There seems to be a few problems when running this game in Windows 7 :
A) Have had a BSOD once
B) Have had an abormal termination (program just quit when playing a level)
C) The program wont shutdown when clicking on exit - I have to End Task to close the program.
Typically when you get BSOD or shutdowns, the reason is your video card is overheating.* Check the temperature of the GPU - Defense Grid is perhaps more shader intensive than many other games including FPS's though Borderlands also can be this way.* Typically shutdowns occur not because of the OS, but because there isn't enough cooling for your hardware internally.* Let me know if you have a cool GPU and we can explore other issues.
Jeff
Hello
My graphics card is a 9800 Nvidia fan-less card (heat disappation grid instead). It did only do it once on a level - and it's been played quite a bit
The actual STOP error was regarding memory access
That's good info, thanks.* I think I still suspect the GPU overheating though.* Even if you get a memory error, that can still be the case - in the end a non-responsive graphics card can lead to bad pointers and cascade into multiple problems that can manifest as audio or memory errors.* Are you able to tell the temperature of the GPU during the game?* I'm not as familiar with NVidia's control panel - I know ATI's will tell you for ATI cards.* There are several free utilities out there too that will provide that info.* I'm glad it is happening rarely, but clearly we don't want it to happen at all.
Oh, I've been talking about A & B in your original post.* I suspect C is a different issue and it sounds like it might be a thread situation.* Are you able to run the game in WinXP compatibility mode?* That might solve that issue.
Jeff
Hello
I'll give it a go in comparability mode.
The temperature has been 52 degrees (constantly).
Well, yes, my theory appears quite wrong with a 52 degree C GPU, it should be fine.* It will be good to hear how compat mode works for you.
Jeff
Compatability mode seems to have solved the exit problem!
Just to let you know, its happened again (BSOD on the last level).
Got a lot more information now :
On Tue 29/12/2009 21:56:16 your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x109 (0xA3A039D8994946E9, 0xB3B7465EEBC61917, 0xFFFFF800030E18C0, 0x1)
Error: CRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CORRUPTION
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\122909-18985-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect,
possibly the culprit may be another driver on your system which cannot be identified at this time.
0x01 is "A function modification or the Itanium-based function location"
I have just re-installed the game on a new hard drive.
When I launch the game I have 0 Resources, which makes it impossible to set up any towers.
Is there a fix?
The first level of the game doesn't give you resources until after some explanation.* Is that what you are observing, or is it something else?* Can you be more specific on which level and in which situation (new level, save game, etc.) you are in where you don't have resources?
Jeff
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