demagogue on 21/9/2008 at 07:09
After double clicking the Thief2 .exe, a few seconds, then "T2 has encountered a problem and will close". It's version 1.9.0.0. No specific error message.
Windows XP (SP2); Dell Inspiron 5100; Pentium 4 CPU 2.66 GHz; 384 MB Ram.
It's been working fine for years, as recently as at least Mission X's release (~Aug 15). I can't think of any changes made to anything since then, aside from deleting a number of FMs from the FM folder.
One note: the CD drive on this laptop got fubar'd at some point, so I can't re-install (Not that I know how off-hand; maybe install on a second computer and a USB memory chip?), although I still have the CDs of course.
Is there a way I can check each essential file to see if it's corrupted in any way?
Any usual suspect problems?
FAQ and thread search checked.
bikerdude on 21/9/2008 at 08:58
Hi Demagogue
I assume your running the vanilla version of T2..? and your laptop has an old skewl intel/ati gfx card..?
Can you load up darkloader/garretloader and reset the thief to "original" and see how it goes..?
biker
demagogue on 21/9/2008 at 17:57
I reinstalled Dromed (the Toolkit version) and that fixed it.
Apparently I inadvertently altered some essential file associated with Dromed, and reinstalling it did the trick.
I'm still not sure what happened, but I'm happy it's fixed now.
bikerdude on 21/9/2008 at 18:41
make a zip of your thief folder while its working
biker
Neb on 9/3/2010 at 00:08
Apologies if it seems bad to bump this thread up. Both posters are regulars, and I didn't want to start a new thread.
I'm getting the same problem. I tried installing a DVD Sold Out Software version of Thief 2. Then I nuked that and tried the version that comes on two CDs and it didn't help. I haven't updated any drivers since my last working install of Thief 2. I don't think I've even played around with DromEd, so I'm not sure that that is where the problem is.
Intel T2300 @ 1.66GHz - 1.66GHz, 1.00GB RAM, GeForce Go 7400. I think I have Windows XP - SP3.
