Problem with Windows XP

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Tue Oct 30, 2001 7:52 pm

Sorry if I missed this, but is BG2 supposed to run fine with Windows XP? I started it up and it was all choppy, even in the opening movies and menus. Is there a patch?

BTW, Windows XP is cool.

UserUnfriendly · Post by **UserUnfriendly** » Wed Oct 31, 2001 1:43 am

Try defrag. with bg 2 you have essentially added a operating system to your OS. I mean full install is around 2 gig, bigger than win me.
if this doesn't work, be patient and report problem to bioware tech support.

draculR · Post by **draculR** » Wed Oct 31, 2001 10:18 am

Hey how big is Windows Xp installed? I am about to purchase it although i need to know how large i should make the partition

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Sat Nov 03, 2001 1:08 pm

*Bump*

Sorry Dracul, I'm not sure.

The problem isn't fixed.

All my other games run fine, even IWD. I'm going to ask Bioware tech support. So there is no patch?

Quitch · Post by **Quitch** » Sat Nov 03, 2001 3:06 pm

Bioware don't support 2000 and XP.

What's your graphics card?

draculR · Post by **draculR** » Sat Nov 03, 2001 7:24 pm

Just some general things to do which may help if you havent done them already...

Your not running defult video card/mb drivers are you?Update those both if you have a VIA m/b.

Also, as poster #2 said BG2 is a huge install, it would be best to defrag before and after you install it, that way it will be set in the best place.

Try reverting back to the standard windows GUI if you havent already.

Also....make sure you got enough RAM for Windows XP, as it does take up quite a bit more then the other windows OS's. I'd say have at least 128MB, though 256 is really recommended for BG2/windows XP IMO. Although your other games work fine, BG2 is a real memory hog so the problem could be something simple like your PC aint fast enough.

Also, make sure you dont have any apps running in the background that suck up CPU processing power.

If doing all that doesnt help then its either some twisted hardward/software compatibility thing or biowares fault...It would help if you told us your system specs though.

/Dracul

dezikiel · Post by **dezikiel** » Sun Nov 04, 2001 9:41 am

i'm runing BG2:ToB under winXP
1024x768x32 ..with sliders to MAX
it runs better than win2k...

I have a p3-800, 512mb ram, geforce2mx 32mb and nvidia reference drivers 21.83

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Sun Nov 04, 2001 2:06 pm

I've been posting on the Bioware tech support forum, and we found out that the 3D acceleration was the problem.

If I turned it off the game would run fine, but at a degradation to in-game graphics. I have a Creative Annihilator 2 graphics card. In the BG2config, I can choose a driver for the 3D acceleration. But my only option is OpenGL. I can't get new drivers for my graphics card for XP, because Creative hasn't gotten new drivers out.

draculR · Post by **draculR** » Sun Nov 04, 2001 6:11 pm

Get reference drivers, the Creative Annihilator 2 is an nVidia card isnt it? If so get the detonator XP drivers

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Mon Nov 05, 2001 2:18 pm

Someone at the Bioware forums told me to do the same thing. Here's what happened:

Posted by me on the Bioware board:
Alright, I down loaded the detonator XP driver for my card and I turned on 3D acceleration. The game ran fine, but the in-game graphics are the same with it off or on. What's more, the screen is off center in 800x600. If I change to 1024x768, the screen is centered. How can I change the centering of the screen for the game? The screen is not off center for Windows, only in the game.

The ingame graphics are still the same with 3D acceleration on or off.

draculR · Post by **draculR** » Mon Nov 05, 2001 10:40 pm

It runs faster with 3d Acceleration though, and its best to get rid of all your problems at least in my opinion, no matter how significant they are

tahuti · Post by **tahuti** » Tue Nov 06, 2001 1:08 am

Originally posted by Dracul:
<STRONG>It runs faster with 3d Acceleration though, and its best to get rid of all your problems at least in my opinion, no matter how significant they are </STRONG>

I tried, but with 3D acceleration on, the game run way much slower, around 1/5 speed. (PIII 1 GHz, GF2 GTS, XP detonator)

draculR · Post by **draculR** » Tue Nov 06, 2001 9:07 am

wierd, i might try it with 3dacceleration off and see

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Wed Nov 07, 2001 3:24 pm

Does anyone know how to realign the screen for BG2?

CtrlAltDel · Post by **CtrlAltDel** » Thu Nov 08, 2001 3:24 am

try different driver versions, sometimes some drivers would do that to me, so id try another one.

im running the 22.50's now and everything runs great in winxp

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Fri Nov 09, 2001 2:26 pm

I goofed! I figured out what has happened with the screen. It isn't aligned bad, it just isn't resizing itself. Running at 800x600 (my desktop is at 1024x768), the screen makes the game the size of 800x600, and doesn't make it full screen. Can I fix this?