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XyZspineZyX
11-22-2003, 10:52 PM
This is very frustrating.
On launch of Start Lock On I hear sounds and see nothing. sometimes a splash screen will appear then it crashes to desktop with no errors at all. please tell me there is a quick fix for this. I have an x45 and from the looks of it im going to have to debug that also.
please dont tell me it's my machine. I run aceshigh, IL2, Flight Simulator 2004, CFS3, fa-18 hornet and about six other very intense 3d sim games on this box with no problems at all. enclosed is dxdiag

P4 2GHz 512MBRAM gforce5200FX win2kpro, no firewalls, virus sw disabled
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System Information
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Time of this report: 11/22/2003, 17:39:29
Machine name: MIKE4
Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional (5.0, Build 2195) Service Pack 4
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: D845PT
System Model: PT84510A
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Family CPU 2.00GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 193MB used, 1054MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINNT
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode
DxDiag Previously: Crashed in DirectInput (stage 1)

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: The file sbext.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab:
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0321&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4523 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/28/2003 14:19:00, 3902603 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 7/28/2003 14:19:00, 1341339 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4061-11CF-1B72-0A2000C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0321
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Not Available
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: Creative SB Extigy
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: USB\Vid_041e&Pid_3000&Rev_0100&Mi_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: sbext.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0020 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: No
Date and Size: 12/23/2001 20:00:00, 1127573 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative Technology Ltd.
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 96000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 59, 58
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 59, 58
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

this is already almost too much work for this or any game. please help and i promise i will be nicer next time.

thanks in advance....
-Fox367th>
XyZspineZyX
11-22-2003, 10:52 PM
This is very frustrating.
On launch of Start Lock On I hear sounds and see nothing. sometimes a splash screen will appear then it crashes to desktop with no errors at all. please tell me there is a quick fix for this. I have an x45 and from the looks of it im going to have to debug that also.
please dont tell me it's my machine. I run aceshigh, IL2, Flight Simulator 2004, CFS3, fa-18 hornet and about six other very intense 3d sim games on this box with no problems at all. enclosed is dxdiag

P4 2GHz 512MBRAM gforce5200FX win2kpro, no firewalls, virus sw disabled
------------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 11/22/2003, 17:39:29
Machine name: MIKE4
Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional (5.0, Build 2195) Service Pack 4
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: D845PT
System Model: PT84510A
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Family CPU 2.00GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 193MB used, 1054MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINNT
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode
DxDiag Previously: Crashed in DirectInput (stage 1)

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: The file sbext.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab:
Network Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0321&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4523 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/28/2003 14:19:00, 3902603 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 7/28/2003 14:19:00, 1341339 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4061-11CF-1B72-0A2000C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0321
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Not Available
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

-------------
Sound Devices
-------------
Description: Creative SB Extigy
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: USB\Vid_041e&Pid_3000&Rev_0100&Mi_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: sbext.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0020 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: No
Date and Size: 12/23/2001 20:00:00, 1127573 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative Technology Ltd.
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 96000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 59, 58
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 59, 58
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

this is already almost too much work for this or any game. please help and i promise i will be nicer next time.

thanks in advance....
-Fox367th>
XyZspineZyX
11-23-2003, 12:48 AM
i have exactly the same problem but what surprises me is that you are in win2000 and the problem you are describing
is only hapening to people with win98.

my friend, looks like we gona have to wait till they fix it wich is a who knows when,
XyZspineZyX
11-23-2003, 01:01 AM
Hmm.

First, Lock On does a pretty intense initialization the first time you run it. You will hear the background "music" and see your desktop for what seems like an eternity, then the screen goes black for another eternity, then the loading screen comes up and then the main menu. On consecutive boots it's a little faster.

So the first advice is to give Lock On LOTS of time during startup before deciding that it has crashed.

The second advice: if it has crashed, HDD inactive for more than a few minutes etc, then just restart your system and reboot Lock On. This is a common fix for Win98/ME troubles but who knows, maybe it'll work for you too.

Other things to consider: Did you have the Lock On demo on your system? Are you sure it was correctly uninstalled?

I admit these are mostly just guesses though, my experience is more with Win98 issues, which you should NOT be having. Most XP and 2000 issues AFAIK are related to the copy protection setting files to "read-only" during install. Look for tips about this in other threads.

Hope this helps,

-SK