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by doug2001cz
Mon May 09, 2011 11:48 pm
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen
Replies: 44
Views: 8578

Re: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen

it's the lobby.dat file in the work folder that causes the runtime error.
by doug2001cz
Mon May 09, 2011 10:00 am
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen
Replies: 44
Views: 8578

Re: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen

<t>i'll see what i can do in the next days. it makes me wonder again about the fact that it only happened after i saved my first game. Aside from the addition of save game files, does saving alter any of the work folder files? I think i will start my investigation there. Also, as i trashed my origin...
by doug2001cz
Mon May 09, 2011 1:09 am
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen
Replies: 44
Views: 8578

Re: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen

by the way...when copying the work folder into the new GBSOW folder, it caused the crash again, forcing me to re re install. In order to save only the high scores, do i need to transfer only the highscore.dat file into the new folder?
by doug2001cz
Mon May 09, 2011 12:01 am
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen
Replies: 44
Views: 8578

Re: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen

aha. the reinstall to a differently named folder worked! But what does that mean? Is it going to happen again? Also, what to do with the original folder? Safe to bin it now?
by doug2001cz
Sun May 08, 2011 9:07 pm
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen
Replies: 44
Views: 8578

Re: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen

<t>How about this?<br/> <br/> <br/> ------------------<br/> System Information<br/> ------------------<br/> Time of this report: 5/8/2011, 14:58:08<br/> Machine name: LADANADOUG-PC<br/> Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.101026-1503)<br/> Language: Engli...
by doug2001cz
Sun May 08, 2011 6:05 pm
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen
Replies: 44
Views: 8578

Re: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen

<t>Specs....I'll have a look in that other thread in the meantime.<br/> <br/> Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.101026-1503)<br/> Language: English (Regional Setting: English)<br/> System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.<br/> System Model: Inspiron 400 <br/> BIO...
by doug2001cz
Sun May 08, 2011 5:31 pm
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen
Replies: 44
Views: 8578

Re: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen

LOL. after uninstalling/reinstalling, it went back to black-screen. :angry:

One step forward, two steps back. :huh:
by doug2001cz
Sun May 08, 2011 5:17 pm
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen
Replies: 44
Views: 8578

Re: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen

hmmmm. even in safe mode i get the runtime error. wasn't expecting that. i'll try reinstalling now that i've restored the system and we'll see if that helps.
by doug2001cz
Sun May 08, 2011 5:12 pm
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen
Replies: 44
Views: 8578

Re: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen

<r>hmmmm. ok. restored to the day it crashed (the only point available to me) and the main difference is that now, rather than a black screen, i can see the runtime error which was previously invisible. I suppose that is some progress <E>:)</E> <br/> <br/> I'll keep playing with it, but any more sug...
by doug2001cz
Sun May 08, 2011 1:23 am
Forum: Technical Help & Bug Post
Topic: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen
Replies: 44
Views: 8578

Re: HELP Game will not start?!? Black Screen

this code refers to a BSOD error. Our issue is black screen with what i believe is an invisible runtime error