Error, crash at start

Quackmore · #1 04-08-2008, 05:06 AM

I installed the same store bought Titanium Edition on this computer 3 times, and it's the same set of disks I used to install it on my gf's laptop (which works). So it's not pirated, it works on other computers, and I've tried re-installing it already :-(

Aramid · #2 04-08-2008, 05:34 AM

Is the Laptop running Vista or XP? If it's Vista, search the forums and there are things you can do to try and make it run.

**trevius** · #3 04-08-2008, 07:08 AM

You may want to try right clicking the icon you created on your desktop (if you followed the wiki) and go to properties. Then go to the compatibility tab and try selecting XP or even windows 98 and see how it runs.

Quackmore · #4 04-08-2008, 02:05 PM

I'm running the same Vista Home Premium on this laptop as I was on the one which just got broken. Yes, I followed the wiki and have for all installations. I tried the compatibility property and still the same error. I've done searches for this problem and it came up a few times, but nobody seems to know what it is.

**trevius** · #5 04-08-2008, 05:35 PM

From what I have found from some quick google searching, it sounds like that is the common error you will get when you don't have enough memory to load everquest. I imagine that is what people get when they try to box too many characters at one time. There is a limit to how many you can load up depending on how much ram you have available. So, since you aren't even able to load one, I have to suspect 1 of 2 things:

1. Your PC has low memory and you have your paging file disabled. This is unlikely since it is a new laptop, and most people don't mess with paging file unless they know very well what they are doing (not to say you don't).

2. You have something else using all of your memory up. Does your PC run very slow for pretty much any application you load up? If so, you might want to download spybot and adaware and run some scans.

Everquest uses somewhere around 500MBs of ram to load for each instance of it you run. If you don't have 500MB available, it won't open. Try hitting CTRL+ALT+DEL and select the Performance tab. Then look at the PF usage graph and see if it is close to full. Also, make note of your Available Physical Memory and see if you are running low. I am suspecting bots or adware are causing your issue.

Quackmore · #6 04-09-2008, 02:52 AM

When I say new, I mean... I loaded up EQ right out of the box, so I don't think there was time to catch anything spyware-wise. It came with 3.5 GB system RAM and 256 MB seperate VRAM. I've done as you said and have the Performance tab up,

Physical Memory (MB) is at Total: 3581, Cached: 1941, Free 900.

Kernel Memory (MB) Total: 174, Paged 125, Nonpaged: 48.

Physical Memory is at 29% it claims. From all of this info., I don't suspect it's running out of RAM. Thanks for the reply, but what do you think at this point?

**trevius** · #7 04-09-2008, 03:58 PM

Just because it is a RAM error, I would try downloading a ram diagnostic tool and stress test your memory for a bit to see if you get an error. RAM is the most common part to be bad straight out of the box. I would say probably 1 in 20 of all RAM sticks are bad. Depending on where they came from at least.