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Avraham · Mar 05, 2007, 02:31 PM // 14:31

hi!

i'm using windows vista ultimate 32bit, asus a8nsli-deluxe, ATI Radeon X800GT 256mb, amd 3200+, 1gb ram. (and of course GW

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you can see my problem on the attachment jpg.
anyone got a solution? i already have the latest drivers!

thank you!

dronex · Mar 05, 2007, 03:06 PM // 15:06

well its not vista problem ;] my guess is ... ati drivers suck ;]

Avraham · Mar 05, 2007, 03:22 PM // 15:22

before that i used xp sp2, and it ran perfectly

you are right, ati drivers do suck

Yanman.be · Mar 05, 2007, 03:29 PM // 15:29

My GW runs fine on vista 32. Be sure to get correct drivers. I think I might go look for some others for my 8800 gtx because asus' enhanced drivers sometimes fail to render some GRAW textures(near-unplayable), and my loading screen always go blank in GW, for about 1/4 of a second. Doesn't change gameplay, but it's annoying

=HT=Ingram · Mar 07, 2007, 05:24 AM // 05:24

Try switching your Gw.exe settings down to Direct x 8 settings... Just to see if it makes a difference. Edit you shortcut link to say the following in the target field.

Quote:

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -dx8

The new VISTA drivers will have some glitches with some hardware, I'm sure it will improve as the drivers update over time.

Just FYI there are a ton of Switches to try out. see them here:
Guru GW.EXE Switches thread

Mushroom · Mar 07, 2007, 07:39 PM // 19:39

Also check all of your other drivers. Chipset & sound. Quite often, drivers will make other things act squirly.

About 2 years ago, I had a problem with The Sims 2. I had a Audigy sound card, and kept having "phantom sounds" appear, even after I turned items in the game off. I replaced the sound card drivers several times, with no success.

Finally I wrote a letter to EA, and they told me to change to a different chipset driver. Sure enough, once I changed the chipset driver, the problem went away.

I have been running GW on Vista for around 6 months now, and have had no problems at all.

Also don't forget to check for motherboard BIOS flashes. Asus makes a rock-solid board, but for some reason they have a history of having problems with ATI cards on initial release. This is normally quickly fixed in BIOS patches. I have already had to flash 3 different series of MB (Asus & MSI) in order for them to work right with Vista.

Tachyon · Mar 07, 2007, 08:33 PM // 20:33

One word of warning though. We've had people experiencing the dreaded re-activation of Vista when flashing their BIOS or upgrading other motherboard drivers. If you're running the OEM version of Vista then that's a problem as you're not allowed to change motherboard and for some bizarre reason Microsoft has plugged a BIOS flash as a new board.

If you're running the retail version then it's not a problem.

EternalTempest · Mar 07, 2007, 09:02 PM // 21:02

Changing/Updating motherboard SATA drivers have also been known to "trip" windows activation as well.

=HT=Ingram · Mar 08, 2007, 02:02 AM // 02:02

Yea isn't that insane!!!??? MS needs a Enema...

Mushroom · Mar 08, 2007, 03:45 PM // 15:45

The activation is no big deal. At the most, you simply have to call them and request a new key.

I am a "frequent caller" for windows activations, doing probably 20 of them a week. At most, it takes me maybe 5 minutes between making the call, and getting the "Thank You" message on my computer.

This however is why I reccomend doing all BIOS updates before installing an OS, be it Vista, XP, or anything else.

And BTW, MicroSoft removed the "changing motherboard" restriction to Vista. They did that even before it went for public sale. I am sure that the screams from small computer shops (like me) and from "early adapters" and "power users" (like me) finally made them wise up, and see that it was an excessive restriction.

And I have even had to reactivate XP because of BIOS flashes, new video cards, and new NIC cards. So this is nothing new.