My Halo is version 1.07 the latest patch. When click to start a new game it
comes to the difficulty menu and I choose one and it crashes. It then gathers
the exception data and I got sent to the error report site and told me to
update my game so I did to 1.07 and it dousn't work. My system far exceeds
the system requirements, and all my drivers are up to date. What is wrong?

Hi Conor Sherry,

Even thought you've posted that your drivers are up to date, please..
Double check your Video and Chipset drivers and your DirectX.

Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.

Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx

Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:

1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.

2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.

3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
in My Documents named after the driver version number.

4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.

6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.

7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.

9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
"Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
* Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.

10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.

11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
"Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.

** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
Click OK and click Next to begin the update.

12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
my website: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11

Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.

Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk

Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
7:
nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/

The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
(Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:

BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/

There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)

Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
__________________________________________________ _______

Conor Sherry Wrote:
=================
| My Halo is version 1.07 the latest patch. When click to start a new game it
| comes to the difficulty menu and I choose one and it crashes. It then gathers
| the exception data and I got sent to the error report site and told me to
| update my game so I did to 1.07 and it dousn't work. My system far exceeds
| the system requirements, and all my drivers are up to date. What is wrong?

Jimmy,

Thanks for writing. I did everything you said and it still crashes before I
start a new game. The thing is though I have had this game installed on this
same PC before and it worked but I uninstalled it. So it had worked in the
past but now it isn't. The only thing I didn't try is using and older driver.
However if I use an older driver then that will be a detriment to my other
games. Also what are omega drivers? So what should I do?

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi Conor Sherry,
>
> Even thought you've posted that your drivers are up to date, please..
> Double check your Video and Chipset drivers and your DirectX.
>
> Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
> simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
> firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
> b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
> c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.
>
> Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
> from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
>
> Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:
>
> 1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
> Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.
>
> 2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
> http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
> to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
> video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.
>
> 3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
> in My Documents named after the driver version number.
>
> 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
>
> 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
> Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
> the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
>
> 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
> previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
>
> 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
>
> 8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.
>
> 9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
> "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
> * Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.
>
> 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
> That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
>
> 11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
> "Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
> browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
> and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
>
> ** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
> Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
> expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
> to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
> Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
> Click OK and click Next to begin the update.
>
> 12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
> That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
>
> TROUBLESHOOTING:
>
> Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
> Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
> If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
> your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
> my website: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
>
> Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
> You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
> panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
>
> Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
> and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
> motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
> your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
>
> Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
> case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
> 7:
> nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
> or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
>
> The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
> (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
> If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
> experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
>
> BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
> OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/
>
> There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
>
> Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> __________________________________________________ _______
>
> Conor Sherry Wrote:
> =================
> | My Halo is version 1.07 the latest patch. When click to start a new game it
> | comes to the difficulty menu and I choose one and it crashes. It then gathers
> | the exception data and I got sent to the error report site and told me to
> | update my game so I did to 1.07 and it dousn't work. My system far exceeds
> | the system requirements, and all my drivers are up to date. What is wrong?
>
>
>

Hi Conor Sherry,

You might use Windows XP driver rollback feature to see if indeed the older
drivers are capable of allowing you to launch HALO, at which point you could
test your other games as well.

What are Omega Drivers?

Modified ATI and nVidia graphics cards drivers. There are two versions of each -
Performance, and Quality. Performance version is faster and looks slightly better
than reference. Quality version is slightly slower, but the visuals are better
(i.e. anisotropic filtering). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Drivers

Omega Drivers have a new home: http://www.omegadrivers.net

--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
__________________________________________________ _______


