If You're Having Problems With The Patch, Please Post Here

[tanya]

Hey guys -

ONLY IF If you're having a problem with applying the patch that was released today, please post and ONLY include this information. Anything in addition to this will be deleted:
1. A description of the issue
2. Your PC specs (you can get this information by going to Run... and type in dxdiag)
3. Your OS information
4. Any modifications you've made in the .inis or any type of modification to any files in the gearsPC directory structure.
5. What version of the game does the user have installed (English, French, Italian, German, Iberian Spanish, LATAM Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian)
6. Where did they get the update from: via Windows LIVE or from http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/.


Thanks!

[TheBoxer]

1. Please insert DVD (Could not be found yadda yadda)
2. Intel Dual Core 4300 @ 1.80Ghz
2046 RAM
8600 Nvidia GT (Need anything else?!)
3. OS - Vista Premium 32 bit
4. No mods whatsoever, only got the game yesterday!!

[water_is_poison]

When I try and download the update, it never installs because of an error message I receive that says
1. "old file not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match."

2.Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40GHz, 2046 MB RAM

3. XP Pro

[KiDoubleD]

Ok here's my problem. This game has crashed with each update applied. I load up my last checkpoint which is "Last Stand". Once I complete this, the next Act will not load and the game crashes every time. It stays in a black screen for a few moments and then crashes. Also, if I attempt to play a multiplayer match it crashes within 1 or 2 minutes.
The errors that come up are either a C++ error or wargame-g4wlive.exe error.
I have had this game for almost 2 months now and can't get to Act 3 because all it does is crash.

Another thing, I have yet to see what the editor looks like. I have never been able to get it to open without it crashing instantly.

I know my PC specs are well beyond the requirements, so I have no idea what is wrong.

My specs are:
Windows XP Pro Media Center Edition - Service Pack 2
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ 2.51 GHz
2048MB RAM
DirectX 9c
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Display Mode 1024x768

I have all of the updates installed for Gears of War, as well as Games For Windows Live and Visual C++ 2008. This game was also originally installed under a fresh OS install. I have also tried to install it on another drive and get the same results.

Any suggestions on what can be done to fix this? I have tried every solution on these boards and nothing works.

[DavidM74]

ok mine is

"please insert right DvD in a drive and restart the application"
Athlon 6400+ 4g ram 8800 640mb
O.S. Vista Premiun 64 bit
only changed Antivirus (Norton---> Kaspersky) i dont if this is important but i tryed to reistall the game and turn off the firewall but the patch wrong the same

[TRIN3XX]

1. The DVD-ROM cannot be located
Please insert the DVD-ROM and restart the application
2. System Manufacturer: Foxconn
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), 2.7GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
3. Windows vista home premium 64-bit
4. No mods at all
5. English
6. Live.

EDIT: I've also tryed updating safedisc, deleting temp folders, and reinstalling gears of war

[e4zzy]

1. Please insert DVD (Could not be found yadda yadda)
2. Intel Core 2 Duo 3Ghz, 4Gb RAM, XFX Geforce 8800GTS 512Mb
3. OS - Windows Vista Ultimate x64
4. I have all of the updates installed for Gears of War, as well as Games For Windows Live and Visual C++ 2008. This game was also originally installed under a fresh OS install

[LAiN]

1. still crashes unless I use the -nosound argument
2. Athlon X2 6400+, Radeon HD 3870 X2, Auzentech X-Mystique Gold soundcard
3. Vista Home Premium 32-bit
4. No ini mods used since nobody can tell me what the possible properties under the ALAudio header are for and I'm quite sure my problem lies in the sound dept.

[tanya]

LAIN: it's likely that you just need to update your sound drivers. :)

[Ogs]

A new patch has once again improved the stuttering quite a bit, but its still very much present :( It seems to happen more in chunks now, like when a new areas about to come up, itl start getting choppy/stutter around a bit for a few seconds.

Heres my specs for a refresh -

PSU - Corsair 520w
Video Card - GeForce 8800GT 512Mb
Video Driver - v169.25
CPU - AMD Athlon X2 6000+
Motherboard - MSI K9N Neo (Latest Bios)
Memory - Corsair 4GB (1GB x 4 sticks)
Sound Card - Onboard Realtek HD Audio
Sound Card Driver - v1.87
Mouse - Normal PS/2 Mouse
OS - Vista Home Premium 32bit Service Pack 1

[mjordan]

1) Stuttering seems to be still present.
2) Still no icons group?
3) At the beginning of the game, when Marcus is still in prison, some sort of lines at the bottom of the screen appears (sort of line flashing, difficult to explain). Not a big problem, but it looks like the game is not "polished".
4) Still playing, so I don't know about random crashes that may occur during the game. I'm still investigating. If something goes wrong, I'll report it.
5) Chapter 5 seems to be selectable, even if I'm still playing chapter 1 (it's still unselectable, at the end, it's like it has been unlocked, which is not my case).

Fresh install on:
a) Intel Core 2 Duo T7300@2.00Ghz
b) 2GB of RAM
c) nVidia Geforce 8600M GT (Forceware 169.09, tested also on 174.20)
d) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit (Build 6000, SP1 is still not available here...)
e) Obviously, DirectX 10
f) Italian version of the game

I do not have feature requests for next patches, but at least 3 things seems reasonable for the future (take this like advices):

1) A patchlevel version indicator. Under Unreal Tournament III, we always know which version the game is (the version number appears in the game menu). Why not in Gears of War? Not having such visual may be confusing.
2) Patch release notes: it could seem stupid, but knowing what has been fixed may help futher testing.
3) A public or private beta testing before patch releases. Quite frankly, it's frustrating seeing people who can't play with the latest patch four months after a game release.

I own all Epic games: while you're doing an extremely good job with Unreal Tournament III and its maintainance, I can't tell the same for Gears of War, and this is a pity (and I don't understand why, Epic has always been excellent in their support).
Anyway, thanks for this wonderful game. I love Unreal Tournament III and Gears of War.
Renato


EDIT: Just found another problem: if you click on the credit section from the game menu, graphics become corrupted and I can't see the credits at all. Wired, I can't see who the creators of this game are... :D

[Silva Spoon]

1. The DVD-ROM cannot be located
Please insert the DVD-ROM and restart the application
2. System Manufacturer: Clevo Co.
System Model: M570RU
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9300 @ 2.50GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 4094MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX
3. Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate
4. No mods at all
5. English
6. Live.



This sucks. No Gears for my flight tomorrow :(

[Susagepig]

Since installing any of the patches including the new one from http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/ the game will not start, i click the icon be it via "Games" or from the autorun dvd or directory. I click the icon the disk spins and nothing happens. Nothing is modded in anyway the game worked fine until i attempted to update (which i only tried to update as all my save files were deleted and thought an update would fix this)

Operating System: Windows Vista™ 64bit Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.6925 (English)
Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5559 (English)


[UPDATE]

If i run the game in xp compatible mode i get the "Please insert correct DVD-ROM..." so now im actuallying getting somthing.

Any other info you need please ask or if any of you know of any fixes i can do to get the game to run.

[Silva Spoon]

So is there anything I can do to fix this problem? Reinstalling?

[flamestart]

hmmmmmmmm where can i donwload this new patch

[mjordan]

hmmmmmmmm where can i donwload this new patch

Log in with your Live Silver account and the download will be presented with a message. Note that you're off topic here. This is a thread to report problems.

[flamestart]

yeah sorry about that but the game wont even start up for me how am i suppost to log in

[Shadow Dancer]

hmmmmmmmm where can i donwload this new patch

If you've still got Live working it should auto-install when you start the game.

[flamestart]

yeah the game wont even install i run it it goes to a black screen and crashes i get this error

Assertion failed: PrecacheSize > 0 [File:.\Src\UnLinker.cpp] [Line: 882]

Stack:

RaiseException() Address = 0x76b0b09e (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll]
CxxThrowException() Address = 0x724e8e69 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a 1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_none_10b2f55f9bffb8f8\MSVCR8 0.dll]
Address = 0xfb7c12 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]
Address = 0xe872544c (filename not found)
Address = 0xe872544c (filename not found)

[Wowzer7]

whenever I download the new patch for Gears of war for the pc it just shuts off the game then when it is done downloading , I try to start gears of war but it will not start. I have tried numerous solutions but the game won't start at all. Is anyone else getting the same problem or am I the only one?

[Shadow Dancer]

yeah the game wont even install i run it it goes to a black screen and crashes i get this error

Assertion failed: PrecacheSize > 0 [File:.\Src\UnLinker.cpp] [Line: 882]

Stack:

RaiseException() Address = 0x76b0b09e (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll]
CxxThrowException() Address = 0x724e8e69 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a 1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_none_10b2f55f9bffb8f8\MSVCR8 0.dll]
Address = 0xfb7c12 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]
Address = 0xe872544c (filename not found)
Address = 0xe872544c (filename not found)

The patch on http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/ should, in theory, be the latest one. No guarantees.

[Ashrak]

Could we see a changelog?

Testing right now...

[navossoc]

1. A description of the issue
Windows Live always popup me to update my game (i have installed it ten times and restarted, nothing works...)

2. Your PC specs (you can get this information by going to Run... and type in dxdiag)

------------------
System Information
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Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: Portuguese (Regional Setting: Portuguese)
System Manufacturer: INTEL_
System Model: D975XBX2
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8600 GT
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: SyncMaster 931BW/906BW/931CW , SyncMaster Magic CX931BW (Digital)
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.6921 (English)
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Sound Devices
-------------
Description: SigmaTel Audio1
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7621&SUBSYS_80860419&REV_1002
Driver Name: sthda.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.5258.0002 (English)



3. Your OS information
Windows XP Service Pack 2 x86.

4. Any modifications you've made in the .inis or any type of modification to any files in the gearsPC directory structure.
Nothing...

5. What version of the game does the user have installed (English, French, Italian, German, Iberian Spanish, LATAM Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian)
English.

6. Where did they get the update from: via Windows LIVE or from http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/.
No one!

---------------------------

EDIT:

I have manually installed the update from gow website...
It runs... no problems until now...

Just one, my save games all are erased! any ideia?

Where is the changelog about the update?

Thanks
[]'s

[Wowzer7]

1. will not start after downloading the update
2.Processor:AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core processor 4000+ 2.60 GHz /Ram 2.00GB/
64.bit operating system.
3. Windows Vista Home
4.no modifications
5. English
6. I got the update from logging into my account then it updated and would not start up afterwards. I have also tried a patch on gamespot.

[davinci357]

1) Same as everyone else...please insert the correct DVD...
2) Dell XPS Intel Dual Core 4300 @ 2Ghz, 2046 RAM
ATI Radeon X1300/1550
3) Windows Vista Home
4) No modifications at all.
5. English.
6. updated from: via Windows LIVE. They said I'd be kicked off if I didn't. :)

[Ashrak]

Really bad performance after this last update. Framerate has dropped by about 5fps overall and its downright unplayable in some areas now. More stuttering. GFWL crashed about 15 minutes after installing the update. I am not happy. :mad:

AMD XP-M 2.2
7600GS AGP
1.5GB DDR Dual Channel

Update: More GFWL crashing. Its crashing more since this patch than in all the time Ive had the game. Usually happens during coop matches when one of us dies and it starts loading up a checkpoint, then it starts thrashing my HD and then crashes.

Update: Reinstalled the game fresh and manually installed the latest GFWL and TU patch. Still crashes during coop matches when you die and need to load a checkpiont usually. Doesn't crash during versus and rarely if ever during single player. Was not a problem before.

[shpongled]

1. "not a valid win32 application" when i try to run the patch. this happens regardless where i download it from, or if i get it in-game. i also had the same error with the previous patch. have tried sourcing the file from many places so i can rule out a corrupt download. don't have this problem with any other exe files ever on my pc.

2. intel core 2 quad 2.4Ghz, nvidia 8800GT 512MB, 4GB RAM

3. windows xp pro SP2

4. no modifications at all

5. english game version

6. have tried update through the game, on the gears website, basically anywhere i could find it


:(

[flamestart]

uh well i was finnaly able to update it and it appears that nuthing has changed i still have the same problem with the game not starting up just crashes right after splash screen hey tanya it would be great if u told us what the patch was suppost to do?

[theeDEATHMASTER]

Suggestion - MAKE UPDATES OPTIONAL
because they did me better and most people worse.

[DavidM74]

uh well i was finnaly able to update it and it appears that nuthing has changed i still have the same problem with the game not starting up just crashes right after splash screen hey tanya it would be great if u told us what the patch was suppost to do?

yes! when someone can say to us what damned we must do? ...pls
i cant beleve i bouth the original game with DvD support i cant play yet....

[Maestro30k]

If your using compatablility mode you could try turning it off. I had the please insert DVD problem and I think changing that setting fix. as for the game it self well I kept dying so I got mad and though the game got a lot tougher.

Pentuim D 2.80GHz
Geforce 8800 GTS 320mb
2gb ddr2
Vista Home Pre

[DavidM74]

If your using compatablility mode you could try turning it off. I had the please insert DVD problem and I think changing that setting fix. as for the game it self well I kept dying so I got mad and though the game got a lot tougher.

Pentuim D 2.80GHz
Geforce 8800 GTS 320mb
2gb ddr2
Vista Home Pre


already done.. no way, this is only a ridicolous software assistence... other nothing...

[GStreakT]

Okay, how old is this thread? Gears has two previous patches and I don't know to which patch this is pertaining to. Either way, I'm going to assume it's also for the LIVE Update that was released yesterday.

Here's the info:

1. I bought Gears on PC 2 months ago and I ran into probems right away. My graphics card (nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT) did not have a updated driver so I had to substitute it for a nVIDIA Go Series 7. Then, it wouldn't find the LIVE Update dll file (or some extension like that) so I installed the Winows LIVE Redistribution file and of course that didn't work. After signing in, it would tell me a LIVE Update is available but then crash to Command Prompt on my desktop. After waiting for a while, I just close the window that has just one line of text with "~Update.exe" at the end. Then I looked around the net and discovered the GearsTU.exe file which contains Update.exe. and won't make the Live Update a constant cycle of prompting to update and then crashing. All this worked and I could finally enjoy the game, except when yet another LIVE Update was released just last night (as of Tuesday Feb 26, 2008). It's back to square one, and extracting the Update.exe. file found in GearsTU is not helping.

I went to gamesforwindows.com and downloaded the latest LIVE update from there and as a precaution extracted Update.exe. Now I can start the game and everything and I do not get a LIVE Update notice. Instead though, when I want to sign into LIVE, it says something about having network connection problems. I don't know what's going on.

Here are my specs:
2) Running on a Windows XP Pro with 2.4 GhZ, nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with sound card Realtek HD Audio.
3) Window XP Pro with SP2.
4) I've made absolutely no modifications whatsoever.
5) My game's been running in English before LIVE Update killed it.
6) The ReDist LIVE file from gamesforwindows and GearsTU from gearsofwar.com

[e4zzy]

I find a solution for the people who when try to start the game shows "Please insert the original DVD ..". The solution is install a Crack NO DVD (The latest version), it isn't ilegal if you have the original game like me. DON'T use it if you don't have it original.

[Dave-ros]

Not a major problem, but the issue of the game not generating "My Documents\My Games\Gears of War for Windows\" if you have My Documents in a non-standard place still persists in this version of the game. This means you can't save changes to graphical options (e.g. resolution) unless you temporarily move My Documents back to the normal place and cause the files and folders to be generated, and then move them to wherever you want My Documents to be (they get updated fine from that point, it's just the initial generation that isn't happening).

For what it's worth, my other details are:
2) 2.4GHz Quad Core, nVidia 8800GTS 640MB, 2GB DDR2 and SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio.
3) WinXP Home.
4) No modifications (other than having My Documents in a non-standard place, and copying the "My Games\Gears of War for Windows" folders there).
5) UK English edition.
6) Downloaded from http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/

I should point out that I've not had the problem everyone else is having (touch wood), though I haven't fully tested the game yet!

[DscytheX]

I can run the game but it takes a solid 3 to 5 minutes to start after I press play or start it from the start menu. Here's my info:

1. Game takes a really long time to start up

2.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Asus A8N32 SLI Motherboard
2Gb DDR RAM
Asus N7950GX2 PCIe video card with 1Gb video ram (512MbX2)
X-Fi Fatal1TY Soundblaster Audio

3. XP Home 32bit

4. I have not made any mods or changes to the game.

5. English version of the game

6. Windows Live Auto-update when I started up the game last night.

Update: I uninstalled the game completely and then I manually installed the two updates from the links bellow

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US...s/default.aspx

http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/ (click on the title update link near the top).

And now the game starts normally, but I did loose my checkpoint and can't play Insane difficulty until I pass Hardcore again. Other than that the game runs great and the stuttering is very minimal now. Thanks Epic for the hard work on the patch and I'm hoping to see GoW2 make to the PC sometime next year =)

[Zoso Fan]

Whenever i try to install the patch, i get a blank command prompt.

[GStreakT]

Thank God, I'm not the only person with this problem, Zoso. How did you get past the first patch of LIVE then?

[Zoso Fan]

Thank God, I'm not the only person with this problem, Zoso. How did you get past the first patch of LIVE then?

I haven't. :( I also have the glitch where i cannot access GFW OR save a game, or use normal controls, OR change video settings.

[[ST2]Unborn]

Euh.. I ran my game yesterday to check this patch, connected to live normally. But nothing happenned lol. No patch was proposed to me?
How can I check wich version I have on my rig?

[Jashobeam]

Unborn;25296817']Euh.. I ran my game yesterday to check this patch, connected to live normally. But nothing happenned lol. No patch was proposed to me?
How can I check wich version I have on my rig?

I'm not sure if there is a way, I would ordinarily suggest you simply download the patch again from www.gearsofwar.com/gearsPC and run it manually. If it runs through and appears to be working, you had an old version - if not, you're probably already patched up.

This is barring other problems of course, of which there is no guarantee with most posters on these boards.....

[Shadow Dancer]

Are we certain they've got the right patch up on that link, though?

[DavidM74]

I'm not sure if there is a way, I would ordinarily suggest you simply download the patch again from www.gearsofwar.com/gearsPC and run it manually. If it runs through and appears to be working, you had an old version - if not, you're probably already patched up.

This is barring other problems of course, of which there is no guarantee with most posters on these boards.....


i tryed to istall the patch manually.. but no way... same problem
days spent 2 , and no solution yet.. possible?

[GStreakT]

I haven't. :( I also have the glitch where i cannot access GFW OR save a game, or use normal controls, OR change video settings.

