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Fallout Tactics in XP

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First post, by crash.

Posted on 2008-11-08, 01:56

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Greetings,

I'm trying to run the 3CD original release of Fallout Tactics in Windows XP, but it crashes at startup"

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Fallout: Tactics (TM): BOS.exe - Application Error
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The instruction at "0x7c911ec3" referenced memory at "0x0323842a". The memory could not be "written".
Click on OK to terminate the program
Click on CANCEL to debug the program
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OK Cancel
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I've tried running with VDMS, turning down or disabling DirectX sound acceleration, four patches (3CD Sprite Patch, 1.25, 1.27, and Sound Patch), as well as Compatibility modes for W95, W98, and W2000, but nothing helps.

The only thing I have determined is that if I disable the built-in SigmaTel sound card completely, the game runs - so this seems like a sound related issue.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Reply 1 of 6, by DosFreak

Posted on 2008-11-08, 02:09

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Execute the game and waite for the error to pop up. Press CANCEL and wait for the dump to finish and press OK. Then go to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\DrWatson

Save the contents to a zip file and upload here.

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Reply 2 of 6, by crash.

Posted on 2008-11-08, 03:09

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For unknown reasons, my Dr Watson log was elsewhere, but here it is anyway. I'll be very interested to hear what this means.

Reply 3 of 6, by DosFreak

Posted on 2008-11-08, 03:35

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What is this Sound Patch? Never heard of it before.

Also was there a .dmp file in that directory?

Have you tried reducing sound hardware acceleration notch by notch?

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Reply 4 of 6, by crash.

Posted on 2008-11-08, 06:04

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There is a user.dmp file, but Windows won't let me copy or zip it. I did try all of the levels of sound acceleration.

Reply 5 of 6, by crash.

Posted on 2008-11-08, 07:34

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Okay, I'm not entirely certain that Dr. Watson is functioning correctly, since the files are located in

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson

and I don't get a cancel button that I can use to debug with.

Here is what I could get.

Reply 6 of 6, by crash.

Posted on 2008-11-18, 12:18

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Does anyone see anything interesting in the dump file? I'm glad to change Dr Watson's settings and try again if needed.

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