Gears of war PC windows 7 64bit crashes at start of campaign

[uberste777]

os: Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit sp1
cpu: AMD phenom II X3 720 2.8 Ghz
graphics: ATI radeon HD 5770 1gb
Ram: 8GB ddr2

hi, yesterday I bought gears of war pc through games for windows live marketplace. I'm having trouble getting it to work

I've been around the forums looking for fixes, I've seen a lot of places saying I must patch the game, (this being distributed digitally I assumed the patch was preapplied) so I downloaded the latest patch and attempted to patch
I then got the error for "old file not found"
So I googled this error annd everywhere I go theres people saying you need to not used a cracked version of the game or copy the startup.exe from the disk. . . well I dont have a disk I downloaded it from the marketplace
so patching seems to be out of the question which leads me to being out of options really

so I'm posting here
ok what happens, the game loads up to the main menu just fine no problem, however when I go to the campaign and start a new campaign the opening cut scene will start, there will be a black screen for about 5 seconds and then the screen will flicker and I'll get a "gears of war has stopped working" box
I've tried multiplayer and that seems to work however I've not found any games yet so I cant actually get into a game with less than two people, which is a shame because I just wanted to roam the maps to see if it works.
I've looked around and there doesnt seem to be anyone with this problem, and I dont want to uninstal it and re download again because I've done that twice already.
I spent £15 on this game, and while I do have the xbox versions of all three gears of war games I wanted to play the pc one, and right now I'm very disappointed
any help would be appreciated

[Drone *]

I could try sending you the startup.exe from the actual disc if you want? then try applying the update

[Yush]

why would they sell something that they know has problems??? Unreal

[uberste777]

I could try sending you the startup.exe from the actual disc if you want? then try applying the update

That would be great thanks, worth a shot.

I've seen on YouTube a video where this game is played with my graphics card maxed out settings so I know it can’t be hardware, I just don’t understand it tbh
I thought it was odd the game didn’t come with any directx installer or any other kind of redistributable
I really want this game to work, gears of war is one of my favourite game franchises.
so yeah, how would you rather send it to me?

edit: I looked in the logs folder and I got a few text files the following is from one of them, they're all the same btw:

Log: Log file open, 05/12/12 06:54:15
Init: Version: 3340
Init: Epic Internal: 0
Init: Compiled: Jan 30 2008 19:49:28
Init: Command line: -seekfreeloading -final_release -installed -langid=0809 -DEFENGINEINI=..\WarGame\Config\DefaultEngineG4WLiv e.ini
Init: Base directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\
Init: Character set: Unicode
Init: SHIPPING_PC_GAME: 1
Init: WITH_PANORAMA: 1
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarEditor.ini
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarEditorUserSettings.ini
DevSHA: FAsyncSHAVerify running for hash [..\WarGame\Config\WarEngine.ini]
DevSHA: FAsyncSHAVerify running for hash [..\WarGame\Config\WarEngine.ini]
DevSHA: FAsyncSHAVerify running for hash [..\WarGame\Config\WarEngine.ini]
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarEngine.ini
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\DefaultEngineUserSettings.ini
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarEngineUserSettings.ini
DevSHA: FAsyncSHAVerify running for hash [..\WarGame\Config\WarGame.ini]
DevSHA: FAsyncSHAVerify running for hash [..\WarGame\Config\WarGame.ini]
DevSHA: FAsyncSHAVerify running for hash [..\WarGame\Config\WarGame.ini]
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarGame.ini
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarInput.ini
DevSHA: FAsyncSHAVerify running for hash [..\WarGame\Config\WarUI.ini]
DevSHA: FAsyncSHAVerify running for hash [..\WarGame\Config\WarUI.ini]
DevSHA: FAsyncSHAVerify running for hash [..\WarGame\Config\WarUI.ini]
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarUI.ini
Init: Computer: STEPHENPC
Init: User: Stephen
Init: CPU Page size=4096, Processors=3
Init: High frequency timer resolution =2.746835 MHz
Init: Memory total: Phys=1048575K Pagef=2097151K Virt=4194176K
Init: LiveSock: I am STEPHENPC (0.0.0.0:0)
Init: Object subsystem initialized
Log: Found D3D10 adapter 0: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Log: Adapter has 1010MB of dedicated video memory, 0MB of dedicated system memory, and 3838MB of shared system memory
Init: OS stats:
Init: Windows XP Service Pack 3
Init: RemoteDesktop=0
Init: Memory stats:
Init: Physical: 1023MB
Init: Virtual: 4095MB
Init: PageFile: 2047MB
Init: CPU stats:
Init: Hyperthreaded: 1
Init: NumProcessorsPerCPU: 1
Init: NumLogicalProcessors: 3
Init: NumPhysicalProcessors: 8195
Init: MaxSpeed: 2800
Init: CurrentSpeed: 2800
Init: CoresPerProcessor: 8195
Init: IsOnBattery: 0
Init: BatteryLevel: -1
Init: Manufacturer: AMD
Init: CPUName: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core
Init: L1CacheSize: 64
Init: L2CacheSize: 512
Init: Architecture: x64
Init: GPU stats:
Init: VendorID: 00001002
Init: DeviceID: 000068B8
Init: DriverVersion: 8.17.10.1124
Init: DeviceName: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Init: DriverName: aticfx32.dll
Init: PixelShaderVersion: 3
Init: VertexShaderVersion: 3
Init: VRAMQuantity: 768
Init: DedicatedVRAM: 1010
Init: AdapterCount: 2
Init: SupportsHardwareTnL: 1
Init: Aspect Ratio: 1.777778
Init: - 1152, 648
Init: - 1152, 648
Init: - 1152, 648
Init: - 1280, 720
Init: - 1280, 720
Init: - 1280, 720
Init: - 1360, 768
Init: - 1366, 768
Init: - 1600, 900
Init: - 1776, 1000
Init: - 1776, 1000
Init: - 1776, 1000
Init: - 1776, 1000
Init: - 1776, 1000
Init: - 1776, 1000
Init: - 1920, 1080
Init: - 1920, 1080
Init: - 1920, 1080
Init: - 1920, 1080
Init: - 1920, 1080
Init: - 1920, 1080
Init: Machine detected compatibility level: 2. Machine previously set compatibility level: 2
Log: Initializing FaceFX...
Log: FaceFX initialized:
Log: version 1.710000
Log: licensee Unreal Engine 3 Licensee
Log: project Unreal Engine 3 Project
Log: FUdpLink::BindPort: Socket was not created
Log: Failed to bind to port 9989 for listening for propagation messages.
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\Engine\Localization\int\Launch.int