Conor Sherry Wrote:
=================
| Jimmy,
|
| Thanks for writing. I did everything you said and it still crashes before I
| start a new game. The thing is though I have had this game installed on this
| same PC before and it worked but I uninstalled it. So it had worked in the
| past but now it isn't. The only thing I didn't try is using and older driver.
| However if I use an older driver then that will be a detriment to my other
| games. Also what are omega drivers? So what should I do?
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi Conor Sherry,
||
|| Even thought you've posted that your drivers are up to date, please..
|| Double check your Video and Chipset drivers and your DirectX.
||
|| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
|| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
|| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
|| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
|| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.
||
|| Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
|| from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
||
|| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:
||
|| 1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
|| Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.
||
|| 2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
|| http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
|| to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
|| video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.
||
|| 3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
|| in My Documents named after the driver version number.
||
|| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||
|| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
|| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
|| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
||
|| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
|| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
||
|| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||
|| 8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.
||
|| 9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
|| "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
|| * Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.
||
|| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
|| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
|| That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
||
|| 11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
|| "Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
|| browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
|| and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
||
|| ** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
|| Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
|| expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
|| to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
|| Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
|| Click OK and click Next to begin the update.
||
|| 12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
|| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
|| That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
||
|| TROUBLESHOOTING:
||
|| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
|| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
|| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
|| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
|| my website: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
||
|| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
|| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
|| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
||
|| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
|| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
|| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
|| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
||
|| Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
|| case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
|| 7:
|| nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
|| or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
||
|| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
|| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
|| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
|| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
||
|| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
|| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/
||
|| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
||
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| __________________________________________________ _______
||
|| Conor Sherry Wrote:
|| =================
||| My Halo is version 1.07 the latest patch. When click to start a new game it
||| comes to the difficulty menu and I choose one and it crashes. It then gathers
||| the exception data and I got sent to the error report site and told me to
||| update my game so I did to 1.07 and it dousn't work. My system far exceeds
||| the system requirements, and all my drivers are up to date. What is wrong?

Jimmy,

I have games that are really demanding of my system and that run better on
the later drivers. For example doom 3 runs better on the later drivers
because they have better support for Open GL. Why dousn't microsoft release a
patch for this driver problem? When splinter cell came out it worked but a
few months later it didn't work with the latest drivers from Nvidia so they
patched it and it was compatiable. So do you think microsoft will do that or
do you have any other suggestions?

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi Conor Sherry,
>
> You might use Windows XP driver rollback feature to see if indeed the older
> drivers are capable of allowing you to launch HALO, at which point you could
> test your other games as well.
>
> What are Omega Drivers?
>
> Modified ATI and nVidia graphics cards drivers. There are two versions of each -
> Performance, and Quality. Performance version is faster and looks slightly better
> than reference. Quality version is slightly slower, but the visuals are better
> (i.e. anisotropic filtering). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Drivers
>
> Omega Drivers have a new home: http://www.omegadrivers.net
>
> --
> Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> __________________________________________________ _______
>
>
> Conor Sherry Wrote:
> =================
> | Jimmy,
> |
> | Thanks for writing. I did everything you said and it still crashes before I
> | start a new game. The thing is though I have had this game installed on this
> | same PC before and it worked but I uninstalled it. So it had worked in the
> | past but now it isn't. The only thing I didn't try is using and older driver.
> | However if I use an older driver then that will be a detriment to my other
> | games. Also what are omega drivers? So what should I do?
> |
> | "Jimmy S." wrote:
> |
> || Hi Conor Sherry,
> ||
> || Even thought you've posted that your drivers are up to date, please..
> || Double check your Video and Chipset drivers and your DirectX.
> ||
> || Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
> || simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
> || firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
> || b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
> || c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.
> ||
> || Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
> || from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
> ||
> || Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:
> ||
> || 1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
> || Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.
> ||
> || 2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
> || http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
> || to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
> || video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.
> ||
> || 3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
> || in My Documents named after the driver version number.
> ||
> || 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> || about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
> ||
> || 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
> || Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
> || the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
> ||
> || 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
> || previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
> ||
> || 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> || about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
> ||
> || 8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.
> ||
> || 9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
> || "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
> || * Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.
> ||
> || 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> || choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
> || That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
> ||
> || 11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
> || "Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
> || browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
> || and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
> ||
> || ** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
> || Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
> || expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
> || to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
> || Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
> || Click OK and click Next to begin the update.
> ||
> || 12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> || choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
> || That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
> ||
> || TROUBLESHOOTING:
> ||
> || Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
> || Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
> || If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
> || your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
> || my website: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
> ||
> || Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
> || You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
> || panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
> ||
> || Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
> || and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
> || motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
> || your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
> ||
> || Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
> || case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
> || 7:
> || nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
> || or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
> ||
> || The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
> || (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
> || If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
> || experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
> ||
> || BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
> || OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/
> ||
> || There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
> ||
> || Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> || Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> ||
> || Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> || MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> || My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> || __________________________________________________ _______
> ||
> || Conor Sherry Wrote:
> || =================
> ||| My Halo is version 1.07 the latest patch. When click to start a new game it
> ||| comes to the difficulty menu and I choose one and it crashes. It then gathers
> ||| the exception data and I got sent to the error report site and told me to
> ||| update my game so I did to 1.07 and it dousn't work. My system far exceeds
> ||| the system requirements, and all my drivers are up to date. What is wrong?
>
>
>

