Okay, so, it's definitely a windows/driver conflict/software conflict issue.
I've installed a second Win2kSP4 install on my hard drive, installed the same video drivers and the same sound drivers, plus Steam and XFire. And I can play RO:O with no problems at all. No freeze-ups or anything. (Interesting note: My framerate was crap and I had all sorts of strange visual artifacts before I remembered to install my AGP driver. I need to remember to recommend that in the other threads...)
So, clearly my problem is some sort of a conflict with *something* else in my primary windows install. So, at the very least, I appear to have found a workaround. Is there a chance that you could try the same thing, to see if your problem is with Windows/driver conflict/something too?
So yeah. I'm content. For the moment. But I'll still be trying to stabalise my primary Win2kSP4 install, what with its archaic file structure, treasure trove of outdated drivers, and many-times-wiped (and only half-heartedly restored) registry. Is there any sort of software which could cause RO:O to bork? I'm having a similar problem with Project Visitor, too, so I think that it may be related...
-AGT
I've installed a second Win2kSP4 install on my hard drive, installed the same video drivers and the same sound drivers, plus Steam and XFire. And I can play RO:O with no problems at all. No freeze-ups or anything. (Interesting note: My framerate was crap and I had all sorts of strange visual artifacts before I remembered to install my AGP driver. I need to remember to recommend that in the other threads...)
So, clearly my problem is some sort of a conflict with *something* else in my primary windows install. So, at the very least, I appear to have found a workaround. Is there a chance that you could try the same thing, to see if your problem is with Windows/driver conflict/something too?
So yeah. I'm content. For the moment. But I'll still be trying to stabalise my primary Win2kSP4 install, what with its archaic file structure, treasure trove of outdated drivers, and many-times-wiped (and only half-heartedly restored) registry. Is there any sort of software which could cause RO:O to bork? I'm having a similar problem with Project Visitor, too, so I think that it may be related...
-AGT
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