I don't understand this part, sorry
Yes, that entry exists in my boot.ini.
PAE
Physical Address Extension... which apparently is enabled by default when you have noexecute=optin, which in turn automatically enables Data Execution Prevention...
But more than that does not alot save slow you down from what I've read...
Do you have pae on via, noexecute=optin in your ini ?
BSOD came first, then a crash that wouldn't allow use of the boot screen passed selecting LKGC....
So recovery console, fixboot... system boots again...
hence nuked boot record...
2400, nuked my boot partition, cheers for the suggestion....
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional 3GB Enabled" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer /3GB /USERVA=2500
note have *also* tried 2800, 2990
4bit is the result from this switch version...
haven't tried 2400, but I believe it would result in the same.. can't map it because of the 1gb gfx card..
from my boot ini, the lastest set is
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional 3GB Enabled" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer /3GB /USERVA=2500
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional 3GB Enabled no userva" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer /3GB
note have tried 2800, 2990
Tony ty, pretty much as i thought, can't remap my 1gb video card.. which is what the switch was trying to do.... even after adding 1gb ram onto for a total of 3gb...
win 7 64, is my new machine basic starting point, when I have the capital which leads me back to
"tell me why I should have to go to such a length to run a game sold as min spec 512mg rec spec 1gb ram ?"
Firstly, I have been a fan of the Guild 2 series since it first came out.
However after purchasing the steam version of Renaissance, I find myself dissappointed...
While I continually try to play the game, because I find all the different aspects so enjoyable. What I don't like is the progress crippling spare time killing memory crashes on saves.
For one reason or another the /3gb switch isn't an option and imho should not be touted as a fix!
I've tried multiple different configurations, I have a boot list containing 5 different switch configurations currently, all produce the same result, a wonderful 4bit XP experience.
I am running the latest version of my bios I can find. I've tried different bios options to extend my memory, I've added physically more memory... all result in either an unstable boot or the 4bit xp stated before.
Can anyone honestly tell me why I should have to go to such a length to run a game sold as min spec 512mg rec spec 1gb ram ? I get it, there are bugs, but how about fixing the one a number of people have which cripples their respective experiences rather than making sure a guard gets a bandage on time.
If anyone has any ideas why I get the 4bit windows version I would appreciate hearing, have included callstack logs from two out of the many crashes and a dxdiag report.
Thanks in advance, sorry for the whinge, love the game, just wish I could play it...:wink2:
On a side note, I found I can get the game to last longer by reducing some of the textures to a uniform size.. its not much but I've managed to get to patrician and 15 or so businesses...