Did you try installing GearsTU.exe and extracting the file Update.exe? It worked for me, but make sure you've manually downloaded one of the patches first. It can be found here: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx Their latest is Decmber 2007 (idiots), so I guess we'll have to wait for them to realize that they need to post the patch from Feb 25, 2008 on their website.

GearsTU.exe can be googled as I don't think gearsofwar.com has it anymore. GameSpot does though. Let me know how that goes, Zoso.

And I'm guessing you'e never been able to even play the game after you bought it?

[IvanMargo]

Gears of War PC-Directx 10 Error in some textures appear red or blue 8800GTX

[automatic_ab]

Gosh man! This is classic! Remind me again why I should be happy that there's gonna be a sequel. Oh btw, I won't be installing this patch. JUST SO YOU KNOW!!!

[mjordan]

Graphics is corrupted under the "Options--> Credits" menu:
http://utenti.lycos.it/darkcg/images/forum/gow_bug.jpg

Also:
stuttering, stuttering, stuttering, stuttering...

Tried this on Geforce 8600M GT 256MB (768MB TurboCache) with Forceware 169.09, 174.20, 174.12 and 173.65 with no luck.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300@2Ghz
2GB of ram
Windows Vista Home Premium Build 6000 32 bit
Italian version of the game

The game seems to run well but the stuttering thing is so frustrating. I refuse to play a game in this condition. :(

[esteban]

Problem, dvd not found please restart aplication
I played the game normally until i downloaded the latest patch the error appeared.
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.071023-1545)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: MSI
System Model: MS-7250
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 1137MB used, 3188MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 32bit Unicode

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8600 GTS
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0400&SUBSYS_09501462&REV_A1
Display Memory: 1008 MB
Dedicated Memory: 241 MB
Shared Memory: 767 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.6925 (English)
DDI Version: 9Ex
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 5263360 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4740-11CF-DF6C-5B2901C2CA35}
:mad::mad::mad:

[cheatbobb]

I was having the "DVD not found" error since I applied the update, but I fixed it!
All I had to do was disable my virtual drive and the game started. Haven't played yet, but I'm hoping I'll stop losing my saved games this time around. =P

[Zoso Fan]

Did you try installing GearsTU.exe and extracting the file Update.exe? It worked for me, but make sure you've manually downloaded one of the patches first. It can be found here: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx Their latest is Decmber 2007 (idiots), so I guess we'll have to wait for them to realize that they need to post the patch from Feb 25, 2008 on their website.

GearsTU.exe can be googled as I don't think gearsofwar.com has it anymore. GameSpot does though. Let me know how that goes, Zoso.

And I'm guessing you'e never been able to even play the game after you bought it?

correct :( I'll try that tmr. Thanks! :)

[Srithjin]

1) Cannot really play game when logged into Windows LIVE, this began with the last patch, worked flawlessly before. Though I can get 'In game' after about a ten minute load time, it stutters and the sound does not work, on top of that I get a pretty bad frame rate. However, if I use the same account, but pull the internet so a connection is not made with the live servers I can still play with my Live account, so long as I am not connected to live. My two other 'non-live' accounts work fine in single player also.

Also, if I reinstall and do not update it works fine.

2)


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System Information
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Time of this report: 2/28/2008, 00:54:16
Machine name: AUSONUTHAS
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
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3) Windows XP Home Edition, SP2

4) None whatsoever, though I did delete the leftover files that were there after uninstalling and before reinstalling.

5) English

6) Originally LIVE, but since then have uninstalled and installed with the latest GearsTU.exe from www.GearsOfWar.com

Hope this info can help. If you need me to elaborate on anything let me know.

[Jashobeam]

Are we certain they've got the right patch up on that link, though?

No, don't see how we can be certain while we're on this side of the fence, but I do know that the size of the GearsTU on http://www.gearsofwar.com/gearspc has changed since I last updated back in January. It was a 3Mb file, now it a 6Mb file. Something's different.

[DavidM74]

3 days spent... no solution yet....

[GStreakT]

correct :( I'll try that tmr. Thanks! :)

Sorry, Zoso, I was mistaken. Gearsofwar.com does have the file and it can be found here http://www.gearsofwar.com/gearspc . This is a new update eve though it has no version number in the file name but the size is bigger so it's got more stuff. For instructions, go to this other post of mine: http://forums.epicgames.com/showpost.php?p=25298185&postcount=54

Let me know how it goes. This worked for me because I was on a Windows XP Pro with SP2.

[M1SF0RTUNE]

Hey I'm having troubles with Gears of War for the PC. When I bought it and took the time it needed to install it then patched up, I got the game up and running and it was working like a charm. Although I just have graphical glitches cuz I'm not running off a surplus computer, the game still runs fine. This glitch happened to me once before by the way. At some point for no reason, when I tried to start the game, the Startup.exe process (I checked it in the Task Manager) cancels as the game tries to fire up. It looks fine at first but stops completely. When I checked the Processes in the task manager, it showed up then just disappeared. And now I can't get the game to run. This happened to me once before but I reinstalled it then it worked fine for a week or two, then it did it again but I tried reinstalling it 2-3 times now and it still won't work. Can somebody please help me?

Here are my specs:
GeForce 8600 GTS
1 Gig of RAM
AMD Athalon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 2.21 GHz
Windows XP Pro SP2

[GearsHelper]

Hi everyone,

I work on the Gears of War for Windows team and wanted to let everyone know that we have been watching the forums and are investigating all the issues people are reporting.

While I can't respond to all the problems today I can address a few things and also provide some suggestions for people that may at least get some functionality back to them while we find out exactly what is going on.

1) If you are running the Russian or Eastern European versions of Gears of War then you will be unable to install the update. The Eastern European versions of the game include the Polish, Czechoslovakian, and Hungarian language versions of Gears of War for Windows. This has no impact on single- or multiplayer gameplay/connectivity. For example: a Russian version of the game will still be able to connect to any other version of the game regardless of if the user has installed the newest update or not.

2) Error messages and possible solutions:

ERROR: "Old file not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match."

INFORMATION : It is likely that you are attempting to install the update on a Russian or Eastern European version of Gears of War for Windows. The information regarding the compatibility of this update with those language versions was inadvertently not posted along with the patch. While the error message is a little unclear when it appears it means that the patch did not get applied and your Gears of War for Windows installation should continue to operate correctly.

Even though the update does not apply to the Russian or Eastern European versions the game will continue to operate properly and there is no impact on the ability to play with any other Gears of War PC player from any region.

If you are getting this error message on a version of the game other than Russian or Eastern European it means the patch found some inconsistancies in the files that it is supposed to update so, rather than overwriting them it chooses to not install.

ERROR: “I was able to play before I updated with the latest patch and now the game doesn’t launch.”

INFORMATION: If you were able to play prior to installing the update but cannot get into the game after the update there is a way to revert back to the previous game state. This may help some of you return to a playable state.

CAUTION: If there are multiple versions of unpatch.bak make sure to use the most recent unpatch.bak file, using an older version may cause more problems with your Gears of War for Windows installation and possibly require a reinstallation of the game. You can find out which is the newest version by checking the time/date stamp.
CAUTION: This will impact your ability to connect and play games through Games for Windows – LIVE and should be considered as a last resort.
CAUTION: You should only perform these steps if your Gears of War for Windows game was working prior to installing the update.

1) Look in the directory where you installed Gears of War for Windows. If the update got applied there will be a directory named "BACKUP". Within that directory is a file called "unpatch.bak".
2) If there are multiple “unpatch” files look for the most recent and change the name to “unpatch.bat".
3) Double click the unpatch.bat file.
4) When the update is reverted you should be able to launch Gears of War for Windows.
5) NOTE: When you launch, if you log into Games for Windows – LIVE it will prompt you to update again. Decline the update. By declining the update you will be unable to connect to LIVE but you should be able to exercise any single player functionality.

ERROR: When I launch the game I receive and error message. In the title bar of the error message it says “The DVD-ROM could not be located.” The text in the error message is: “Please insert the correct DVD-ROM, click OK, and restart the application.”

INFORMATION: There are actually two unique errors that use this same text. The first error has a red “X” icon and the second version of the error has a yellow exclamation point ("!"). In a nutshell: for some reason Gears cannot find your DVD (or the completely wrong DVD is in the drive) or has found a DVD that doesn't look like it is the right Gears of War disc.

Possible solutions: A member of our own community, Saeferth discovered that using a virtual drive may be causing this error. Disabling any virtual drives has solved this problem for several people now.

Saeferth notes that running in compatibilty mode may also cause

ERROR: I am running a version of Windows Vista and do not get a Gears of War for Windows icon group in my start menu when I install the game or any of the updates.

INFORMATION: On Windows Vista we do not build a program group of icons for Gears of War for Windows. Instead we place an icon in the Windows Game Explorer.

ERROR: I am not prompted to install an update when I log into Games for Windows – LIVE.

INFORMATION: Either the update was already successfully applied or you are running the Russian or Eastern European version of the game. Games for Windows – LIVE knows that this update is not compatible with those versions so does not prompt to update your installation.

As I said, we’re looking into the other issues folks have reported in this thread. Thank you for your patience!

[DavidM74]

Hi everyone,

I work on the Gears of War for Windows team and wanted to let everyone know that we have been watching the forums and are investigating all the issues people are reporting.

While I can't respond to all the problems today I can address a few things and also provide some suggestions for people that may at least get some functionality back to them while we find out exactly what is going on.

1) If you are running the Russian or Eastern European versions of Gears of War then you will be unable to install the update. The Eastern European versions of the game include the Polish, Czechoslovakian, and Hungarian language versions of Gears of War for Windows. This has no impact on single- or multiplayer gameplay/connectivity. For example: a Russian version of the game will still be able to connect to any other version of the game regardless of if the user has installed the newest update or not.

2) Error messages and possible solutions:

ERROR: "Old file not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match."

INFORMATION : It is likely that you are attempting to install the update on a Russian or Eastern European version of Gears of War for Windows. The information regarding the compatibility of this update with those language versions was inadvertently not posted along with the patch. While the error message is a little unclear when it appears it means that the patch did not get applied and your Gears of War for Windows installation should continue to operate correctly.

Even though the update does not apply to the Russian or Eastern European versions the game will continue to operate properly and there is no impact on the ability to play with any other Gears of War PC player from any region.

ERROR: “I was able to play before I updated with the latest patch and now the game doesn’t launch.”

INFORMATION: If you were able to play prior to installing the update but cannot get into the game after the update there is a way to revert back to the previous game state. This may help some of you return to a playable state.

CAUTION: If there are multiple versions of unpatch.bak make sure to use the most recent unpatch.bak file, using an older version may cause more problems with your Gears of War for Windows installation and possibly require a reinstallation of the game. You can find out which is the newest version by checking the time/date stamp.
CAUTION: This will impact your ability to connect and play games through Games for Windows – LIVE and should be considered as a last resort.
CAUTION: You should only perform these steps if your Gears of War for Windows game was working prior to installing the update.

1) Look in the directory where you installed Gears of War for Windows. If the update got applied there will be a directory named "BACKUP". Within that directory is a file called "unpatch.bak".
2) If there are multiple “unpatch” files look for the most recent and change the name to “unpatch.bat".
3) Double click the unpatch.bat file.
4) When the update is reverted you should be able to launch Gears of War for Windows.
5) NOTE: When you launch, if you log into Games for Windows – LIVE it will prompt you to update again. Decline the update. By declining the update you will be unable to connect to LIVE but you should be able to exercise any single player functionality.

ERROR: When I launch the game I receive and error message. In the title bar of the error message it says “The DVD-ROM could not be located.” The text in the error message is: “Please insert the correct DVD-ROM, click OK, and restart the application.”

INFORMATION: There are actually two unique errors that use this same text. The first error has a red “X” icon and the second version of the error has a yellow exclamation point ("!").

This issue is currently under investigation however if you are getting this error message please indicate if you are getting the version of the error with the red X or the yellow exclamation point.

ERROR: I am running a version of Windows Vista and do not get a Gears of War for Windows icon group in my start menu when I install the game or any of the updates.

INFORMATION: On Windows Vista we do not build a program group of icons for Gears of War for Windows. Instead we place an icon in the Windows Game Explorer.

ERROR: I am not prompted to install an update when I log into Games for Windows – LIVE.

INFORMATION: Either the update was already successfully applied or you are running the Russian or Eastern European version of the game. Games for Windows – LIVE knows that this update is not compatible with those versions so does not prompt to update your installation.

As I said, we’re looking into the other issues folks have reported in this thread. Thank you for your patience!

Finally Some notice! ty for your time
i dont my icon what is, cause i unistalled the game , but if can be useful my o.s. is Vista premium 64bit edition maybe it was yellow but im not sure....

[Kamelion]

Dear Epic

I bought this game just one day after its realease. When I got home with itI found out that it didn't work. It took me around 1 month to get this game to work. I wanted to play some gears this evening and I saw there was a patch. Well I finally thought that al of the problems would be gone now. After the patch installed I got an error saying that I have to put the original gears of war dvd in the disk tray. I was like : " Great work epic "

First you make a game that runs like ****, then you make a patch that even disables the good working versions. Now I fully understand why Cliffy B doesn't like the pc anymore.

Well epic, I know you don't care what I typed but please just fix the damn game or leave it like it was. I am glad I at least got my singleplayer achievements before this stupid patch came out.

And for further help : I got the "yellow exclamation point"

[DavidM74]

Hey, I've been reading the forums closely and thought that two people had potentially good solutions. Did you try either of them:

"If your using compatablility mode you could try turning it off."

"All I had to do was disable my virtual drive and the game started."

Also, before launching the game, make sure you install both patches, one for Windows LIVE and one for Gears:

1. http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx
2. http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/3/2/a32f9a78-bdd0-4f9c-b283-9be53a283b46/GearsTU.exe

The latest video driver, also, of course.

For all have the DvD launch problem this is the solution
i have Vista premium 64bit it worked, i removed the virtual drive and game started :)
finally! ty Saeferth;)

[IvanMargo]

Some textures with the way Directx 10 activated are blue or red.
Specifically for example in the event 3 at the end of the mission titan furious.
Is there any solution please?
I have a Nvidia Geforce 8800GTX and 2 gigabytes of RAM.

[mjordan]

Hi everyone,

I work on the Gears of War for Windows team and wanted to let everyone know that we have been watching the forums and are investigating all the issues people are reporting.


WOW!!! Finally a person who consider us saying something. :)
Thank you.



The information regarding the compatibility of this update with those language versions was inadvertently not posted along with the patch.


We already know there are some communication problems between Epic/Microsoft and us. ;) We all know you're busy but a word, sometimes, worth more than 5 consecutive (bad) patches. ;)
Not speaking to users, continually closing threads, etc. is acting like... uhm... locusts. :D
After all, we are all (unpaid) testers.



CAUTION: If there are multiple versions of unpatch.bak make sure to use the most recent unpatch.bak file, using an older version may cause more problems with your Gears of War for Windows installation and possibly require a reinstallation of the game. You can find out which is the newest version by checking the time/date stamp.
CAUTION: This will impact your ability to connect and play games through Games for Windows – LIVE and should be considered as a last resort.
CAUTION: You should only perform these steps if your Gears of War for Windows game was working prior to installing the update.

1) Look in the directory where you installed Gears of War for Windows. If the update got applied there will be a directory named "BACKUP". Within that directory is a file called "unpatch.bak".
2) If there are multiple “unpatch” files look for the most recent and change the name to “unpatch.bat".
3) Double click the unpatch.bat file.
4) When the update is reverted you should be able to launch Gears of War for Windows.
5) NOTE: When you launch, if you log into Games for Windows – LIVE it will prompt you to update again. Decline the update. By declining the update you will be unable to connect to LIVE but you should be able to exercise any single player functionality.


Thanks for the info!!!



ERROR: I am running a version of Windows Vista and do not get a Gears of War for Windows icon group in my start menu when I install the game or any of the updates.

INFORMATION: On Windows Vista we do not build a program group of icons for Gears of War for Windows. Instead we place an icon in the Windows Game Explorer.


Mmmmm. Would have been better to have an option that let the user choose what he/she wants. :(



As I said, we’re looking into the other issues folks have reported in this thread.


Nice to hear this. :) By the way, don't forget the stuttering problem :D
I don't know why, but I have the sensation this game has memory leaks sometimes... :(



Thank you for your patience!

We have a lot of patience, but I guess you have to fortify your quality assurance departments for next games ;)
Thanks to you for your words/support and for this wonderful game. Hope it will become rock solid and bug free.

[xappie]

Hi everyone,
ERROR: "Old file not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match."
INFORMATION : It is likely that you are attempting to install the update on a Russian or Eastern European version of Gears of War for Windows. The information regarding the compatibility of this update with those language versions was inadvertently not posted along with the patch. While the error message is a little unclear when it appears it means that the patch did not get applied and your Gears of War for Windows installation should continue to operate correctly.


I have the North American version (canada) and I still get this error... anything else that could cause it? I can't sign in to windows live at all anymore.

[mixindave]

ok im installing the game again. does any1 know if this patch has stopped crashes? eg my crash is at checkpoint one of downpour

[SithGorilla]

I hope a fix comes soon. My problem is that the game was actually updated and ran fine for a while. Now all of a sudden it's telling me I have to update. So what ended up happening after several tries is that I uninstalled and reinstalled the game. Then ran the update. But still get the message that it needs to update and I do have the "backup" folder in the game directory. So now I'm really confused. Here are my specs:

AMD Athlon FX-60 dual core
windows xp professional
4GB of DDR RAM
ATI HD 3870 video card
No mods done at all. Just a straight install.

[mixindave]

ok because of my crash at downpour i was unable to progress in the game. ive noticed that ive played a co-op game at a later point in this chapter thus letting me play the game. why the hell does downpour just crash???

ive also done some chapter 4-5 on co op, i tried these levels and they seem to work fine. its just downpour. oh and i think the latest update totally got rid of the remaining stutter. so im a little happy. now i can see the new content but not get the achievement for chapter 3 because of downpour lol. and this is probably the most positive post Ive made on this forum

[Ashrak]

It still crashes. Very irritating. Its hard enough to find someone to play coop with and when you finaly do and start playing the game crashs about 15 minutes in. Wasn't like this before the the last update. It seems to happen less if your connected to a good fast host. If your connected to a laggy host it crashes more frequently.

I may have to reinstall.. but I don't want to lose my checkpoints or my achievements.

[matticus]

My game also now runs because I removed my virtual drive. It solved the 'Insert correct DVD' problem. I'm running on windows vista 32bit if that's any help.

