http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: doom 3 stops working before it starts en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:22:27 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99491 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:53:56 +0000 ColinAirlie 99491@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hmmm, that sounds familiar right enough bodyharvester, it won't hurt to give it a bash. Remember and create a restore point first!</p> <p>Col </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99490 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:52:39 +0000 bodyharvester 99490@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>theres a patch on gamespot.com for vista compatability, maybe ill try that </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99372 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:45:04 +0000 bodyharvester 99372@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>thanks, id never heard of revo but it sounds good :)</p> <p>drivers were updated last night, quad core compatible graphics cards were hard to find when it was built two years ago</p> <p>ill post back with results tomorrow </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99349 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:56:37 +0000 ProstheticHead 99349@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Also make sure you've got the latest graphics driver installed, disable Aero, etc, etc 8)</p> <p>I had the (Steam) Demo working OK on low settings in Vista with an ATI Radeon x1300. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99346 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:44:58 +0000 ColinAirlie 99346@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Should be worth a go, it always is, before you give up! :) I'd suggest installing the game and updating/patching it BEFORE you run it. Doom 3 has one product key per copy of the game, which ID can't/won't give you once the game is shipped. If you've not got the right key, the game won't run period.</p> <p>I'm not too sure about .exe files, but like most files, I'm sure you can corrupt them. Your other alternative is to buy a copy from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&#38;field-keywords=Doom+3">Amazon.com</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?url=search-alias%3Daps&#38;field-keywords=Doom+3">Amazon.co.uk</a>, depending where you are. This is a last resort right enough. </p> <p>I'd uninstall and reinstall, apply patches/updates, then try again. Use <a href="www.revouninstaller.com">Revo</a> to get the job done right.</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Col </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99331 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:50:08 +0000 bodyharvester 99331@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@ColinAirlie, thanks, can executables get corrupted and cause this?</p> <p>since i thought it may have been something wrong with the executable i used various cracked .exe's to see the results and all failed in different ways :(</p> <p>the best was the crack for ver 1.3, i think, it went this far: little doom 3 image appears on screen, then loading screen that says initializing windows and then loading but immediatley goes black and returns to the desktop with the message that it stopped working.</p> <p>the ver 1.0 .exe when it went black Task Manager had to be started to get back to the desktop, so is it the executable that causes this?</p> <p>i got doom 3 running on the dell miini 9 netbook, on LOW quality settings with bump mapping on specular on and shadows on, all else off, also upgrading to 2Gb RAM didnt hurt :P</p> <p>would re-installation help? or even worth a try?</p> <p>edit: again, thanks for the help :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99329 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:29:39 +0000 ColinAirlie 99329@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Doom 3 was a bit of a cow to get going, but as far as I remember I just installed it and away it went. The only problems I had were the graphics settings, as I was on a laptop. If I can find my copy, (I quite fancy a game, now) I'll fire it up and let you know the score. Won't be 'till at least Thursday, though...</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Col </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99271 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:55:08 +0000 bodyharvester 99271@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Tried what it says on there.<br /> Still no luck.<br /> Any ideas?<br /> thanks </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99269 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:48:27 +0000 madmacs 99269@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Have a look <a href="http://www.doom3portal.com/">here.</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99267 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:41:44 +0000 bodyharvester 99267@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Put in the crack because the original version would not start at all.<br /> Will put in the original executable if you can tell me how to start the game.<br /> Thanks </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99263 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:32:24 +0000 madmacs 99263@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@ bodyharvester, wrong text my friend ;) We will not help you with cracked .exes, downloaded files or anything as such. All I can add is that Doom 3 is a bugger to start in Vista, but it´s possible!! Matt </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99259 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:01:48 +0000 bodyharvester 99259@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>After cracking it and running the new executable this error comes up</p> <p>glprogs/nv20_bumpAndLight.vp<br /> glprogs/nv20_diffuseColor.vp<br /> glprogs/nv20_specularColor.vp<br /> glprogs/nv20_diffuseAndSpecularColor.vp<br /> glprogs/environment.vfp<br /> glprogs/environment.vfp<br /> -------------------------------<br /> using ARB_vertex_buffer_object memory<br /> using ARB2 renderSystem<br /> found DLL in pak file: C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\game00.pk4/gamex86.dll<br /> copy gamex86.dll to C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base\gamex86.dll<br /> ********************<br /> ERROR: wrong game DLL API version<br /> ********************<br /> Error during initialization<br /> Shutting down OpenGL subsystem<br /> ...wglMakeCurrent( NULL, NULL ): success<br /> ...deleting GL context: success<br /> ...releasing DC: success<br /> ...destroying window<br /> ...resetting display<br /> ...shutting down QGL<br /> ...unloading OpenGL DLL </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/doom-3-stops-working-before-it-starts#post-99249 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:53:02 +0000 bodyharvester 99249@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>doom 3 has been installed on vista but even in compatability mode for xp sp2 and 2000 it doesnt work</p> <p>any advice?</p> <p>thanks </p>