Hi Conor Sherry,

Taking a step back for a moment..

Unless you actually roll back your video drivers and test HALO again,
we cannot be certain that the Video Drivers are at fault. If you would
like to (understandably) explore another option before taking this step,
I would reinstall HALO and test it offline without installing the updates.

--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
__________________________________________________ _______


Conor Sherry Wrote:
=================
| Jimmy,
|
| I have games that are really demanding of my system and that run better on
| the later drivers. For example doom 3 runs better on the later drivers
| because they have better support for Open GL. Why dousn't microsoft release a
| patch for this driver problem? When splinter cell came out it worked but a
| few months later it didn't work with the latest drivers from Nvidia so they
| patched it and it was compatiable. So do you think microsoft will do that or
| do you have any other suggestions?
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi Conor Sherry,
||
|| You might use Windows XP driver rollback feature to see if indeed the older
|| drivers are capable of allowing you to launch HALO, at which point you could
|| test your other games as well.
||
|| What are Omega Drivers?
||
|| Modified ATI and nVidia graphics cards drivers. There are two versions of each -
|| Performance, and Quality. Performance version is faster and looks slightly better
|| than reference. Quality version is slightly slower, but the visuals are better
|| (i.e. anisotropic filtering). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Drivers
||
|| Omega Drivers have a new home: http://www.omegadrivers.net
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| __________________________________________________ _______
||
||
|| Conor Sherry Wrote:
|| =================
||| Jimmy,
|||
||| Thanks for writing. I did everything you said and it still crashes before I
||| start a new game. The thing is though I have had this game installed on this
||| same PC before and it worked but I uninstalled it. So it had worked in the
||| past but now it isn't. The only thing I didn't try is using and older driver.
||| However if I use an older driver then that will be a detriment to my other
||| games. Also what are omega drivers? So what should I do?
|||
||| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|||
|||| Hi Conor Sherry,
||||
|||| Even thought you've posted that your drivers are up to date, please..
|||| Double check your Video and Chipset drivers and your DirectX.
||||
|||| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
|||| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
|||| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
|||| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
|||| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.
||||
|||| Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
|||| from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
||||
|||| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:
||||
|||| 1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
|||| Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.
||||
|||| 2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
|||| http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
|||| to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
|||| video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.
||||
|||| 3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
|||| in My Documents named after the driver version number.
||||
|||| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||||
|||| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
|||| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
|||| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
||||
|||| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
|||| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
||||
|||| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||||
|||| 8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.
||||
|||| 9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
|||| "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
|||| * Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.
||||
|||| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
|||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
|||| That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
||||
|||| 11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
|||| "Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
|||| browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
|||| and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
||||
|||| ** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
|||| Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
|||| expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
|||| to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
|||| Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
|||| Click OK and click Next to begin the update.
||||
|||| 12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
|||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
|||| That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
||||
|||| TROUBLESHOOTING:
||||
|||| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
|||| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
|||| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
|||| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
|||| my website: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
||||
|||| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
|||| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
|||| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
||||
|||| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
|||| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
|||| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
|||| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
||||
|||| Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
|||| case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
|||| 7:
|||| nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
|||| or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
||||
|||| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
|||| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
|||| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
|||| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
||||
|||| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
|||| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/
||||
|||| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
||||
|||| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||||
|||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|||| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|||| __________________________________________________ _______
||||
|||| Conor Sherry Wrote:
|||| =================
||||| My Halo is version 1.07 the latest patch. When click to start a new game it
||||| comes to the difficulty menu and I choose one and it crashes. It then gathers
||||| the exception data and I got sent to the error report site and told me to
||||| update my game so I did to 1.07 and it dousn't work. My system far exceeds
||||| the system requirements, and all my drivers are up to date. What is wrong?

