Death of 1000 Cuts (NVIDIA Geoforce 240GT)
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Posted on: 2012-06-20 20:01 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
If you're crashing, the problem COULD be the drivers. Or it could be something else. The fact that others can game stably on the various releases of nVidia drivers points to something else.
When you say "upgraded OS". Did you actually "upgrade" or did you install clean? That can make a difference.
What do you mean "optimized memory"?
Just an FYI, various "memory optimizers" and registry cleaners can have detrimental effects on your system if you don't know what you're "cleaning".
Can you give us a CoH Helper again please? Not DXDiag, CoH Helper.
Also, dxdiag? Non-free? Huh? dxdiag is part of the Windows system load from pretty much XP on. All you need to do is go to a run prompt and type in dxdiag.
Get the CoH Helper and HJT logs out here and we can figure out if there's a software issue or if you have a piece of hardware misbehaving.
Clicking on the linked image above will take you off the City of Heroes site. However, the guides will be linked back here.
Hyperstrike,
Thanks for the tips!
I upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7 when I did the reformat and clean installed everything. I use a memory optimizer called Advanced System Optimizer (made by the same folks that made AVG). I am also now running AVG instead of Verizon Security Suite which uses McAffee.
Here are the logs:
COH Helper
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---
DxDiag gathered at June 21, 2012 01:09 (-07:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
System Manufacturer: GATEWA
System Model: GM5260
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.9GHz
Memory: 6144MB
.Net Memory Report: 4382MB out of 6077MB available
Page File: 10255MB (1897MB currently in use)
C Drive: (ST3320833AS) 152182MB out of 299728MB (50%) free
D Drive: (ST3320833AS) 5448MB out of 5514MB (98%) free
E Drive: (HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GSA-H11N ATA Device) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\Windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7601.17514 (64-bit version)
Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.
Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Manufacturer / Chip: NVIDIA / GeForce GT 240
Video Memory: 3761 MB
Driver Version: 8.17.13.142
Driver Date: 5/15/2012 3:48:00 AM
Driver Language: English
Sound Device Description: Speakers (USB Audio Device)
Driver File: USBAUDIO.sys
Driver Version: 6.01.7601.17514
Driver Date: 11/20/2010 8:23:47 PM
Sound Device Description: Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
Driver File: HdAudio.sys
Driver Version: 6.01.7601.17514
Driver Date: 11/20/2010 8:23:47 PM
WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: DP965LV
Motherboard Version: AAD59511-405
BIOS Manufacturer: Intel Corp.
BIOS Name: Default System BIOS
BIOS Version: GATEWA - c5
BIOS Release: 20060828000000.000000+000
Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1680x1050
3D Resolution: 1680x1050 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes
Physics Quality: High
Maximum Particles: 50000
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No
Anti-aliasing: Off
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: High
World Texture Level: Very High
Character Texture Level: Very High
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
Entity Detail Level: 1.000
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Shadow maps
Shadow Map Shader: Low quality
Environmental Reflections: Low quality
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: High performance
Occlusion Strength: Slight
Blur: Fast
Ambient Resolution: High performance
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
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: 0.600
Music Sound Volume: 0.600
Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
Overall Graphics Quality: 0.750
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: ?
Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\City of Heroes
Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found
Hijack This
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 1:16:13 AM, on 6/21/2012
Platform: Windows 7 SP1 (WinNT 6.00.3505)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v9.00 (9.00.8112.16446)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG2012\avgtray.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG Secure Search\vprot.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerPlug in_11_3_300_257.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerPlug in_11_3_300_257.exe
C:\Users\Angela\Downloads\HijackThis.exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://search.babylon.com/?affID=109...00001676dfd4fb
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
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe
O2 - BHO: CrossriderApp0004479 - {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011441179} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Giant Savings\Giant Savings.dll
O2 - BHO: Babylon toolbar helper - {2EECD738-5844-4a99-B4B6-146BF802613B} - C:\Program Files (x86)\BabylonToolbar\BabylonToolbar\1.5.3.17\bh\Ba bylonToolbar.dll
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG2012\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: PlayBryte BHO - {61e0ef7a-9bc0-45ea-9b2f-f3e9f02692bd} - mscoree.dll (file missing)
O2 - BHO: AVG Security Toolbar - {95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG Secure Search\11.1.0.7\AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AVG Security Toolbar - {95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG Secure Search\11.1.0.7\AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {b278d9f8-0fa9-465e-9938-0c392605d8e3} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: Babylon Toolbar - {98889811-442D-49dd-99D7-DC866BE87DBC} - C:\Program Files (x86)\BabylonToolbar\BabylonToolbar\1.5.3.17\Babyl onToolbarTlbr.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG_TRAY] "C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG2012\avgtray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [vProt] "C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG Secure Search\vprot.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NCsoft Launcher] C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe /Minimized
O11 - Options group: [ACCELERATED_GRAPHICS] Accelerated graphics
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG2012\avgpp.dll
O18 - Protocol: viprotocol - {B658800C-F66E-4EF3-AB85-6C0C227862A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\AVG Secure Search\ViProtocolInstaller\11.1.0\ViProtocol.dll
O23 - Service: Adobe Flash Player Update Service (AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc) - Adobe Systems Incorporated - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpda teService.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: AVGIDSAgent - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG2012\AVGIDSAgent.exe
O23 - Service: AVG WatchDog (avgwd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG2012\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Mozilla Maintenance Service (MozillaMaintenance) - Mozilla Foundation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Update Service Daemon (nvUpdatusService) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Update Core\daemonu.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\snmptrap.exe,-3 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppsvc.exe,-101 (sppsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service (Stereo Service) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPISvr.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect.exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vaultsvc.dll,-1003 (VaultSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds.exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: vToolbarUpdater11.1.0 - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\AVG Secure Search\vToolbarUpdater\11.1.0\ToolbarUpdater.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Wat\WatUX.exe,-601 (WatAdminSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wbengine.exe,-104 (wbengine) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)
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End of file - 7251 bytes
Together we entered a city of strangers, we made it a city of friends, and we leave it a City of Heroes. - Sweet_Sarah
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Note: What on earth is Babylon doing there? I deleted that after the dxdiag download I tried earlier automatically attached it even after I declined. It also automatically attached Google Toolbar after I declined it, but that seems to have come off when I removed it.
Together we entered a city of strangers, we made it a city of friends, and we leave it a City of Heroes. - Sweet_Sarah
BOYCOTT NCSoft (on Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/517513781597443/
Governments have fallen to the power of social media. Gaming companies can too.
Oops. Didn't see someone already posted the info for you.
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Originally Posted by Steele_Magnolia
Note: What on earth is Babylon doing there? I deleted that after the dxdiag download I tried earlier automatically attached it even after I declined. It also automatically attached Google Toolbar after I declined it, but that seems to have come off when I removed it.
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You've already spotted the first thing I saw - Babylon
Not sure what that Giant Savings dll is but it looks like more adware.
The Google toolbar is at least reasonably well behaved and some people find it useful. I wouldn't consider that a problem per se.
Mind of Gaia lvl 50 Defiant's first Mind/Storm 'troller.
Deadly Doc 50 Dark/Dark Corr
and lots more on Pinnacle,Union and Defiant
I'd recommend turning Ambient Occlusion completely OFF.
That Babylon toolbar can be a bugger to remove at times. I generally go into the browser and disable the Add-On's there and then remove it from Programs and Features.
That generally seems to get rid of it easily.
And I hate that it installs even if you tell it not to.
If the game spit out 20 dollar bills people would complain that they weren't sequentially numbered. If they were sequentially numbered people would complain that they weren't random enough.
Black Pebble is my new hero.
With that ancient dual core and 'basic' video card it's best to not use such high settings for regular game play without expecting low frame rates, to say the least. Some of the ones you have selected require a good deal of "power" to run. Perhaps your heating up your components and they lack efficient cooling.
