Crashing Error

[xKingpinx]

So yea....my comp was surprisingly working for like a 4 days and it hadnt crashed once...but then windows did an update and its starting to crash again...so my question is.... does the windows update effect it at all or cause any problems? or what? cause this is pissing me off

[Amarisa]

like does it crash when you run sro or just all the time because i had a problem like that my graffics card fails now and then (intel graffics sucks) and only on sro and it got worse when i updated but latly its been crashing less lol

[xKingpinx]

it crashes like... i was riding my horse...and it just went balck and crashed...and sometimes when i switch towns... and like..it wasnt doing this for like 4 days straight but right when windows does an update..its starting to crash again

[bleed214]

i have that same problem. if it doesn't freeze, it just suddenly closes. no error codes whatsoever.

[KsqueaKJ]

thats just 1 of the like 5 errors i get. if i knew how to fix it i would let you know and i hope someone does.

[xKingpinx]

im starting to get pisses off... it works for me then it suddenly acts like a pos (peice of shit) again..... i just got a new graphics card! i mean comoN! lol....its gotta be the windows update.. i mean what else could it be..i have graphics on low..on sro..

[xKingpinx]

wow it has crashed 9 times since last night when windows updated it..

[xKingpinx]

Guys does Windows Update have anyhing to do with crashes do you think?

[xApplex]

The windows update could very well be affecting it. As a last resort, try system restoring it prior to having installed the update. and as a SUPER last resort, if ur willing to play sro crash free, PC restore it.(restoring it back to when u first turned it on)

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edit*/!\ Dont triple post

[Amarisa]

lol are you running vista because im sure that could be causing alot of the probs

[xKingpinx]

ok guys heres the Deal...My OS=Windows Xp service pack 3....and it just updated and so like...sro wasnt crashing before but i have had numerous updates before and it doesnt seem like they affeceted cause it has been crashing for like 5 months...but it was actually working for like a week...crash free...no crashing at all while switching towns or anything..but when windoes updated...it starts crashing every 10 fcking minutes.... so im getting very aggravated cause i dont know what else to do and i dont know whats causing it

[xKingpinx]

i know the awnser is probably no....but can you possibly downgrade...to your previous version?

[xApplex]

i said NO triple/double/quadruple+ posting :x </3. BUT i beleive system restoring could help.
taken from microsoft page:
Every time you download or install a new game, application, or software update, you make changes to your computer. Sometimes that change may make your system unstable. Have you ever wanted to go back to the way it was? With System Restore, you can.
System Restore works a lot like the Undo command in Microsoft Word. You can use System Restore to remove any system changes that were made since the last time you remember your computer working correctly. System Restore does not affect your personal data files (such as Microsoft Word documents, browsing history, drawings, favorites, or e–mail) so you won't lose changes made to these files.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... store.mspx

[xKingpinx]

thx bro ill try it...

[xKingpinx]

man...im so mad right now...i log in for 5 min and i crash like im being serious im not exaggerating..literly its like i walk a little bit and i lag...then i crash............i have tried almost everything everyone has suggested...

[xApplex]

im starting to get pisses off... it works for me then it suddenly acts like a pos (peice of shit) again..... i just got a new graphics card! i mean comoN! lol....its gotta be the windows update.. i mean what else could it be..i have graphics on low..on sro..

maybe thats the problem?

[xKingpinx]

no because.... i got it at christmas...and everything worked for like 2 months...and then it starts crashing

[penfold1992]

STOP DOUBLE POSTING FFS!

it happens to me too. it happens to most of the people i play with and the ??? error too so its not just you. and yes its random. game just closes random yes yes dammit!

is this the, "how many times you can post in a thread" thread?

[xKingpinx]

first off... who cares if i double post? ...secondly... no its not like everyone else's because...it happens to me like 5 min after i log on ..and sometimes when im at the login screen.... it will crash before i get to type

[tedtwilliger]

I use to freeze every time i went to town, or i use to get the ??? error a lot. So what i did is the following ( screenshots included ) and it solved my problems. Although I typed this all myself I got the info from the technical help section, where you should of gone first.

First of all to fix those pesky dc errors, we do the following. Go into the silkroad folder in the program files, then for each of the four .exe's right click and go to properties. Whilst in properties go to compatibility, and change the compatibility mode to windows 98/me.



Now do this for each of the four .exe’s They are labeled sro_client, replacer, silkroad and SilkErrSender

Now that should hopefully fix the ??? errors, though i chose to do this next step as well as it fixes problems where my computer just freezes when in town. Note the fact that this must be done every time you load up your client. So its best to do it at the character selection screen, as theres no point doing it if your client closes when you fail to log in on the first attempt.

Now when your client is all nice and loaded up, hit the windows key and proceed to use the crtl alt del combination. When at this screen, right click on the sro_client and click on go to process.



Now from here, right click on sro_client.exe, then go to priority, then set it to high as opposed to normal



Now if you have a dual core computer, like myself, you can also set the affinity so it runs off one as opposed to 2. I don’t know the logic behind it, but it fixed my problem. So now once again right click on the sro_client exe and go to Set Affinity, it should be right below the set priority option. From here, click the boxes so just the 1st cpu is clicked.



Now you must do this each and every time you open the client, but it has been a perfect solution for me. I hope it works for you too.

p.s If theres any mistakes someone please say so and ill fix them. Im very tired so i did this without paying too much attention >.<

Report back with results.

[Vandango]

first off... who cares if i double post? ...secondly... no its not like everyone else's because...it happens to me like 5 min after i log on ..and sometimes when im at the login screen.... it will crash before i get to type

I DO! EDIT THEM DO NOT POST AGAIN

To the above post. that only applies when running a muti core processor

[tedtwilliger]

To the above post. that only applies when running a muti core processor

Priority and compatibility settings can be done to any processor, single core or not.

[xKingpinx]

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