Jimmy,

I installed the earliest ati catalyst driver there was which was 5.1.
However it didn't work and I am pretty sure that this would be a driver
problem and I would probably have to get a much earlier driver but they don't
archive them from what I saw and 5.1 was the earliest. I used the game in
offline mode without it patched and it didn't work thats why I did patch it
hoping it would be fixed. I am really giving up on this game and its
dissapointing. Are there any other options or should I just give up, becuase
even if I do find a driver earlier enough which I think is what I need I am
not going to use that driver just so I can play Halo and sacrifice it for all
my other games.

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi Conor Sherry,
>
> Taking a step back for a moment..
>
> Unless you actually roll back your video drivers and test HALO again,
> we cannot be certain that the Video Drivers are at fault. If you would
> like to (understandably) explore another option before taking this step,
> I would reinstall HALO and test it offline without installing the updates.
>
> --
> Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> __________________________________________________ _______
>
>
> Conor Sherry Wrote:
> =================
> | Jimmy,
> |
> | I have games that are really demanding of my system and that run better on
> | the later drivers. For example doom 3 runs better on the later drivers
> | because they have better support for Open GL. Why dousn't microsoft release a
> | patch for this driver problem? When splinter cell came out it worked but a
> | few months later it didn't work with the latest drivers from Nvidia so they
> | patched it and it was compatiable. So do you think microsoft will do that or
> | do you have any other suggestions?
> |
> | "Jimmy S." wrote:
> |
> || Hi Conor Sherry,
> ||
> || You might use Windows XP driver rollback feature to see if indeed the older
> || drivers are capable of allowing you to launch HALO, at which point you could
> || test your other games as well.
> ||
> || What are Omega Drivers?
> ||
> || Modified ATI and nVidia graphics cards drivers. There are two versions of each -
> || Performance, and Quality. Performance version is faster and looks slightly better
> || than reference. Quality version is slightly slower, but the visuals are better
> || (i.e. anisotropic filtering). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Drivers
> ||
> || Omega Drivers have a new home: http://www.omegadrivers.net
> ||
> || --
> || Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> || Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> ||
> || Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> || MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> || My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> || __________________________________________________ _______
> ||
> ||
> || Conor Sherry Wrote:
> || =================
> ||| Jimmy,
> |||
> ||| Thanks for writing. I did everything you said and it still crashes before I
> ||| start a new game. The thing is though I have had this game installed on this
> ||| same PC before and it worked but I uninstalled it. So it had worked in the
> ||| past but now it isn't. The only thing I didn't try is using and older driver.
> ||| However if I use an older driver then that will be a detriment to my other
> ||| games. Also what are omega drivers? So what should I do?
> |||
> ||| "Jimmy S." wrote:
> |||
> |||| Hi Conor Sherry,
> ||||
> |||| Even thought you've posted that your drivers are up to date, please..
> |||| Double check your Video and Chipset drivers and your DirectX.
> ||||
> |||| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
> |||| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
> |||| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
> |||| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
> |||| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.
> ||||
> |||| Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
> |||| from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
> ||||
> |||| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:
> ||||
> |||| 1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
> |||| Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.
> ||||
> |||| 2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
> |||| http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
> |||| to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
> |||| video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.
> ||||
> |||| 3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
> |||| in My Documents named after the driver version number.
> ||||
> |||| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> |||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
> ||||
> |||| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
> |||| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
> |||| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
> ||||
> |||| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
> |||| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
> ||||
> |||| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
> |||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
> ||||
> |||| 8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.
> ||||
> |||| 9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
> |||| "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
> |||| * Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.
> ||||
> |||| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> |||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
> |||| That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
> ||||
> |||| 11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
> |||| "Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
> |||| browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
> |||| and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
> ||||
> |||| ** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
> |||| Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
> |||| expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
> |||| to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
> |||| Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
> |||| Click OK and click Next to begin the update.
> ||||
> |||| 12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
> |||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
> |||| That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
> ||||
> |||| TROUBLESHOOTING:
> ||||
> |||| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
> |||| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
> |||| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
> |||| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
> |||| my website: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
> ||||
> |||| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
> |||| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
> |||| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
> ||||
> |||| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
> |||| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
> |||| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
> |||| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
> ||||
> |||| Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
> |||| case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
> |||| 7:
> |||| nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
> |||| or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
> ||||
> |||| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
> |||| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
> |||| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
> |||| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
> ||||
> |||| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
> |||| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/
> ||||
> |||| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
> ||||
> |||| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> |||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> ||||
> |||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> |||| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> |||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> |||| __________________________________________________ _______
> ||||
> |||| Conor Sherry Wrote:
> |||| =================
> ||||| My Halo is version 1.07 the latest patch. When click to start a new game it
> ||||| comes to the difficulty menu and I choose one and it crashes. It then gathers
> ||||| the exception data and I got sent to the error report site and told me to
> ||||| update my game so I did to 1.07 and it dousn't work. My system far exceeds
> ||||| the system requirements, and all my drivers are up to date. What is wrong?
>
>
>

