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Pinkest One · Jun 20, 2009, 02:13 PM // 14:13

I get random black screens in GW also, everything goes blank on screen with a short sound loop(very short).

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Originally Posted by moriz

it almost sounds like the GW client just doesn't like the 8 series all that much.

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Originally Posted by moriz

i believe the 169.xx drivers were the last batch that didn't produce problems in GW.

Seems GW must not like 7xxx series cards either then. I've been running a 7600gt 512mb with 169.21 drivers for two years with around 15 previously described "crashes".

Nothing else has ever crashed iirc.

ChillOutDude · Jun 20, 2009, 11:08 PM // 23:08

i had this problem and i solved it by removing offical gpu driver and install Omega drivers from here : www.omegadrivers.net/

Pinkest One · Jun 21, 2009, 04:38 AM // 04:38

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Originally Posted by ChillOutDude

install Omega drivers from here : ]

Seeing as the OP(and everyone else in this thread) has an Nvidia card...ATI drivers are out.

ChillOutDude · Jun 21, 2009, 09:11 AM // 09:11

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Originally Posted by Pinkest One

Seeing as the OP(and everyone else in this thread) has an Nvidia card...ATI drivers are out.

they have both ATI &Nvidia drivers in omega

pedro11 · Jun 21, 2009, 04:26 PM // 16:26

tried both the 169.xx and the omega nvidia drivers experienced the freezing with both.

SuperRadz · Jun 22, 2009, 03:52 AM // 03:52

I've had this problem too, although it doesn't seem to happen as much as the op. How do I try the -repair or -image commands is there a console or do I run it from the shortcut? I have a GeForce 8400 512 btw.

pedro11 · Jun 24, 2009, 04:28 AM // 04:28

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Originally Posted by SuperRadz

I've had this problem too, although it doesn't seem to happen as much as the op. How do I try the -repair or -image commands is there a console or do I run it from the shortcut? I have a GeForce 8400 512 btw.

go into the proporties of your GW shortcut and type " -image" at the end of the Target: line. So it looks something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image

That will force your comp to download everything while you do other things and save you all that ever-so-important gaming time.

pedro11 · Jun 27, 2009, 03:35 AM // 03:35

Update

replaced the 8800gt with a gtx 260 and played GW for the first time in quite a long time. On a side note my system is now dead quiet at idle and barely noticable under load... holy crap the 8800 is stinking loud!

rick1027 · Jun 27, 2009, 04:25 AM // 04:25

hey pedro congrats im beginning to think the 8 series doesnt like guild wars at all

Quaker · Jun 27, 2009, 04:16 PM // 16:16

Try forcing GW to run in only one 1 CPU core using ForceCore or some similar app. You can test this by temporarily setting GW to run in one core by setting the affinity through Task Manager, but I forget the exact details atm. Something like - run GW, hit ctrl-alt-delete, right click on GW, select affinity, uncheck all but one core, exit task manager, see if GW runs without lockup.

Commander Kanen · Jun 27, 2009, 06:43 PM // 18:43

Hey. 1 last thing for you to try. i was runing GW fine on my old system with a ASUS m2n32-sli deluxe mobo and a 7950gt. upgraded and i got freezing and blue screen (just while running GW) so i put my old cpu and mobo back together with my new grfx card a 9800gtx + and no problems at all (so i think it may be a issue with the new mobo's chipsets).

The board i upgraded to was a K10N780SLIX3-WiFi. so i was using my old cpu while trying to get funds for a new one. so i think it may be down to the nForce 780a chipset or drivers for it. as this was the only thing that was different.

Hope it helps

Leviathan GW · Jul 07, 2009, 08:23 PM // 20:23

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Originally Posted by Leet Tankur

Try these:

1. Install latest drivers from every part on your computer.
2. Upgrade to XP SP3.
3. Make sure your not running anything in the background(virus scans, etc.)
4. Set it to lowest graphics and sound.

What is hurting it, is your RAM. I have 3GB of RAM on XP and I never freeze. You could try to upgrade your RAM to 3-5GB and if your running Vista, upgrade it to 8GB(because Vista is awful)

Its not RAM. gw only uses 500 megs at most.

rick1027 · Jul 07, 2009, 09:38 PM // 21:38

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Originally Posted by Quaker

Try forcing GW to run in only one 1 CPU core using ForceCore or some similar app. You can test this by temporarily setting GW to run in one core by setting the affinity through Task Manager, but I forget the exact details atm. Something like - run GW, hit ctrl-alt-delete, right click on GW, select affinity, uncheck all but one core, exit task manager, see if GW runs without lockup.

i tried that back when i had problems and it didnt work at all only

Nay of the Ether · Jul 08, 2009, 05:03 AM // 05:03

This has been a recent problem for me. Never did it before in my 4+years playing. I get the freeze for about 15 seconds usually, then it continues as usual. Randomly I will get the booted message or the game will crash all together. Have tried swapping to a different vid card, reinstalling the game, using -repair, swapping hard drives, updating every driver on my whole freaking system, complete system wipe and starting fresh with everything, still does it. And as some have mentioned before me, its only with Guild Wars. Now I ahve the artifact glitching and the strange effect of the creeping NPC's (some of you may know what I am talking about). I know its a corrupted .dat file but after all the reinstalling and wipes, and all the work I have done, don't you think it should resolve the problem? I'm seriously about to just hang this game up. The strains I am putting on my system trying to fix this problem seriously are not worth it.

I Cant See You · Feb 08, 2012, 11:21 AM // 11:21

UP!

i have exactly the same problem the thread opener has and wanted to ask if somebody in the last 2,5 years found out what the problem is.
i tried reinstall win7, serveral nvidia drivers, updated my bios, ...everything that was mentioned in this thread but nothing helped.

i also recorded the gwfreeze with my smartphone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBMWn...ature=youtu.be

thanks in advance for every help