I disabled the UAC, unsurprisingly KOTOR 2 still wont load, I still get that program must close because of error message. I found the permissions thing in the properties tab but I dont know how to proceed from there.

Edit: I managed to get the game working finally, not sure how long its gonna last. When I disabled the UAC I tried to extract the patch for the vista update and it worked this time and when I replaced the file the game was able to launch sucessfully. I also used win xp sp 2 compatibility mode.

Congratulations :)

Surprisingly I was also able to use a number of mods on KOTOR 2, some I had trouble installing because they couldnt extract or copy the files sucessfully but they seem to work for the most part and dont have any adverse affect on my game.

Surprisingly I was also able to use a number of mods on KOTOR 2, some I had trouble installing because they couldnt extract or copy the files sucessfully but they seem to work for the most part and dont have any adverse affect on my game.

Very good. Perhaps switch your zip file program to winRAR. I can't say for sure, but it might fix the problem with extracting the files.

Very good. Perhaps switch your zip file program to winRAR. I can't say for sure, but it might fix the problem with extracting the files.


I had that program on my computer before and it worked really good but after a while they started charging me for its useage and thats why I tried 7zip instead because I simply needed a program to extract files from zip files and didnt need alot of fancy features or anything like that. If I get some money maybe ill use winRAR and see if theres a difference or not.

I had that program on my computer before and it worked really good but after a while they started charging me for its useage and thats why I tried 7zip instead because I simply needed a program to extract files from zip files and didnt need alot of fancy features or anything like that. If I get some money maybe ill use winRAR and see if theres a difference or not.

Right. All the best to you :)

Only problem im having now is when I installed some mods for the Telos levels I cant get B4D4 to use his usual dialogue when I start a level on citadel station, he uses the normal dialogue he would if I visited the czerka offices. I dont know which mod is causing this and ive uninstalled most of them which would affect that area.

We'll keep the discussion of this in your new thread :)

I hate bumping old topics but I have no choice. OK here's the deal, brand new PC originally running Vista 32bit, on which KotOR II ran perfectly with the Vista Mss32.dll patch file, but for various reasons I upgraded to Vista 64bit. Now KotOR II fails to run no matter what I do. I've tried multiple intalls, various different Mss32 files, running in compatibility mode, you name it I've probably tried it. Does anyone have a suggestion that I might have missed somewhere? Or is KotOR II dead to me unless I downgrade?

Oh and for the record, Windows Vista is single handedly the worst OS I have ever worked with in my life. And also unrelated to this problem I just thought I'd mention that my graphics card doesn't work properly because of Vista and nVidia's incompetence. Thinking of buying a new PC? Don't install Vista whatever you do.

ok i am new and very nearly computer illiterate. i know that this has been discussed but i did not understand exactly how to fix the problem. running kotor on my vista has produced better quality visuals that are much more fluid than my last computer, but i cannot enable cheats. i know what i have to do and even know where the file is, but it won't let me save the change, because it is a "read only file". PLEASE have mercy and tell me how to fix this problem...
btw, Bill Gates is a loser!

so yea i just bought a new gateway dx4200-ub001a computer with windows vista 64 bit. 6 gb memory an ati radeon 3450 hd video card with all the new catalyst drivers.
the new drivers fixed the lag i was having on dantooine.
but now i am on the become a jedi quest and when i go thru to the grove where you find juhani and my game crashes on the loading screen about half way thru.
ive tried all the graphics configs i can think of and it still happens!
i have tried this about 30 times now....and it still wont work.
as far as mods i have......
10 male heads pack.
all party is jedi pack.
realistic lightsabers pack.
multi kill and multi plague.
jolee is yoda.

and thats about it.....
is there anyone AT ALL that can help me!?!?
this game is tight as hell lol.
all i wanna do is play it with some extra stuff.....ya know?



i also have tried taking off all the mods but then it screws up my save game.......because of the male heads.....
but i wouldnt think that an extra head added in the game would make it crash like that......

someone please help! =]

SOLUTION TO KOTOR AND KOTOR 2 RANDOM CRASHES, STARTUP CRASHES AND DRIVER STOPPED RESPONDING PROBLEM IN VISTA WITH NVIDIA DRIVERS :

This worked for me brilliantly and took hours to solve the problem, but the game runs wonderful now without any crashes. (Just don't alt-tab while playing, the game doesn't like it.)