Hi Conor Sherry,

It might be possible for you to create seperate hardware profiles.
That *might* allow you to easily toggle between driver versions.
It's surprising though that your ATI doesn't work with HALO
while using the latest drivers.. we haven't heard other complaints..

--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
__________________________________________________ _______


Conor Sherry Wrote:
=================
| Jimmy,
|
| I installed the earliest ati catalyst driver there was which was 5.1.
| However it didn't work and I am pretty sure that this would be a driver
| problem and I would probably have to get a much earlier driver but they don't
| archive them from what I saw and 5.1 was the earliest. I used the game in
| offline mode without it patched and it didn't work thats why I did patch it
| hoping it would be fixed. I am really giving up on this game and its
| dissapointing. Are there any other options or should I just give up, becuase
| even if I do find a driver earlier enough which I think is what I need I am
| not going to use that driver just so I can play Halo and sacrifice it for all
| my other games.
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi Conor Sherry,
||
|| Taking a step back for a moment..
||
|| Unless you actually roll back your video drivers and test HALO again,
|| we cannot be certain that the Video Drivers are at fault. If you would
|| like to (understandably) explore another option before taking this step,
|| I would reinstall HALO and test it offline without installing the updates.
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| __________________________________________________ _______
||
||
|| Conor Sherry Wrote:
|| =================
||| Jimmy,
|||
||| I have games that are really demanding of my system and that run better on
||| the later drivers. For example doom 3 runs better on the later drivers
||| because they have better support for Open GL. Why dousn't microsoft release a
||| patch for this driver problem? When splinter cell came out it worked but a
||| few months later it didn't work with the latest drivers from Nvidia so they
||| patched it and it was compatiable. So do you think microsoft will do that or
||| do you have any other suggestions?
|||
||| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|||
|||| Hi Conor Sherry,
||||
|||| You might use Windows XP driver rollback feature to see if indeed the older
|||| drivers are capable of allowing you to launch HALO, at which point you could
|||| test your other games as well.
||||
|||| What are Omega Drivers?
||||
|||| Modified ATI and nVidia graphics cards drivers. There are two versions of each -
|||| Performance, and Quality. Performance version is faster and looks slightly better
|||| than reference. Quality version is slightly slower, but the visuals are better
|||| (i.e. anisotropic filtering). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Drivers
||||
|||| Omega Drivers have a new home: http://www.omegadrivers.net
||||
|||| --
|||| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||||
|||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|||| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|||| __________________________________________________ _______
||||
||||
|||| Conor Sherry Wrote:
|||| =================
||||| Jimmy,
|||||
||||| Thanks for writing. I did everything you said and it still crashes before I
||||| start a new game. The thing is though I have had this game installed on this
||||| same PC before and it worked but I uninstalled it. So it had worked in the
||||| past but now it isn't. The only thing I didn't try is using and older driver.
||||| However if I use an older driver then that will be a detriment to my other
||||| games. Also what are omega drivers? So what should I do?
|||||
||||| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|||||
|||||| Hi Conor Sherry,
||||||
|||||| Even thought you've posted that your drivers are up to date, please..
|||||| Double check your Video and Chipset drivers and your DirectX.
||||||
|||||| Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
|||||| simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
|||||| firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
|||||| b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
|||||| c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements.
||||||
|||||| Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
|||||| from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx
||||||
|||||| Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver:
||||||
|||||| 1. To identify the make and model of your card, right click your
|||||| Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced / Adapter.
||||||
|||||| 2. Download the latest video driver for your card online, using
|||||| http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