As far as requiring a cold reboot that would throw me for a loop too. I'd surely start with monitoring temperatures at idle states and full load. Each component has a max. temperature for full load etc. I'd also be sure that my Power Supply is capable of running each component efficiently.
Oh! One great program that has a free version that I've come to find perfect is Superantispyware. Very funny name to me but does a great job for even some of the more persistent forms of adware that I've come across.
Don't be a mindless farm toon, we may need you on a non-soft SF someday. =)
If another power supply is available to you try that. Seems a dying powersupply is often related to the hard crash issue. Cant hurt to try.
Friends don't let friends buy an ncsoft controlled project.
I think you should also try and run this.
http://us.ncsoft.com/gameadvisor
It's a 10-20 minute app that will determine your computers settings and will give ncsoft tech's the info they need to assist you. And I think you should send in a petition if you haven't already.
I fully realize that when coh came out, the system you have now would have been uber. However, CoH has upped the ante. You may want to consider the notion of upgrading your hardware. Not cheap, but certainly affordable if you plan for it, making a wish list on newegg or tiger direct and buying a component as you can afford it.
(and yes, I certainly don't think any of us should need to do that if we meet minimum specs - but once you do, it's like a whole new game. )
"Most people that have no idea what they are doing have no idea that they don't know what they are doing." - John Cleese
@Ukase
If you had issues before AND after the OS upgrade which was a clean install, then its looking more like a hardware issue.
The GT240 is a very cheap basic card often not made with quality components (they have to make their profit margins!) Life expectancy of such a card is 2-3 months past the 1 year warranty (yes, I am joking)
Well, probably longer, but expect it to be good for about 2 years. If you have a friend who can spare a video card for testing, that would be the best way to confirm the issue.
H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
CoH in WQHD
Thank you, everyone, for the suggestions and I will try them. I'll run the app and submit a petition asking for help. Before the new OS I was running on minimum settings. I can try that again. I'll also take my comp to my brother in July when I visit for a thorough cleaning and for him to test it.
A new computer is out of the question for now, there have just been too many unexpected, large expenditures in the last year (think: hurricane damage last summer, storm damage this winter) and I won't dip into our emergency buffer for luxuries. I might be able to do in the future. A new video card if this one is dying would be more affordable and is something I could discuss with my husband.
Together we entered a city of strangers, we made it a city of friends, and we leave it a City of Heroes. - Sweet_Sarah
BOYCOTT NCSoft (on Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/517513781597443/
Governments have fallen to the power of social media. Gaming companies can too.
I spoke with my husband about it, then with my brother who built this computer. I'll be getting a new video card and larger case to accomodate it. Now it's just deciding which will fit the budget ($500 total for any parts and case) and work with my existing hardware.
Together we entered a city of strangers, we made it a city of friends, and we leave it a City of Heroes. - Sweet_Sarah
BOYCOTT NCSoft (on Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/517513781597443/
Governments have fallen to the power of social media. Gaming companies can too.
For the last few months my game has been crashing to no video input. It has required a cold reboot of the computer. The latest video drivers didn't fix it, in fact it got worse and it seems to have gotten even worse after that. No other application is affected, not even other MMOs.
I have tried the following:
Made sure all of my device drivers were current
Upgraded OS
More RAM
Defragged
Optimized Memory
Cleaned the registry
Reformatted harddrive and clean installed everything
Changed Antivirus software
Removed extraneous programs (including Pando Media Booster from another MMO)
Shut down anything nonessential in task manager
I'd run a dxdiag except I can't find any that are truly 'free', the free ones come with adware and malware.
Can anyone confirm that there's a problem with NVIDIA drivers and COH? If so is there any hope? I've been playing for nearly 8 years and don't want to give up on COH.
Together we entered a city of strangers, we made it a city of friends, and we leave it a City of Heroes. - Sweet_Sarah
BOYCOTT NCSoft (on Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/517513781597443/
Governments have fallen to the power of social media. Gaming companies can too.