Thief Deadly Shadows, vista x64 doesnt run anymore

[xer 21]

so i've poked through some of the threads, and cant really find my issue. i downloaded Thief deadly shadows on steam, and it worked for an hour and a half. i got through the first main mission after the tutorial. now, when i start it up, i can get to the menu with no problems, load a save, but from there, it almost immediately crashes and i get a meesage that T3.exe stopped working. sometimes, i'll be in the actual game and can move for a couple seconds, then it crashes, but usually it just crashes as soon as the loading is done.

i tried compatability mode, setting the game to run on one processor (i have a dual core) and i dont get any messages about data execution prevent.


any clues? i really enjoyed the first mission, i'd like to get my money's worth here.

[xer 21]

so, no one has any ideas? am i stuck here?

[Vae]

Have you looked at the...Thief and Vista fixes (http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=76504)...thread?

...and have you tried this?...

1 - Uninstall TDS...
2 - Restart...
3 - Use preferred registry cleaner...
4 - Restart...
5 - Reinstall TDS

If you're still having trouble, please list your system specs, including operating system, CPU type, video card and its driver version, and audio card.

[xer 21]

I tried some of the things in that thread and it didn't resolve anything. That's the thread that lead me here actually. I'll uninstall and see what happens. Its a steam game so it'll be a while til I can get back to you

[xer 21]

ok, so i unistalled and reinstalled, same thing. i still cant get it to run after i try to load a save game. its really frustrating because i know it must work somehow since it worled for two missions.

[Vae]

Please list your system specs.

[xer 21]

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66 Ghz
RAM: 2 GB
OS: Vista 64 SP1
Graphics: Nvidia 260 GTX 896 MB
On board audio, cant remember the chipset for the motherboard.


i dont know if you need to know more.

[Vae]

I take it that you have cleaned your registry and your 260 GTX driver is up to date?...If it's not, please do so.

I would then use "Windows update" to update Vista to SP3, along with any other appropriate updates.

I would try TDS now and see if it stops crashing...

Also, if you have a widescreen display, apply this...Widescreen patch (http://mugon.org/widescreen/thief.html)...It will give you widescreen resolutions, and has been known to fix certain crashes as well.

If that doesn't work, you can also try replacing the T3Main.exe file with the T3MainReleaseVersion.exe, that is found in the level editor package for T3ed...you can download it...here (http://www.ttlg.com/wiki/Main_Page).

Let me know...

[xer 21]

ok, im updated to sp2, there is no sp3. i updated my drivers. i used the widescreen patch. same problems.

downloading the other exe to see if it works.

[Vae]

Sorry, I was thinking of XP when I said SP3...:o

I hope the T3MainReleaseVersion.exe works.

[xer 21]

well, its 64% done downloading,

[Vae]

I'm praying to the Builder for you...

[xer 21]

no dice. if i replace the .exe, i get an error that the original .exe cant be found.

[Vae]

Damn...all I can say is to either re-install Vista, or just buy the hard copy...

I recommend getting...THIEF - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (http://www.amazon.com/THIEF-COMPLETE-COLLECTION-Pc/dp/B002LVUKIS)...it's only 9.95 and contains all three games...and it's not steam.

Sorry things couldn't be easier...but I've noticed that there's been users that have reported unusual problems with the Steam version of TDS.

[xer 21]

i just dont understand why it worked for an hour and a half and just quit? although that boxset looks good, even though i dont know if the hard copy will work any better.

[Vae]

My instincts tell me that it's your system...If it were me, I'd go through the trouble of re-installing Vista (or upgrade to 7).

[xer 21]

My instincts tell me that it's your system...If it were me, I'd go through the trouble of re-installing Vista (or upgrade to 7).

uggh,, i just started the semester today, thats time and money i dont have.:mad2:

i hate trying to get old games to run.


i dont know what could have gone wrong, i hadnt changed anything. but knowing my computers, things happen that i dont want to.

[Vae]

I would get the boxed set for 10 bucks then, and see if it works...sorry I couldn't be of more help.

[xer 21]

I would get the boxed set for 10 bucks then, and see if it works...sorry I couldn't be of more help.

thanks anyways. its just too bad eidos doesnt exist anymore, i doubt square enix can help me.

sometimes, i hate 64 bit systems, they screw over older stuff so bad.

[xer 21]

actually, not that i catually have gotten it to work before, but would virtual box emulating an older os work?

[Vae]

You can try...some people have had success running XP on it.

[xer 21]

well, i probably wont figure this out in time to reply back soon, but thanks for the help.

[Vae]

No problem...always happy to help.

You might be interested to know that Vista has been the most problematic OS for Thief games.