Splinter Cell Crashing on Vista <.< | Forums

[okeywon]

Ok so here's the deal, I have bought a game from Steam created by ubisoft. This game that I purchased happens to be Splinter Cell, and for some strange reason it will not run on my computer, I have contacted Ubisoft with this problem and they said they didnt have any information for Vista so they told me to go to the forums and that is why I am here. When I go press the Icon everything is fine, then User Account control pops up (doesnt happen with any other game)then it goes indirectly into a little rectangle on my screen, I can hear no sound. I go to click on ethier multi or single player and it will say (Splinter Cell4exe. has stopped working)<-- for single player SDCA_Online.exe has stopped working. So I am pretty frusterated at this point could somebody please help me?

[Aj6627]

So you are trying to run Double Agent?

Have you installed the DirectX 9 redistributable?

That made it work for me.

Also, I find it funny that we are more useful on the forums than Ubi's paid support team is.

[okeywon]

Originally posted by Aj6627:
So you are trying to run Double Agent?

Have you installed the DirectX 9 redistributable?

That made it work for me.

Also, I find it funny that we are more useful on the forums than Ubi's paid support team is.

So will installing DX9 reduce the performance of my games? And I also find that pretty funny seeing that Ubisoft really does'nt give two ****s about their games, seriously this game came out in like 07' so did vista... Pretty mad because ive had the game on my PC for like 6days w/out playing it nobody but you has been able to seriously help me im trying the DX9 download now

[okeywon]

Umm... Ive looked around and I cannot find a driver update that works, could ya help me out on this one too? Thanks

[jzorro]

Vista only includes DirectX 10 which is not backward compatable with DirectX 9 which is why you need to install it since so far all the Splinter Cell gamse are DirectX 9. Then you should be fine.

[Aj6627]

Go to http://download.microsoft.com and find the directx web setup. Download that and run it.

Once it installs all the updates, SCDA should work.

[okeywon]

Wow, im so technoligy impared its not even funny anymore... I downloaded the Websetup thing and I have no clue what to do now.

[okeywon]

Nvm, found the right thing... Trying it out now

[okeywon]

Problem solved! thanks dudes! Also why isnt there anybody on in versus

[Aj6627]

Usually it's dead online from what I have seen.

Some people still play it, but not regularly.