1.03A.056 - CTD with Windowed version

With this last release, galcivw.exe crashes to desktop right after the initial report screen (Yearly Report - Jan 2178).

Below is what I got from Smart Exception:

Stardock SmartException Logging Information
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OS Version : Windows XP
Video Card : Intel(R) Extreme Graphics Controller
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 0052E071 01:0012D071 C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:0012F284
EBX:7FFDF000
ECX:00000000
EDX:0068C6D0
ESI:00000000
EDI:00000000
CS:EIP:001B:0052E071
SS:ESP:0023:0012F1F0 EBP:0012F274
DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000
Flags:00010206


Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
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0052E071 0012F274 0001:0012D071 C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
0055CCC6 0012F29C 0001:0015BCC6 C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
0054D9BF 0012F4A8 0001:0014C9BF C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
0054DAF8 0012F6B8 0001:0014CAF8 C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
0054DAF8 0012F8C8 0001:0014CAF8 C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
0054DAF8 0012FAD8 0001:0014CAF8 C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
0054DAF8 0012FCE8 0001:0014CAF8 C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
0054DAF8 0012FEF8 0001:0014CAF8 C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
0050D789 0012FF0C 0001:0010C789 C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
005700CE 0012FF34 0001:0016F0CE C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
005AA94A 0012FFC0 0001:001A994A C:\Program Files\Strategy First\Galactic Civilizations\galcivw.exe
77E7EB69 0012FFF0 0001:0001DB69 C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll


Debug information for each stardock app follows ....

662 views 3 replies
Reply #1 Top
I don't even get that far. As soon as I double-click on the icon, I get a brief (1/2 second at most) flash of the window on screen then it goes away.

How do we go back to the previous version? Is that even an option? The game doesn't look good stretched on my UXGA LCD...



~SDC~
Reply #3 Top
windowed version is still a very much older version.

Regarding the windowed version, if you read the single paragraph that talks about it on the left you will see why it flashes and goes back to the desktop.

~SDC~