Log: Preloading (default) startup map warstart
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\Engine\Localization\int\Core.int
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\Engine\Localization\int\Engine.int
Log: Loaded shader cache LocalShaderCache-PC-D3D-SM4.CacheObject: 127 shaders(0 legacy, 0 redundant), 0 materials
Log: Loaded shader cache RefShaderCache-PC-D3D-SM4.CacheObject: 33724 shaders(0 legacy, 0 redundant), 2957 materials
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\Engine\Localization\int\UnrealScriptTest.int
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Localization\int\Human_Anya_Chatter.int
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Localization\int\Human_Dom_Chatter.int
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Localization\int\Human_Marcus_Chatter.i nt
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Localization\int\WarfareGame.int
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarWeapon.ini
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarPawn.ini
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarAI.ini
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarCamera.ini
Log: 87338 objects as part of root set at end of initial load.
Log: 0 out of 0 bytes used by permanent object pool.
Log: Initializing Engine...
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\Engine\Localization\int\Editor.int
Init: UEngine initialized
Log: Object size..............: 60
Log: Actor size...............: 432
Log: ActorComponent size......: 88
Log: PrimitiveComponent size..: 448
Init: ALAudio device opened: Generic Software
Init: AL_VENDOR : Creative Labs Inc.
Init: AL_RENDERER : Software
Init: AL_VERSION : 1.1
Init: AL_EXTENSIONS : EAX EAX2.0 EAX3.0 EAX4.0 EAX5.0 EAX3.0EMULATED EAX4.0EMULATED AL_EXT_OFFSET AL_EXT_LINEAR_DISTANCE AL_EXT_EXPONENT_DISTANCE
Init: Device supports: ALC_EXT_EFX
Init: Found EFX extension with 1 effect slots and 1 potential sends
Init: ...'reverb' supported
Init: ...'low pass filter' supported
Init: ALAudioDevice initialized.
Init: Client initialized
Init: LiveSock: version 2.2 (2.2), MaxSocks=0, MaxUdp=0
Error: XLiveInitialize() failed with 0x80070005 (0x00000000)
DevOnline: XLocatorServiceInitialize() for service (LocatorV1.4D530842.RTP.*) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XLocatorCreateKey() returned 0x00000000
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: C:\Users\Stephen\Documents\My Games\Gears of War for Windows\Binaries\..\WarGame\Published\CookedPC\Map s\CustomMaps\Sample.ini
Log: Found D3D10 adapter 0: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Log: Adapter has 1010MB of dedicated video memory, 0MB of dedicated system memory, and 3838MB of shared system memory
Log: Browse: warstart?Name=Player?team=255
Log: LoadMap: warstart?Name=Player?team=255
Log: LoadMap: warstart?Name=Player?team=255: freeing any shared MP resources
Log: Freeing MPSounds
Log: Game class is 'WarGameSP'
Log: Primary PhysX scene will be in software.
Log: Creating Primary PhysX Scene.
Log: Bringing World warstart.TheWorld up for play (0) at 2012.05.12-06.54.28
Log: Bringing up level for play took: 0.056082
Log: XUserGetName(0) failed 0x00000525
Log: XUserGetXUID(0) failed 0x00000525
DevOnline: XFriendsCreateEnumerator(0,0,0,out,out) returned 0x65B
DevOnline: User (0) not logged in, using defaults
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\DefaultInput.ini
Log: XUserGetName(0) failed 0x00000525
Log: WarPC_0 got player LocalPlayer_0
DevOnline: XUserSetContext(0,X_CONTEXT_PRESENCE,0)
DevOnline: Starting networked voice for 0
Log: ########### Finished loading level: 4.331081 seconds
Init: Game engine initialized
Log: Initializing Engine Completed
Log: Starting memory preloaded movie...ESRB ()
Log: Waiting for memory preloaded movie to finish loading ...
Log: FFullScreenMovieBink::PlayMovie() => TipNum=15, LastTipNum=0

