RPGDot Network    
   

 
 
Trials of Ascension
Display full image
Pic of the moment
More
pics from the gallery
 
 
Site Navigation

Main
   News
   Forums

Games
   Games Database
   Top 100
   Release List
   Support Files

Features
   Reviews
   Previews
   Interviews
   Editorials
   Diaries
   Misc

Download
   Gallery
   Music
   Screenshots
   Videos

Miscellaneous
   Staff Members
   Privacy Statement

FAQ
Members
Usergroups
Comp crash after Install and update
  View previous topic :: View next topic
RPGDot Forums > Neverwinter Nights - General

Author Thread
Snoekie
Baron of the Court
Baron of the Court




Joined: 09 Jul 2001
Posts: 335
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Comp crash after Install and update
   

I've bought NWN and installed it yesterday. That went fine.
Updated it with the auto-updater, no problem.
Then I wanted to play and I got an error msg, forgot exactly what, but something of NWN didn't go allright.
I had to reboot my comp because it froze up and then I couldn't get back into windows anymore.
I actually had to format the C drive and install windows (and LOTS of other things) brandnew!

Is this a known problem? Any advice on how to proceed when I try to install NWN again later this day?
Myself I was thinking that I reboot my comp, install and update NWN, then reboot again before hitting the play button.

Any thoughts are welcome
Post Wed Oct 02, 2002 5:27 pm
 View user's profile
Snoekie
Baron of the Court
Baron of the Court




Joined: 09 Jul 2001
Posts: 335
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
   

No one has any ideas? I guess it's not a known problem then...
Ah well, tomorrow I'm gonna try installing again.
Whish me luck and if you have any tips please let me know. Thanks
Post Thu Oct 03, 2002 1:25 pm
 View user's profile
ButtOfMalmsey
Village Idiot
Village Idiot




Joined: 07 May 2002
Posts: 785
Location: Mississippi
   

Did you do a full scan of your hard drive, including surface scan? Cause this sounds similar to what happens when key parts of your Windows system .dlls become corrupted. When you reformat, they are always rewritten to the same place; so what I do when I lose a .dll is, prior to reinstalling, a complete scan of the HD, so that the computer can log the bad sectors and stop writing to them. This is for future reference.

I wish you luck.
_________________
"It has been a grand journey- well-worth making once."
-Winston Churchill, 1965, on Life

I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to SPEED around a city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, it would explode. I think it was called, "The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down."
-Homer Simpson

=Member of the Non-Flamers Guild=
=Member of The Sixth House=
::Captain of the Black Company::
Post Thu Oct 03, 2002 1:37 pm
 View user's profile
Snoekie
Baron of the Court
Baron of the Court




Joined: 09 Jul 2001
Posts: 335
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
   

Ok, thanks! I will do that.
Will take some time cuz it covers 40GB but it might be worth it
Post Thu Oct 03, 2002 1:39 pm
 View user's profile
ButtOfMalmsey
Village Idiot
Village Idiot




Joined: 07 May 2002
Posts: 785
Location: Mississippi
   

Before you reformat, now that you've installed everything, you might as well do a full scan. There might not be any bad sectors, and I would hate for you to have to reformat for nothing.
_________________
"It has been a grand journey- well-worth making once."
-Winston Churchill, 1965, on Life

I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to SPEED around a city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, it would explode. I think it was called, "The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down."
-Homer Simpson

=Member of the Non-Flamers Guild=
=Member of The Sixth House=
::Captain of the Black Company::
Post Thu Oct 03, 2002 1:51 pm
 View user's profile
Ekim
Eagle's Shadow
Eagle's Shadow




Joined: 27 May 2002
Posts: 2365
Location: Montreal, Canada
   

Also, if after doing a full scan and do not find any problems, please tell us your config (CPU type, amount of ram, Windows version, etc...) so we may be better able to help you
_________________
=Proud Father of a new gamer GIRL!=
=Member of The Nonflamers' Guild=
=Worshiper of the Written Word=
Post Thu Oct 03, 2002 3:49 pm
 View user's profile
Snoekie
Baron of the Court
Baron of the Court




Joined: 09 Jul 2001
Posts: 335
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
   

It now works! Thanks for the help
I did a thorough scan of the C drive and installed it there. (last time it was on my D drive and that needs to be de-fragmented)
So the problem is solved and I'm a happy gamer again

Thanks again for the input!
Post Thu Oct 03, 2002 4:29 pm
 View user's profile



All times are GMT.
The time now is Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:56 pm



Powered by phpBB © 2001 phpBB Group
 
 
 
All original content of this site is copyrighted by RPGWatch. Copying or reproducing of any part of this site is strictly prohibited. Taking anything from this site without authorisation will be considered stealing and we'll be forced to visit you and jump on your legs until you give it back.