Eternal Mydnyt

I havent checked anything with OpenGL yet so i'll do that in a moment but I thought id go ahead and answer your side notes.

Yea it is on purpous I have no sound drivers. My new motherboard has a Cmedia sound card built in and every time i install the drivers for it I get BSoD and no matter what I have tried theres no way i can find around it. I spent 3 days working on that particular problem before giving up.

and side note 2, I spent another 3 days on the phone with Microsoft because my Directx Drivers report about a dozen or so being out of date whenever i run DxDiag. The Microsoft tech actually linked me to a third party site which had the DirectX 10 hack. It installed beautifully though for some reason those dozen files still report as out of date on my DxDiag

I realize my video drivers are old. Someone suggested i roll them back. This problem actually started when they were up to date

Also I realize my settings are probobly higher then they should be. thats because since i reinstalled the game i havent been able to get it to load to turn them down

---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.8---

DxDiag gathered at February 7, 2010 17:12 (-08:00)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.090804-1412)
System Manufacturer: BIOSTA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Central Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) processor, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.3GHz
Memory: 1024MB
.Net Memory Report: 581MB out of 1023MB available
Page File: 2099MB (361MB currently in use)
C Drive: (WDC WD200BB-60DGA0) 7881MB out of 19085MB (41%) free
E Drive: (WDC WD800BB-55JKC0) 68929MB out of 76308MB (90%) free
D Drive: (ATAPI CD-ROM 52XMax) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX: DirectX 10.0 (4.10.0000.5515)
DirectX Diag version: 5.03.2600.5512 (32-bit version)

Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No sound card was found. If one is expected, you should install a sound driver provided by the hardware manufacturer.
Input Notes: No problems found.

Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor's Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce 6200
Video Memory: 256.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.8585
Driver Date: 4/30/2009 10:02:00 PM
Driver Language: English

Sound Device Description:
Driver File:
Driver Version:
Driver Date: 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM


WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer:
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: KM266-8235
Motherboard Version:
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Name: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Version: BIOSTA - 42302e31
BIOS Release: 20021113000000.000000+000

Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1024x768
3D Resolution: 1024x768 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes

Physics Quality: Medium
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No

Anti-aliasing: None
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Texture LOD Bias: Smooth
Water Effects: High Quality
Bloom: 1.000 (turned on)
Depth of Field Enabled: Yes
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: Yes
Shader Detail: Unknown (3)

World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: Yes
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: No
Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
Close Suppression Range: 3.000
Show Advertisements: Yes

Audio Mode: Performance
3D Audio: No
FX Sound Volume: 1.000
Music Sound Volume: 0.600

Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.600
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: 1600.20091102.9T4
Installation Directory: E:\Games\City of Heroes

Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found


Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.3 (BETA)
Scan saved at 5:13:42 PM, on 2/7/2010
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\pctspk.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\msiexec.exe
C:\Program Files\TrendMicro\HiJackThis\HiJackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe" -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://asia.msi.com.tw
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://global.msi.com.tw
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://www.msi.com.tw
O16 - DPF: {1E54D648-B804-468d-BC78-4AFFED8E262F} (System Requirements Lab) - http://www.nvidia.com/content/Driver...reqlab_nvd.cab
O16 - DPF: {40F576AD-8680-4F9E-9490-99D069CD665F} (System Requirements Lab Class) - http://srtest-cdn.systemrequirements...qlabdetect.cab
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/micr...?1265419277781
O16 - DPF: {8167C273-DF59-4416-B647-C8BB2C7EE83E} (WebSDev Control) - http://liveupdate.msi.com.tw/autobio...ne/install.cab
O16 - DPF: {96695E54-ECE5-437B-81BF-D45FA9F878A0} (S3DisplayAct.UserControl1) - http://www.s3graphics.com.cn/S3Displ...3DispayAct.cab
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: PCTEL Speaker Phone (Pctspk) - PCtel, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\pctspk.exe

--
End of file - 4776 bytes

Alright new theory... but I have no idea how to test it or if its even possible.

A buddy suggested that my motherboards northbridge might be damaged.

Im not certain what that means exactly (Im much more knowledgeable about software then hardware) but google told me that the northbridge controls RAM and VGA processes so... it almost sounds right...

Anyone know anyway to confirm or deny this hypothesis?

Ok Ive Updated my motherboard drivers, Ive uninstalled and reinstalled 4 different versions of my video drivers, uninstalled and reinstalled the game, and spent 12 hours on the telephone tech support with both NCSoft and Microsoft.... nobody can understand why my computer isnt running the game... Yet ive seen no less then a dozen people with the same problem...

Tried. Still gives the same set of Error messages. Anyone else have any ideas? Im kinda at a loss. Ive done everything i can think of.

I recently had a critical computer meltdown... Ended up buying a new tower, motherboard, and power supply then transferring all the other parts from my old computer to the new one.

Same video Card I had before... Nvidia Geforce 6200a, Running Windows XP Pro SP2 on an AMD Athlon with 1 gig of ram and a 80 gig HD.

Now since i got the new tower Ive encountered a less then pleasent new problem. CoX wont boot. When i try it get to the little blue loading bar then gives me a series of error messages.



You card or driver doesn't support GL_ARB_multitexture

You card or driver doesn't support GL_ARB_texture_compression

Your Video Card is currently unsupported NVIDIA GeForce 6200
The game may run poorly or not at all with your current configuration

City of Heroes has crashed and cannot continue. You may need to upgrade to a supported video card or driver.


Now heres the punchline... I have all the working drivers, I have played the game with this very video card, and ive spent HOURS on the phone troubleshooting with people who supposedly knew what they were doing.

I already went to System Requirements Lab and it said my system checked out completely and should run the game... so does anyone here know whats going on?

See I honestly dont have that much technical knowhow to know what most of that means. I just know that CoH is a resource ***** and destroys my systems performance. Probobly because i play with only 512 of ram and a video card from like 2001.

I would just love to be able to use the architect while being able to actually operate other programs as well

I would love to see a downloadable version of the Mission Architect. I play City of Heroes on a low end computer and running it slows down everything else to a crawl... It would be nice to sit back and relax, chatting with some friends on my messengers while tweaking my architect missions.

I would not expect to be able to publish the missions. That would have to be done by logging into the game and visiting the architects studios but since the missions are saved locally anyways why not be able to work on them outside of the game?