[KiDoubleD]

The game actually works for me now! For those that are having the crashing errors and are blaming the game, it has nothing to do with the game or any of the updates. The problem is most likely with your computer. I found a post in these forums about bad RAM which causes this issue. Gears of War uses up alot of RAM. If one of your RAM sticks is bad, you won't know unless you run a game that uses up alot of it or if you test it with something like MemTest. I figured this wasn't the problem for me but gave it a try anyway. I ran MemTest on my pc while all of my sticks were still in the pc. I have 2 1gb memory sticks. When I ran the MemTest it said that something was wrong with the memory. So I took one of them out and ran the test again. No errors. So I decided to reinstall Gears of War. Started the game and OMG it works! I have made it past the parts that crash. The last few weeks it crashed as soon as it opened up. Now I can play it all day long if I wanted without any crashes! It finally works how it should.
Here's the forum link for more info...
http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=601512

[MrXGamer]

1. I lost my game save (had it completed on Insane!!!) and the stuttering just got MUCH WORSE than before. Every 5 seconds, FPS drops to as low as 5.
2. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz, 3GB Ram, 8800 GT
3. Windows Vista 32-bit Home Premium
4. No mods.
5. English
6. Windows Live.

Please fix this buggy and unstable game. Its been many months, and it's still a nightmare to play. Was it even tested before release?!

[GearsHelper]

For all have the DvD launch problem this is the solution
i have Vista premium 64bit it worked, i removed the virtual drive and game started :)
finally! ty Saeferth;)

Thanks Saeferth and DavidM74 for confirming this may address some of the DVD not located errors!

I'll add that to my larger post.

For general troubleshooting please make sure you've updated to the December version of Games for Windows - LIVE. This can be found at:

Games For Windows - LIVE Download page (http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx)

This update can also help with some of the crashes.

[GearsHelper]

I hope a fix comes soon. My problem is that the game was actually updated and ran fine for a while. Now all of a sudden it's telling me I have to update. So what ended up happening after several tries is that I uninstalled and reinstalled the game. Then ran the update. But still get the message that it needs to update and I do have the "backup" folder in the game directory. So now I'm really confused. Here are my specs:

AMD Athlon FX-60 dual core
windows xp professional
4GB of DDR RAM
ATI HD 3870 video card
No mods done at all. Just a straight install.

Hi Sith,

Can you tell me if it says that you need a Games for Windows - LIVE update or a product update?

You can try manually updating by getting the Games for Windows - LIVE update here:
http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx

And the Gears of War for Windows update here:
http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/ (click on the title update link near the top).

Run the updates and, if there are no problems, try launching the game. This time it should let you in without prompting for any updates.

The reason you may have a BACKUP directory already is because this is the 2nd update for the title. If you installed the first update the process will have created a BACKUP of the system prior to overwriting any files during the first update.

Make sense?

[GearsHelper]

I have the North American version (canada) and I still get this error... anything else that could cause it? I can't sign in to windows live at all anymore.

Xappie, please see the PM I'm going to send you in a few minutes :)

[Ogs]

GearsHelper, is there anything you can say to me to help with the stutter problem ?

[DEAD TERMINATOR]

1. Despite applying the patch, the game still asks for an ingame update where if I accept, it either zips to the end and freezes, or zips to the end and sits there till it says the patch cannot be downloaded, signing out of live. Same thing happened with the first patch.

2. AMD Athlon 64 X@ Dual Core 5000+, 3GB ram, ATI Radeon 2600 XT (512 MB)

3. Windows Vista Home Edition

4. No modifications

5. English version

6. gearsofwar.com/GearsPc

[Kamelion]

Anyone a fix for the dvd issue ??? you can also pm me

[Waynej]

The other thread regarding the game saves issue has been closed, due to a patch being released.

Rather than make a new topic I will just post here.

How am I to get the patch that fixes this problem? I assumed it would come up as a mandatory update the next time I load Gears, it has not. I am from the United Kingdom.

Is it recommended that I download this and install manually? (where from?) or just wait until the update hits G$W LIVE on Gears, assuming it will do?

[SithGorilla]

Hi Sith,

Can you tell me if it says that you need a Games for Windows - LIVE update or a product update?

You can try manually updating by getting the Games for Windows - LIVE update here:
http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx

And the Gears of War for Windows update here:
http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/ (click on the title update link near the top).

Run the updates and, if there are no problems, try launching the game. This time it should let you in without prompting for any updates.

The reason you may have a BACKUP directory already is because this is the 2nd update for the title. If you installed the first update the process will have created a BACKUP of the system prior to overwriting any files during the first update.

Make sense?

Hi GearsHelper,
Thanks for the response. It is telling me I need the product update. Now as I had stated, the game was updated and then all of a sudden started looking for an update again. I uninstalled and then reinstalled the game to start with a blank slate. I did download the update file from the gears of war site. Now, this updater does not work for me by itself. All it does is open a dos window and then my BIOS updater comes up. No biggie, I dealt with this before. What I have to do is open the updater file with winrar and then run the file (setup.exe I think) from there. Then it updates. I've done all that and it's still asking me to update the game. It's worked before and I don't understand why it's not working now. And I do have the latest Windows Live version (from December). Any ideas?

[SithGorilla]

1. Despite applying the patch, the game still asks for an ingame update where if I accept, it either zips to the end and freezes, or zips to the end and sits there till it says the patch cannot be downloaded, signing out of live. Same thing happened with the first patch.

2. AMD Athlon 64 X@ Dual Core 5000+, 3GB ram, ATI Radeon 2600 XT (512 MB)

3. Windows Vista Home Edition

4. No modifications

5. English version

6. gearsofwar.com/GearsPc

Same exact problem I'm having. Hopefully GearsHelper will have an idea for us to fix this.

[GearsHelper]

The other thread regarding the game saves issue has been closed, due to a patch being released.

Rather than make a new topic I will just post here.

How am I to get the patch that fixes this problem? I assumed it would come up as a mandatory update the next time I load Gears, it has not. I am from the United Kingdom.

Is it recommended that I download this and install manually? (where from?) or just wait until the update hits G$W LIVE on Gears, assuming it will do?

Hi Waynej,

You can try the manual update method by going to http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/ (click on the title update link near the top). This is the exact same thing you would get going through the update process via Games for Windows - LIVE.

Remember this update doesn't work with the Russian or Eastern European versions of the game (just because you're in the UK doesn't mean it is safe for me to assume you'd be using the english language version of the game :))

[GearsHelper]

1. Despite applying the patch, the game still asks for an ingame update where if I accept, it either zips to the end and freezes, or zips to the end and sits there till it says the patch cannot be downloaded, signing out of live. Same thing happened with the first patch.


Hi Dead,

When you are doing this update are you still in the LIVE dialog in game (has a little green bar that progresses then stops) or are you in the update UI where the game has shut down to the desktop and a small rectangular window with a red progress bar that appears on your Windows desktop?

Also, can you tell me if a "BACKUP" directory was created in your Gears of War install directory and, if so, what the timestamp is on the most recent of the "unpatch.bak" file?

Thanks.

[GearsHelper]

Hi GearsHelper,
Thanks for the response. It is telling me I need the product update. Now as I had stated, the game was updated and then all of a sudden started looking for an update again. I uninstalled and then reinstalled the game to start with a blank slate. I did download the update file from the gears of war site. Now, this updater does not work for me by itself. All it does is open a dos window and then my BIOS updater comes up. No biggie, I dealt with this before. What I have to do is open the updater file with winrar and then run the file (setup.exe I think) from there. Then it updates. I've done all that and it's still asking me to update the game. It's worked before and I don't understand why it's not working now. And I do have the latest Windows Live version (from December). Any ideas?

Hi Sith,

Please see my PM to you.

[surya]

I am a bit confused. Since I do not own the game yet but this is NOT the patch that was said that the EPIC team is working on is it? Or is this a Windows Live patch? I am a bit confused since I have yet to experience the Games for Windows awesomeness yet (note the sarcasm :P).

[mjordan]

Sometimes the game won't start but just crashes. This seems to happen randomly. Generally starting the game a second time works fine... Of course, under Windows Vista 32 bit (home premium), Geforce 8600M GT and Intel Core 2 Duo T7300@2Ghz.
So the list of problems on my system are now 4:

1) Stuttering (always present).
2) Random initial crash (starting the game a second time will work fine).
3) Corrupted graphics in the credits menu (options-->credits). This always happens and I tested this issue with many driver versions. Still the same. It happens with DirectX9 or DirectX10, it doesn't matter.

GearsHelper, look here:
http://utenti.lycos.it/darkcg/images/forum/gow_bug.jpg
It's impossible to see the developers... :(
I noticed that if I low the resolution in windowed mode, the problem disappears (actually, I run the game at 1280x800, full screen)

4) Sometimes, when I change video settings, it happens that the "clickable" area with the mouse is smaller than the actual screen (for example, you can't click on "back" because the cursor won't go there...) - This seems to happen randomly.

Oh, I use the italian version of the game.
EDIT: I run the game in the original state, without any modifications to the configuration files. The only modification I did was the capitalization of the "Binary" reference in the registry, as explained in the official web site:


1. Go to Start, click Run, type “regedit,” and then press Enter to launch the Registry Editor
2. Go to the following registry entry: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\]
3. Change the “SetupPath” value so that the word “binaries” is capitalized. For example: “C:\Program Files\MicrosoftGames\Gears of War\binaries\” becomes “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\”

[mjordan]

I am a bit confused. Since I do not own the game yet but this is NOT the patch that was said that the EPIC team is working on is it? Or is this a Windows Live patch? I am a bit confused since I have yet to experience the Games for Windows awesomeness yet (note the sarcasm :P).

This is a game update. Windows Live is not that bad. One thing I miss is the ability to deassociate a cd-key with an account and the ability to remove some games from the list associated with the account. The lack of this features, I think, is a serious limit. But we're off topic here. Better speaking about the GoW problems :D
Oh, and buy GoW for Windows as soon as you can: it's one of the most beautiful games ever created. Better than Halo :D

[XerireX]

When I launch GOW from the desktop icon, nothing happens. Using Windows Task Manager I find two processes running, Startup.exe and ~e5.0000. These two processes will run for hours and the game never starts. I have determined that ~e5.0000 belongs to Macrovision Europe and is related to their Safedisk software.

I have reinstalled several times and have run GearsTU and Windows Gamiog Live Update. Nothing helps. MY PC is Pentium 4 dual CPU 3.6Ghz with 2 MB RAM, Nvidia Geforce 8800 GT running 169.21 driver, and Plextor DVDR.

Any help would be appreciated.

[mansrm81]

does anyone know that epic knows of this problem

[Kamelion]

Can someone post a link to a nodvd crack or does someone know a solution to the "please insert original dvd". I bought the game for 50 bucks, just so you know. You can also pm me !!!

[Narcissus]

1)The game crashes in every attemp to continue from the Act 3 Part 2 (Investigating for Cart Control Room after finding the strander) that comes up with a error report titled as Visual C++ Runtime Error with G4Wlive.exe error ...everytime with no logical reason.. ( I have played to this part of the game with no stuttering , no crashes , no any other problems.. )

2)Intel E6750@3600mhz
Asus P5K-E Mainboard with 1006 Bios(latest)
2 x 1GB Kingston Hyperx 9600 @1200mhz
Nvidia Geforce 8800GTS 320MB 171.17 whql Driver
Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme Music

3)Microsoft Windows XP SP2

4)NO modification

5)English

6) Ingame patching (i think it is Windows Live)

[matticus]

Can someone post a link to a nodvd crack or does someone know a solution to the "please insert original dvd". I bought the game for 50 bucks, just so you know. You can also pm me !!!

Do have any virtual drives installed? If so, remove them. This worked for me and a few others on the forum.

[Kamelion]

What do you mean by virtual drive ???

EDIT : The game is running again.

[Waynej]

Other than the recent game saves issue these are the problems I have experienced:

1) Crashing during loading, seems to be bad timing with me launching the Guide.

2) A bit of stutter as people mentioned, but nothing too dramatic. This only happens for me oddly enough when there is little to no action going on. Typically walking into the next area whilst talking to Anya or Delta squad.

3) Some graphics issue with later cutscenes. This happens all the time on the cutscene following defeating the Brumak. It's like a few big black triangles apeear for a second or two during the cutscene.

Has anybody else experienced no. 3? Other then that, I appear to have no existing issues. Almost every other cutscene plays fine as does the game without any major issues.

I am running everything on High at 1360x768 on 32" LCD. I have Asus P5K SE motherboard, 4GB Corsair Ram, Quad Core Q6600 2.4Ghz, 512MB 8800GTS. I have not attempted to overclock yet but it is something I am reading up on. If I did overclok cpu, ram, gfx (safely) cn I expect any kind of significant improvement when running Gears?

[Loiselle]

GearsHelper...

after installing the patch, all my game saves, for the 9th or 10th time (I've given up counting) are gone.

Act 3, Insane Difficulty.

What on EARTH is causing this?

Windows Vista 32 bit Home Premium
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHZ
2GB PC2-6400 DDR2800 Memory
Sapphire HD 3870 512MB DX10.1 Video Card
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Motherboard
Display set to 1680x1050 (22" Widescreen Monitor)

[kosteb00]

Loiselle: exactly the same for me. Act 3, insane difficulty (after killing the spider) and the my saves got lost again. But only for the fifth time for me :-).
Why is this a problem? Are all the programmers working on UT3???????

[valdahaz]

I've tried running the patch manually and through the auto update and I get a blank command prompt box and the BIOS update for my motherboard every time I try. If I cancel the BIOS update then the game starts to boot (if the DVD is in the drive) but still says I need to update.

Any ideas

Running Vista 64bit Ultimate
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHZ
2GB PC2-6400 DDR2800 Memory
Gainward GeForce 8800GTX
ASUS P5N-E SLI Motherboard
Display set to 1680x1050 (22" Widescreen Monitor)

[Glartwort]

I've tried running the patch manually and through the auto update and I get a blank command prompt box and the BIOS update for my motherboard every time I try. If I cancel the BIOS update then the game starts to boot (if the DVD is in the drive) but still says I need to update.

Any ideas

Running Vista 64bit Ultimate
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHZ
2GB PC2-6400 DDR2800 Memory
Gainward GeForce 8800GTX
ASUS P5N-E SLI Motherboard
Display set to 1680x1050 (22" Widescreen Monitor)

I believe this thread may be of use to you.

http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=588880

Glartwort [Microsoft]
Games for Windows - LIVE

[Frag Maniac]

I didn't read through the scads of posts here so I don't know if this is a common problem or what if anything is the solution.

I deleted all my checkpoints then installed the new patch over the previously patched version I was playing. I could load up the save I had at the boss fight against General Raam and it even appeared there was less stutter, but I could not start a new campaign without a crash to desktop as it was trying to load.

I tried deleting my profile and creating a new one while both online and off. I could delete the profile and create a new one but the same thing happened, it crashed when loading the new campaign.

I get the feeling this patch is a lot like those made for Crysis, you have to reinstall the game first then apply the patch. Is this the case? If so that's quite a hassle and might I note that Crysis is another "Games for Windows" title.

Of all the games I own the Games for Windows ones seem to be among the buggiest of them. It is my therory based on my experiences with Games for Windows titles that the Live login feature is what's causing this. I absolutely hate it when you have to login to a server just for certain features of an sp game to work. The way Games for Windows does this is even more problematic than the way Steam games do it.

BTW, I should note that I never do anymore logging in than necessary when playing sp games, thus I don't care if the game says my achievements won't log. I just create and/or launch the profile and play as "offline" as I possibly can. It seems Microsoft is intent on making it hard to do that though.

They're even cleverly trying to get people passive to the idea of being logged in while playing sp by saying you're "Signed in" just in starting or continuing an sp game using an already created profile. This is all obviously just a ploy for them to get lots of people used to paying them money to play on their 360 online.

[Ashrak]

Other than the recent game saves issue these are the problems I have experienced:

1) Crashing during loading, seems to be bad timing with me launching the Guide.


I get crashing during coop games when I die and have to load a checkpoint usually. It starts loading and crashes to desktop. Happens very frequently on coop but not on versus and rarely if ever during single player. Didn't have this problem before the most resent update. I've tried reinstalling a fresh copy of the game but still the same.

[Who]

I'VE REFORMATTED TWICE!!!I have a legit boxed copy from walmart.Applied update for gears and live.When I first bought it everything was fine,and then I reformatted to update driver to ccc 8.3(was using 8.2).Installed game and the modified.exe.error pops up telling me to reinstall,Ive reinstalled the game same thing happens. :mad:

[Narcissus]

1)The game crashes in every attemp to continue from the Act 3 Part 2 (Investigating for Cart Control Room after finding the strander) that comes up with a error report titled as Visual C++ Runtime Error with G4Wlive.exe error ...everytime with no logical reason.. ( I have played to this part of the game with no stuttering , no crashes , no any other problems.. )

2)Intel E6750@3600mhz
Asus P5K-E Mainboard with 1006 Bios(latest)
2 x 1GB Kingston Hyperx 9600 @1200mhz
Nvidia Geforce 8800GTS 320MB 171.17 whql Driver
Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme Music

3)Microsoft Windows XP SP2

4)NO modification

5)English

6) Ingame patching (i think it is Windows Live)

now i installed the latest official beta (!) driver of NVIDIA # 169.44 , and my problem has been solved (i also installed the latest Directx March Redist) ...

was that all happening because of Driver # 171.17 , pff..

[Kamelion]

Well Who, Try deleting the wrap_oal.dll file in your Gears of War/binaries folder. This helped solve my modified.exe problem !
Ofcourse make a backup of that file !!!!!!

[Who]

Well Who, Try deleting the wrap_oal.dll file in your Gears of War/binaries folder. This helped solve my modified.exe problem !
Ofcourse make a backup of that file !!!!!!

Thanks I will try this and tell you if that was the problem.

[r3eee]

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m144/rabee2789/Untitled1.jpg

So, I entered my serial number. Created an account, once I try to update, I get this error. If anyone could help please.

I was able to update Games for Windows Live!!! But once I get to this update, it doesn't let me, please help!!!

Also, I tried to download the patch from Gears of War website. But, I get the same problem.

I really want to play online, also, I want to save my games.

Cheers.

[Who]

Well Who, Try deleting the wrap_oal.dll file in your Gears of War/binaries folder. This helped solve my modified.exe problem !
Ofcourse make a backup of that file !!!!!!

That didnt work!!!!Epic is wosrt than UBISOFT AND EA to the 3rd POWER!!!! Please fix this software that came out your BEHIND.GETIT!!!!!!!!!!!:mad::mad:

[0nf1re]

Ati Xpress200 Ati X1950pro 256mb X-Fi Xtreme Music 250 gb Hdd 2gb Ram P4 2.8 Htt Enabled
you've got almost the same system as me but a bit slower and ive never had any problems I also run kaspersky and spyware doctor that are ment 2 conflict with it and my 500gb hdd has got 10% left, over 4 partitions.

