Windows 2000

[RadicalFlower]

Hello

I am running windows 2000 and i have all my drivers updated for sound and video i have reinstalled this game two times already and still continue to get these dndclient.exe errors and that my windows has to shut it down.. and i half to restart game over again it happens like every 4 mins sometimes and then maybe it will let me play a hour ... i cant never tell when it will poof .. I was woundering Running off of windows 2000 would that cause that???

I have a Radeon 9250 PCI 256 video card
and a Sound blaster Audigy Sound card
and i am runing 1g or ram .. 40g Hard Drive

[Garth_of_Sarlona]

Officially, DDO needs Windows XP, but I see no technical reason why it shouldn't work on Windows 2000. Have you tried manually downloading and installing the latest Direct X runtime, as well as the latest .NET runtime?

Garth

[vyvy3369]

I've been running DDO on Windows 2000 since the game started, and very rarely have any problems. Sure the client crashes once every week or two, but that seems to happen to just about everyone.

[RadicalFlower]

I've been running DDO on Windows 2000 since the game started, and very rarely have any problems. Sure the client crashes once every week or two, but that seems to happen to just about everyone.

Well That is Good for you and all I am happy to hear that yours is running so well BUT MINE IS NOT ONLY CRASHING ONE A WEEK it is a every 5 min thing!!!!..

[RadicalFlower]

Well i am not too sure about that.. I do bealive I did update my direct X .. i did get the framework for the windows update as well and also from ddo
How am i able to tell if i do have them updated???

[Garth_of_Sarlona]

Well i am not too sure about that.. I do bealive I did update my direct X .. i did get the framework for the windows update as well and also from ddo
How am i able to tell if i do have them updated???

You could try running DXdiag but unless you know all the right version numbers it might not make perfect sense. Note: If you're getting past the launcher fine then it's probably more likely to be directx since only the launcher uses .Net.

To be honest, you might be better off redownloading the files. Here for DirectX runtime.

Make sure you're running the latest video drivers too. Drivers for your card are here.

Good luck

Garth

[RadicalFlower]

Ok Great Thank you I will Try these .. and PRAY it does not mess up .. I am Desperate it gets SO frustrating to be booted every 5 mins hahaha... Most likley be back soon hahahah...

[RadicalFlower]

Hello and thank you SO SO much Willphase for them links as well .. i really appricite that..!!! ..

I have installed both them Files and still it does that same thing.. i am thinking maybe the guy put some bad memory in my system maybe??? i have undated all drivers and the .net and direct X .. i am all out of ideas .. and i know from what yall say windows 2000 should be ok.. I dont know what i eam missing or doing wrong ...

[Theboz]

Your computer is a Business Lan computer and I believe it has one AGP slotx4/x8
Why are you using a PCI card that is much slower then AGP.

 
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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Sound Blaster Audigy
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: P17.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0608 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 3/17/2006 16:10:00, 1163264 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0
 
Description: SoundMAX Digital Audio
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: smwdm.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.3025 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 5/14/2001 13:46:14, 422984 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0

Go into your Bois and turn off, onboard Audio, If you are not using the soundblaster then remove the sound blaster.

I was going to say update your drivers, but when I found your drivers on gateway the newest drivers for your computer, was 2002, 7 years ago.


Name: MDP3880-W(U) PCI Modem- If you are not using dial up, you dont need this, and can be removed



Now, after looking at your DXdiag, and I know you dont want to hear this but, I dont think you will be able to play DDO on that computer. The computer is so outdated for current games, I dont think you could even get XP running correctly, in fact if you dont already have xp, dont get it, PLEASE dont get it for this computer. That hundred dollars could be used to get a fairly decent computer from Walmart that would run circles around your current computer.

Your memory is only PC133 133 Mhz, the cheapest computer at Walmart has 2gigs 667 MHz, and that computer is a dell and cost 428.00.

You have to understand im not saying this to be mean, I wish I could help ya, but in computer terms your computer is beyond help, and you should no longer put money into it.

Example would be car. well your computer(car) has 400,000 miles on it in computer terms, you would be better putting money down the drain, then to up grade.

Any money You would like to put into it save and buy a new computer, save yourself the headache in a year when you will not be able to do anything else on it excpect use it to log into the internet.

[RadicalFlower]

Thank you So much.. And NO difintly not taken that to be mean I SO APPRICITE your honesty and Bluntness with this .. I needed to hear that really.. and i will difinlty not put any more money into this **** .. Well My kids will have a good puter to put there games on i guess ya know them ones ya can buy on cds and put on here haha...

Again Thanks all for all your help!!! and i will difintly be investing in a good tiger direct puter come feb ...

Take care all!!!

[Theboz]

Thank you So much.. And NO difintly not taken that to be mean I SO APPRICITE your honesty and Bluntness with this .. I needed to hear that really.. and i will difinlty not put any more money into this **** .. Well My kids will have a good puter to put there games on i guess ya know them ones ya can buy on cds and put on here haha...

Again Thanks all for all your help!!! and i will difintly be investing in a good tiger direct puter come feb ...

Take care all!!!

Well, I am kinda sorry to be so blunt.

Alot of people think that once they get a computer and pay a good fortune for one at that, it should last, just like a good TV. The problem with computers that is not true and one of main reasons is a Law called Moore's Law.

Moore's law states that every two years, the number of transitors will double given the same amount of space and the same can be said of most electronic equipment in general. So, even a computer thats two years old will in some ways be showing its age with new programs. A good example of this law is Harddrives density.

When your computer was new, i believe 2001, the biggest harddrive was 180gigs, but most were in the 20 to 40 gig range. 4 years later that number was about 500gigs, and 3 years after that, we are looking at harddrive in the 1.5 tera range(1500gigs), and they are cheaper then the harddrives that were selling back in 2001.

[RadicalFlower]

Well I Half to agree with ya there.. They are it is amazing how fast they can build up like that and this junk i have here well i should have known and made a dumb choice ... We only payed 175 for this one here so no big lose there.. But lookin into wallmart puters and will DIFINTLY invest in one here in a week or so .. and again thank you for your advice and info on the puters.. Even Turbine tec support come back with the same thing that this puter is just to old to support ddo at all and with having 2000 on it Will DIFINTLY not be supported..

[RadicalFlower]

Hello there


Well I went and got a wallmart Dell and I AM ONE HAPPY CAMPER!!!! I LOVE IT!!! .. it is workin so well and i got a kickin butt graphics card in there too ..... I Just got a sound card today and headset and i am unable to use the Mic Part of my headset anywhere ... i mean i can hear the awesome sound But I am unable to use the mic on my headset .. i am using Vista and the Sound card is X/FI Sound blaster Xtreme Audio?? Any ideas as to why the headset will not work ...