- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
OK. I have been playing (and modding) Halo PC for about two years now. Every now and then I experiance a problem that is either a server issue or just my computer being on all day. Well now, it's been down for a week, and it's a different error.
I know it's not my mods, because if it was, then it would say the Gathering Exception Data box rather than just freezing my computer.
Here is a detailed description of what happened:
So it was a normal day. I was able to access Halo PC all day. I had been closing it frequently because I was modding and I have to have it closed when opening any map in HMT (Halo Map Tools) or HHT (Halo Hacking Tools). However, one time, when I began running the program, an unexpected occurance happened...
Halo started up normally. It showed the small screen with the title Halo, then it got large, full screen size. Just like normal, covering my toolbar etc like usual. So I'm at the part where it shows each company's intro, the Bungie thing, the Gearbox thing, and the Microsoft Game Studios thing. I am able to skip them normally using the space bar, however, during the Microsoft Game Studios, my computer freezes. I can't press the Windows button on my keyboard and ALT + CTRL + DELETE doesn't work. I have no choice but to reboot my computer and thust lose my settings. I try it again. This time not skipping the developer's intros. I let out a cry of victory, as I had gotten past the intros. However, it was short-lived. I realized the computer had frozen again, this time the screen pitch black, before getting even to the main menu. I have tried this about 4 different times on each user of my Windows XP, so I know it's definitely a problem.
Here's the next part which probably solves the puzzle. After I was done crying about this loss, I signed back on, just for MSN, website building, the regular crap. What happens? I get a pop-up from AVI about how my video card is not responding. This must be it, I assume. Whenever I look at bolded or large text now, whether it be in Microsoft Word or here on Bungie.net, there are some random lines around it. I will get a print screen of it.
This is obviously a problem because 1. I can't get onto Halo PC, and 2. cause everytime I reboot I get the message "Windows has recovered from a serious error." and then "Veiw Logs" etc. where I can click to see a bunch of numbers.
I am pretty sure it's something with my video or graphics card, as I am now quite frequently getting this message that says things such as "Windows has stopped communication with AVI_93242 (not accurate) because it was not responding to requests. Sorry for this inconvenience. Send AVI an email. Obviously I did but I get the ERROR screen and this never works.
My friend says it might be something to do with my drivers, however I think they are fine because I don't think drivers just randomly stop working, do they?
If anyone here could help me out, please do. If you need any of my Computer Specs, feel free to ask and I will have them up ASAP if I am online. If you think my video card is toast, then we have a problem.
A similiar problem happened to my other computer, my sister's, where she couldn't see maplestory. (Shes little.) It's a stupid full screen game but you couldn't see it. My dad went into the MapleStory folder and was able to change the refresh rate to automatic. This made it work. However I believe this was different because I could still hear audio when turning MS on, however with Halo PC my whole computer locks up.
Once again any help is GREATLY appreciated. I know that the folks here in The Maw are generally 4 billion times nicer than the folks over in New Mombasa and Zanzibar so I do have faith in getting this working again.
Thank you.