Many problems with BioShock at vista x86 SP1

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liran

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Hello all

Im new in this forums and its looks really nice in here :)

well i will tell you what I have:

QUAD Q6660 2GB RAM
HD4850 ATI
DX10

When i run bioshock at my vista x86 SP1 sometimes its getting stucked when its loading a new level, or after its managed to load a level i dont hear sounds and sometimes its stuck when its saving a game

I dont know why its like this, i already patched the version of the game to 1.1

when i had 1.0 it couldnt even load a level


Thanks alot for all your help
 

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Try running your cpu in selective start up mode to get rid of those background task and this should stop this problem for you. If not up date to the latest drivers for your video card.:D
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Gateway FX Game System
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    8800GT
liran said:
Hello all

Im new in this forums and its looks really nice in here :)

well i will tell you what I have:

QUAD Q6660 2GB RAM
HD4850 ATI
DX10

When i run bioshock at my vista x86 SP1 sometimes its getting stucked when its loading a new level, or after its managed to load a level i dont hear sounds and sometimes its stuck when its saving a game

I dont know why its like this, i already patched the version of the game to 1.1

when i had 1.0 it couldnt even load a level


Thanks alot for all your help
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Hi liran,

Could you detail all of your system's specs; being as specific as you can be. Motherboard, RAM, PSU, graphics card maker, driver versions for both the card and the motherboard. The more details you give the easier it will be to solve this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Fumz' Flux-Capacitor
    CPU
    E8400
    Motherboard
    DFI LP DK P35-T2RS
    Memory
    4GB G.Skill PC-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS
    Sound Card
    X-Fi XtremeGamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    500GB W.D. RE2 Primary
    1TB W.D. Caviar GP WD10EACS
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610
    Case
    Lian Li Lancool K62
    Cooling
    Thermalright Ultima-90/S-Flex 120mm
    Keyboard
    MS Natural Elite 4000 Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    2.5MB/430
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL 4500
Thanks for the reply

Bugman How i do that ? please explain me im new in the QUAD pc's

Fumz, I will give you the info later when i get home thanks for your replies !!
 

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I doubt we're going to have to resort to something so drastic. It's probably just some simple conflict.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Fumz' Flux-Capacitor
    CPU
    E8400
    Motherboard
    DFI LP DK P35-T2RS
    Memory
    4GB G.Skill PC-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS
    Sound Card
    X-Fi XtremeGamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    500GB W.D. RE2 Primary
    1TB W.D. Caviar GP WD10EACS
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610
    Case
    Lian Li Lancool K62
    Cooling
    Thermalright Ultima-90/S-Flex 120mm
    Keyboard
    MS Natural Elite 4000 Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    2.5MB/430
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL 4500
First detail the system's specs. Then tell us what programs you have running: firewall, anti-virus, etc etc.

Bioshock runs just fine on Vista. We just have to figure out what's wrong with your Vista.

Btw, have you tried running the game as admin yet?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Fumz' Flux-Capacitor
    CPU
    E8400
    Motherboard
    DFI LP DK P35-T2RS
    Memory
    4GB G.Skill PC-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS
    Sound Card
    X-Fi XtremeGamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    500GB W.D. RE2 Primary
    1TB W.D. Caviar GP WD10EACS
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610
    Case
    Lian Li Lancool K62
    Cooling
    Thermalright Ultima-90/S-Flex 120mm
    Keyboard
    MS Natural Elite 4000 Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    2.5MB/430
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL 4500
Yes im running the game as admin
I dont have any anti-virus or firewall installed
I have the latested drivers installed for my video card, i downloaded the file from the sticky thread in this forum about video cards drivers
I have P5Q Asus motherboard, intel quad q6660 cpu
ddr2 2gb ram

what else you need mate ?
 

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Hey there again liran. First let me start by saying you really need to get a good firewall and anti virus program installed on your computer. Viruses and spywear can cause many problems with programs in many different ways including games. If you have DSL or T1 highspeed internet chances are with no protection your computer got spywear after the first 10minutes you hooked it up new out of the box. Its sad some people have nothing better to do than send this kind stuff (Spywear/viruses) over the internet. As for whats the best Virus program, Thats a conflict many people have and another subject. You can find reviews on cnet.com. Games can somtimes be difficult when troubleshooting. So you will need to try a few things step by step. Remember FIRST always make a backup or restore point when taking steps to fix a problem. Steps I would take if I were you are....
1. Install a good virus/Antispy program on you computer and run it.
2.Run defrag
3. Up date Video drivers. (This can be done by going to the website of the makers of your video card.) Looks like you have already done this:D

4.Check for Patches for game at BioShocks web site.BioShock (Patches must be installed in correct order)

5.Put CPU in selective startup mode. Here's how. go to this link as mentioned before. How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from interfering with a game or a program that you currently use
Let us know, I hope this helps!:)
Thanks. Bugman
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Gateway FX Game System
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    8800GT
Let me add to this:

My D-Link DGL-4300 Gamerlounge router has a pretty substantial firewall - so much so, in fact, that it keeps a lot of probing on my network from external sources out. How much does it keep out?

This is what it kept out in the last 24 hours (well, actually, from 10PM Monday night EDT to 10 PM Tuesday night EDT - and this is an average - sometimes as low as 700 and some times as high as 1400 packets).

Code: 
do not reply. For questions, contact [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]. To unsubscribe or  change format, log in at [URL="http://www.dshield.org/login.php"]DShield; Cooperative Network Security Community - Internet Security - dshield[/URL]. 
      Do not reply. Feedback to [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL] welcome.
 To unsubscribe: [URL="http://www.dshield.org/login.php"]DShield; Cooperative Network Security Community - Internet Security - dshield[/URL]   
     Day: 2008-08-12
 Userid: XXXXXXXXX

  For 2008-08-12 you submitted 959 packets from 275 sources hitting 1 targets.

959 packets from 275 *unique* sources trying to hit my network. In one day.

And my public IP address was just changed within the last week.
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Fumz' Flux-Capacitor
    CPU
    E8400
    Motherboard
    DFI LP DK P35-T2RS
    Memory
    4GB G.Skill PC-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS
    Sound Card
    X-Fi XtremeGamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    500GB W.D. RE2 Primary
    1TB W.D. Caviar GP WD10EACS
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610
    Case
    Lian Li Lancool K62
    Cooling
    Thermalright Ultima-90/S-Flex 120mm
    Keyboard
    MS Natural Elite 4000 Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    2.5MB/430
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL 4500
I know I'm a knob of Vista and all but wouldn't it help him and his gaming issues if he had more memory? Seeing as it's Vista 64 and all, wouldn't 4 gigs be better than 2 gigs?
thanks!
 
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    Me
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    E8600
    Motherboard
    GA-X48-DQ6-bios F8a
    Memory
    G-skill Pi 1100
    Graphics Card(s)
    4870X2 crossfire-X
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    42' LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    PSU
    Enermax DxX1000
    Case
    BEER
    Cooling
    water CPU/GPU'S
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse
    Mouse
    Gateway
    Internet Speed
    slow huges net
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