Crashing after full reinstall

[Bullet Magnet 0]

Got a problem here.

My GOTY edition used to run fine, but now I've done a clean reinstall of Windows Flashpoint freezes or crashes soon after starting. I gone from bemused to angry to depressed.

Please can anyone help?

System details:

AMD Athlon processor running at 1200 Mhz (not clocked)

256 MB Ram

Nvidia Geforce 5500FX 128 MB (Latest Drivers at 11/01/06)

Via Chips (Latest Hyperion 4 in 1 Drivers)

Windows 98SE

DirectX version 9

Thanks,

Jon.

[Heatseeker 0]

Any specific error message appearing? What about a OPF.RPT file? See if you have such a file in your OPFR main folder, open with notepad and post the error if possible. .

[Bullet Magnet 0]

No error msg seen, just either a complete lock up or crash out

to desktop.

Latest error report from single steal the car mission, if it helps.

Double dutch to me.

=====================================================================

== C:\PROGRAM FILES\CODEMASTERS\OPERATION FLASHPOINT\FLASHPOINTRESISTANCE.EXE

=====================================================================

Exe version: Wed Jan 11 05:23:12 2006

graphics:  Direct3D HW T&L , Device: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500, Driver:NVDD32.DLL 4.14.10.7772

resolution:  1024x768x32

Addons:

 VoiceRH in voicerh\, Bizon in bizon\, Su25 in su25\, 6G30 in 6g30\

 BIS_WeaponPack in o_wp\, BMP2 in bmp2\, Steyr in steyr\, Kozlice in kozl\, AH64 in apac\

 Vulcan in vulcan\, Hunter in hunter\, Kolo in kolo\, Mini in mini\, Trabant in trab\

 G36a in g36a\, BRDM in brmd\, LaserGuided in laserguided\, Noe in noe\, XMS in xms\

 Ch47D in ch47\, HMMWV in humr\, OH58 in oh58\, BIS_Resistance in o\, Flags1 in flags\

 MM1 in mm-1\, Bradley in m2a2\

Mods: RES

=======================================================

Date: 01/13/06  Time: 04:14:36

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Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at FFFFFFFF

Version 1.96

Fault address:  FFFFFFFF C4:0038604F Unknown module

file:     01TakeTheCar (__cur_sp)

world:    abel

Registers:

EAX:00000009 EBX:00000000

ECX:FFFFFFFF EDX:00017CE4

ESI:0080A4E0 EDI:00000074

CS:EIP:017F:FFFFFFFF

SS:ESP:0187:00A1D4A0  EBP:FFFFFFFF

DS:0187  ES:0187  FS:10EF  GS:0000

Flags:00010206

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PS, forgot to mention the ver 1.96 patch was reinstalled from a zip file I burned to disk before reformatting and reloading Windows and applications if it makes any difference? Just clutching at straws I suppose, bit lost really.

Jon.

[Heatseeker 0]

Have you tried reverting back to an older video driver version? Recently i found that in my system and with any latest nvidia FW driver i cant enable V-sync with OPFR, i wiped HD, reinstalled windows, monitored temperatures and ran some tests, tried both SP1 and SP2, etc. And after alot of trouble i found that for me v-sync has to be turned off otherwise OPFR will freeze and ctd .

You have 77:72 installed, i sugest you try xtreme G 81:98 from tweaks r us and give it a try with V sync off , if that doesnt help consider reverting to an older detonator version like that one and see how it goes .

[Bullet Magnet 0]

Thanks heatseeker, I initially installed nvidia's 80 something driver from the website cos I seem to have lost the cd that came with the graphics card

That driver didn't work so I scrubbed it and tried 77.72 with no success. Think I'll try that xtreme 81.98 next, if that doesn't do it I'll go back to and even older nvidia driver.

Failing that it's a hike up a big hill and throw the tw*tting computer off the top and back over it a couple of times with the Jeep for good measure.

I'll call back if I still have troubles.

Thanks again dude.

Jon.

[deanosbeano 0]

are you getting a small black screen at the top on start then back to windows ?

if so it think you need to click flashpoint prefferences in the

start/programmes/codemaster and set texture heap down to

16 mb ? and possibly turn some effects off. search this forum ,i once had same trouble with small memory and it worked.

[Bullet Magnet 0]

All sorted now guys, b*llocks new nvidia drivers caused it.

Ended up reverting back to 56.64 and it runs fine although the colours are a bit dull but I can tinker those a bit.

Cheers for the helpful hints.

*Two, fall back into formation!*

Jesus Berghoff, chill out I've just got it going again, gimmie a chance man!

Thanks again guys.

See ya,

Jon.