NiteShade on 30/12/2009 at 15:22

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Hi all, I just signed up here cause I really need some help with this. I installed Thief 2, applied all the fixes for it, but had problems with it crashing every time I launched the game and tried to load a previously saved mission. Though annoying, I got around that by instead starting a brand new game every time, then exiting back to the main menu and loading the saved mission at that point - don't know why it worked that way, but it did. I did finish the game and then decided I wanted to start trying the fan missions. The ones I've downloaded are for Thief 2 and most of them crash instantly after loading them with DarkLoader. I got tired of that and decided to try a reinstall of the game. So I uninstalled Thief 2, reinstalled it - and now it won't work at all! The intro video plays fine, but when it goes to load the main menu screen, it crashes, same thing if I try to skip straight to the menu during the intro video. I did the reinstall with the D:\setup -lgntforce command, applied the 1.18 patch, applied the ddfix, did the permanent fix for the multiprocessor issue and it still crashes. Every crash just gives me the typical 'Thief 2: The Metal Age has encountered a problem and needs to close, blah blah' error. I don't know what else to try and am hoping someone here can help.

My copy of Thief 2 is the Sold Out version and I did use the Premier patch for the update to 1.18

Here's some info on my computer:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600)
Service Pack 3
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 530
BIOS: Phoenix -AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 DUO CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 771MB used, 3166MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

Card Name: ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x94c3)
DAC Type: Internal DAC (400MHz)
Approx. Total Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Main Driver: ati2dvag.dll
Version: 6.14.0010.6983 (English)
Date: 7/14/2009 19:27:52
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
VDD: n/a
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)

I will greatly appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.

NiteShade on 1/1/2010 at 13:19

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Bikerdude, thanks for the welcome, though I'm a girl, so don't know if the 'dude' really applies to me, but anyway yes I have checked that FAQ post. I've tried pretty much everything I've come across that sounds like it could be related to my problem, but still no luck. Believe me, I'm not the kind of person who posts about a problem without doing some serious searching on my own for known solutions. I've literally spent hours on end searching around on different forums and trying multiple reinstalls but I'm just totally stumped on this :mad:

MoroseTroll on 1/1/2010 at 15:15

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NiteShade: AFAIK, DDFix v1.3.11 is not recommended for the Radeon graphics cards users, so please try 1.2.7 instead (you can download both of them from the (http://timeslip.chorrol.com/ddfix.html) Timeslip's page.

NiteShade on 4/1/2010 at 19:36

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Okay, so I think I finally got Thief 2 up and running, it loads and lets me start a mission and loads the FMs, but I'm still getting the nag about inserting a disc into the drive, I thought the Premier patch took care of that? :confused:

And thanks for all the help so far, it's very much appreciated :)