PART 1 : INI file

Go to c:\program files\lucasarts\kotor2 and move swkotor2.ini to desktop, be sure the graphic options part is as follows :

[Graphics Options]
RefreshRate=60
Height=768
Width=1024
V-Sync=0
Anisotropy=8
Frame Buffer=0
Anti Aliasing=4
Texture Quality=2
Grass=1
Soft Shadows=0
Shadows=0
Brightness=57
EnableHardwareMouse=0
FullScreen=0

Sound options are as follows :


[Sound Options]
Number 3D Voices=16
Number 2D Voices=24
2D3D Bias=1.00
Force Software=1
EAX=0
Sound Init=0
Music Volume=85
Voiceover Volume=85
Sound Effects Volume=85
Movie Volume=85
Disable Sound=0

After editing the file if required, remove it back to c:\program files\lucasarts\kotor2 folder.

PART II : NVIDIA Control panel

Go to your desktop right click and open NVIDIA control panel, now to the manage 3d settings and select global settings, change it as follows :

Anisotropic filtering : 16x
Anti-gamma : On
Antialias mode : App-cont
" - transparency : supersampling
Conformant text clamp : Use hardware
Err rep : Off
Ext. limit : off
Force mipmaps : Trilinear
Max. prerendered frames : 8
Multidisp/mix GPU : Single performance
Tex-filtering neg. bias : Clamp
Tex-filt. quality : High Q
Thread opt : off
Trip buffer : off
Vsync : force off

PART III : Registry setup

Click start, click start search, type regedit, run it. Search for "_swkotor2.exe" (without commas). For me there were 3 entries and one of them is like :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Cl ass\\0000]

Under this folder, you will find _swkotor2.exe entry. All entries must be REG_BINARY.

Check and add these entries :

_swkotor2.exe:D3D_16579523 01 00 00 00
_swkotor2.exe:D3D_30913648 01 00 00 00
_swkotor2.exe:D3D_60461791 47 67 41 08
_swkotor2.exe:D3D_94118636 00 00 00 00
_swkotor2.exe:D3DOGL_03385531 02 00 00 00
_swkotor2.exe:D3DOGL_12677978 60 16 62 51
_swkotor2.exe:D3DOGL_67207556 11 00 00 00
_swkotor2.exe:D3DOGL_70835937 27 00 32 22
_swkotor2.exe:D3DOGL_74095213 10 00 00 10
_swkotor2.exe:OGL_25631692 02 00 00 00
_swkotor2.exe:OGL_DefaultSwapInterval ff ff ff ff
_swkotor2.exe:OGL_ExtensionStringVersion 00 00 00 00
_swkotor2.exe:OGL_TexClampBehavior 00 00 00 00
_swkotor2.exe:OGL_ThreadControl 02 00 00 00
_swkotor2.exe:OGL_TripleBuffer 01 00 00 00


Close the registry editor, restart your computer and goodbye crashes... I believe OGL_ThreadControl is the critical point here. But to be sure I write all entries. Also changing all _swkotor2.exe entries to _swkotor.exe solves kotor 1 crashes, you may add them as seperate entries.

Also I changed my swkotor.ini file as follows :


[Graphics Options]
V-Sync=0
Anisotropy=8
Frame Buffer=0
Anti Aliasing=4
Texture Quality=2
Emitters=1
Grass=1
Soft Shadows=0
Shadows=0
Brightness=57
EnableHardwareMouse=0
FullScreen=0
RefreshRate=60
Width=1024
Height=768

PART IV : Bad TDR, Bad TDR...

This is an application for graphics drivers. When a driver stops responding, vista resets the device driver so the system continues stable. But the problem is old games sometimes stops responding naturally and vista thinks the game crashed. There is a fix for that problem incase your problem consists of this :

start regedit and go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Gr aphicsDrivers], add a new REG_DWORD entry as

TdrDdiDelay 120
TdrDelay 60

Close regedit.

PART V : RESTART YOUR COMPUTER

Somehow these changes requires restarting the computer to take effect.