[Who]

For the people still getting the .exe error,IT MAY WELL BE USER ERROR!!!For me it was time sync.Meaning Your BIOS HAS TO SYNC WITH INTERNET TIME.NOT JUST IN WINDOWS,BUT THE BIOS AS WELL.If the game plays without problems,I will retract my statement And buy another copy!!!!!:D

[0nf1re]

well 4 any 1 still geting this error http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii258/0nf1re/gearsjpg.jpg that can be fixed with Live v1.2 in my sig (know 1 has mentioned it 4 ages) and heres the state of my hard drive http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii258/0nf1re/hdd.jpg (its a bit bigger than 10% but you get the idea) it could be time 2 reformat its been 1.5yrs since the last 1

[dubikin]

After downloading the recent 'gears of war for windows' patch my computer doesn't recognise the dvd rom.

A message comes up 'the dvd-rom cannot be located' 'Please insert the correct DVD-ROM, click OK, and restart the application'.

I uninstalled and then reinstalled the game, and it worked as normal. Then 'windows live' told me to download new patch to play on live, which i did the first time round and same outcome, gears of war dvd isn't recognised!!.......

I could play online before this patch was forced upon me.

Can anyone help?

Vista Home Premium 32 bit
Intel 2 Duo E4500 2.20 ghz
2046 mb Ram
Ati Radeon 2400 hd

[dubikin]

also no mods

downloaded patch from windows live and then gamespy...same outcome

[mattyovers1]

I get an error message, when I try to install the GearsTU update http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/48827/2000544280295856752_rs.jpg.. Can you help me?

[GearsHelper]

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m144/rabee2789/Untitled1.jpg

So, I entered my serial number. Created an account, once I try to update, I get this error. If anyone could help please.

I was able to update Games for Windows Live!!! But once I get to this update, it doesn't let me, please help!!!

Also, I tried to download the patch from Gears of War website. But, I get the same problem.

I really want to play online, also, I want to save my games.

Cheers.

Hello,

That error usually indicates you are trying to install the patch to a language version it is not compatible with, something has changed the date/time stamp on a critical file that the patch is checking, or the patch was already successfully installed.

Could you provide the computer information, particularly the language version of Gears of War?

This patch is not compatible with Russian or Eastern European versions of Gears of War for Windows.

[GearsHelper]

I get an error message, when I try to install the GearsTU update http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/48827/2000544280295856752_rs.jpg.. Can you help me?

Hello Mattyovers,

That error message means that something didn't get installed correctly or the Gears of War registry entries have become corrupted since you installed the game.

I'd do a reinstall off Gears of War disc to make sure that those entries get re-written and anything else that might have become corrupted gets fixed.

If you've already updated the Games for Windows LIVE - Redist to the December version then you'll just need to apply TU2 after the game is reinstalled.

Hope that helps.

[GearsHelper]

After downloading the recent 'gears of war for windows' patch my computer doesn't recognise the dvd rom.

A message comes up 'the dvd-rom cannot be located' 'Please insert the correct DVD-ROM, click OK, and restart the application'.

I uninstalled and then reinstalled the game, and it worked as normal. Then 'windows live' told me to download new patch to play on live, which i did the first time round and same outcome, gears of war dvd isn't recognised!!.......

I could play online before this patch was forced upon me.

Can anyone help?

Vista Home Premium 32 bit
Intel 2 Duo E4500 2.20 ghz
2046 mb Ram
Ati Radeon 2400 hd

Hello Dubikin,

So far we have had a lot of luck resolving this error by disabling any virtual drives you have running.

Give that a shot, it seems to have worked for just about everyone who have tried it.

[mattyovers1]

Hello Mattyovers,

That error message means that something didn't get installed correctly or the Gears of War registry entries have become corrupted since you installed the game.

I'd do a reinstall off Gears of War disc to make sure that those entries get re-written and anything else that might have become corrupted gets fixed.

If you've already updated the Games for Windows LIVE - Redist to the December version then you'll just need to apply TU2 after the game is reinstalled.

Hope that helps.Well, the problem is that I don't have the disc no longer, I installed it on my old computer and now I got my new computer I have no longer got Gears Of War disc, I transfered all the Gears Of War from one Hard Disk to another, is there any way to update the game without reinstalling, because if not, I have to buy another copy of Gears Of War.

[GearsHelper]

Well, the problem is that I don't have the disc no longer, I installed it on my old computer and now I got my new computer I have no longer got Gears Of War disc, I transfered all the Gears Of War from one Hard Disk to another, is there any way to update the game without reinstalling, because if not, I have to buy another copy of Gears Of War.

Sorry Mattyovers, the only sure way to recreate the registry entries is to run the setup program.

Also under normal conditions the game will not run without the DVD in the drive so it might be a good to have a disc on hand.

[Naveronasis]

I got my latest windows updates + official patch + that video update you are prompted to get after the patch and it still crashes after about 60 seceonds.

The short rundown is 2g ram, 5000amd 8800gtx OC (bfg) and Vista 64x Basic

and a up to date DX readout...

------------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 3/11/2008, 19:05:27
Machine name: GAMES3-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.071023-1545)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+ (2 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 779MB used, 3527MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 64bit Unicode

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTX
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0191&SUBSYS_227B19F1&REV_A2
Display Memory: 1500 MB
Dedicated Memory: 732 MB
Shared Memory: 767 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum,nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2umx.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.6925 (English)
DDI Version: 9Ex
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 5263360 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-42D1-11CF-4C61-700202C2CA35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0191
SubSys ID: 0x227B19F1
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
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{B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
-------------
Description: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00211102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1304 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 10/25/2007 23:34:18, 864920 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00211102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1304 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 10/25/2007 23:34:18, 864920 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
Description: "What U Hear" (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1304 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 10/25/2007 23:34:18, 864920 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0

Description: Digital-In (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1304 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 10/25/2007 23:34:18, 864920 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0

Description: Microphone (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1304 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 10/25/2007 23:34:18, 864920 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0

Description: Line-In (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1304 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 10/25/2007 23:34:18, 864920 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x0
Format Flags: 0x0

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DirectInput Devices
-------------------
Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Gaming Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC041
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Gaming Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC041
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
-----------
+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x10DE, 0x036C
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 267264 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 7552 bytes

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Gameport Devices
----------------

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PS/2 Devices
------------
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046A, 0x0048
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 2/13/2008 03:06:01, 20480 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 2/13/2008 03:06:01, 42040 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 2/13/2008 03:06:01, 64512 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 2/13/2008 03:06:01, 42040 bytes
|
+ HID-compliant mouse
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC041
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| Service: mouhid
| Driver: mouhid.sys, 2/13/2008 03:06:02, 19968 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 2/13/2008 03:06:02, 39992 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 11/2/2006 05:03:15, 60008 bytes
| Driver: sermouse.sys, 2/13/2008 03:06:02, 26624 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 2/13/2008 03:06:02, 39992 bytes

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 16.2 GB
Total Space: 51.2 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: n/a

Drive: D:
Free Space: 1.4 GB
Total Space: 10.2 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: n/a

Drive: E:
Free Space: 213.1 GB
Total Space: 305.2 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: MAXTOR S TM3320620AS SCSI Disk Device

Drive: F:
Free Space: 36.4 GB
Total Space: 129.3 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: n/a

Drive: G:
Model: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110D ATA Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 02:38:24, 79872 bytes

Drive: H:
Model: DF5359Q PJT365Y SCSI CdRom Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 02:38:24, 79872 bytes

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System Devices
--------------
Name: Creative SB X-Fi
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00211102&REV_00\4&32C2FC60&0&4870
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ctac32k.sys, 6.00.0001.1301 (English), 10/25/2007 23:34:14, 580632 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ctaud2k.sys, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:34:18, 864920 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ctoss2k.sys, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:34:28, 219160 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ctprxy2k.sys, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:34:30, 16920 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ctsfm2k.sys, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:34:32, 290328 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\emupia2k.sys, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:34:36, 147480 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ha10kx2k.sys, 6.00.0001.1304

[Naveronasis]

(English), 10/25/2007 23:34:40, 1358872 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\haP16v2k.sys, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:34:48, 259096 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\haP17v2k.sys, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:34:50, 294936 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ha20x2k.sys, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:34:46, 2051096 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\pfmodnt.sys, 3.00.0000.0012 (English), 10/25/2007 23:34:52, 16408 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ctdlang.dat, 10/25/2007 21:46:54, 325724 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ctdnlstr.dat, 10/25/2007 21:46:54, 55904 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ctstatic.dat, 10/25/2007 21:42:50, 313207 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ctdaught.dat, 10/25/2007 21:42:50, 53932 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ctzapxx.ini, 10/25/2007 22:27:08, 54 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\instwdm.ini, 10/25/2007 22:27:08, 98174 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\kill.ini, 10/2/2006 17:25:18, 307 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CT1MGM.ROM, 2/25/2000 12:49:36, 1048576 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CT2MGM.SF2, 9/22/1999 23:18:38, 2167684 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\default4.sfm, 1/3/2002 15:44:16, 59 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\default8.sfm, 1/3/2002 15:44:16, 59 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\default.sfm, 1/3/2002 15:44:16, 59 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\Temp\ctpxst32.exe, 1.01.0000.0059 (English), 3/13/2007 10:32:14, 89336 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\Temp\cttele32.dll, 1.00.0005.0000 (English), 2/26/2007 15:24:00, 94208 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\Temp\ctpxst64.exe, 1.01.0009.0059 (English), 3/13/2007 10:33:30, 99064 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\Temp\cttele64.dll, 1.00.0005.0000 (English), 2/26/2007 15:34:20, 102912 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\COMMONFX.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:32:58, 157208 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CTAUDFX.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:33:00, 699928 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CTSBLFX.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:33:02, 680984 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CTEAPSFX.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:33:02, 219160 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CTEDSPFX.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:33:04, 321560 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CTERFXFX.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:33:06, 141848 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CTEDSPIO.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:33:16, 189976 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CTEDSPSY.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:33:14, 363032 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CTEXFIFX.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:33:18, 1570328 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CT20XUT.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:33:08, 252440 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CTHWIUT.DLL, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 23:33:10, 123416 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\regplib.exe, 10/25/2007 22:40:02, 68608 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ctpxst64.exe, 1.01.0009.0059 (English), 3/13/2007 10:33:30, 99064 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sfman32.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:45:16, 22528 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sfms32.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:45:16, 133632 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CT0060W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:58, 235142 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\ctd20x.dat, 10/25/2007 21:42:50, 26783 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTEAPSW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:04, 201502 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTEDSP2W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:24, 374041 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTEDSPHW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:26, 348425 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTEDSPKW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:24, 294775 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTEDSPLW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:24, 294775 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTEDSPPW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:24, 330665 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTEDSPTW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:24, 270927 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTEDSPUW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:24, 270927 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTEDSPW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:16, 374041 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP017AW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:02, 235142 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP017BW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:02, 235142 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP017CW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:02, 235142 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP017DW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:02, 235142 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP017EW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:02, 235142 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP017FW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:04, 235142 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP017GW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:04, 235142 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP017HW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:04, 235142 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP046AW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 264894 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP046BW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 264894 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP046CW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 264894 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP055AW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 265152 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0060W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:58, 235259 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0061W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:00, 235259 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0070W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:06, 289409 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP073AW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:56, 267058 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0073W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:06, 289409 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0090W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:06, 276738 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0091W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:10, 275169 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0092W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:08, 276738 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0095W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:10, 274587 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0100W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:58, 235259 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0101W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:00, 235259 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0102W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:58, 235259 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0103W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:00, 235259 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0105W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:00, 235259 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0150W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:56, 232158 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0161W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:08, 275427 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0162W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:06, 276738 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0170W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:02, 235259 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0191W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:08, 275169 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0192W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:06, 276738 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0221W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:00, 236189 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0222W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:00, 236189 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0230W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:10, 277159 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0231W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:08, 275816 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0232W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:08, 277159 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0238W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:10, 275517 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0240W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:12, 319070 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0242W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:12, 319730 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0243W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:12, 318800 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0244W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:12, 319730 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0245W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:14, 318254 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0246W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:14, 319730 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0249W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:14, 318341 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0280W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:16, 318254 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0320W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:16, 318254 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0350W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:16, 323290 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0352W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:18, 321179 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0355W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:20, 321844 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0358W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:18, 321202 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0359W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:18, 320272 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0360W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:18, 319726 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0380W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:20, 319726 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0400W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:20, 319757 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0460W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:52, 265222 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0462W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:56, 265222 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0463W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:52, 265152 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0464W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 265222 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0465W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 265222 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0466W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:52, 265222 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0468W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 265222 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0469W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 265222 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0530L.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:08, 232116 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0530W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:26, 321377 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0531L.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:52, 232116 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0531W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:10, 321377 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0550W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 265480 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0600W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:22, 319757 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0610W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:22, 319757 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0669W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:22, 319757 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0678W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:56, 346853 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0679W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:52, 346853 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0730W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 267058 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0760W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:54, 264635 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP0773W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:44:56, 270494 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP1140W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:52, 233684 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4620W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:50, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4670W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:52, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4760W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:52, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4780W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:54, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4790W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:56, 232158 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4820W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:06, 267599 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4830W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:54, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4831W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:54, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4832W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:56, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4840W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:56, 232158 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4850W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:52, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4870W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:52, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4871W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:54, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4872W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:54, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4875W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:54, 233024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4890W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:56, 232158 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4891W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:58, 232158 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTP4893W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:58, 232158 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTPDXW.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:43:00, 235142 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTPM002W.DAT, 10/25/2007 21:42:52, 233684 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\cts20x.dat, 10/25/2007 21:42:50, 2091 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTXFIGM.RFX, 7/28/2006 10:31:44, 41320 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTXFIEM.RFX, 7/28/2006 10:31:42, 41788 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTXFICM.RFX, 7/28/2006 10:31:40, 41624 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\data\CTXFICBM.RFX, 6/23/2005 06:58:50, 7352 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\SBXFi.ico, 2/7/2005 17:45:22, 766 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\XFi.bmp, 2/7/2005 17:45:22, 3128 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ctcoinst.dll, 3.09.0002.0039 (English), 10/25/2007 22:55:08, 73728 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ctdvinst.dll, 0.05.0009.0039 (English), 10/25/2007 22:55:08, 194048 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ctsfinst.dll, 1.00.0000.0005 (English), 6/30/2005 15:24:14, 121856 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\CTAPO64.dll, 1.00.0000.0261 (English), 3/19/2007 11:07:44, 600064 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ctppld.dll, 1.00.0000.0261 (English), 3/19/2007 11:08:04, 55296 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctdlang.dat, 10/25/2007 21:46:54, 325724 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctdnlstr.dat, 10/25/2007 21:46:54, 55904 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctstatic.dat, 10/25/2007 21:42:50, 313207 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctdaught.dat, 10/25/2007 21:42:50, 53932 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctzapxx.ini, 10/25/2007 22:27:08, 54 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\instwdm.ini, 10/25/2007 22:27:08, 98174 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\kill.ini, 10/2/2006 17:25:18, 307 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CT1MGM.ROM, 2/25/2000 12:49:36, 1048576 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CT2MGM.SF2, 9/22/1999 23:18:38, 2167684 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\default4.sfm, 1/3/2002 15:44:16, 59 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\default8.sfm, 1/3/2002 15:44:16, 59 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\default.sfm, 1/3/2002 15:44:16, 59 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\a3d.dll, 80.00.0000.0003 (English), 10/25/2007 21:57:44, 34816 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ac3api.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:57:10, 27648 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctosuser.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:45:18, 137728 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctemupia.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:46:36, 110080 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\piaproxy.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:45:08, 91136 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctdproxy.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:45:40, 82944 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctagent.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:26, 8704 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctasio.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:45:40, 80896 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctedasio.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:45:42, 50176 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ct_oal.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:45:42, 205312 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OALInst.exe, 2.00.0003.0000 (English), 7/11/2007 02:30:34, 782336 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctpxst32.exe, 1.01.0000.0059 (English), 3/13/2007 10:32:14, 89336 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AddCat.exe, 0.00.0000.0001 (English), 12/5/2006 14:52:42, 48400 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CTAPO64.UDA, 3/19/2007 11:57:24, 6169 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CTAPO32.dll, 1.00.0000.0261 (English), 3/19/2007 11:05:56, 512000 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctthxcal.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:20, 69632 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CTxfiBtn.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:30, 35840 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CTxfiSpk.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:30, 45056 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ct20xspi.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:52:56, 10752 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CTxfispi.exe, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:52:54, 966144 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ctxfihlp.exe, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:30, 19968 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Ctxfireg.exe, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:52:56, 43520 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\devreg.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:42:30, 48640 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eaxac3.dll, 1.01.0002.0000 (English), 7/11/2001 10:51:00, 77824 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\killapps.exe, 1.00.0000.0001 (English), 10/25/2007 21:42:46, 10240 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctpres.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:20, 9216 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctdcres.dll, 5.12.0001.1140 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:16, 10240 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\enlocstr.exe, 10/25/2007 21:42:48, 5120 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\psconv.exe, 10/25/2007 21:56:28, 37888 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\readreg.exe, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:32, 38400 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mididef.exe, 2.09.0000.0006 (English), 10/25/2007 21:42:32, 28672 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctmmep.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:24, 12800 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctmmactl.dll, 1.00.0001.0332 (English), 8/13/2007 20:45:02, 77824 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CTpcmcia.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:26, 56832 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CTBurst.dll, 1.00.0000.0024 (English), 10/25/2007 21:59:44, 43520 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctscal.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:20, 78336 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctspkhlp.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:26, 43520 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctdc0000.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:18, 227840 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctdc0001.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:18, 335360 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctdcifce.dll, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:20, 131072 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CtHelper.exe, 6.00.0001.1304 (English), 10/25/2007 21:56:28, 19456 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\data\CTXFIGM.RFX, 7/28/2006 10:31:44, 41320 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\data\CTXFIEM.RFX, 7/28/2006 10:31:42, 41788 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\data\CTXFICM.RFX, 7/28/2006 10:31:40, 41624 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\data\CTXFICBM.RFX, 6/23/2005 06:58:50, 7352 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\drmk.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 03:52:47, 120832 bytes

[Naveronasis]

Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\portcls.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 02:43:44, 221696 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\WMALFXGFXDSP.dll, 11.00.6000.6324 (English), 11/2/2006 04:19:10, 1391104 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\SysFxUI.dll, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 04:19:09, 376832 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&6A
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvstor64.sys, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:12:34, 130080 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoi.dll, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:05:32, 377856 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoiins.dll, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:05:32, 377856 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&69
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvstor64.sys, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:12:34, 130080 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoi.dll, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:05:32, 377856 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoiins.dll, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:05:32, 377856 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&68
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvstor64.sys, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:12:34, 130080 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoi.dll, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:05:32, 377856 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoiins.dll, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:05:32, 377856 bytes

Name: PCI Express standard Root Port
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0377&SUBSYS_000010DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&B8
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 04:51:14, 167016 bytes

Name: PCI Express standard Root Port
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0376&SUBSYS_000010DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&90
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 04:51:14, 167016 bytes

Name: PCI Express standard Root Port
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0375&SUBSYS_000010DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&B0
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 04:51:14, 167016 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0373&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&88
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0373&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&80
Driver: n/a

Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0371&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&71
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\hdaudbus.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 1/8/2008 11:03:12, 50688 bytes

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0370&SUBSYS_CB8410DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&70
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 04:51:14, 167016 bytes

Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_036E&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A1\3&2411E6FE&0&60
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 6.00.6000.16632 (English), 2/13/2008 03:04:28, 15928 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 6.00.6000.16632 (English), 2/13/2008 03:04:28, 51256 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 6.00.6000.16632 (English), 2/13/2008 03:04:28, 22584 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ataport.sys, 6.00.6000.16632 (English), 2/13/2008 03:04:28, 123960 bytes

Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_036D&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&51
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 6.00.6000.16553 (English), 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 48128 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.00.6000.16553 (English), 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 258048 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.00.6000.16553 (English), 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 267264 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hccoin.dll, 6.00.6000.16553 (English), 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 10752 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hcrstco.dll, 6.00.6000.16553 (English), 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 10240 bytes

Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_036C&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A1\3&2411E6FE&0&50
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 6.00.6000.16553 (English), 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 24064 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.00.6000.16553 (English), 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 258048 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.00.6000.16553 (English), 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 267264 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hcrstco.dll, 6.00.6000.16553 (English), 12/30/2007 21:03:23, 10240 bytes

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_036A&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&4A
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0369&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A1\3&2411E6FE&0&40
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0368&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&49
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard ISA bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0360&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&48
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\msisadrv.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 05:00:21, 15464 bytes

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02FF&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&05
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02FE&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&02
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI Express standard Root Port
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02FB&SUBSYS_000010DE&REV_A1\3&2411E6FE&0&20
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 04:51:14, 167016 bytes

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02FA&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&01
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02F9&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&04
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02F8&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&03
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_02F4&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&00
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_027F&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&06
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_027E&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&07
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0191&SUBSYS_227B19F1&REV_A2\4&3A0DA6BC&0&0020
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 10185504 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvd3dumx.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 7421440 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvwgf2umx.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 3063296 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvapi64.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 562688 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWow64\nvd3dum.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 5263360 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWow64\nvwgf2um.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 1830912 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWow64\nvapi.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 385024 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvoglv64.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 9711104 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWow64\nvoglv32.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 7098368 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcpl.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 10818592 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvsvc64.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 89088 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvmctray.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 74752 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvdisps.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 6868480 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvgames.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 5042176 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvmccss.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 283136 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvmobls.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 1594368 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvvitvs.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 4228096 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvmccs.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 258560 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvmccsrs.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (Arabic), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 35328 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvwss.dll, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 3005952 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcolor.exe, 7.15.0011.6925 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 174080 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvudisp.exe, 1.01.0001.0000 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 372736 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvwsapps.xml, 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 19958 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvapps.xml, 12/18/2007 10:48:18, 159458 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvdisp.nvu, 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 7181 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\dpinst.exe, 2.01.0000.0000 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 930272 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\help\nvcpl\nvdsp.chm, 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 175045 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\help\nvcpl\nv3d.chm, 9/12/2007 05:28:00, 91094 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\help\nvcpl\nvmob.chm, 9/12/2007 05:28:00, 54988 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\help\nvcpl\nvwks.chm, 9/12/2007 05:28:00, 174650 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\nvtmpinst\nvcpl.cpl, , 0 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\nvtmpinst\nvcplui.exe, , 0 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\nvtmpinst\nvexpbar.dll, , 0 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\nvtmpinst\nvcpl.chm, , 0 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\SysWow64\nvapps.xml, 12/18/2007 10:48:18, 159458 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcod.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 41472 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\nvcod100.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 12/11/2007 17:06:00, 41472 bytes

Name: Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_104C&DEV_8025&SUBSYS_0D06105B&REV_01\4&32C2FC60&0&4070
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ohci1394.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 02:43:56, 72192 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\1394bus.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 02:43:52, 65024 bytes

Name: AMD Miscellaneous Configuration
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1103&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C3
Driver: n/a

Name: AMD DRAM and HyperTransport(tm) Trace Mode Configuration
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1102&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C2
Driver: n/a

Name: AMD Address Map Configuration
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1101&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C1
Driver: n/a

Name: AMD HyperTransport(tm) Configuration
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1100&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&0&C0
Driver: n/a

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DirectShow Filters
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DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,,
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Full Screen Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
Multiple File Output,0x00200000,2,2,WMM2FILT.dll,
WMT Black Frame Generator,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
WMT Import Filter,0x00200000,0,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,,6.06.6000.16386
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
WMT Interlacer,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6000.6324
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,11.00.6000.6324
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6000.16386
WMT Format Conversion,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
9x8Resize,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6000. 16386
WMT Virtual Source,0x00200000,0,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6000.16587
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6000.16386
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6000.1638 6
WMT AudioAnalyzer,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Stretch Video,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6000.16386
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
Frame Eater,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Allocator Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6000.16386
Capture ASF Writer,0x00200000,0,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,,
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,,6.06.6000.16587
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
Bitmap Generate,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Proxy Sink,0x00200000,1,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
Proxy Source,0x00200000,0,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6000.6324
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.00.6000.1638 6
WMT Sample Information Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16386
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,,6.06.6000.16386
WMT DV Extract,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,,
WST Pager,0x00800000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.6000.16386
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6000 .16386
Record Queue,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16386
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.6000.1 6386
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.6000.16386
WMT Log Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6000.16386
WMT Virtual Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.600 0.16386
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,,6.06.6000.16386
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,,
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
WMT MuxDeMux Filter,0x00200000,0,0,WMM2FILT.dll,
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,,6.06.6000.16587
WMT Volume,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
WMT VIH2 Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16386
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6000.16587
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6000.16587
AudioRecorder WAV Dest,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6000.16386
AudioRecorder Wave Form,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6000.16386
SoundRecorder Null Renderer,0x00200000,0,0,,6.00.6000.16386
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16386
WMT Switch Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,5.00.0001.0001
Uncompressed Domain Shot Detection Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WMM2FILT.dll,
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6000.16386
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6000.16386

WDM Streaming Data Transforms:
Microsoft Kernel DRM Audio Descrambler,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6000.16386

Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6000.16386
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6000.16587

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6000.16587

Audio Capture Sources:
"What U Hear" (Creative SB X-Fi,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6000.16386
Digital-In (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6000.16386
Line-In (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6000.16386
Microphone (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6000.16386

Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
SB X-Fi Synth A [8C00],0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
SB X-Fi Synth B [8C00],0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587

WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
,0x00000000,0,0,,
SB X-Fi Audio [8C00],0x00200000,2,2,,6.00.6000.16386

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
SB X-Fi DMusic Synth [8C00],0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6000.16386
Live!2K SpdifOut [8C00],0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6000.16386
SB X-Fi Synth A [8C00],0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6000.16386
SB X-Fi Synth B [8C00],0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6000.16386
SB X-Fi Audio [8C00],0x00200000,2,2,,6.00.6000.16386

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386

Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs:
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6000.16386

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6000.16386
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6000.16386

BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6000.16386
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6000.16386
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6000.16386

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6000.16386

Audio Renderers:
Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
DirectSound: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
DirectSound: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587
SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6000.16587

[mjordan]

A new patch has once again improved the stuttering quite a bit, but its still very much present :( It seems to happen more in chunks now, like when a new areas about to come up, itl start getting choppy/stutter around a bit for a few seconds.

Heres my specs for a refresh -

PSU - Corsair 520w
Video Card - GeForce 8800GT 512Mb
Video Driver - v169.25
CPU - AMD Athlon X2 6000+
Motherboard - MSI K9N Neo (Latest Bios)
Memory - Corsair 4GB (1GB x 4 sticks)
Sound Card - Onboard Realtek HD Audio
Sound Card Driver - v1.87
Mouse - Normal PS/2 Mouse
OS - Vista Home Premium 32bit Service Pack 1

You man live in a placebo world. No stuttering issue has been addressed with the latest patch.

[mjordan]

Sorry Mattyovers, the only sure way to recreate the registry entries is to run the setup program.

Also under normal conditions the game will not run without the DVD in the drive so it might be a good to have a disc on hand.

GearsHelper, if it could be useful, I solved my problem with the graphics corruption in the credits menu. I have just disabled Aero under Vista while playing Gears of War and this fixed the graphics corruption I was experiencing.

[GearsHelper]

GearsHelper, if it could be useful, I solved my problem with the graphics corruption in the credits menu. I have just disabled Aero under Vista while playing Gears of War and this fixed the graphics corruption I was experiencing.

Thanks mjordan, I'll add that to my list of possible fixes :)

[GearsHelper]

I got my latest windows updates + official patch + that video update you are prompted to get after the patch and it still crashes after about 60 seceonds.

The short rundown is 2g ram, 5000amd 8800gtx OC (bfg) and Vista 64x Basic

and a up to date DX readout...
snip out all the dx data

Naveronasis, what version of the Games for Windows - LIVE redistributable do you have?

This type of error seems to be one of those that can be resolved by making sure you have the December Games for Windows - LIVE redist.

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx

[hedrums]

I applied the most recent "title update" a few days ago, then played several more levels/chapters. Just now I tried to fire up the game and resume where I left off last night, and... I couldn't f*****g believe it: the game STILL DELETES CHECKPOINTS -- can't resume the campaign.

Come on Epic, fix this already. You've now deleted files containing user data from my system at least three times.

[Who]

you've got almost the same system as me but a bit slower and ive never had any problems I also run kaspersky and spyware doctor that are ment 2 conflict with it and my 500gb hdd has got 10% left, over 4 partitions.

I just went and got a pentium d 925 and the game is still hitching.The textures are on medium.Are you saying you have no problems at all,whats your settings.

[Naveronasis]

I got the update, got into live, got my profile, did the auto update... rebooted the game...

now it wont run at all. it says "The application has requested a runtime terminate in an unusual way." and crashes before it even shows the first video.

[Ashrak]

Ok. I think I've narrowed the cause of the GFWL crashing. It seems to be connection related. As I said it happens more often during coop matches when it gets really laggy (especially as Dom). The other day I was playing coop and hosting and my ISP decided to cut out for a few seconds. I crashed and immediately descovered that I could not browse or anything. So loss of connection caused a crash. Today I was playing versus for about and hour without issue and then someone else on my LAN decided to start streaming a video. I suddenly started to get severe bullet lag and shortly thereafter I crashed. So im certain that for me the crashing is connection related. Now If I lose connection or my connection gets laggy it should not crash the game. This needs to be fixed. I did not have this issue before the last update or at least it happened so rarely as to not matter. I am not having this problem with any other games.

[MaD Wizzkid]

I just got the game tonight, it has yet to play more than 2 min. I have done all the updates it asks for (which are many) and it has yet to play for more than 2 min at a time. I keep getting wargame-g4wlive.exe, I have made my account for live silver, I have done everything it has asked me to do and for 55 bucks that I paid for this game... I have yet to be impressed, let alone been able to play it. Like the others, I play COD4,Bioshock,CS,WoW,Crysis, and beta other games, I have no problems with them, just this one. I have read all the "fixes" and not 1 has worked. Im not sure what else to do...:confused:

My System
Antec 550 Watt
XP Pro 64 latest patches - AMD 64 +3800
MSI K8 Diamond latest bios
2 gig OCZ
2 evga 8600gts latest drivers
On board SB Audigy latest drivers
G15 keyboard and MX 1000 mouse

All my other games work great, high FPS, GOW has MAJOR issues... Let the flames continue untill they FIX IT RIGHT!!

[hanzip123]

just bought new laptop and this new GOW game.

1) install the game
2) after installing, it says it requires NVDIA 6600 graphic card installed inthe laptop
3) after installed everything (not yet update), play the game and after 2 mins it automaticly closed and crashed my new laptop
4) i forced shut down and started it up again, the whole screen increased into massive sizes (all the icons and everything)
5) try to play once more and it keeps happens (3) after 2 mins

this is my laptop:

ASUS
vista home premium
AMD 64 athlonx2
CPU Ath.64 TK55
120GB HD
memory 2048MB
NVDIA 7000M

for AUS$70................pls dun tell me i have to buy Xbox instead.......

[WOBBLER]

hanzip133 it sounds like your screen resolution has changed.
Change it back in the conrol panel (of your laptop not the
game)

[Elvis]

Hello everybody

First thing, the game actually runs very good with or without the Updates
it just takes a while to start.

The only problem i have is that somehow it loses all the safed games and settings :(

Without the Update i played till act4 and then everything was gone.

I tried it with the latest update and it also work a few days but today it was all gone again.

I know its going to be fixed some day but for now, is there a file that i can backup so when it happens i can just copy it over and dont have to start all over again ?


//
I have the UK version of the game
System: WINXP 32 SP2, Pentium C2D E6600, 4GB RAM, GEFORCE 7950GX2 (Forceware 169.21), SB X-FI

[doodle777_98]

I have blank command prompt. I have downloaded the patch both ways and they botn lead me to the blank prompt. I run gears off my E: drive. Which means i dont use the autorun to play. I use the shortcut on the desktop to play. My C: drive is too small to run gears.

I can still play by choosing not to update to patch but it wont let log into Live.

[mixindave]

Couldn't find file for package SP_Factory_S01g request by async loading code.

RaiseException() Address = 0x76513843 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll]
CxxThrowException() Address = 0x749b8e69 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a 1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_none_10b2f55f9bffb8f8\MSVCR8 0.dll]
Address = 0xfb8a02 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]
Address = 0xe874a14c (filename not found)
Address = 0xe874a14c (filename not found)


this crash at downpour

[GearsHelper]

I just got the game tonight, it has yet to play more than 2 min. I have done all the updates it asks for (which are many) and it has yet to play for more than 2 min at a time. I keep getting wargame-g4wlive.exe, I have made my account for live silver, I have done everything it has asked me to do and for 55 bucks that I paid for this game... I have yet to be impressed, let alone been able to play it. Like the others, I play COD4,Bioshock,CS,WoW,Crysis, and beta other games, I have no problems with them, just this one. I have read all the "fixes" and not 1 has worked. Im not sure what else to do...:confused:

My System
Antec 550 Watt
XP Pro 64 latest patches - AMD 64 +3800
MSI K8 Diamond latest bios
2 gig OCZ
2 evga 8600gts latest drivers
On board SB Audigy latest drivers
G15 keyboard and MX 1000 mouse

All my other games work great, high FPS, GOW has MAJOR issues... Let the flames continue untill they FIX IT RIGHT!!

Hi,

If you are crashing just a few minutes after launching the game then you probably need to download the most recent Games for Windows - LIVE redist.

As of March the newest redist is from December. You can get it here: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx

That should fix the problem.

[GearsHelper]

Couldn't find file for package SP_Factory_S01g request by async loading code.

RaiseException() Address = 0x76513843 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll]
CxxThrowException() Address = 0x749b8e69 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a 1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_none_10b2f55f9bffb8f8\MSVCR8 0.dll]
Address = 0xfb8a02 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]
Address = 0xe874a14c (filename not found)
Address = 0xe874a14c (filename not found)


this crash at downpour

Hi there,

For "filename not found" errors it sounds like the install is corrupted or never finished properly.

I'd suggest reinstalling/repairing your Gears of War installation. If you prefer you can also uninstall Gears of War and reinstall. Remember you do not want to uninstall Games for Windows - LIVE or you risk losing saved game information.

[GearsHelper]

just bought new laptop and this new GOW game.

1) install the game
2) after installing, it says it requires NVDIA 6600 graphic card installed inthe laptop
3) after installed everything (not yet update), play the game and after 2 mins it automaticly closed and crashed my new laptop
4) i forced shut down and started it up again, the whole screen increased into massive sizes (all the icons and everything)
5) try to play once more and it keeps happens (3) after 2 mins

this is my laptop:

ASUS
vista home premium
AMD 64 athlonx2
CPU Ath.64 TK55
120GB HD
memory 2048MB
NVDIA 7000M

for AUS$70................pls dun tell me i have to buy Xbox instead.......

Hi Hanzip,

See my post two up about getting the latest Games for Windows - LIVE version. That should solve the problem with the crashing.

Often when graphics don't recover after a crash it is because the driver got corrupted somewhere in memory and it can't remember what resolution it should reset itself to. You should be able to change the resolution back to normal in the Control Panel->Display applet.

[mixindave]

Hi there,

For "filename not found" errors it sounds like the install is corrupted or never finished properly.

I'd suggest reinstalling/repairing your Gears of War installation. If you prefer you can also uninstall Gears of War and reinstall. Remember you do not want to uninstall Games for Windows - LIVE or you risk losing saved game information.


its the thing i dont really want to do , becuase ive reinstalled many times. how can you repair an install? without reinstalling ive maybe installed the game about 6 times. each one has the crash.

[xhalo2x]

1.when i install the game with update patch(newest), and playing the game, my screen keep spinning to left and can't play the game
2
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 3/20/2008, 09:06:25
Machine name:
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: X38-DQ6
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.20GHz (4 CPUs)
Memory: 3326MB RAM
Page File: 638MB used, 4571MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

3.Windows XP Pro SP2
4.none
5.English
6.gamepatch.com

help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[catawalks]

I think I can help all you guys having issues. And Gearshelper, I would say add this as your top fix on that list of yours. Basically what you are gonna wanna do is just get rid of that windows live crap all together.

A few months back someone on this forum released a "patch" that basically removed windows live from gears and thus fixed all issues. I myself have used this patch and have had absolutely no issues, which is amazing considering I'm still on version 1.0 with no official patches. Once applied you no longer get to create your own profile name, but you do get to play through the game without any loss of saves and as far as I can tell without stutters. This patch was known as the "Russian patch" because the gentleman who released it was russian? Whatever, it works and windows live doesn't.

The only issue with this patch is that you can only play local lan games. If you haven't even been able to load this game and just want to get through the single player, then this is for you. If you like coop games and would like to play this game with a friend or two over local network, then this is for you. But if you want to play online, then this patch is not for you.


