Won't Work

I just got the game and it won't work.
It crashes when I try to start it. I have a Gateway 420GR (it was cheap) that has onboard sound and video. I've read somewhere that Bloodlines doesn't like onboard stuff. I've ALSO read that it crashes if you have copying stuff on your computer... my computer came with NERO...
Here is the error it logged:
* * * Vampire Crash Data Log, Generated From Exe Built On: Oct 6 2004 * * *

vampire caused an Access Violation (0xc0000005)
in module shaderapidx9.dll at 001b:2a01d12c.

Read from location 0163e000 caused an access violation.

Context:
EDI: 0x0163e000 ESI: 0x0012e6b4 EAX: 0x00000000
EBX: 0x2a068848 ECX: 0x00000010 EDX: 0x40000000
EIP: 0x2a01d12c EBP: 0x00000001 SegCs: 0x0000001b
EFlags: 0x00010246 ESP: 0x0012e68c SegSs: 0x00000023

Bytes at CS:EIP:
f3 a6 74 3d 8b 54 24 18 8b 43 1c 8b 08 55 52 8b

-----[ SysInfo ]-----
Error occurred at 3/20/2005 00:05:46.
1 processor(s), type 586.
62% memory in use.
503 MBytes physical memory.
191 MBytes physical memory free.
1229 MBytes paging file.
897 MBytes paging file free.
2048 MBytes user address space.
1927 MBytes user address space free.
Could someone please assist?

 

Nero ain't the problem, most likely CloneCD can cause these problems because of the copy protection. Also you didn't mention that did you have the patch installed.

Anyways, I am quite certain that the problem is caused by your graphics card, not being compatible with DirectX 9 and not supporting pixel shader either.

And it is useless to post the error log, it doesn't give any info to us, only the developers and their programmers can get anything out of that.

 

That's what I had thought, thanks. I tried getting my old card into this computer but... this one has "PCI Express", my old card being AGP.
That means I need to get another $120 card.
Lovely...

 

He is talking about PCI Express, not the regular PCI-slot. PCI Express should be faster then the AGP-slot.

 

Yep, I broke down and bought one... PCI Express that is. Radeon X700. Expensive as hell... but so far everything's working right :thumbup: .