Help! I can't run D3 Demo

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Help! I can't run D3 Demo

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Hello everybody!

I have problems with Descent 3 demo 2.

It starts correctly, the main menu is perfect, but after "Prepare for Descent", it drop to the desktop. An error task appears in the taskbar, but I can't open the window and read it.

A few seconds later, the windows shows the abnormal program termination message for main.exe.

My machine:

AMD Sempron 1,3 GHz
256 Mb RAM
GeForce FX 5500

I configured everything in the launcher correctly.

Any ideas?
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Oh, and here is my error.log:

Excecution in WinMain() was stopped by an Access Violation
Username: Rendszergazda
MachineName: WORKSTATION
Error occurred at 12/9/2005 21:01:06.
Module: C:\Games\Descent3Demo2\main.exe.
System Memory Status:
Percent of memory in use: 84
Bytes of physical memory : 267894784
Free physical memory bytes : 41349120
Available virtual memory : 456314880


Modules:
C:\Games\Descent3Demo2\main.exe, addr: 0x00400000 size:1650688 [4/19/1999 20:50:16]
C:\Games\Descent3Demo2\custom\cache\scr7AC.tmp, addr: 0x02e00000 size:649880 [12/9/2005 20:59:34]
C:\Games\Descent3Demo2\custom\cache\scr7AB.tmp, addr: 0x02e50000 size:98304 [12/9/2005 20:59:34]
C:\Games\Descent3Demo2\custom\cache\scr7A9.tmp, addr: 0x02e80000 size:172032 [12/9/2005 20:59:34]
C:\Games\Descent3Demo2\custom\cache\scr7AA.tmp, addr: 0x02ec0000 size:106496 [12/9/2005 20:59:34]
C:\Games\Descent3Demo2\Soar.dll, addr: 0x10000000 size:29184 [5/5/1998 10:41:58]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DDRAW.dll, addr: 0x51000000 size:292864 [7/9/2004 02:27:28]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DSOUND.dll, addr: 0x51080000 size:381952 [7/9/2004 02:27:28]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\dplayx.dll, addr: 0x5e080000 size:230400 [7/9/2004 02:27:28]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\KsUser.dll, addr: 0x5ef80000 size:4096 [12/11/2002 22:14:32]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\HID.DLL, addr: 0x68df0000 size:22528 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\D3DIM.DLL, addr: 0x6de50000 size:436224 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll, addr: 0x719f0000 size:229888 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll, addr: 0x71a30000 size:17408 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WS2HELP.dll, addr: 0x71a40000 size:18944 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WS2_32.dll, addr: 0x71a50000 size:75264 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WSOCK32.dll, addr: 0x71a70000 size:23040 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DINPUT.dll, addr: 0x72280000 size:648704 [8/29/2002 01:40:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\msacm32.drv, addr: 0x72ca0000 size:20480 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wdmaud.drv, addr: 0x72cb0000 size:22016 [10/26/2001 19:25:30]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DCIMAN32.dll, addr: 0x73b50000 size:7680 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSCTF.dll, addr: 0x746d0000 size:293888 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\SETUPAPI.DLL, addr: 0x76650000 size:934912 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WINMM.dll, addr: 0x76b20000 size:172032 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Secur32.dll, addr: 0x76f80000 size:52224 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\CLBCATQ.DLL, addr: 0x76fc0000 size:468480 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\COMRes.dll, addr: 0x77040000 size:816640 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll, addr: 0x77110000 size:569344 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll, addr: 0x771a0000 size:1141248 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\midimap.dll, addr: 0x77bc0000 size:17920 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSACM32.dll, addr: 0x77bd0000 size:67072 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll, addr: 0x77bf0000 size:16384 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll, addr: 0x77c00000 size:322560 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll, addr: 0x77c60000 size:250880 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll, addr: 0x77cb0000 size:463872 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll, addr: 0x77d30000 size:561152 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll, addr: 0x77dc0000 size:616960 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll, addr: 0x77e60000 size:945152 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ntdll.dll, addr: 0x77f50000 size:680960 [10/26/2001 12:00:00]
Registers:
EAX=02404888 CS=001b EIP=00000000 EFLGS=00010296
EBX=00000000 SS=0023 ESP=0012d8b8 EBP=001b7be8
ECX=00182fd8 DS=0023 ESI=02bc18a8 FS=0038
EDX=510409c8 ES=0023 EDI=035a7f00 GS=0000

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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0012d8d8: 00000080 00000000 00000002 02bb98a8 00000080 02404888 001b7be8 02404888
0012d8f8: 00000001 00238480 0361a350 0012d8ec 0012d960 0000007c 0000100f 00000080
0012d918: 00000080 00000100 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0359ff00 00000000
0012d938: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000020
0012d958: 00000041 00000000 00000010 00007c00 000003e0 0000001f 00008000 10004040
0012d978: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0051811c 00000000 00000000 00000000
0012d998: 00000001 00000000 0012db28 00000002 0000007c 00001007 00000080 00000080
0012d9b8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
0012d9d8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00080000
0012d9f8: 00000000 00000010 000000ff 0000ff00 00000000 00000000 00001000 00000010
0012da18: 00000000 00000000 00000000 005192a5 00000000 00000002 000000ff 00000004
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0012da98: 00000003 00000000 00000040 00515cbc 000001bc 0012db28 00000004 00000000
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Post by CDN_Merlin »

Update Direct X.
Update video/sound drivers.
Try re-installing D3 demo.
Try disabling sound.
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1, I have the latest DirectX and drivers
2, I turned all sounds off, but it doesn't help.
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Post by CDN_Merlin »

Are you running it in openGL or Direct X?

Try the other.
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Post by fyrephlie »

CDN_Merlin wrote:Are you running it in openGL or Direct X?

Try the other.
lol@MERLIN

basically... try some stuff, troubleshoot it, change things, remove them and put them back. kick your box a few times... then come back. :D
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In OpenGL mode after Prepare for Descent:
http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/6880/d33hq.jpg

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Post by CDN_Merlin »

fyrephlie wrote:
CDN_Merlin wrote:Are you running it in openGL or Direct X?

Try the other.
lol@MERLIN

basically... try some stuff, troubleshoot it, change things, remove them and put them back. kick your box a few times... then come back. :D

Why don't you help him then? If you've got nothing to add, STFU.

Escorter, try using D3D and see if it causes you problems. Also, you could trygoing back to older video drivers.
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Re: Help! I can't run D3 Demo

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Escorter wrote:Hello everybody!

I have problems with Descent 3 demo 2.

It starts correctly, the main menu is perfect, but after "Prepare for Descent", it drop to the desktop. An error task appears in the taskbar, but I can't open the window and read it.

A few seconds later, the windows shows the abnormal program termination message for main.exe.

My machine:

AMD Sempron 1,3 GHz
256 Mb RAM
GeForce FX 5500

I configured everything in the launcher correctly.

Any ideas?
I get this with DirectX...

Looks like the fusion engine doesn't work on my video card.

But thanks, CDN_Merlin!
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Post by CDN_Merlin »

You may want to try the full version if you can get it as I've heard some people have problems with the demo but not with the full version.
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Post by Escorter »

But where can I get the full version? I dont't have a credit card, so I can't order it for Volition. And I live in Europe, Hungary...
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