PART VI : PLAY YOUR GAME AND SAVE OFTEN INCASE

Start your game in SP2 compability mode. Old mss32.dll is required also.

The game starts in windowed mode, but when you changed the resolution from the graphic options, it turns to fullscreen.

You should try turning on frame buffer effects and shadows as well from the ini file (Just set them to 1). I didn't care so I didn't try. But you may if it is important for you.

The game is also buggy and rarely crashes to desktop after these settings so save often. Good game although, or may be best...

RESULT : NVIDIA Drivers somehow sucks... These crashes are not hardware or directly vista problem in my opinion. My assumption is NVIDIA drivers somehow fail to change registry keys of executable game files due to vista protection schemes. Manually adding them solves the problem.

PART VII : LAST RESORT

Change your vista theme to classic to turn off windows aero subsytem. Also close the sidebar. As an option use CPU-control program and direct all processes to CPU1 incase you are using dualcore cpus.

PART VIII : Feedback Please

I wonder if this all in one solution worked for you too. Don't be lazy to report your results. Many people suffering may benefit from this if confirmed to solve crashes... Even NVIDIA support team may take a note and try to fix the problem...

I have an eMachines model 5274 (or something close). I'll check what issues on gateway computers K2 has since my brand is actually a branch off of gateway.

Have a vista with XP service pack 2 (I don't know why, probably to keep unrevised microsoft programs from having conniption fits--but whatever).

For what good they might do I have some reports:

K1:
Scan hardware reveals red flag on the OS claiming it is not XP, but plays anyway.
Everything else is Green, so it's a go. I got a really great sound system on it for my money. No issues there that I can tell. 2.00GHZ Intel dual core pentium processor.

Caution on video graphics card --I believe that, yes it is an integrated chipset family... PnP genaric intel (yes they make graphics cards too). Meets minimum standrards at least. Has trouble in the undercity of taris--turn off shadows and it will tolerate it--grumpily. With shadows can be a real pain, but it will work with a higher tenedcy of glitch and crash.

Else, It has its few loading glitches and a couple other small things related to that--nothing a good quit and reboot of the program wont fix.
"Running" animations for movement might not trigger sometimes. OTherwise nothing else is wrong.


K2TSL: Before the patch
I tried the 12-15 times opening just to get it to play. NOPE--won't even acknowledge the game after a double click... Just slows for a second and then ignores it.

After I Patched with the latest Vista-fix-patch at kotorfiles.com: it will open, BUUUT after character creation and the opening text crawl cinematic, I get a message that vista has encountered a problem with the program K2:TSL and gives me the option of close and find solution online, or close program simply.

Absolutely refuses to play beyond that point. I'm out of ideas and I believe I have all but exausted options.

Hardware scan Reveals everything is a green for go (strangely, even the OS) and only a caution on the graphics card.

(Shrug) Guess it's really finicky, even on the lowest graphical levels???

In any case, I have exausted all options except disabling sound... but I don't see why I should if my sound system passed with flying colors...

Maybe buy a better graphics card (when I can afford it)...I think my model may even accompany an NVidiaGE 8800... If anyone has any other suggestions, send me a PM.

Hope this helps anyone with similar OS and model.


---in fact, now that I have uninstalled K2, it won't even acknowledge the discs, or it will let me select auto run but nothing happens......Could my disc set be deffective???

I downloaded that swkotor2.exe file in that zip folder and my game still crashes when I try to create a character.

Hi all. I've been trying to get TSL and kotor to work on both my vista laptop and desktop. When i get to around 17% on first disk, i get..
Component: DefaultComponent
File: F:\data2.cab
Error: Data error (cylic redundancy check).

I get this for both games on both computers. Do i need to install something for this to work, or?

Well... I've been playing the Best of PC version on my laptop for months, now but last week it stopped working. As soon as I open the .exe it crashes. I've already tried reinstalling and using the alternate .exe provided earlier in this thread. (When I use that, it doesn't detect my Best of PC DVD.) Suggestions?

*EDIT*
Nevermind foolish old me. Turns out it was because I had to change my Depth Buffer Bit to run GameTap which I coincidentally got a week ago. :P

I downloaded that swkotor2.exe file in that zip folder and my game still crashes when I try to create a character.