Log: Got memory preloaded movie event!!!
Log: Unmute bink movie
Log: Unmute bink movie
Log: Next movie? 1 / 4
Log: FFullScreenMovieBink::PlayMovie() => TipNum=16, LastTipNum=15

Log: Next movie? 2 / 4
Log: FFullScreenMovieBink::PlayMovie() => TipNum=17, LastTipNum=16

Log: Next movie? 3 / 4
Log: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Initial startup: 32.70s <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Log: Save=81.660893
Log: Moving '..\WarGame\CookedPC\Save.tmp' to '..\WarGame\CookedPC\LocalShaderCache-PC-D3D-SM4.upk'
Log: Can't change texture detail at run-time when using cooked content.
Error: Can't start an online game that hasn't been created
Log: Changing subtitle setting, new value: 1
Log: PP_MidTonesMultiplier Changed: 1.200000
Log: PP_ShadowsMultiplier Changed: 1.100000
Log: PP_HighlightsMultiplier Changed: 1.350000
Log: PP_DesaturationMultiplier Changed: 1.100000
DevOnline: Discarding cached profile for user 0
DevOnline: XFriendsCreateEnumerator(0,0,0,out,out) returned 0x0
DevOnline: XUserReadProfileSettings(0,0,3,GameSettingsIds,312 8,data,data) returned 0x000003E5
Log: UUIDataProvider_WarGameSaves::GetSaveGames - Only functional on Xenon, data shown on PC is fake!
DevOnline: Using cached profile data instead of reading
DevOnline: Async task 'XUserReadProfileSettings()' completed in 0.407126 seconds with 0x00000000
Log: Loaded profile: 143 Value: 2
Log: Loaded profile: 142 Value: 2
Log: Loaded profile: 144 Value: 0
Log: Loaded profile: 145 Value: 5
Log: Loaded profile: 147 Value: 4
Log: Loaded profile: 146 Value: 3
Log: Loaded profile: 310 Value: 2
Log: Loaded profile: 313 Value: 2
Log: Loaded profile: 311 Value: 2
Log: Loaded profile: 312 Value: 2
Log: Pri: 0
Log: Pub: 8
Log: Kismet: FalseCheck auto bool.
Log: Changing subtitle setting, new value: 1
Log: PP_MidTonesMultiplier Changed: 1.200000
Log: PP_ShadowsMultiplier Changed: 1.100000
Log: PP_HighlightsMultiplier Changed: 1.350000
Log: PP_DesaturationMultiplier Changed: 1.100000
DevOnline: Async task 'XFriendsCreateEnumerator()' completed in 1.013338 seconds with 0x80070012
Log: UUIAction_UpdatePlayers - First controller signed-in (local: 1, signed-in: 1)
Log: ambientMusic | ambientMusic
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarAIHardcore.ini
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarPawnHardcore.ini
Log: GConfig::LoadFile has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Config\WarWeaponHardcore.ini
DevOnline: XUserWriteProfileSettings(0,3,data,data) returned 0x000003E5
Log: Starting memory preloaded movie...Startup (MGSLogo)
Log: Waiting for memory preloaded movie to finish loading ...
Log: FFullScreenMovieBink::PlayMovie() => TipNum=18, LastTipNum=17