For all of you wishing to use this patch just follow this link to the original post and have at it: http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=585332&highlight=russian+patch

[640x480]

Applied latest patch and updated windows live, checkpoints are still not being saved.

Core2 Quad CPU 2.66ghz, 2gig memory, DX10, Vista Home Premium 64bit.
English version of game Patch obtained from Epic site.

[D666L]

I just bought the game Gears of War, and I just downloaded the very latest update for Live and now my computer says That I must pu tin in the right DVD-ROM. I never had that before.

My computer has Vista 32-bit.

[Kamelion]

Use a nodvd crack, that solves the problem ;)

[nathaniers]

after updating with the 2 updates.. still my save games are always gone whenever I tried to continue playing.. :(

[XoA DREADNOUGHT]

1.I try dowloading the patch and it freezes the second before it's finished, every time
2. 2GB Corsair Dominator, factory overclocked 1,066mhz; 320 GB Seagate Memory Storage; 8800GTX Nvidia Geforce Graphics 512 Mb; Intel Quad Core 2.44 ghz.
3. Windows XP sp2
4. Only the Unreal Editor, It was the only way to make it usable because it was hidden for some reason.
5. English
6. via Windows LIVE

[Rhonbarr]

I can't open the game after the installation of GearsTU.exe patch when I installed my game won't start without any error messages. My cursor's circle alwyas turning then stop that's it... I didin't take any error messages.

My system is
Core 2 Quad 6600
4Gb Kingston HyperX
Nvidia 8800 GTS
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit service pack 1 include

Can anybody help me?

[kai122]

hi i cant get to where you register the cd key to play live can someone tell me where i will find that??

[MADOGRE]

1. A description of the issue
When i start the game i get the GOW splash screan then i get,
"Microsoft Visual C ++ Runtime Lib"
Program...icrosoft Games/Gears Of War/Binaries/wargame-g4wlive.exe

2. Your PC specs (you can get this information by going to Run... and type in dxdiag)
------------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 3/31/2008, 21:19:08
Machine name: CHRIS-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: NFORCE 680i LT SLI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 2708MB used, 5684MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 64bit Unicode

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: The file nvd3dum,nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2um, nvwgf2umx.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8800 GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0611&SUBSYS_C8023842&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2284 MB
Dedicated Memory: 493 MB
Shared Memory: 1791 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
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DDI Version: 10
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WHQL Date Stamp: None
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D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0885&SUBSYS_10ECE601&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5582 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 3/11/2008 18:55:38, 1381528 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0885&SUBSYS_10ECE601&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
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Driver Attributes: Final Retail
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Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
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Cap Flags: 0xF1F
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Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5582 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 3/11/2008 18:55:38, 1381528 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Realtek Digital Input (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5582 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 3/11/2008 18:55:38, 1381528 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Gaming Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC049
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Gaming Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC049
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x10DE, 0x036C
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 1/18/2008 22:34:14, 270336 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 1/18/2008 22:33:54, 7680 bytes

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Gameport Devices
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Name: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&SUBSYS_C55E10DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&70
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvstor64.sys, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:12:34, 130080 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoi.dll, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:05:32, 377856 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\idecoiins.dll, 5.10.2600.0998 (English), 8/9/2007 18:05:32, 377856 bytes

Name: PCI Express standard Root Port
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0377&SUBSYS_000010DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&C0
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/19/2008 00:11:12, 179768 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0373&SUBSYS_C55E10DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&90
Driver: n/a

Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0371&SUBSYS_C55E10DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&79
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\hdaudbus.sys, 6.00.6001.17036 (English), 1/5/2008 03:23:00, 50688 bytes

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0370&SUBSYS_CB8410DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&78
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/19/2008 00:11:12, 179768 bytes

Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_036E&SUBSYS_C55E10DE&REV_A1\3&2411E6FE&0&68
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 04:00:20, 13416 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/19/2008 00:08:48, 51256 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/19/2008 00:07:48, 22584 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ataport.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/19/2008 00:10:00, 124472 bytes

Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_036D&SUBSYS_C55E10DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&59
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/18/2008 22:33:58, 49152 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/18/2008 22:34:02, 259584 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/18/2008 22:34:14, 270336 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hccoin.dll, 6.00.6000.16386 (English), 11/2/2006 03:17:30, 10752 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\hcrstco.dll, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/19/2008 00:01:46, 17920 bytes

Name: PCI standard RAM Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0369&SUBSYS_C55E10DE&REV_A1\3&2411E6FE&0&48
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA nForce System Management
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0368&SUBSYS_C55E10DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&51
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard ISA bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0360&SUBSYS_C55E10DE&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&50
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\msisadrv.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/19/2008 00:07:22, 17976 bytes

Name: Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_104C&DEV_8023&SUBSYS_C55E10DE&REV_00\4&276FBEC1&0&3878
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ohci1394.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/18/2008 22:34:10, 72192 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\1394bus.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/18/2008 22:34:06, 65280 bytes

MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

WDM Streaming Data Transforms:
Microsoft Kernel DRM Audio Descrambler,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000



BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18000
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18000

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

Audio Renderers:
Speakers (Realtek High Definiti,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
DirectSound: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
DirectSound: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Realtek Digital Output (Realtek,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000


3. Your OS information.
Windows Vista Ultamate 64

4. Any modifications you've made in the .inis or any type of modification to any files in the gearsPC directory structure.
none!

5. What version of the game do you have installed (English, French, Italian, German, Iberian Spanish, LATAM Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian)?
English
6. Where did you get the update from: via Windows LIVE or from http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/?
http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/

[Zappa]

1.The problem: Can't start the game. As soon as I press Play in the autostart menu, or press the shortuct the "Can't find the DVD" error message comes up.
I've downloaded the patch and the Windows live update to no effect.

2. My specs:
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS (640mb)
Intel Core2Duo E6750 (2.66 ghz)
Direct X 9.0c
4 gig RAM

3. OS: Windows XP Professional

4. Any modifications in the gearsPC directory structure: None

5. Language version: English (bought in Sweden though)

6. Where did I get the update from:Well, I got the patch from a random gaming site, and also installed the Windows Live update... from Windows Live.

[mjordan]

I'm wondering if we will ever see a new 1.3 point release for this game ...

[Dave-ros]

1. Just had a game freeze (restarting at the checkpoint just after Dom mentions that he knows the Stranded, in episode 2), and had to kill the application; when I restarted, the game had lost all my checkpoints, and worse, I can't play on Insane any more (and I'm not prepared to play through Hardcore yet again). My achievements are unaffected.

2. Intel Core2Quad Q6600 Quad Core processor, 2GB DDR2, nVidia 8800GTS graphics card, Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi sound card, DirectX 9.0c.

3. Windows XP Home (32-bit).

4. No modifications, though My Documents is in a non-standard place (I've documented before how the game can't create some config files in this case, and how to circumvent this).

5. UK English.

6. I downloaded the update from the website in February -- not through Windows Live, as I've only recently upgraded my account from offline to online.

Edit: don't know if it's relevant, but when I restarted the game after the crash, my software firewall (Comodo) reported an external computer trying to access my computer...

Edit 2: never mind, restarting the game again mysteriously caused my checkpoints to reappear! I wonder if Comodo stopping that incoming connection until I allowed it had been the problem?

[mjordan]

Vsync does not seem to work properly too. During videos, for example, tearing is always present. And I don't have a monster graphic card at all ...

[Dave-ros]

Have you turned on "Force V-sync" in your graphics card options? I've noticed that sometimes something goes a bit wrong with the drivers and the game starts being capped at 61fps, which leads to slight tearing on a 60fps display; the way to fix that is to turn "Force V-sync" off, apply, then turn it on and apply again. Also have a look at the thread "Can't save settings" below this one, in case your graphical options aren't being saved at all ;)

[MADOGRE]

sigh, was hoping for some news.

[treative]

The "cannot locate DVD blabla" comes after i instal de patch. when i reinstal i can play again, but cant sign in because i have to instal the update. :S
i got this problem for almost 2 months now, it shut be solved by now

[mjordan]

Even after title update 1.2, sometimes I lost my game progress when playing offline >:-(

[treative]

Im starting to wonder what i payed for

[cris]

I'm very Mad with this game Gear of War for PC .LOOOOONNNGGGG time i didn't see a so bad game troubles installation or running .I think it bring me back to the DOS era when we have to be a programing software to make run game:mad:

Me ,After installation of GOW I see that an application in the task bar open call 'software update' is opening it never do nothing it's stuck there nothing can be done with it .It never updated and the game never open ..That it that all !!:mad: even after patches installation .
After that I when to Miscrosoft game :mad: again nothing clear we have to search like crazy try this or try that :mad:
I just think That's not a game it's a PAIN !
Could you have done some tests and bring the game when it's ready. Learn from Starcraft 2 .THEY dont scare to wait before it's ready and been FULLY test.
Sorry but if it would had worked like it should the game look great but programming speaking it's a Mess.
-cris

[toiletduk]

Yeah, Blizzard never releases half a game. I mean, 2 weeks worth of content in WoW on release, or Diablo 2 being a shell of a game until 1.10 don't count, do they?

[cris]

Yeah, Blizzard never releases half a game. I mean, 2 weeks worth of content in WoW on release, or Diablo 2 being a shell of a game until 1.10 don't count, do they?
You probably rigth but personnaly like GOW it never happened to me .Normally when i have patches to apply it's fix the problem .But now I have bought Gear Of War for PC and it will stay unused because it's a pain to fix and there is no Patch to fix all the problems.When we said I can't even see the game menu ,it never load so far to that point LOL .We can say ...HEY! guys! there is a PROBLEM... a BIG PROBLEM with THAT GAME !
-Cris

[OrbWeaver]

Hey Guys,

been reading through a ton of forum replies over the weekend, in the vain hope that I would actually be able to get this "supposedly" great game working. Hell just having it run would be great - i don't need it to be smooth, just do a little bit more than spin my DVD a few times.

System specs:
Dell XPS M1710 - Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16Ghz
2GB Ram
NVidia Go 7950 GTX
Windows Vista Business 64-bit

Problem
well - the game doesn't run..period. I just bought it yesterday (Saturday, 19th of april, 2008) and installed it. I get some DVD spinning, a bit of noise, and then nothing..nada..zip..I've manually installed the Live update, i've gotten hold of GearsTU and nada..nothing works.

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DynamicSig[23].Value=ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
DynamicSig[24].Name=Additional Information 3
DynamicSig[24].Value=fd00
DynamicSig[25].Name=Additional Information 4
DynamicSig[25].Value=ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
UI[2]=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\Startup.exe
UI[3]=Startup Application has stopped working
UI[4]=Windows can check online for a solution to the problem.
UI[5]=Check online for a solution and close the program
UI[6]=Check online for a solution later and close the program
UI[7]=Close the program
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
FriendlyEventName=Stopped working
ConsentKey=APPCRASH
AppName=Startup Application
AppPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\Startup.exe


Startup.exe is simply crashing after 3-5 seconds. Nothing indicating what it could be. I have all the latest fixes, including Live fixes. Nada..

At AUD$89.95 i'm seriously dissapointed at this - have anybody actually managed to get this game running? i see nothing but problems and this just isn't good enough. The gaming industry is a billion dollar a year industry but how it got there when things can't even run is simply beyond me.

I'm seriously biased i know, i'm a MSFT fanboi and are heavily into MSFT and their technologies - hell i've even been rewarded three years in a row as an MVP - but this is a flop...the lack of reporting from this game is, from a developer standpoint, reasons for dismissal...somebody should be sacked for having this low a handle on exceptions.

Anyways, i have now an expensive table coaster for my coffee mug - at least it does some good, saving my table from coffee rings and all..good work!

Brian H. Madsen [MVP]

[Scuz]

Losing saved games. Signed into windows thingy with specific profile and such. Had been playing w/out losing a saved game for weeks. Suddenly it begins again. I have played through much of the game. I dont know if the patch installed correctly. WHy doesnt the game have an auto patch. Isnt that kinda of older thing to have, but still viable. Was you in a rush to make a buck. This sux. It makes me hate epic or ms or all the above. For the money this game costs I couldve bought another game that works. u suck usuck usuck. sorry, just venting.
Hardware
CPU: Q6600 @ 2.9
GPU: 3870 x2 (SApphire)
RAM: Corsair dominator ddr2 1066 2gb
PSU: Antec 850 watt
MoBo: Asus p5e-vm hdmi
HDD:150 gb WD Raptor
OS: ms Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 (I think-ie if it has autoupdated it yet)

So whats up *****es....what gives. should I just swear off epic, run around naked or quit playing pc games. ah the last one Im defintely not gonna do.

[VOMITBOY]

what the f***

[Ashrak]

Losing saved games. Signed into windows thingy with specific profile and such. Had been playing w/out losing a saved game for weeks. Suddenly it begins again.

Same..

Still crashing too..

When will this unfinished mess be finished??

:mad:

[jupcon1977]

UPDATE:

Run this fix for find and restore original gear of war enviroment.

7/10 players who have errors C++ runtime error and quit game after few seconds/minutes playing will get it worked FINE!


files can be downloaded here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?medalmet2xz

if you have rapidshare please upload it and share link too.

thx

[lysluk]

Im using GOW, English version. I dont know if the WindowsLive updates the patches automatically when you sign in from the game... but anyways....I am not sure if its the patch, becuz few days ago I tested the game with my old rig,

And I am still quite impressed with the graphical settings and frame rates I was getting. I could run mostly high settings, no FSAA, no Dx10, @ 1280x1024, with no choppiness and very smooth frames.

The specs: WindowsXP Professional SP2, Intel Pentium 4 HT 630 3 Ghz, 2gb ddr1 ram, 200gb WD HD, SB Creative X-Fi, ATI Radeon X1950 Pro PCIe 256mb.

I am using the latest sound and video card drivers, and uptodate Dx9.0c*.

A few days ago, I tried replacing my x1950 pro with the new Radeon 3850 256mb (which I returned already), and I actually got a worse performance. Even while testing ETQW. But I know this is due to the bottleneck from the CPU and MB.

Yesterday, I bought new parts deciding its time for me to upgrade after 2 years. However, once I did, I tested all my games such as Airborne, ProStreet, CoHeroes, Fear, Bioshock, ETQW... and only GoW was completely unplayable, it was almost 1 frame a second. Not only that, I realized my saved games was lost. This brought me to search the forums and ppl are talking about the new patch having issues.

My new system is still using the same x1950 video card(which I love alot, but will upgrade later), the same HD, the same settings etc.. The only things new are:

CPU: Intel Pentium E2180(dualcore 2ghz), a new asus mb, and memory 2gb ddr2.

I really hope its the patch thats causing this problem, unless...its my video card thats having bottleneck effect all of a sudden cuz my cpu is too fast? lol...

ARghhhh..

[Kion Zanfrett]

Ok, patch just fails to download when I sign in, ask me to check that I'm connected to the internet. So I tried to download and install the patch manually, that just opened gears, which asked me to install a patch then failed.
AMD 3500 2.2
Geforce 8600GTS PCI-e
2 gig ram
Windows XP N
English
No MODs

It ran fine and before, I hadn't play it in awhile. Now the newest update is stopping me signing into Live.
Note: I can play the game, I just can't sign into live.

Edit: Ok got patch installed...now it just won't sign me into xbox live...wtf...this is annoying...I can sign in on my 360

[banish]

i don't know what is wrong with you guys i boughtGears of war for PC the week it has appeard and i am playng it since without the smallest error...some of you don't even know what is a virtual drive so...my advice buy an XBOX and leave the PC for the guys who know what a virtual drive is

[[ST2]Unborn]

i don't know what is wrong with you guys i boughtGears of war for PC the week it has appeard and i am playng it since without the smallest error...some of you don't even know what is a virtual drive so...my advice buy an XBOX and leave the PC for the guys who know what a virtual drive is

Thanks for this so constructive post man!

[Kion Zanfrett]

i don't know what is wrong with you guys i boughtGears of war for PC the week it has appeard and i am playng it since without the smallest error...some of you don't even know what is a virtual drive so...my advice buy an XBOX and leave the PC for the guys who know what a virtual drive is

Don't be a dumbass. The game should be for everyone, and it's not even most people fault it's not working.

On a side note: My gears won't download my 360 Gamertag, I'll try an uninstall and reinstall. Anyone else been having problems with this?

Edit: ok, so couldn't un install it, error kept coming up. Got it uninstalled, now when I try to reinstall it, it trys to uninstall it...

[paulpsomiadis]

@jupcon1977 - Go away you virus posting MORON!

[9erFan]

Cannot get Gears of War PC to work.

1. Title Update does not complete (Insert correct DVD error with red icon). Not using virtual drive.

2. No start menu shortcut (not even in MS Games)

3. Clicking on Gears of War app in /binaries tells me to "To play Gears of War, please double click Startup.exe. It continues through the Epic and Microsoft splash screens then crashes to desktop (? not sure it just goes away)

4. Clicking on Startup.exe in /binaries gets me DVD cannot be located (red icon version)

5. Windows live update downloaded from website and successfully executed

6. Using English language

7. This is an SLI system.

8. Have set compatibility to XP SP 2 and to run as administrator

9 Trimmed DXDiag below.



------------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 5/9/2008, 19:52:47
Machine name: JAMES-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 1224MB used, 5122MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTX
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0191&SUBSYS_C8313842&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2011 MB
Dedicated Memory: 732 MB
Shared Memory: 1279 MB
Current Mode: 1600 x 1200 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: SyncMaster 204T/204Ts/204B,SyncMaster Magic CX201Ts(Digital)
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.6925 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/11/2007 18:06:00, 5263360 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-42D1-11CF-FF40-3AE802C2CA35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0191
SubSys ID: 0xC8313842
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

-------------
Sound Devices
-------------
Description: Speakers (SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_11D4&DEV_198B&SUBSYS_104381F2&REV_1003
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ADIHdAud.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.0001.6110 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 1/15/2007 20:41:50, 316928 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: AnalogDevices
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: SPDIF Interface (SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_11D4&DEV_198B&SUBSYS_104381F2&REV_1003
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ADIHdAud.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.0001.6110 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 1/15/2007 20:41:50, 316928 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: AnalogDevices
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

---------------------
Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
Description: Microphone (SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: ADIHdAud.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.0001.6110 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 1/15/2007 20:41:50, 316928 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Line In (SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: ADIHdAud.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.0001.6110 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 1/15/2007 20:41:50, 316928 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

-------------------
DirectInput Devices
-------------------
Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x045E, 0x00DD
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

-----------
USB Devices
-----------
+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x10DE, 0x036C
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 1/18/2008 22:53:42, 194560 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 1/18/2008 22:53:17, 5888 bytes
|
+-+ USB Human Interface Device
| | Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC01E
| | Location: Port_#0004.Hub_#0001
| | Matching Device ID: generic_hid_device
| | Service: HidUsb
| | Driver: hidusb.sys, 1/18/2008 22:53:17, 12288 bytes
| | Driver: hidclass.sys, 1/18/2008 22:53:16, 38912 bytes
| | Driver: hidparse.sys, 1/18/2008 22:53:16, 25472 bytes
| |
| +-+ HID-compliant mouse
| | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC01E
| | | Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| | | Service: mouhid
| | | Driver: mouhid.sys, 1/18/2008 22:49:16, 15872 bytes
| | | Driver: mouclass.sys, 1/19/2008 00:41:52, 34360 bytes

----------------
Gameport Devices
----------------

------------
PS/2 Devices
------------
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x045E, 0x00DD
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 1/18/2008 22:49:17, 15872 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 1/19/2008 00:41:52, 35384 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 1/18/2008 22:49:18, 54784 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 1/19/2008 00:41:52, 35384 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 1/19/2008 00:42:19, 54328 bytes
| Driver: sermouse.sys, 1/18/2008 22:49:16, 19968 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 1/19/2008 00:41:52, 34360 bytes

------------------------
Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
------------------------
Drive: C:
Free Space: 76.1 GB
Total Space: 238.5 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: ST325062 0AS SCSI Disk Device

Drive: D:
Model: TSSTcorp CDW/DVD SH-M522C ATA Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/18/2008 22:49:51, 67072 bytes

[Soziopat]

1. I am unable to rund the patches for Gears of War. Everytime when I start one of the excisting files, or even when I am using the update via LIVE ingame, the patch isn't starting but insteed it starts a BIOS Updater for my Asus P5B.

