Emperor Quiting To Desktop

Saemetheis · February 5, 2003

Good day,

I am having this nagging this problem each time i sit down for a game of EBFD. Every now and then, the game would just quit to desktop for no apparent reason, whether in the midst of a battle or just proceeding to the next mission. Have applied the latest drivers for audio card, graphics card and Windows service packs, turned off shadows in the game but doesn't help. Hope you could give me some advice on what to do about this! Thankz! :)

Nyarlathotep · February 5, 2003

Make sure you close down all background programs, especially virus scanners. This usually happens when your system lacks memory..

Saemetheis · February 6, 2003

Hhhmmmm.... Tried quiting all background programs but doesn't work. I don't have a virus scanner installed on my system and have got about 256mb RAM to use, so it doesn't seem to be a memory shortage problem. What should i do next? ???

number6 · February 6, 2003

Do other 3D games exit to the desktop in a similar manner? Please post a response with an attachment of your DxDiag output. DxDiag is an executable installed on all windows machines that will give us detailed information about your hardware and software config.

Saemetheis · February 6, 2003

[attachment archived by Gobalopper]

Nyarlathotep · February 6, 2003

*.exe has generated an error usually means that the file has become corrupt.

What you migh twant to try is to lower your adapter refresh rate and set it to default instead of 85Hz.

Also, apart from shadows, what are your ingame graphical settings ? If you haven't already, try setting them to low and see what happens.

Saemetheis · February 6, 2003

Ok, lemme try out and see what happens. :)

Skilzat99X · March 5, 2003

Well arent we the same. I have the EXACT same problem. stats are.

VIA mainboard

AMD K-6III processor 450mhz

some VIA graphics controller

128 mb ram

Windows ME

yes it meets the requirements. chances are everyone else with this problem has a VIA mainboard. Ive fiddled with windows options, bios, reinstalled windows, reinstalled windows on a different hard drive, and reinstalled the game. I think i need to update my drivers. But that computer has no modem (i have 2)

anyone know a link to update via chipsets

(please not just www.viatech.com) ::)

Nyarlathotep · March 5, 2003

I don't know why you don't want to go via the viatech.com, but here's one that will bring you to the driver section of VIA.

Skilzat99X · March 6, 2003

well im downloadin a via graphic driver but i cant find any real chipset drivers. will the 4 in 1 drivers do because i tried before and it didn't work.

Nyarlathotep · March 6, 2003

Make sure you download and install the correct drivers for your chipset. Check your dxdiag output as it will show you what chipset you have. If you are not able to interpet the output, attach it to your reply and we'll have a look :)

number6 · March 6, 2003

Well arent we the same. I have the EXACT same problem. stats are.
VIA mainboard
AMD K-6III processor 450mhz
some VIA graphics controller
128 mb ram
Windows ME
yes it meets the requirements. chances are everyone else with this problem has a VIA mainboard. Ive fiddled with windows options, bios, reinstalled windows, reinstalled windows on a different hard drive, and reinstalled the game. I think i need to update my drivers. But that computer has no modem (i have 2)
anyone know a link to update via chipsets
(please not just www.viatech.com) ::)

Could you please tell us the make and model of your motherboard? Was this a custom built system or one of the mass produced kind (Dell, Compaq, HP, etc...). Usually the custom built systems will include the documentation for your motherboard. If you don't have the documentation for your motherboard you could download Sandra from here:

http://www.sisoftware.net/

This utility can help identify what motherboard and chipset you have.

Skilzat99X · March 6, 2003

ok i know the chipset i forgot to say it. its a VIA apollo MVP4. I was lookn all over the site but alls i could find were display drivers.

Nyarlathotep · March 7, 2003

The page I provided earlier have the VIA 4in1 drivers. As far as I know, it doesn't matter what chipset you have, you should be able to get the latest VIA Hyperion 4 in 1 drivers, which are on that site.

Skilzat99X · March 11, 2003

ya i got the 4 in 1 drivers to work. and im happy to say I have come to a conclusion! NOTHING WORKS! I have done the following:

- Reinstalled the game

- Reinstall windows

- Reinstall windows to a different hard disk

- Fiddled with Windows options

- Fiddled with bios options

- downloaded and installed all the drivers

ive probably done more, but i cant think of any more. I think the Via apollo or just plain Via mainboards are screwed. Or i think it probably has to do with the K6-3 processor. If you use the EAsy thing it says thats not right for the game. But thats the fastest my board will support so if i change that i cant go above the required 400 mhz. So time to get a new mainboard... ;)

Nyarlathotep · March 11, 2003

IF you're going to get a new mainboard, make sure you don't get VIA chipsets again ;)

Skilzat99X · March 11, 2003

well ya. Hey how can we contact the programmers of emperor

Nyarlathotep · March 11, 2003

well ya. Hey how can we contact the programmers of emperor

We can't.

Dunenewt · March 16, 2003

Good day,
I am having this nagging this problem each time i sit down for a game of EBFD. Every now and then, the game would just quit to desktop for no apparent reason, whether in the midst of a battle or just proceeding to the next mission. Have applied the latest drivers for audio card, graphics card and Windows service packs, turned off shadows in the game but doesn't help. Hope you could give me some advice on what to do about this! Thankz! :)

Do you have any mods installed?

Skilzat99X · March 17, 2003

well see i have the EXACT same problem as this game. I dont have mods installed. In fact the 2 times I reinstalled windows the first thing i did was install emperor, didnt work still crashes. yup folks via is screwed. And its not just with emperor, all my games and even widows crashes, even after being inactive for just 10 minutes!

Terror · March 17, 2003

hmm, normally there's shouldn't be anything wrong with via chipsets.. it sounds a bit odd to me... perhaps falshing your BIOS may help, even though i dont' recommend it if you don't know how it works

Nyarlathotep · March 17, 2003

Older versions of VIA chipsets are known for a problem with EBFD. Recent VIA chipsets are known to cause a problem with C&C Generals (the latest 4in1 drivers solve this issue though).

Always make sure you update your VIA chipsets. I wouldn't recommend upgrading your BIOS, unless absolutely neccessary.

Mihail · March 18, 2003

Nyar!You're back!(I hope :- )

Skilzat99X · March 18, 2003

how manny times must i say, it doesnt work. and i have no clue how to upgrade bios. I got the 4 in 1 drivers and those dont work.

Terror · March 18, 2003

hmm ok, just hang on... perhaps a solution will come up

Sign In

Emperor Quiting To Desktop

Recommended Posts

Saemetheis

Nyarlathotep

Saemetheis

number6

Saemetheis

Nyarlathotep

Saemetheis

Skilzat99X

Nyarlathotep

Skilzat99X

Nyarlathotep

number6

Skilzat99X

Nyarlathotep

Skilzat99X

Nyarlathotep

Skilzat99X

Nyarlathotep

Dunenewt

Skilzat99X

Terror

Nyarlathotep

Mihail

Skilzat99X

Terror

Join the conversation

Activity

Important Information