Log: Got memory preloaded movie event!!!
DevOnline: Creating a Live match
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,X_CONTEXT_GAME_TYPE,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x00000002,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x00000004,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x0000800B,0,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetPropertyEx(0,0x10000003,4,0,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XSessionCreate(47,0,0,2,Nonce,SessInfo,Data,OutHan dle) returned 0x000003E5
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Localization\int\Subtitles.int
DevOnline: XNetQosListen(Key,Data,28,0,XNET_QOS_LISTEN_ENABLE | XNET_QOS_LISTEN_SET_DATA) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: Starting networked voice for 0
DevOnline: RegisterLocalTalker(0) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: StartLocalProcessing(0) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: Using 1 private slots
DevOnline: XSessionJoinLocal() returned 0x000003E5
DevOnline: Async task 'XSessionCreate()' completed in 1.535948 seconds with 0x00000000
Log: Can't change texture detail at run-time when using cooked content.
Log: Browse: wargame_p?Name=Player?team=255?listen?LoadSaveGame
Log: --- Begin : FPS chart dump for level 'warstart'
Log: Bucket: 0 - 5 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 5 - 10 Time: 0.31 Frame: 0.05
Log: Bucket: 10 - 15 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 15 - 20 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 20 - 25 Time: 0.12 Frame: 0.05
Log: Bucket: 25 - 30 Time: 3.39 Frame: 1.73
Log: Bucket: 30 - 35 Time: 2.62 Frame: 1.36
Log: Bucket: 35 - 40 Time: 0.14 Frame: 0.09
Log: Bucket: 40 - 45 Time: 0.19 Frame: 0.14
Log: Bucket: 45 - 50 Time: 0.11 Frame: 0.09
Log: Bucket: 50 - 55 Time: 0.10 Frame: 0.09
Log: Bucket: 55 - 60 Time: 38.97 Frame: 40.04
Log: Bucket: 60 - 99 Time: 54.06 Frame: 56.35
Log: 2133 frames collected over 36.70 seconds, disregarding 0.02 seconds for a 58.15 FPS average, 96.19 percent of time spent > 30 FPS
Log: Average GPU frametime: 0.00 ms
Log: --- End
Log: LoadMap: wargame_p?Name=Player?team=255?listen?LoadSaveGame
Log: LoadMap: wargame_p?Name=Player?team=255?listen?LoadSaveGame : freeing any shared MP resources
Log: Freeing MPSounds
Log: Game class is 'WarGameSP'
Init: LiveSock: Socket queue 64512 / 64512
DevNet: TcpNetDriver on port 7777
Log: NetMode is now 2
Log: Primary PhysX scene will be in software.
Log: Creating Primary PhysX Scene.
Log: Bringing World wargame_p.TheWorld up for play (0) at 2012.05.12-06.55.25
Log: Bringing up level for play took: 0.020519
DevOnline: XFriendsCreateEnumerator(0,0,0,out,out) returned 0x0
DevOnline: Using cached profile data instead of reading
Log: WarPC_1 got player LocalPlayer_0
Error: Requested localized string setting 13 was not found
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x00000004,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x00000002,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetPropertyEx(0,0x10000003,4,0,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContext(0,X_CONTEXT_PRESENCE,3)
DevOnline: XNetQosListen(Key,NULL,0,0,XNET_QOS_LISTEN_RELEASE | XNET_QOS_LISTEN_SET_DATA) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XNetQosListen(Key,Data,28,0,XNET_QOS_LISTEN_ENABLE | XNET_QOS_LISTEN_SET_DATA) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,X_CONTEXT_GAME_TYPE,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x00000002,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x00000004,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x0000800B,0,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetPropertyEx(0,0x10000003,4,0,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: Starting networked voice for 0
Log: ########### Finished loading level: 0.096197 seconds
DevOnline: XSessionStart() returned 0x000003E5
Log: Changing subtitle setting, new value: 1
Log: PP_MidTonesMultiplier Changed: 1.200000
Log: PP_ShadowsMultiplier Changed: 1.100000
Log: PP_HighlightsMultiplier Changed: 1.350000
Log: PP_DesaturationMultiplier Changed: 1.100000
DevOnline: Async task 'XSessionJoinLocal()' completed in -0.265501 seconds with 0x00000000
DevOnline: Async task 'XSessionStart()' completed in -0.265444 seconds with 0x00000000
Log: Attempting to start already playing movie "Startup"; aborting
Log: Flushing async loaders.
Log: --- Begin : FPS chart dump for level 'wargame_p'
Log: Bucket: 0 - 5 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 5 - 10 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 10 - 15 Time: 100.00 Frame: 100.00
Log: Bucket: 15 - 20 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 20 - 25 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 25 - 30 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 30 - 35 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 35 - 40 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 40 - 45 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 45 - 50 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 50 - 55 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 55 - 60 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: Bucket: 60 - 99 Time: 0.00 Frame: 0.00
Log: 1 frames collected over 0.06 seconds, disregarding 0.00 seconds for a 13.13 FPS average, 0.00 percent of time spent > 30 FPS
Log: Average GPU frametime: 0.00 ms
Log: --- End
Log: Flushing async loaders.
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Localization\int\Human_Dom_Dialog.int
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Localization\int\Human_Marcus_Dialog.in t
Log: GConfig::Find has loaded file: ..\WarGame\Localization\int\Human_Pilot_Dialog.int
Log: No Cached Brush Physics Data Found Or Out Of Date (Model_9) (Owner: BlockingVolume_56) - Cooking Now.
Log: FKAggregateGeom::InstanceNovodexGeom: () No geometries in FKAggregateGeom.
Log: URB_BodyInstance::InitBody : Could not create new Shape:
Log: Giving weapon WarfareGame.Weap_COGPistol
Log: Giving weapon WarfareGame.Weap_LocustAssaultRifle
Log: Giving weapon
Log: Giving weapon
Warning: Failed to load 'Class None.': Failed to find object 'Class None.'
Warning: Failed to load 'Class None.': Failed to find object 'Class None.'
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x00000004,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x00000002,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetPropertyEx(0,0x10000003,4,0,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContext(0,X_CONTEXT_PRESENCE,3)
DevOnline: XNetQosListen(Key,NULL,0,0,XNET_QOS_LISTEN_RELEASE | XNET_QOS_LISTEN_SET_DATA) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XNetQosListen(Key,Data,28,0,XNET_QOS_LISTEN_ENABLE | XNET_QOS_LISTEN_SET_DATA) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,X_CONTEXT_GAME_TYPE,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x00000002,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x00000004,1,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetContextEx(0,0x0000800B,0,NULL) returned 0x00000000
DevOnline: XUserSetPropertyEx(0,0x10000003,4,0,NULL) returned 0x00000000
Log: Loading Checkpoint 'sp_prison_p' took 4.08 seconds
DevOnline: Async task 'XUserWriteProfileSettings()' completed in 6.019117 seconds with 0x00000000
DevOnline: Async task 'XFriendsCreateEnumerator()' completed in 4.501150 seconds with 0x80070012
Log: introMusic | introMusic
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Log: Timed out while waiting for GPU to catch up. (500 ms)
Critical: appError called:
Critical: Direct3DDevice->CreateQuery(&Desc,(ID3D10Query**)OcclusionQuery.G etInitReference()) failed
at .\Src\D3D10Query.cpp:14
with error E_OUTOFMEMORY
Critical: Windows GetLastError: The operation completed successfully. (0)
Critical: appError called:
Critical: Rendering thread exception:
Direct3DDevice->CreateQuery(&Desc,(ID3D10Query**)OcclusionQuery.G etInitReference()) failed
at .\Src\D3D10Query.cpp:14
with error E_OUTOFMEMORY