2. Intel Core 2 Duo 6600
Asus P5B
2064 MB RAM
DirectX 10
NVidea Geforce 7600 GT

3. Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001)

4. I have created a shortcut of the startup.exe to the desktop and gave it the the requierd admin permissions.
I have changed the binary directory in the regedit as discripted here (http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/Preferences_Maps+Bug+Fix.htm)

5. German

6. I tried both

[dreadlord369]

Uhh guys one fix might be to try lowering the video settings just for the part that you keep crashing on. Thats what worked for me. I just lowered all the settings to minimum till the next checkpoint

[3Deeing]

Been having some serious stuttering/stammering issues as of late, I think it happens more if I skip a cut-scene, so I guess it's streaming, but some of the worst times were during the PC-only content, not the content that was on the 360 version.

PC specs are,

q6600@3ghz
8800gt
8gb DDR2 RAM
Asus P5B Deluxe Wifi
XP-64 bit (SP1)
Thermaltake 750w PSU
X-fi sound card
174.74 drivers
Raptor 74gb HDD

[9erFan]

Is this the correct place to post? I have not gotten a response and I don't see anywhere else to request support.

[Soziopat]

Is this the correct place to post? I have not gotten a response and I don't see anywhere else to request support.

It is the correct place to post. And for some reason this is the only why to get in contact with the Epic Games staff. That's why I'm a bit frustrated too. Nice to see that the gamers are left alone. Makes me wonder if I am going to by another Epic Games game in the future.

[Shadow Dancer]

The way Epic seems to be almost completely ignoring Gears PC is not characteristic at all. It has me a little frustrated but also rather curious as to what's actually going on behind the scenes. If they've actually cut their losses and abandoned it now (which is rare, but not unheard of for them) or if stuff's just taking a good long while to come through the pipeline. I suspect, however, that with Gears 2 on the horizon, they'll be leaving this one in the dust.

[OV1T3X]

I HAD problems with the patch
i fixed it , played for a month , quit
Now i wanted to play again and i have the same problem , so i tried to install the live update again , changed 'binaries' into 'Binaries'
but it doesn't work
it keeps updating and restarting GoW

[jpstrings]

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: wargame-g4wlive.exe
Application Version: 1.0.3340.131
Application Timestamp: 47a12f65
Fault Module Name: StackHash_fd00
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 052c08c3
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: fd00
Additional Information 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3: fd00
Additional Information 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160

Video card 8800 GT 175.15 drivers
4 GB ram
Vista Ultimate 64 BIT

Crashes 30 seconds 100% of the time. What is the fix or where can i get my refund?

Install offical xboxlive and GOW PC update.

Thanks

[mjordan]

Any news about a new patch?

[linkinparkfan]

what about a "language patch"?

[K.U.S.A.]

I can not update the patch - GearsTU, pls see below situation

When I open the gearsTU.exe, it just shows a dos window not the update status
I have wait a long long time and it still in the dos window and there is just a "__" twinkling
I have try to restart my computer, re-install the game and direct update XLive but still not work

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/zky/gearstu.jpg

How to solve this problem

CUP 2.66Ghz Duo
2.00GB RAM
EN8800GT 512MB DDR3
Windows XP Professional Version 2002 SP2

[Malevolenced]

1. A description of the issue:

-Game crashing all the time , cannot play more that 5 minutes. Error:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: wargame-g4wlive.exe
Application Version: 1.0.3340.131
Application Timestamp: 47a12f65
Fault Module Name: StackHash_fd00
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0e250334
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 3082
Additional Information 1: fd00
Additional Information 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3: fd00
Additional Information 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160

Read our privacy statement:
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2. Your PC specs (you can get this information by going to Run... and type in dxdiag):

windows vista x64 (+SP1)
intel q6600
nvidia 9800 gx2 (quad sli)
xfx 790i ultra
4gb ram

3. Your OS information

-Windows vista 64 bits Ultimate SP1

4. Any modifications you've made in the .inis or any type of modification to any files in the gearsPC directory structure.

-Nothing

5. What version of the game does the user have installed (English, French, Italian, German, Iberian Spanish, LATAM Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian)

-Spanish

6. Where did they get the update from: via Windows LIVE or from http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/.

-Got the Patch on the Gears of war website.

[rose786]

Yes I have problem in this game is crashed with each applied updates. We are happy to play this game but at last moment this game is skip. I have a patch problem. Why what problem to this I don't know. So this DVD is not available in this city. Can you help me for this forum. Thanks if you can help me.
================================================== =================
rose786
Suffering from an addiction. This website has a lot of great resources and treatment centers.
http://www.treatmentcenters.org

[Incarnate]

After installing the patch, I still have the following issues with the PC version of Gears of War:

1- Save games disappearing repeatedly. I have installed the patch, followed suggestions in other threads (quitting to the main menu, and then exiting the game), but my saved games still vanish randomly. In a future patch, why not have the games save directly to the hard drive, instead of being linked to the Live account? I can't believe this still occurs over 6 months after the game is released.

2- Incompatibility with WindowBlinds. The game will crash almost immediately if WindowBlinds is not disabled. This does not occur with any of the 30+ games that I have played on my PC. Why not fix this in the next patch, or at the very least mention it in a FAQ?

3- Game intro screens are still unskippable. This is a minor point, but seriously, I paid $50 for this game, I know you made it, yes you should be proud, but I don't need to be forced to see your logo every time I start the game.

[Glartwort]

After installing the patch, I still have the following issues with the PC version of Gears of War:

...

2- Incompatibility with WindowBlinds. The game will crash almost immediately if WindowBlinds is not disabled. This does not occur with any of the 30+ games that I have played on my PC. Why not fix this in the next patch, or at the very least mention it in a FAQ?

...



Hey Incarnate,

Have you updated to the latest version of Games for Windows - LIVE? It should have taken care of the incompatibility issue w/ WindowBlinds. You should be prompted to install it if you're signing into LIVE, but you can get the patch here if you'd prefer to manually install:

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx

You'll want the December update (version 1.2.241).

Hope that helps you (or anyone else having this problem) out.
Glartwort [Microsoft]
Games for Windows - LIVE

[mjordan]

Hey Incarnate,

Have you updated to the latest version of Games for Windows - LIVE? It should have taken care of the incompatibility issue w/ WindowBlinds. You should be prompted to install it if you're signing into LIVE, but you can get the patch here if you'd prefer to manually install:

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx

You'll want the December update (version 1.2.241).

Hope that helps you (or anyone else having this problem) out.
Glartwort [Microsoft]
Games for Windows - LIVE

Glartwort, any news about a possible "global" solution to the stuttering problem of this game? Maybe in a title update 3?

[Incarnate]

Hey Incarnate,

Have you updated to the latest version of Games for Windows - LIVE? It should have taken care of the incompatibility issue w/ WindowBlinds. You should be prompted to install it if you're signing into LIVE, but you can get the patch here if you'd prefer to manually install:

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/Pages/default.aspx

You'll want the December update (version 1.2.241).

Hope that helps you (or anyone else having this problem) out.
Glartwort [Microsoft]
Games for Windows - LIVE

Thank you Glartwort. It looks like that did the trick. I'm still having trouble with my saved games disappearing though. Just out of curiosity, since Live is made primarily for multiplayer, why not have two modes for Gears, one single player, one multiplayer? For the single player mode, Live could be disabled, since it seems to cause a number of conflicts, and isn't really necessary for the single player experience. Live could then be enabled for multiplayer games.

Thanks again,

Incarnate

[BehemothGhost]

I'm experiencing a (what I think is) very strange problem running GoW, installing and updating goes fine but when I run the program it runs really, really slow. Which I think is weird because I can run COD4 and UT3 without any problems. It looks like GoW is trying to use the highest settings for the game the first time you run it. Tried to lower the settings but didn't do much good. Help would be appreciated.

System specs:
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0, build 6001)
Systemmodel: HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
BIOS: ver 1.00 PARTTBL
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T8100 @ 2.10Ghz
RAM: 3070 Mb
Videocard: Nvidia GeForce 8600m GS (512mb, driver version: 7.15.0011.7432)
Direct-X: 10

No mods, English version of the game, tried both the update from live and the site (first applied the one from live, didn't work. reinstalled game, applied site patch, didn't work either.)

[zombywoof83]

The game is still crashing on me, even after the update. By the first cutscene, I get the message "Gears of War has stopped working".

My PC specs are

HP-Pavilion
NVIDIA 8500 GT
AMD Phenom Quad-Core 2.2 Ghz
Vista Home Premium 6.0
BIOS: Pheonix AwardBIOS v6.00PG
3070MB RAM
DirectX 10

Got the update on the GoW site.

English, no mods. Just got it today.

UPDATE:

I got it working now. For those who have the same issue as I did, check this thread (http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=607234)out and try what it suggests, if you haven't already. It worked for me.

[Tounge73]

1. A description of the issue:

game will not work with 360 controller , it works on the guide and such , but not on actual gears menu nor ingame


2. Your PC specs (you can get this information by going to Run... and type in dxdiag):

windows vista x64 (+SP1)
intel core 2 quad Q6600
NVIDIA geforce8400GS
3072ram

3. Your OS information

-Windows vista 64 bits Ultimate SP1

4. Any modifications you've made in the .inis or any type of modification to any files in the gearsPC directory structure.

-Nothing

5. What version of the game does the user have installed (English, French, Italian, German, Iberian Spanish, LATAM Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian)

-English

6. Where did they get the update from: via Windows LIVE or from http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/.

-Got the Patch on the Gears of war website.

[Mr Guy44]

1. When i press the play button or try to play it thru program files it is unresponsive(doesnt even show a splash screen)

2. Operating System: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Card name: Radeon X1300 Series

3.OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2

4. none

5. English version

6. Gearsofwar.com

[mansrm81]

I found a post in here about fixing the disc read error but now I can't find it could someone help me out? You have to change the registry key or something but I can't remember what it was

Thanks

[hp660r]

Screen will go black for a moment like it is loading, then quit to desktop, no errors. The game is not in my process list so it must terminate.

Using the digital download version

AMD 64 x2 4200+
9800 GTX
2gb corsair DDR 400 memory
XP SP2 32 bit

using AMD processor driver 1.3.2.0053

Forceware 175.19

Attempted 2 reinstalls with same results. My roommates PC has the same Video card but runs a pentium D processor, works fine. His is a digital download also.

[tiny tte]

Wrong Disk Error - Bought today, worked, installed patch, says wrong disk (yellow logo)

HP Pavilion Elite m9090a PC - 2gb ddr2 ram - 2 * 500gb HD - Nvidia 8600 GT 3D gpu - BD/HD Dvd drive - Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - (6.0, build 6001)

None, just bought game.

English - Bought in New Zealand.

Update from game.

[mansrm81]

Does anyone else have this for accessed in the properties?

Accessed Thursday, ‎February ‎11, ‎2072, ‏‎11:23:32 AM
For the files that were updated with the latest update

[MAdMaN]

Does anyone else have this for accessed in the properties?

Accessed Thursday, ‎February ‎11, ‎2072, ‏‎11:23:32 AM
For the files that were updated with the latest update

Sounds like a problem with the time and date configuration of your computer.

[mansrm81]

No time and date is correct

[crimzion01]

1. I've only had this game for a couple of days but when I loaded it the game downloaded a patch and while playing through I get to the end of act 2 and then I get an C++ error or wargame-g4wlive.exe error

2. PC Specs
Intel Core duo E8300 @ 2.83GHz
3038MB ram
Sound Max HD audio
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro

3. OS spec
Windows XP SP2

4.No Mods

5. English version of the game

6. update from windows live

[Spit]

just disable wargame-g4wlive.exe (aka move it from the folder onto ur desktop or something) and beat it without saving or acheivements :P

the old gearsofwar.com had that patch to fix wargame-g4wlive.exe

[Boost King]

Hi,

I have had GOW PC since January this year. I've played through it several times and keep loosing all my checkpoints.

Gears helper, have you any suggestions on how to fix this checkpoint saving issues? It happened to me just yesterday, I defeated General Ram, skipped the final cutsecene, skipped credits, then the screen was just spinning that cog, and kept doing it for 15 minutes. I shut down Gears. Reloaded it, all checkpoints gone. I did however manage to unlock Insane acheivements, but missed out on Dominator acheivement, so thats ok, I can live with that.

What I want to know, and this is the tricky question, is when my saved checkpoints are gone, does this in any way corrupt the saved game data for Online play? Ie I am up to about 4,000 kills in player (i've been counting) and I am wondering if these are lost in anyway? Also, is there a way to check the counter of what your up to in player matches

Many thanks,

[Shamester61088]

1. When In the Main Menu of Gears of War, before playing, after a minute or less it stops working and goes to the main menu with the error box stating: Gears of War has stopped working and i have the option to close the program or search online for program to fix the problem (neither works). I'm completely stuck and have all updates required.
2. -Intel Core 2 duo 3.0 Ghz
-4 GB RAM
-nVidia Geforce 8800 GTS 512 GB
3. Windows Vista 64-bit
4. None
5. English
6. From the Website

*Thanks for any help you can offer!

[Kamo7s]

1. Before I even get to play, after about minute the game crashes and me an error box: Gears of War has stopped working and i have the option to close the program or search online for program to fix the problem, I can't get either option to work. I also can't get any of the updates that it tells me about before the game even starts. It says I need an update and when I click the link button, it takes me to the GoW2 site. I just bought this game 2 days ago. wtf???

2. Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz
-3 GB RAM
-nVidia Geforce 8800 GTS 512 GB
3. Windows Vista 32-bit
4. None
5. English
6. I haven't been able to get any updates, every link I've tried is a deadend.

[Rics]

i have the game installed and running fine.. but when i actually start gameplay the mouse cursor always moves to the left.. making the play spin round and round and round. it is fine at the game menu.. it's only when i try to change the mouse sensitvity or actually play the game that this problem happens

I have recently got a logitech g5 so it is not the mouse.. (i have tried it with numerous ones).. and it's not the mouse port becuase it works fine with other games.. and i'm using the USB interface atm..

it is only gears of war that does this.. i have other new games like r6vegas and assassin's creed and they work fine.. pls help

o and i have also used different os' and the same problem arises..

thnks :)

[mjordan]

Probably the support for GoW1 PC is ended (well, I know, it never started).

[MacsterD]

Well I got the game yesterday. Spent all day trying to get it to work. I am getting the same error a lot of people have been getting. The DVD Rom is not found please insert the dvd and try again, blah blah blah blah. This is really frustrating and it seems just by looking at the posts that this title is abandonware but in the thin hope that someone can help here goes...

System Details:

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp.080413-2111)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Dell DXP061
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.5.3
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 273MB used, 4685MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

Video Card:

nVidia 8800GT 512mb Video Ram


I can't get the game to start. My DVD drive runs the disc fine, installs off the DVD and can even uninstall from the disc startup menu. I have uninstalled and reinstalled 3 times now and I still get the same error when I want to play. It tells me to put the DVD in the drive which it already is. I have updated the safedisc stuff per MS's suggestions but that didnt help at all. I have updated Live for windows and that did nothing either.

I cringe at the thought of calling MS help directly since so many posters have complained about the same thing here and have not gotten a very helpful reply from the developers regarding this issue. Frankly I don't understand how the Disc can be used to install and uninstall everything just fine but when I press play it tells me that for some reason the very same disc I just used to perform all those tasks is missing...

I am very disappointed and will probably not get another game from this publisher/developer ever again for my PC.

[isildur78]

This is frustating, first of all excuse for my english because I am spanish, I have been playing gow in PC from I bought it, but suddenly it stopped to works. I double click the icon from desktop, from the dvd menu and directly the starup.exe in the installation folder. But all the time I get the same, The game does not start. I push Ctrl+Alt+Del and I see in the administrator that the process Startup is started, but nothing else, only waiting. I have tried to unistall and reinstall, but the same result always. Please help from some other customer, because I know that Epic won´t help me.

[thekk2008]

On my PC (which I use a big 40 inch TV lol...no I do really) and my TV doesn't support 1260x760 or somthing near that and gears of war has that for it's defalt so when i go on it it's black but has sound and you see 2 secs of it so i need to change the resulation to 1360x760 without going on the game what can I do!!!!!!!????:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

[nDiddy77]

I also posted a new thread in Gears for PC, but I though maybe I should post one in here as well. I am having some issues with just basic installation. I tried installing GEARS last night after I bought it, but it was taking so long (40+ mins) that I decided to CANCEL and try again today. It has been installing now for almost an hour! Does GEARS take FOREVER to install? Is it me? I have a Quad Core nVidia 8800 128mb 3GH PC running Vista 32. It's not a wimp...I've played CRYSIS on it (not on high specs, but med-high)...Am I being inpatient? I'll post again if and when it finally installs.

[Ogun Nagoura]

The XBox crowd is Epic's bread and butter peroid. You shouldn't expect any help at all from them as GoW2 is coming out and I doubt if they will even bother with a PC launch anymore, just not enough money in it compared to the XBox sales. I've pitched my disc and will just see if a movie will come out about Fenix and company because I am certainly not going to purchase a console ever.

