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SHAUNIEIAM

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  1. SHAUNIEIAM
    Hey,

    So, this pc (http://us.toshiba.com/computers/lapt...70/X775-Q7272/) was bought so COX could be played...

    However, after NCSoft Launcher is started, and then City of Heroes is started as normal...

    It crashes during the loading screen, pretty quickly.

    The specs of this pc are pretty good! Does COX and NCSoft Launcher need to be reinstalled?

    I was browsing around and some other threads said that they had crashes some times or after being in-game a while... but this crash happens at the same point, every time.

    Thanks, bye.
  2. SHAUNIEIAM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by The_Spad_EU View Post
    You could try: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Sear...01&FamilyId=39 which is the latest Intel drivers for the 4 Series integrated graphics chipset. 99% of laptop manufacturers never bother to provide updated drivers for their devices beyond the 3-6 month mark after release - it's almost always better to go directly to the OEM for them despite all the nonsense advice to the contrary.

    Ultimately, you're going to struggle with that chipset, no matter what you do.

    I can't thank you enough but this has fixed the problem. Not only do my contacts pictures and costume pictures show again but now, there is no lag, slowdowns, and other problems I had been facing. Didn't think it would also fix that so I didn't mention it. The pc seems to be a little better overall. Thankyouthankyouthankyou! \(^_^)/
  3. SHAUNIEIAM
    Thanks for your quick reply.

    Yes, I know about ATI and nVidia. I tell others the same. Haha.

    I wasn't given this laptop with City of Heroes in mind but since it worked it I thought I'd play again.

    I had an deskstop before and had to get a new videocard because of the onboard one...

    I have the most up-to-date drivers from Toshiba. x_x
  4. SHAUNIEIAM
    Hi!

    I've been looking at others who have posted here and around other sites about this problem...

    My laptop came with Vista and City of Heroes worked fine then... but I upgraded to Windows 7 Professional 32-bit. This was maybe a year or two ago. Since then, the game does not show the contact pictures or costume pictures. They are just black. Once, I noticed one contact picture did have like, rainbow colored stuff, but that's about it.

    Here are the specs: http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/...sp?poid=433308

    And here is this thing:

    ---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---

    DxDiag gathered at August 22, 2011 11:31 (-05:00)
    Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110622-1503)
    System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
    System Model: Satellite L305
    BIOS: InsydeH2O Version 2.20
    Central Processor: Genuine Intel(R) CPU 585 @ 2.16GHz, ~2.2GHz
    Memory: 2048MB
    .Net Memory Report: 995MB out of 1916MB available
    Page File: 1241MB (2590MB currently in use)
    C Drive: (TOSHIBA MK1652GSX) 57414MB out of 143736MB (39%) free
    D Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N) zero-size drive
    Windows directory location: C:\Windows
    DirectX: DirectX 11
    DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (32-bit version)

    Display Notes: No problems found.
    Sound Notes: No problems found.
    Input Notes: No problems found.

    Monitor:
    Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
    Video Device Name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Manufacturer / Chip: Intel Corporation / Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Video Memory: 830 MB
    Driver Version: 8.15.10.1883
    Driver Date: 8/27/2009 7:54:00 AM
    Driver Language: English

    Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
    Driver File: RTKVHDA.sys
    Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5904
    Driver Date: 7/28/2009 9:02:42 PM


    WMI Information
    Motherboard Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
    Motherboard Model: (empty)
    Motherboard Product: Portable PC
    Motherboard Version: Base Board Version
    BIOS Manufacturer: INSYDE
    BIOS Name: InsydeH2O Version 2.20
    BIOS Version: TOSINV - 1
    BIOS Release: 20091209000000.000000+000


    Registry Information for Current User
    Resolution: 1280x800
    3D Resolution: 1280x800 (Not using renderscale)
    Full Screen: Yes
    Maximized: No
    Screen Position: 0, 0
    Refresh Rate: 60Hz
    Vertical Sync Enabled: No


    Physics Quality: None
    Maximum Particles: 100
    Max Particle Fill? 10.000
    Physics Card Enabled: No


    Anti-aliasing: Off
    Anisotropic Filtering: None
    Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
    Water Effects: None
    Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
    Depth of Field Enabled: No
    Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
    Shader Detail: Unknown (4)


    World Texture Level: Unknown (3)
    Character Texture Level: Low
    World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
    Entity Detail Level: 0.300
    Shadows Enabled: No
    Shadow Mode: Disabled
    Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (0)
    Environmental Reflections: Disabled
    Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
    Ambient Occlusion: Off
    Occlusion Strength: Off
    Blur: Bilateral
    Ambient Resolution: Performance


    Gamma Correction: 1.000
    Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
    Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
    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: 0.000
    Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
    Save Login Username: Yes
    Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
    Current Game Version: 1850.201006301958.0
    Installation Directory: C:\Program Files\City of Heroes

    Mod files in the Data directory
    No modifications found


    Thanks for taking the time to read this and help me. Have a nice day!!