Try what I posted here if your GPU is NVidia.
http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=193438)

I want to start playing Kotor2 but this keeps happening:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: swkotor2.exe
Application Version: 2.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 00000000
Fault Module Name: StackHash_fd00
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00000000
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.2
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: fd00
Additional Information 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3: fd00
Additional Information 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160

When I run the config it always says that my gfc is out of date, but it is not. My gfc is a NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT, and i just updated the drivers for it when I got it last week. I could really use some help here.

My Kotor 1 works ok it also told me the the gfc is not up to par, but is still runs.

PLEASE HELP ME.

This is what it is telling me:

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp240/sniper_lord26/swkotor2config.jpg)

I thought that this would help out in trying to help me.

I got it to work and here is how I did it.

I looked at this thread: http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=178099)

I read though what some others have done so I tried the same.

I copied the mss32.dll from Kotor and put it in Kotor2, and the game started right up.

Hi y'all.
I first ran KOTOR 1 on XP before and all worked fine. Since my old computer became quite unstable and hardware redundant, I switched to a completely new hardware set, P5Q, Intel Dual Core etc. Now I need to get KOTOR 1 running on Vista, and I'm encountering some issues.

The only requirement that is marked (with a yellow dot) in the system config settings test is the video card. After the issued warning it goes : (null) 4098MB. Graphics recommended: ATI Radeon 9200 or better or NVidia GeForce 4 Ti or better (128 VRAM).

I checked what videocard I have: an ATI ASUS EAH4850 series, driver version 8.511.0.0. I already updated the install version of KOTOR and set all .exe files in the KOTOR folder on the drive on Windows XP compatibility mode and I also tagged it as me being 'moderator'-(mode). Should I tweak anything for the graphic card or is it 'so new' it won't work for the elder KOTOR 1?

I managed to get past the character customization screen, and when pressing 'play' it first exited because of an error. When trying a second time to get past, the opening title video camle up just fine without noteable glitches. But when I pressed ESC to skip it, the error came up again.

Details (the specs were in Dutch, I roughly translated them):

Problem signature:
Event name of problem: APPCRASH
Name of application: swkotor.exe
Application version: 1.0.3.0
Datestamp: 00000000
Name of error module: StackHash_0774
Version of error module : 0.0.0.0
Timestamp of error module: 00000000
Exception code: c0000005
Exception margin: 00000000
Driver system version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Land properties-id: 2067
Additional information 1: 0774
Additional information 2: e26977578855e2637f4d717e90e466ab
Additional information 3: 1ac6
Additional information 4: 02c0455592725ced0ee0adf3523662e9

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Someone got an idea to work around this error message or how to fix it?
Thanks a million !

My 4850 doesn't like the character creation screen of either K1 or TSL. It causes the GPU to become non-responsive requiring a system reset. Only way to play either game is to start from a save made on another machine. I have a scoundrel save for K1 and a consular save for TSL if you want to try that. These are at the very start with empty inventories etc.

K1_Starting_Save_Scoundrel.7z (179 KB) (http://e.imagehost.org/download/0779/K1_Starting_Save_Scoundrel.7z)

TSL_Starting_Save_Consular.7z (193 KB) (http://e.imagehost.org/download/0047/TSL_Starting_Save_Consular.7z)

You can change the sex, class, and head to whatever you prefer in KSE.

Hey thanks . Do I insert the entire folder (or just the elements) under the "saves" folder to make it work, or "gameinprogress"?

You need to put the whole folder into the saves directory.

what mine does well for the first kotor is when play the game if i save the game it switches videomodes so i only see a tiny peace of the screen the same thing happened when i tried running it in 1024 the screen would do the same thing but if i run it in 800x600 it runs and only glitches when i save the game usually goes to a black screen and alt tabing generally lets me back in and all is fine but some times it goes back to the wrong video setting. also the same thing happens if i enable vsinc. i can play this like this but it would be better if i did not half to shut the program down if it gets stuck in that video mode cause alt tabing or anting like that wont set it back to 800 x 600 its like its showing a quarter of screen on its maximum resaution setting..

im running a gforce go 256m dedicated 7600 im pritty sure that i have the right drivers but then again i should of confirmed that before posting here. thanks if anyone knows about this also id like to state now that im a terrable speller so i hope this post is understandable

Yeah well the problems aren't over yet... I managed to play aboard the first scene, got into the escape pod with Carth, I get the video of the escape pod crashing into the Corsuscant street, then of the character lying on the bed. But then the game encounters another error and closes down. WTF? Must be a security error of somekind. Dunno if my Norton360 has anything to do with it... A hand?

