Consistently Crashes

Xerkis · Post by **Xerkis** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:22 am

I think this is a first for me.

Panzer Corps crashes consistently. Even after a fresh boot up on my laptop. On a Windows 7 SP 1. This is the only PC I ever have played PzC on and have not had a crash before.

This zip file has Windows logs, PzC log, and Save File right before crash.

It is the first move on Lillehammer.
Steps to take to recreate crash:
Select TAC at (10,19) and fly it to position (7,14) -- crash

VPaulus · Post by **VPaulus** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:19 am

Hi, Xerkis. I could see a lot of people in this bench, but surely not you. I'm really sorry.

I've loaded your save and moved the Stuka to the position you said to.
No crash.
Try to rename "Audio" to "_Audio" and use the same save. If it doesn't crash then you've a problem in your windows MCI.

By the way, did you end up in installing Camstudio? That could be a real cause
Usually this kind of errors,with the ntdll.dll, is related with corrupted codecs, drivers or system files. Try also to run a DOS prompt as Administrator and run the command: sfc /scannow.
It will check for corrupted system files and correct them.

Please report back. And post your DxDiag.

Xerkis · Post by **Xerkis** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:13 pm

The scans did not come up with anything.
But renaming "Audio" to "_Audio" allowed for the game to be played.

So where does that leave me?

VPaulus · Post by **VPaulus** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:51 pm

That you've a MCI windows issue. probably related with the last video programs you installed.

Have you installed CamStudio or not?
Post also a DxDiag, please.

Xerkis · Post by **Xerkis** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:57 pm

I had the CamStudio on at one time - but it is not on my laptop now. (It didn't have what I was looking for.)

DxDiag.txt

VPaulus · Post by **VPaulus** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:24 pm

I see ffdshow installed. Have you installed any pack of codecs recently?
Do you have K-lite pack? Which version (look in the add/remove programs on Control Panel)?

Xerkis · Post by **Xerkis** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:32 pm

VPaulus wrote:I see ffdshow installed. Have you installed any pack of codecs recently?

Don't know - but you know some of the history I have with video projects lately. So something could have - but not that I know of.

VPaulus wrote:Do you have K-lite pack? Which version (look in the add/remove programs on Control Panel)?

This is installed "K-Lite Codec Pack 7.6.0 (Basic)"..... Again, not by my intent to do so.

VPaulus · Post by **VPaulus** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:36 pm

1. Download K-lite (7.9.0) basic
2. Uninstall K-lite (7.6.0)
3. Reboot
4. Install K-lite (7.9.0)

Check if the issue still persists and report back.

Xerkis · Post by **Xerkis** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:56 pm

Hey guess what? It works!!!
No crashing and sound – go figure.

You’re the man!

I don’t know what I did to mess it up – but I won’t do it again.

Thanks for your help and sorry for the trouble I’ve been.

VPaulus · Post by **VPaulus** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:01 pm

No trouble at all, mate.
I'm glad everything is working well.

Xerkis · Post by **Xerkis** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:11 pm

Maybe I should clarify…

I’m still at work and I don’t think my boss would like it too much if he heard battle sounds coming from my office – so the sound is turned way down, but I’m sure I heard that lovely roar of my TAC and Fighters zipping across the screen.
And the best part – no crashing game!

This might be a good weekend after all.

VPaulus · Post by **VPaulus** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:20 pm

Maybe you boss would like to hear the sound of fighters moving.
You should give him a copy of the demo.

Xerkis · Post by **Xerkis** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:24 pm