GC2 Ultimate Crashes after game setup
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Hello. I browsed through a couple pages of posts and the stickies and was not able to find a fix for this. I just purchased GC2 Ultimate Edition today. I installed it and played it before updating, because I was having problems getting Impulse to run. It ran fine for a while. Then I decided to fix Impulse. After some searching, I determined it was a permissions problem. Someone had suggested uninstalling/reinstalling Impulse and then running it as administrator the first time I ran it to make sure it set its permissions under administrator...I guess... Anyway, Impulse did run correctly at this point, so I updated GC2. Now the game crashes after clicking next for the last time in the game setup screens. Once I did see the tips window pop up immediately before crashing to desktop.
EDIT: I also verified install through Impulse. Reports installed correctly.
debug:
Debug Message: Version v2.03 Twilight of the Arnor last updated on: Thu Jul 23 11:47:38 2009
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 1/19/2010, 16:06:47
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
Machine Name: OPTIMUS
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 03/02/07 15:34:49 Ver: 08.00.12
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Physical Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 1635MB used, 2458MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 7950 GT
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0295&SUBSYS_22191682&REV_A1
Display Memory: 1272 MB
Current Display Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution:
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvd3dum
Driver Version: 8.16.0011.9107
Driver Date: 9/27/2009 23:12:22
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: Speakers (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM))
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20021102&REV_04
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Provider: Creative
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1241
Driver Date: 4/10/2007 04:35:28
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 1
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Sound device 1:
Description: SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM))
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20021102&REV_04
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Provider: Creative
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1241
Driver Date: 4/10/2007 04:35:28
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 1
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
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Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
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Debug Message: Using hardware vertex processing
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_4_SAMPLES
Debug Message: Attempting to create D3DDevice at resolution 1920 x 1080, Windowed: 0, Multisample: 4
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 60
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
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Debug Message: GalCiv2 is activated.
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
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Debug Message: Echo Squadron: Intellence -> 50
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Debug Message: Error flipping back buffer to primary buffer.
