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PC Silent Hill 4 game freezes at start
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burner413
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14. November 2004 @ 23:20 |
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hey
i have read all the posts on previous Silent Hill issues, so please dont tell me togo read them.
I have a Sony Vaio notebook with a RadeonIGP 345M
64MB memory video card which shud be able to run the game, but it isnt. so i have ot run it with 3d-analyzer. i can start the game fine, i see the opening credits saying Konami and the i can go to the menu and start a new game. here is where my problem is happening. once i watch the beggining "then 5 days ago he had a dream. Now he cant leave his appartment", and then the comuter screen turns white and freezes. does anyoner have help with this?
thanks for any help
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aldaco12
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15. November 2004 @ 02:37 |
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Alas, Silent Hill 4 is SecuROM protected. I assume that you're not playing it by using the original disc (or a perfect 1:1 backup copy) and when the game checks it and finds you're not using the original disc, it locks.
Never heard about protected PC games?
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burner413
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15. November 2004 @ 14:03 |
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yes ive heard of protected pc games
but no it isnt the original
it is a back up from the original that im trying to get to work
do u have any suggestions on what i can do?
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15. November 2004 @ 16:16 |
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@burner413
Let's have a look at the forum rules. I've already warned you about posting email addies and now you've multiposted this question over three forums. Let's keep things ship shape alrighty?
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burner413
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15. November 2004 @ 17:37 |
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sorry dude
but if u or anyone else would actually help instead of just telling me what not to do then i wouldnt have to multi post.
i dont mean to get upset but its just frustrating when no1 helps at all
does my problem have somethin to do with "SecuROM"?
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15. November 2004 @ 18:41 |
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Nobody made you multipost. We have simple rules here to keep things organized. You can't rightly say that nobody helps because the first response in this thread was aldaco12 giving you some good information and I helped you in another thread sorting out an issue regarding your video card memory.
From the sound of it you're using a non-working backup so my best advice would be to use something like Alcohol 120%, BlindWrite or CloneCD to make an image of the disc on your hard drive then try to mount the image with Daemon Tools and try to play from that.
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burner413
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15. November 2004 @ 23:11 |
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ive been thinkin......if my problem has to do with secuROM, could i have even got as far as i did (past the title menu)?
most people say that securom keeps u form burning the discs but that isnt my problem
please keep helping everybody
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aldaco12
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16. November 2004 @ 05:06 |
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No, SecuROM prevents you from burning WORKING discs. You can burn lot of 'coasters' with Nero, EasyCD or CDRWin, for example.
With good burners, good readers and a good application (like the ones we suggested you already) one can backup 'almost' everything.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 16. November 2004 @ 05:07
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burner413
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16. November 2004 @ 17:18 |
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well i think the copies work cuz i can get past the menu screen. could the problem be that my graphics card isnt good enough, and the game just realizes taht when i try to play the game? i dont have a clue where to go from here!!!!!!!!! does anyone know where to get a driver for my RadeonIGP 345M, i tried to get it from ati but it isnt there
also i scanned the disc and its protected with SecuROM *new* version 5.03.06
WHAT DO I DO NOW????????????????
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16. November 2004 @ 19:40 |
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If you're still trying to run this on your notebook drivers aren't going to make up for the shared memory that you're graphics card uses.
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burner413
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17. November 2004 @ 23:50 |
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so is the dedicated/shared memory thing without a doubt my problem?
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18. November 2004 @ 09:25 |
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In all probability, yes. Have you tried running the game using your copy on another machine that uses a video card with it's own dedicated memory?
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"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
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burner413
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24. November 2004 @ 22:58 |
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no i havent, i will asap
is there anything else anyone can think of that may be the problem?
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