[farbods0]

I have a hpdv6775us i can run single player fine. For live it wont work i click the update a box shows thats blank and nothing happens. i download the manual update and the same thing. How do i get it to work

[Myth1c]

1. I bought the game bout 2 months ago, played it without any issues. But afther not playing for a few weeks I wanted to play it again, but I get the instert the correct dvd error. I didn't update the game or anything like it, I just didn't play for 3 weeks.

So I went to the help forum and did everything the resolution said. But it still doesn't work. I also tried to unpatch the game, but still the error remains.
Please help me, I want to play the game again.

2. Intel (R) Core (TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @2.4GHz (4CPUs), ~2.4GHz
2 GB RAM
XFX Nvideo 8600 GT (512MB)

3. Windows Vista Home Edition

4. No modifications made

5. English

6. Update received via Windows LIVE

[max255]

Well, if it won't and won't play, try using a crack. I know, I know but it could be the only way for you to play. Game takes long time to install, yes, because it uses a high compression method and it needs time do decompress. As for save game bug... Update game with latest patch and when you play, disconnect your PC from net. Pay attention NOT to run the game even for a second while you're connected or save games on next shutdown will be erased. I played through every act and shutdown my PC dozen times on random checkpoints and save games were there every time. Live F**** it all!!!!!

[Urza]

Just bought and installed the game today. Launched fine. Played around fine. Connected to Live fine. Patch detected. Patch installed. Launcher reloaded. Now I get a Visual C++ Runtime error pointing at c:\gears of war\binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe

1. Visual C++ Runtime error. c:\gears of war\binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe

2. Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40GHz, 3gb RAM, XFX GeForce 8600 GT (256mb)

3. Vista Home Premium

4. No mods

5. English

6. Live

Like I said, before the patch it started up just fine.

[Simpsonite]

Hi everyone i'm having Horrendous trouble with the patch, it won't let me install because it tries to constantly update my BIOS, i have updated this about 10 minutes ago! i cant load my Live profile, and the game is, at present, unusable. i only installed the game an hour ago so no moda as yet, and is a boxed UK version. as for the PC specs, see my signature.
if anyone has any ideas id love to hear 'em because im all out, PM or reply,
thanks again
Simpsonite

[Lurtz]

You're all saying go to www.gearsofwar.com/gearspc or something for the new gears patch, I went and can't find anything about Gears of War for the PC, it's all Gears of War 2 stuff, I have the problem with hte live update prompt, it shuts down the game after download of update and then restarts it after the command prompt, then it's just as it was before.

I've also tried downloading and instaling them manually, that hasn't worked, anyone got the update that is meant to be on the gears of war official site? The actual game update (not the live one) because I can't find it.

[mjordan]

You're all saying go to www.gearsofwar.com/gearspc or something for the new gears patch, I went and can't find anything about Gears of War for the PC, it's all Gears of War 2 stuff, I have the problem with hte live update prompt, it shuts down the game after download of update and then restarts it after the command prompt, then it's just as it was before.

I've also tried downloading and instaling them manually, that hasn't worked, anyone got the update that is meant to be on the gears of war official site? The actual game update (not the live one) because I can't find it.

The site has changed, so the link you're speaking about is not functional anymore. That link has been posted in a pre Gears of War 2 era. So, considering web sites are made to be surfed, surfing the new site leads me to the following link:
http://gearsofwar.xbox.com/pc/qfe1.htm
where the title update is still present.

[Lurtz]

I downloaded this update and the black box came up and then went off after a minute or two, then nothing happened, then my game just started up and it was the same as before. It's as if the game doesn't accept there is an update applied. I appreciate you replying to me, any help would be magnificent.

[duttyfoot]

running quad core, 8800gt, 2gigs with vist 64 ultimate.
i installed windows live update. i downloaded the title update (gearstu.exe)that everyone is pointing to. when i double click the file to run it, it opens my asus bios update program. any idea why it would do this.

[duttyfoot]

ok, i uninstalled my asus bios updater and re run the gearstu.exe file. when i run the file it works but once its done a runtime error pops up. it states the app has requested the runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.

[FennecWF]

Oh, I didn't see this thread!

I'm running dual core Pentium 4, a Radeon X1300 PSI-E, 1 Gig of RAM.

Okay, I bought GoW awhile ago, before my computer was able to run it. I recently upgraded, so I was finally able to play it. I installed, played for awhile, then ran into the game-crash error that happens to a lot of people. I don't play online and only used a local profile, cuz I prefer games like that, honestly. I downloaded and installed the most-recent patch hoping it would alleviate this crashing. It did...at the expense of playability.

My game won't even start now. At all. I get an error about the WarGame.exe thing encountering a problem and having to shut down. So, I did a BACKUP. Same thing. I uninstalled and re-installed the game. SAME THING. I'm re-installing now again, but if this doesn't work, I'll probably just quit trying.

I'd like some assistance, if at all possible. Thankye. c:

[Simpsonite]

hi guys just an update, i have tried uninstalling my asus bios update, slung in another 4gb of ram, and it still wont update the game. i don't know about all you guys/gals but im getting mightily f*ked off with microsoft snd EA, i've emailed every possible person in support i can and, after much buck passing, nobody has provided any useful info. i have lost all faith in microsoft and ea and i refuse to buy gears 2.
i seem to remember an issue similar to this in UT3 but Epic to their credit worked their behinds off to get the issue fixed. does anyone else feel left in the dark about this? or feel EA and microsoft have swept this issue under the carpet?
id liketo know if it's just me or if others feel the same, repost here or pm me, cheers all ;)

[cogsparten]

Hi GearsHelper,
I try to install the latest patch and all that appears is a blank dos screen, i leave it on for awhile but nothing happens. I tried to manually patch but it does the same thing. Please help me with this!

[d15c0d4v3]

1. I recently installed Gears of War on my Vista computer. After installing, I run the game and it runs perfectly. However, I cannot play online without downloading the update. After downloading and installing, the game restarts but crashes to the desktop immediately after the introduction sequences (Game experience may change during online play, Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios) and right before the title screen shows. The Live sign-in thing usually shows up during that.
2. Intel Core 2 Duo CPU 2.40 GHz Processor, 3838MB RAM
3. Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001)
4. None
5. English
6. via Windows Live

edit: also tried the manual update, same problems.

[dAnFoRZ]

Hi
i just bought gears of war but i have a problem with the controller settings, the mouse wont move left to right i only can aim up and down and when i try to aim left to right the character dashes front back or sidesways, plese what can i do????

[IWantMyMTV]

Gears of War runs fine on my PC...the trouble is using a Saitek P2600 gamepad...

I would prefer to use a gamepad instead of the mouse and keyboard (which work fine)...

Initially, I had a similar problem to one other user (haza???) where Marcus would just spin in circles with the gamepad plugged in...I tried calibrating the gamepad in Windows control panel, and it was recognizing the right analog stick as rudders and throttle...

I downloaded and installed the Saitek driver for the P2600, and Windows now saw the gamepad as a dual analog stick, 12-button pad with a POV (digital pad)...

Now, when I play Gears of War with the P2600 using the 'Default' scheme, my left analog stick strafes left and right, but pushing up moves Marcus backwards and pushing down moves him forward...I tried reversing the Y-axis, but it had no effect...

Also, the right analog stick is confused...the right Y-axis looks left and right, and the right X-axis looks up and down...extremely confusing...no settings ('Legacy', 'Left Default', 'Left Legacy') affect that...

The P2600 has an FPS button (makes right analog stick appear to be a mouse and left analog stick appear to be W, S, A and D) which I'm not using...and a digital/analog button which switches the left direction device from the 8-way pad (digital) to the left analog stick (analog)...I have the gamepad set to analog and the Windows Control Panel calibration shows everything working fine...(left stick controls crosshair in left window, right analog in right and pushing up makes the crosshair go up and so on)...

Saitek has profiling software so I can make the P2600 emulate the keyboard and mouse, but I don't have to use this software for any other games, and I'm not interested in using it for this one...

Any ideas on why the P2600 analog sticks, which calibrate fine in Windows, work funny under Gears of War?

Or, more importantly, are there some lines in the input config file for Gears of War where I can swap the X- and Y- axes for the right stick and reverse the Y-Axis for the left stick? And, if you could, please be specific...I've already looked at the file that has pad, mouse and keyboard, and bindings for the option screen and it's very confusing to me...

Thank you.

[HennessyROB]

GOW2 is the only game that I can't hear people on.

Does anybody have any clue on how to trouble shoot a mic?

[archer1]

My problem I cant get GOW (PC) to start. I installed it then click the desktop icon and I get a box on the taskbar saying "Sotware Update" but it just sits there. Anybody know what is going on?
I have Windows XP Pro, AMD Athlon 64 processor 3500+, Nvidia 7300 Graphics.

[Spartan-179]

When i try to run gears for pc i get this error messgae: 'I:\Programe files\microsoft Games\ Gears Of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe: You Cannor Run the Game With Modifieed EXecutionable Code. Please REinstall The game.'

I remeber Pressing Disable Speech In the green talk box to see if that would stop me from typing and Inable Voice. Could this have caused the problem?

Machine name: MALLET-9E631FF5
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
System Manufacturer: FUJITSU SIEMENS

Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.40GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 1718MB used, 2220MB available
Windows Dir: I:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

[pguarisma]

1.- Downloaded patch from http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/
2.- Executed patch
3.- For some reason my ASUS BIOS updater utility is started (?!?!?!)
4.- Only when I cancel the ASUS app does the patch try to read the DVD drive
5.- I get the exact same error message about Modified Executable

Second try,

1.-So I uninstalled the game via Control Panel --> Programs
2.-Rebooted my PC
3.-Disabled antivirus and other apps
4.-Reinstalled GoW
5.-I downloaded the patch once more
6.-Executed the patch
7.-This time the initial welcome from GoW comes up and I check the option to not notify me again unless there's an update
8.-My ASUS BIOS utility shows up again (?!?!?!)
9.-I cancel it and the exact same thing happens as described above after my first try.

Running the English version of GoW

My specs from DXDIAG:
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Business (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 1233MB used, 5106MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

[mjordan]

1.- Downloaded patch from http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/
2.- Executed patch
3.- For some reason my ASUS BIOS updater utility is started (?!?!?!)
4.- Only when I cancel the ASUS app does the patch try to read the DVD drive
5.- I get the exact same error message about Modified Executable

Second try,

1.-So I uninstalled the game via Control Panel --> Programs
2.-Rebooted my PC
3.-Disabled antivirus and other apps
4.-Reinstalled GoW
5.-I downloaded the patch once more
6.-Executed the patch
7.-This time the initial welcome from GoW comes up and I check the option to not notify me again unless there's an update
8.-My ASUS BIOS utility shows up again (?!?!?!)
9.-I cancel it and the exact same thing happens as described above after my first try.

Running the English version of GoW

My specs from DXDIAG:
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Business (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 1233MB used, 5106MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

You have to uninstall that utility (Asus Bios Updater). Gears of War generates conflicts with that utility. Also, it is a complete useless utility. A BIOS should be updated only when necessary, not when a stupid utility find something new. It has been said many times. Make sure you update the game with the Title Update 3. The message about the modified executable appears because you're "updating" with the title update 2. You must use the LATEST patch.

[pguarisma]

I've upgraded my BIOS (when I have decided to do so) twice to allow for proper CPU-motherboard compatibility as I've upgraded processors with higher front side bus speeds. The utility does not recommend any upgrade...it just performs them.

As for "conflict with that utility": I've had Gears of War AND the ASUS Utility installed together since I first got the game and never experienced any problems. The conclusion is pretty clear: the patch was a rush job and does not properly consider some trouble scenarios. Thus EPIC continues to request feedback about trouble with the patch.

[Reaperkid77]

Hey I need some help. After intstalling the lastest patch for GOW my xbox 360 controller stopped working with GOW. I can play all my other live games with my controller but for some reason it doesn't work with GOW. However i can make live pop up by pressing the home button on the controller and navigate the my friend's list and achievements but in-game and in the menus it wont responed.

edit: i figured out what was wrong, i needed to unplug and un-install my other controllers from my computer and now the game works fine:)

[d15c0d4v3]

Hello again. I tried downloading the newest patch that came out recently in hopes of making this work.

1. I recently installed Gears of War on my Vista computer. After installing, I get a message called "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library". It tells me to "contact the application's support team for more information". I tried installing the newest Visual C++ Runtime Library, but that didn't help. Do you have more information?
2. Intel Core 2 Duo CPU 2.40 GHz Processor, 3838MB RAM
3. Windows Vista Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001)
4. None
5. English
6. via your website

[Steveo1136]

1. Iv'e downloaded so many updates and patches but nothing has worked. It worked for a couple a weeks, but then stopped and said cant run with modified executable code. So i downloaded this update, but now it says something about C++ visual error. Those errors come up when i try to run the gears of war
2.Intel(R) Core(TM) 2quad CPU Q6600 @2.40GHz (4CPU's) 3326MB RAM
3.Windows Vista tm Home Premium (6.0 Build 6001)
5. It's english Gears of war for windows
6. The update came from the gears site

You can e-mail me at chickydude11@hotmail com

[leonclaude]

1. "The DVD-ROM cannot be found. Please insert the DVD-ROM and restart the application." and/or "Please insert DVD, etc."
2. System Manufacturer: HP
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5300 @ 1.73GHz (2 CPUs), 1.7GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
3. Windows Vista Home
4. No mods made
5. Gears of Wars for Windows, English
6. Applied update from both locations at different times to see if one would work better than the other.

[Steveo1136]

My gears of war has started workin again :). But I can only play it on the administrators profile. What do i do so i can play the game on my profile?

[xBAiRD]

On gears 2 multiplay on live, everytime i finish a game I get -1500 points for an Incomplete match penalty. WTH Im finishing the game. I cant get to lvl 10 bc of this.

[Reaperkid77]

On gears 2 multiplay on live, everytime i finish a game I get -1500 points for an Incomplete match penalty. WTH Im finishing the game. I cant get to lvl 10 bc of this.
dude i think your in the wrong forum this is for people who have Gears of War 1 (PC) and are having problems with the recent patch

[KOOLBD]

When I try and download the update, it never installs because of an error message I receive that says
1. "old file not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match."

2.Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40GHz, 2046 MB RAM

3. XP Pro

[Raeivet]

um i try starting the system, it says no disc in dvd-rom drive, and it gives me a yellow exclamation sign

I downloaded the patch from gearsofwar site and the latest GWFL patch

Um, i use Vista idk which one really, idk anything about my PC

[APlasticTree]

Here is a link to my post: http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=677454

[gymreaper]

1. A description of the issue

After installing patch TU3 after fresh install, the game boots from windows into a black screen a large icon for the mouse cursor appears, showing the resolution is in 800x600, then crashes back to windows!

2. Your PC specs (you can get this information by going to Run... and type in dxdiag)

XP SP3
NORTON 360 (WarGame-G4WLive.exe given full allowances)
Windows Live v2.0.0675.0

ASUS STRIKER EXTREME, INTEL Q6600, 2 X 8800GTS 512, RAZER BARRACUDA SOUND CARD, 4 GB CRUCIAL BALLASTIX RAM, 1000W COOLERMASTER PSU, SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER 226CW

Have tried to boot without SLI enabled and Physics GPU enabled, still no joy.

3. Your OS information

XP SP3

4. Any modifications you've made in the .inis or any type of modification to any files in the gearsPC directory structure.

NONE

5. What version of the game does the user have installed (English, French, Italian, German, Iberian Spanish, LATAM Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian)

ENGLISH

6. Where did they get the update from: via Windows LIVE or from http://gearsofwar.com/GearsPC/.

THE GEARS OF WAR LINK IN Q.6.

[bruce wayne 666]

okey guys this my problem ....

please insert the correct DVD-ROM ,click OK ,and restart the application.


Operating System: Windows Vista™ 64bit Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.6925 (English)
Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5559 (English)

please if is any one like to help me or he can contact with me on yahoo masenger at (bruce_fahad2008@yahoo.com) or send me masege here . I will wait your answer please please please .
thank you

[Brokaliv]

When I try to play the game it usually brings up "Do you want to save or open Launch.cab" How do I get past this to play the game? I had the game working before, but now it just doesn't want to do anything.

[BadCamper]

I was going on to gears of war with my friend and it had just been the new old skool update i went to play a game and my level had gone down to 1 when originally it was 48
but my friend is still at his level

Whats happend and what should i do? Message me Gamertag:BadCamper

[questioner1]

I get the next error message:
#1. Problem: When I launch the game I receive and error message. In the title bar of the error message it says “The DVD-ROM could not be located.” The text in the error message is: “Please insert the correct DVD-ROM, click OK, and restart the application.”

I know this issue is known in the post: http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=607234
but there is no answer. All it sais is this:


"Information: There are actually two unique errors that use this same text. The first error has a red “X” icon and the second version of the error has a yellow exclamation point ("!"). In a nutshell: for some reason Gears cannot find your DVD (or the completely wrong DVD is in the drive) or has found a DVD that doesn't look like it is the right Gears of War disc.

Resolution: This has most often been linked to an incompatibly between Gears of War and some virtual drive programs that could be running. A virtual drive program allows the user to use a portion of hard drive space to emulate a different drive or type of drive."

it doesn't give a solution to the problem. I dont have a virtual drive. I still don't know how to solve this problem.
specs:

Operating System: Windows Vista™ 32bit Home Premium Service Pack 1
Processor: AMD Athlon 64X2 dual core 4200+ 2.2 GHz
Memory: 2.00GB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

[NotNoob]

i cant just instal patch 1.3:confused:

My Os is Xp service pack 3, i have 4 gb ram
Video card is a 9600Gt
Intel core2 quad

Gears of war version is 1.0 and its in spanish, i hadnt modified any file
plz help

i download the patch from the website

[NotNoob]

its says"sorry, no proper BIOS image files found"

[MisterDeeh]

2) Error messages and possible solutions:

[B]ERROR: "Old file not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match.

how do i fix this problem because i want to get online :)

[MisterDeeh]

[QUOTE=Spartan-179;25992326]When i try to run gears for pc i get this error messgae: 'I:\Programe files\microsoft Games\ Gears Of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe: You Cannor Run the Game With Modifieed EXecutionable Code. Please REinstall The game.'

hey just change ur time to 1/27/09 dats it , thats what happened to me then i did that and it worked

[goshock]

2) Error messages and possible solutions:

[B]ERROR: "Old file not found. However, a file of the same name was found. No update done since file contents do not match.

how do i fix this problem because i want to get online :)replace startup.exe with the original file not crack one