A lot of older games have problems with multicore processors or singlecores with hyperthreading technology. This usually results in being able to run the game for only a few minutes at a time, or sometimes not even starting at all.

To get around this problem, you need to tell Windows to only use a single core for running your game. This should work for both KotOR 1 and 2 - and other games, too. I learned this trying to get Deus Ex to work...

1. Download ImageCFG (http://www.robpol86.com/pages/imagecfg.php), a tool for setting affinity (number of cores to use) on a Windows program.

2. Copy the downloaded imagecfg.exe to your game installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR )

3. Open a command prompt by pressing Start and typing cmd into the search field.

4. Type cd "C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR" (or substitute your game installation directory). Remember the quotes - they're there to tell Windows to treat the entire path as one unit even though it has a space in "Program Files".

5. Type imagecfg -u swkotor.exe (or substitute your game executable). This tells Windows to run that application in "uniprocessor mode" instead of using all available cores. Note that swkotor.exe is the real game executable - launcher.exe only contains the menu that allows you to start the actual game.

6. Close the command prompt window and launch the game. Your problem should be solved, at least if it was related to having a multicore processor in the first place. :)

Ok, I tried your trick but at the step 5., I got this message in the cmd screen : IMAGECFG: \s switch missing path argument.

Also, an error message appeared indicating that the ImageCFG for Windows NT did not respond...

Re-install the application to the directory?
By the way, I couldn't find the C:\Windows\system32\dllcache map in which I'm supposed to copy the same ImageCFG.exe ... is it a hidden folder?

While running the game, I did get 1 step further and also saw the short piece where Bastila's fighting off a Sith... but then again... crash. Thanks for helping me out.

Are you sure you're typing the imagecfg command correctly? That error message says you used a -s switch instead of -u. If you're unsure, try copying the command from my post. You can paste it in the command window by clicking the right mouse button and selecting Paste.

Alternatively, it could be that Vista's user account control is messing with permissions. Try to repeat the exact same steps, but after typing "cmd" into the search box, press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Enter. This will open the command prompt with administrator permissions (you'll get a dialog box asking you to give permission for the command).

The instructions on the ImageCFG download page that tell you to copy it to C:\Windows\system32\dllcache, you can ignore. This is just so you can run it from anywhere, not just the folder where you're currently in. Since you're doing this just this once to get one game working, it's not really necessary.

If you do get ImageCFG to work but the game still crashes, your particular crash is probably not related to multicore problems, so you may have to try something else. omnipace posted a pretty comprehensive set of potential solutions on page 3 of this thread.

Also... do you have a multicore processor in the first place? If not, this solution has no effect, because it only fixes crashes resulting from older games not understanding multicore processors. You can check this by right-clicking the "Computer" icon on your desktop or the "Computer" item on the right side of the Start Menu and selecting Properties. On this screen, under the System section, there should be an item entitled "Processor". If doesn't say "dual core", "quad core", "multicore", "hyperthreading" or anything like that, then you have a singlecore processor.

Hope this helps.

well i just recently tried to put kotor1 on my new vista comp and i have brand new nvidea card and everything.....after installation it took me to the launcher, patched it a few times, then went to game, after clicking that and waiting for about 45 mins nothing has happened its really confusing me can ne1 give some advice?

You will never belive this. And I don't have an explanation on this neither.
After I installed Microsoft Flight Simlator X Gold Edition.
KotOR is running smoothly, I just can't belive it.
I'm running 32bits Vista Ulitimate.
Like I said, I don't know what happend, but I like it..

