On 2008-03-17 04:11, Crim {R33} wrote:
Make sure Client.exe, SmartUpdate.exe, and Server.exe are Vista Compatable.

Then once in the lobby, click Update.. Let it update, even if you've already update, it'll need to be updated. Then after that, press Setup and fix everything up. THEN it should work, hopefully.

On 2008-03-17 05:32, NAKLIER POM wrote:

That,

And one could also consider redownloading and reinstalling it, incase it's a corrupt installation.

I also use Vista Premium and there have never been any issues running DarkSpace on it whatsoever, I only ever had to run the darkspace.exe program in administrator mode, and thats that. Running it in XP compability wasnt necessary either.

Redownload -> Reinstall -> Update in lobby seems to be the way to go with this error, and then see what you have all your settings right in the "Setup" window and so on.

Then you might also want to make sure you are not trying to use the Beta client/GCQL, because that just wont work.

Try the given tips and come back here if it didnt work.

On 2008-03-17 04:11, Crim {R33} wrote:
Make sure Client.exe, SmartUpdate.exe, and Server.exe are Vista Compatable.

Then once in the lobby, click Update.. Let it update, even if you've already update, it'll need to be updated. Then after that, press Setup and fix everything up. THEN it should work, hopefully.

On 2008-03-17 07:17, Little Pet Slinki wrote:
Reinstall, But not to X:Program Files

X:GamesDarkspace is easy enough, since the "Program Files" comes with some advanced permissions that may not let you do something.

On 2008-03-17 17:31, Tactical Missile {JASSM} wrote:

No, the Program Files directory does not have anything hard coded to it that would prevent DarkSpace from running inside it.

Shadow, check if you have UAC enabled or disabled. If enabled, disable it. I had a bit of a thought that perhaps DarkSpace does not request UAC approval and thus would run into a lack-of-permission error.

There is something fishy about this.

Actually I'll download the client and see if I can produce the same error myself and then circumvent it.


EDIT:

Coolbeans, so I can't make it crash but it actually works flawlessly.

Stuff done:

Download 50mb installer from the jack-online.co.uk mirror, install it in default directory, right click DarkSpace.lnk shortcut, Properties, and in the Shortcut tab, open the Advanced Settings window and check the checkbox with "Run in administrator mode" written on the right of it.

Double click shortcut, select "lobby", press red update diamond, wait for it to fully update, run Setup, adjust display settings accordingly, close setup, hit Play and kablammo, it plays and didn't crash.

On the other hand I'm pretty curious as to why would you be running in 1024x768 resolution unless your monitor is a CRT, when you have a high caliber video card anyway?

[ This Message was edited by: Tactical Missile {JASSM} on 2008-03-17 17:50 ]