I haven't experienced any CTD's.

-Windows isn't patched to the current level.
-This gaming rig is so close to retirement it's counting the days on the desktop.
-I haven't bothered updating drivers or DirectX in 2 years.
-I get 2 or three errors on boot up that I can't explain.

None of this supports or disagrees with the fact that a multitude of individuals are having problems running ETW.