Hello, I have quite a problem. In kotor, while in the lower city in Taris, my game always crashes after the cutscene with Calo Nord in the second apartments. In addition, in the undercity, after killing all the rakghouls present in the area before entering the sewers, the game crashes as well. I have tried to surpass these matters in a number of ways, but I'm kind of a noob in solving this kind of issue. No matter how basic it is, I probably didn't do it, so please explain all you can. I have installed patch 1.03, the so called patch 1.04 mod (basically a compilation of other mods), the CAT 4.2 fix for the constant crashes (you know, the removal of the atioglxx.dl_ file from the CAT exe. and it's expansion in the kotor install folder.). I'm running Windows Vista 32-bit home premium.
If I missed something, please tell me. As said before, I don't do a lot of this.

(I had already posted this in a separate thread. I hadn't seen this one, I'm sorry.)

Here is the scan hardware:

[SWKotOR]
ReportDateTime=27-03-2009 21:34:11
SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60
GameExists=1
GameVersion=v1.03.514077
GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR\

[OS]
Name=WinXP
Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 2
Service Pack=Service Pack 2
Status=Pass

[SwapFiles]
?:\pagefile.sys=0

[CPU]
CPUCount=1
CPUSpeed=2200
CPUFamily=6
CPUModel=15
CPUStepping=13
CPUVendor=Intel
CPUName=Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz
Status=Pass

[Memory]
RAM=1024
Status=Pass

[Disk Free Space]
C: (NTFS), UNICODE=61.08GB
D: (NTFS), UNICODE=865MB
K: (NTFS), UNICODE=33.75GB
Status=Pass

[CD-ROMs]
DriveLetters=E:\
Drives=HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GSA-H60L

[Video]
Video Card Name=
Video Memory=2048
Desktop Resolution=1680x1050x32 @ 60Hz
DirectX=DirectX (9.0+) (4.09.00.0904)
OpenGL Version=2.1.2
OpenGL Vendor=NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL Renderer=GeForce 8400 GS/PCI/SSE2
NVidia Driver=6.14.11.8208
Vid Card Status=Warning
Vid Card Driver Status=Pass
GL Status=Pass
DX Status=Pass

[Audio]
Sound Card Name=@oem38.inf,%cx885.m71d3%;Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1200 (Model 71xxx, Hybrid DVB-T, No FP)
Status=Pass


;Game Options from swkotor.ini

[Sound Options]
Sound Init=0
Music Volume=85
Voiceover Volume=85
Sound Effects Volume=85
Movie Volume=100
Force Software=1
EAX=0
Disable Sound=0
Number 3D Voices=16
Number 2D Voices=24
Environment Effects Level=0.60
2D3D Bias=1.50
Environment Effects=1
Environment Effects Nonstreaming=1
Environment Effects Streaming=1

[Game Options]
GUIsInScreenShot=1
EnableScreenShot=0
Reverse Mouse Buttons=0
Hide InGame GUI=0
Use Small Fonts=0
Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000
Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000
Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000
Hide Unequippable=0
Tutorial Popups=1
Subtitles=1
Mini Map=1
Floating Numbers=1
Status Summary=1
Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1
Mouse Sensitivity=33
Auto Level Up NPCs=0
Mouse Look=0
AutoSave=1
Reverse Minigame YAxis=0
Combat Movement=1
Enable Tooltips=1
Difficulty Level=1
TooltipDelay Sec=1.000000
Memory Access=1
Memory Level=1
Disable Movies=0

[Movies Shown]
Movie 0=112
Movie 1=0
Movie 2=0
Movie 3=0
Movie 4=0
Movie 5=0
Movie 6=0
Movie 7=0
Movie 8=0
Movie 9=0
Movie10=0

[Alias]
HD0=.\
OVERRIDE=.\Override
TEMP=.\Temp
MODULES=.\Modules
LOGS=.\Logs
LOCALVAULT=.\LocalVault
DMVAULT=.\DMVault
SERVERVAULT=.\ServerVault
STREAMMUSIC=.\StreamMusic
TEMPCLIENT=.\Tempclient
SAVES=.\saves
CURRENTGAME=.\currentgame
TEXTUREPACKS=.\texturepacks
STREAMWAVES=.\StreamWaves

