Computer Question
-
- Archangel
- Posts: 1448
- Joined: 27 Nov 2005
Computer Question
How come I can run all my HoMM games, I - IV, but my computer crashes all the way to start with every HoMM map editor I have? It never did it before, but now it does it all the time. Can someone help me resolve this head scratching problem? Could it be a virus? My AVG and Spybot says all is clean. Now what should I do?
- darknessfood
- Round Table Hero
- Posts: 4009
- Joined: 02 Jul 2007
- Location: Netherlands
- Contact:
-
- Archangel
- Posts: 1448
- Joined: 27 Nov 2005
- darknessfood
- Round Table Hero
- Posts: 4009
- Joined: 02 Jul 2007
- Location: Netherlands
- Contact:
-
- Archangel
- Posts: 1448
- Joined: 27 Nov 2005
- darknessfood
- Round Table Hero
- Posts: 4009
- Joined: 02 Jul 2007
- Location: Netherlands
- Contact:
- darknessfood
- Round Table Hero
- Posts: 4009
- Joined: 02 Jul 2007
- Location: Netherlands
- Contact:
-
- Archangel
- Posts: 1448
- Joined: 27 Nov 2005
I changed the settings in the control panel on the power schemes from 30 minutes to 4 hours with the drivers in laptop mode. And so far after running H3 WoG Map Editor, I went over 45 minutes before manually shutting it off, which means, so far, I think, that was the problem. Before, it would shut my computer down completely around 30 minutes of use. But going over 45 minutes, that's a record for this laptop as of late. When I upgraded Spybot around 8 months ago, it changed all my settings. And that was one I forgot to change back.
See, I never use a battery on my laptop, it is always plugged in, so I can use the drivers without worry of draining power usage. More testing will be needed for my verification, but at least I'm going in the right direction I think. Other opinions by everyone is welcome. And a big thanks to those of you who helped.
EDIT;
Now it goes an hour then crashes. Well, with Salamandres WoG patch anyway. Guess you gotta have a lot of something to run it. No maps from me with his patch. Sorry.
See, I never use a battery on my laptop, it is always plugged in, so I can use the drivers without worry of draining power usage. More testing will be needed for my verification, but at least I'm going in the right direction I think. Other opinions by everyone is welcome. And a big thanks to those of you who helped.
EDIT;
Now it goes an hour then crashes. Well, with Salamandres WoG patch anyway. Guess you gotta have a lot of something to run it. No maps from me with his patch. Sorry.
- MistWeaver
- Wraith
- Posts: 1277
- Joined: 28 Feb 2006
- Location: Citadel of Frosts
Well, first of all it cant be insufficient memory problem if all editors are crashing and there is enough space for your pagefile on corresponding drive (C: be default) and its not manually limited. It should be able to grow not less than to 2 gigs.
Question 1: What kind of crash ? Only editor or whole OS? Is it freeze, BSOD or reboot ? Is there some crash info ?
Question 2: Does any other software causing similar behavior ?
Question 1: What kind of crash ? Only editor or whole OS? Is it freeze, BSOD or reboot ? Is there some crash info ?
Question 2: Does any other software causing similar behavior ?
Hi
Can you just reinstall WoG somewhere else and try it from here? It may not be memory on your notebook just damaged/altered wog archive files.
Surprisingly you may be able to play a game with them but not use the editor. * Reason could be that editor update went wrong sometimes in the past, so you're now having an older version of it.
Can you just reinstall WoG somewhere else and try it from here? It may not be memory on your notebook just damaged/altered wog archive files.
Surprisingly you may be able to play a game with them but not use the editor. * Reason could be that editor update went wrong sometimes in the past, so you're now having an older version of it.
"We made it!"
The Archives | Collection of H3&WoG files | Older albeit still useful | CH Downloads
PC Specs: A10-7850K, FM2A88X+K, 16GB-1600, SSD-MLC-G3, 1TB-HDD-G3, MAYA44, SP10 500W Be Quiet
The Archives | Collection of H3&WoG files | Older albeit still useful | CH Downloads
PC Specs: A10-7850K, FM2A88X+K, 16GB-1600, SSD-MLC-G3, 1TB-HDD-G3, MAYA44, SP10 500W Be Quiet
- MistWeaver
- Wraith
- Posts: 1277
- Joined: 28 Feb 2006
- Location: Citadel of Frosts
what about other 3 editors ? Thats a hell of coincidence if all 4 games somehow got their files damaged enough to broke editor, but nothing else. I bet on system-wide issue.Pol wrote:...
damaged/altered wog archive files.
Surprisingly you may be able to play a game with them but not use the editor. * Reason could be that editor update went wrong sometimes in the past, so you're now having an older version of it.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 50 guests