|||||| to find the website to download from. I also have advanced
|||||| video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on that page.
||||||
|||||| 3. Save the .exe driver (or extract the zip file) to a folder
|||||| in My Documents named after the driver version number.
||||||
|||||| 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|||||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||||||
|||||| 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
|||||| Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
|||||| the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
||||||
|||||| 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
|||||| previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
||||||
|||||| 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
|||||| about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
||||||
|||||| 8. If the driver is NOT a (.exe)program file, GO TO step 11.
||||||
|||||| 9. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
|||||| "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin installation.
|||||| * Even if not prompted, doubleclick the driver and install it.
||||||
|||||| 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
|||||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
|||||| That's it! Scroll down to the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
||||||
|||||| 11. When Windows prompts you to install the video adapter, click
|||||| "Install from a list or specific location", click the "Browse" button,
|||||| browse to the My documents folder where you saved the driver,
|||||| and finally click on one of the driver files to begin installation.
||||||
|||||| ** If you are not prompted, or if the driver was updated automatically:
|||||| Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware Device Manager
|||||| expand +Display Adapters / right click on the adapter, pick "Update Driver"
|||||| to start the Update Wizard, choose the "Install from a list..." option:
|||||| Browse to My Documents\ folder with the driver in it
|||||| Click OK and click Next to begin the update.
||||||
|||||| 12. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
|||||| choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
|||||| That's it! Try the advice in the Troubleshooter if you have problems.
||||||
|||||| TROUBLESHOOTING:
||||||
|||||| Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
|||||| Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
|||||| If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
|||||| your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
|||||| my website: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
||||||
|||||| Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
|||||| You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
|||||| panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
||||||
|||||| Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
|||||| and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
|||||| motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
|||||| your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
||||||
|||||| Perhaps the old Video drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
|||||| case, use these utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step
|||||| 7:
|||||| nvidia: http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?...atorrip&menu=0
|||||| or for all cards including nvidia use: http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
||||||
|||||| The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
|||||| (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
|||||| If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
|||||| experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
||||||
|||||| BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
|||||| OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegacorner.com/
||||||
|||||| There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them! :-)
||||||
|||||| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|||||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||||||
|||||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|||||| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|||||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|||||| __________________________________________________ _______
||||||
|||||| Conor Sherry Wrote:
|||||| =================
||||||| My Halo is version 1.07 the latest patch. When click to start a new game it
||||||| comes to the difficulty menu and I choose one and it crashes. It then gathers
||||||| the exception data and I got sent to the error report site and told me to
||||||| update my game so I did to 1.07 and it dousn't work. My system far exceeds
||||||| the system requirements, and all my drivers are up to date. What is wrong?