[Graphics Options]
V-Sync=1
Anisotropy=2
Frame Buffer=1
Anti Aliasing=2
Texture Quality=2
Emitters=1
Grass=1
Soft Shadows=1
Shadows=1
Brightness=57
EnableHardwareMouse=1
FullScreen=1
RefreshRate=75
Width=1280
Height=1024

[Autopause Options]
Mine Sighted=1
End Of Combat Round=0
Enemy Sighted=1
Party Killed=1
Action Menu=0
New Target Selected=1

[config]
firstrun=0

well i just recently tried to put kotor1 on my new vista comp and i have brand new nvidea card and everything.....after installation it took me to the launcher, patched it a few times, then went to game, after clicking that and waiting for about 45 mins nothing has happened its really confusing me can ne1 give some advice?

It's a problem with SECUrom. Get a no-cd crack.

After scanning through this thread, I have seen this mentioned yet, so I'll post it here.

VERY IMPORTANT:

For those that haven't yet, it's a good idea to download and install the latest DirectX Redistributable Package available here (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0cf368e5-5ce1-4032-a207-c693d210f616&displaylang=en). This will install a full version of DX9.0c alongside DX10 that will not conflict with DX10 in any way. This should help with any DirectX 9 compatibility issues which I believe are the heart of KotOR's problems with Vista. Vista is supposed to provide backward-compatibility with DX9, but I think that it falls short is some areas and this will fix that. The link is for the March 2009 version, so be sure to check for the latest version before downloading. First-time installers are going to want to install the entire redistributable package. Just download the file, extract it to a temporary folder and run the .exe. You can then delete the temporary folder after installation is complete. ;)

Could a mod please put this in the OP?

Help!! I cnt run kotor2 on my Windows vista basic.Everytime i start a new game it loads then when it is done it says This program is no responding How do i fix it?

Well, you can start by reading through this thread from the beginning as well as this thread (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=194324) and trying the solutions posted there.

I have finished taris and now im on dantoonie doing the jedi training. i have saved juhani and found the star map. after the breifing from the council i run towards the ebon hawk and i get within entering distance i.e. 5-10foot and the screens goes black and i can do anything besides using alt+f4 to exit (or ctrl+alt+del)

this is a clean install from the best of DVD. version 1.3b. i am using vista sp1 32bit. i have done the fix that work but it has no affect i have done a new game. and it still happens male or female. i have spoken to securom and they say it have nothing to do with them. the .exe file that people have put links does not not work either and it asks for the cd disk 1 and refuses to accept my best of dvd.

Recently I was fiddling around with my TSL game and suddenly the cheats started working, even though it wasn't working before. All I did was setup the cheat console as per normal and it worked. If someone can figure out what I've done, I know that It will help anyone else stuck with the problem. I've got vista home premium. Also my party keeps randomly changing from light side to dark and back again. can anyone direct me to an answer?

i disabled movies and sound but now my saves are gone and i had to restart, also i edited th swkotor2.ini file and when im in game and hit` and type in "addexp99999" then hit ` again it doesent work, nothing happens, do i hit enter or do i have to be at a workbench or something?

Kotor2 problem

i got the cheats working but whenever sound is enabled i cant play the game

Needless to say I'm one of those helpless Laptop Vista guys...
so, getting to the point:

first let's start with my swinfo.txt (http://www.kookee.wheresthebeef.co.uk/swinfo.txt)

now I've done these:
* installed freshly with the detailed instruction 'how-to' featured in these forums, and pretty much everywhere else, it's all the same actually.
* got the ScuROM fix
* Tried the no-cd key exe, i switched back to the scuROM thing
* downloaded the Mss32.dll
* Installed the latest Vista DX redistrubable
* Attempted the 'set affinity'
* I know about running apps in the background. so obviously I've tried that.
* Got the AMD Dual Core app that I'm supposed to run (Strangely i dont really get much notification that it runs really... >.>)
* Modified my Catayst drivers Via 'Mobility Modder.NET' application
[edit] * I've done that ' http://www.srtest.com/referrer/srtest) ' thing, and well, obviously i exceed greatly

so what am I missing? :3

Have you tried everything in this forum? because I know one of them worked for me. Otherwise I've got no idea why it's not working