RaiseException() Address = 0x753ab9bc (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll]
CxxThrowException() Address = 0x70ca8e89 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a 1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a\MSVCR 80.dll]
Address = 0xfb8a02 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]
Address = 0xf63df3 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]
Address = 0x11423eb (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]

Critical: Windows GetLastError: The operation completed successfully. (0)
Log: === Critical error: ===
Rendering thread exception:
Direct3DDevice->CreateQuery(&Desc,(ID3D10Query**)OcclusionQuery.G etInitReference()) failed
at .\Src\D3D10Query.cpp:14
with error E_OUTOFMEMORY

RaiseException() Address = 0x753ab9bc (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll]
CxxThrowException() Address = 0x70ca8e89 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a 1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a\MSVCR 80.dll]
Address = 0xfb8a02 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]
Address = 0xf63df3 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]
Address = 0x11423eb (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]


RaiseException() Address = 0x753ab9bc (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll]
CxxThrowException() Address = 0x70ca8e89 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a 1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a\MSVCR 80.dll]
Address = 0xfb8a02 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]
Address = 0xf63df3 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]
Address = 0x41e6f1 (filename not found) [in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe]

[Drone *]

Yeah, you haven't updated it, hence that GPU timeout issue. I will send my startup exe soon, I will need to get it off of the disc which Ineed to look for as I replaced it with a no DVD crack.

[uberste777]

thats great thanks, let me know when you find it

[uberste777]

From bad to worse.
I managed to get my hands on a startup.exe from a gears of war iso, and so I backup up my legit games startup.exe and moved the new one in.
I then ran the latest gears of war patch, it patched successfuly, at this point I was very happy.
but I celebrated too soon.
the game then asked me to insert my dvd rom (again I dont have one of those)
I tried 2 seperate things following this
I moved my legit startup.exe back over the new one and started the game, I then got the same issue I've been getting all along this GPU timeout issue
so this got me angry, I then found a noDVD crack for the game, (I didnt want to resort to this but I was left with no other option and I do legally own the game)
using the noDVD crack startup.exe the game doesnt get to the main menu before crashing
I then moved my legitimate startup.exe back into my binaries folder.
so now I'm left with no idea of how to solve my problem because patching doesnt seem to have worked.
epic appears to have sold me a broken game
unless anyone has any ideas of how to solve my problem, I know next time theres a game from epic I'll save my money.

[Drone *]

Get the VITALITY 1.2 crack for it, that is the one that works for me because I was fed up of having to have the GOW disc in the drive all the time just to play it.

[uberste777]

FIXED:
Got the VITALITY 1.2 crack you suggested it still wasnt working.
so I thought I was out of options.
However a friend and I looked at the log files again, we both looked at the GPU timeout. He suggested it could be a driver issue.
I didnt really want to go back to ATI catalyst 7 (I think that was the one when this game was new) because then my new games wouldnt play.
So, he suggested instead to tweak graphics settings so everything was on lowest setting.
THE GAME WORKED
so from that I experimented with various graphics set ups to get optimum setting and also to gauge what the problem was.
It turns out the thing that crashes the game is the "Direct X 10 anti aliasing" option.
I have to have anti aliasing off completley or the game crashes and we're back to square one.
why exactly this is I dont know, the game still looks good with everything on highest anyway
while I'm here if anyone knows if theres a way to get antialiasing to work by all means please tell me, but other than that game works flawlessly now.
thanks again for all the help

[Drone *]

Ah! DX10 option on GOW is buggy as hell, no wonder! It also makes very, very little difference so there is no point in having it on to be honest