Needless to say I'm one of those helpless Laptop Vista guys...
so, getting to the point:

first let's start with my swinfo.txt (http://www.kookee.wheresthebeef.co.uk/swinfo.txt)

now I've done these:
* installed freshly with the detailed instruction 'how-to' featured in these forums, and pretty much everywhere else, it's all the same actually.
* got the ScuROM fix
* Tried the no-cd key exe, i switched back to the scuROM thing
* downloaded the Mss32.dll
* Installed the latest Vista DX redistrubable
* Attempted the 'set affinity'
* I know about running apps in the background. so obviously I've tried that.
* Got the AMD Dual Core app that I'm supposed to run (Strangely i dont really get much notification that it runs really... >.>)
* Modified my Catayst drivers Via 'Mobility Modder.NET' application
[edit] * I've done that ' http://www.srtest.com/referrer/srtest) ' thing, and well, obviously i exceed greatly

so what am I missing? :3

Compatibility mode?

yup. basically everything that I wrote down i've done

and, yeah even the compatibility mode :(

well, everything except going to outrageously old ass drivers.

"JMartin2507-11-2007, 06:55 PM
important bump for anyone who wants to play KOTOR on their vista.

With a lot of patience and help from stingerhs I was able to do what blowmyface had done and got a patch that allows for one to play KOTOR:D

Anyways hope this works for everyone else the link ish here: http://www.securom.com/support/customers/lucasarts/kotor_t081/swkotor.zip)

Below ish copy of email with the instructions as well as the link itself just in case it didn't work earlier:

Subject : SecuROM Support Response: Ticket Number [52448]

Hello,

Please rename your original 'SWKOTOR.EXE', which is located in your installation directory on the hard disc, to 'SWKOTOR.OLD'. Then click on the link below or copy and paste it into your web browser. From the 'File Download' window click 'Open' and extract the new 'SWKOTOR.EXE' into the same folder and re-start the application.

The link for the new file is:
http://www.securom.com/support/customers/lucasarts/kotor_t081/swkotor.zip)

If the problem persists, please send another analysis file of the latest executable to us.

If you have any further questions feel free to contact us.


Best regards,

SecuROM Support Team
SecuROM on the web: http://www.securom.com)
or via e-mail: support@securom.com"

This is what worked for my vista laptop :) but I got a Nvidia card and u got an AMD so I don't know what that does to it :|

so i got TSL for pc finally.

installed it and it kept crashing. stating *the sith lords has stopped working* once i actually got to the peragus movie clip, but then it crashed once again.

i read over the stuff here, but i am not all that computer savvy.

here's what i did find from a hardware scan.

"the hardware scan failed--click details for more information."

then it lists that i passed on everything but got a warning on video.

"you do not meet the RECOMENDED specs"

i currently have "intel g33 g31 express chipset family"

it suggests "ATI Radeon 9200 or better, or NVidia GeForce4 Ti or better (128MB VRAM)"

i've read on here that basically the intel chipsets are pretty much a lost cause if you want to play TSL on pc.

i have no problem with kotor 1 though.

so what do you suggest i do from here?
can i just download a freeware version of one of these or something?
would that fix it?
and if i do install one of these, will it wind up effecting kotor 1 playing correctly or possibly making it run even better?

Thanx in advance for any Help you can provide.

But hey, it's probably a new one! I can't even install the danged thing. Or KotOR 2 either for that matter. This is on my year-old gateway laptop. Running Vista SP1, 3GHZ dual athlon processors, 2GB RAM,ATI Radeon® X1270 chipset (I know, lousy). Both games have worked okay on my system before, but I had to reload Vista and now when I attempt to install the games it fails before the first disc is complete. I get a "I O device error" for both. I saw that someone else had that error but he decided it was a disc problem. That isn't the case with me, since my ubuntu machine can read them just fine.

Any ideas?

1) prolly vista
2) if you got any installed, any virtual drives installed
3) not running in administer

Vista should normally do this automatically, but check to see if the drivers for your optical drive are properly installed and updated. Have you tried installing any other games?

- Star Admiral

well helloa all!

I recently installed K1 onto my computer and the thing crashes every time I start it up. I made the games executable run as admin and still nothing. My vid card is a GeForce 6100 (on board) with the latest drivers. any help would be apreciated!

vista?