I'm using the "Best Of" version of KOTOR 1 on Windows 7, and I can't set the affinity for the .exe, either through the Task Manager or through the "start" box in properties (I couldn't find one). I've applied all the other necessary changes, like running in compatibility mode as administrator.
^Is the "Show processes for all users" box checked in the task manager?
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Originally Posted by Slvr
Which file would it be?
Cause I don't see a file with a .ini extention
Apparently Windows is showing some file extensions but not all. It's the "swkotor" file with the little gear over the notepad icon, right under the swkotor file with the "Malak's" head icon (swkotor.exe).
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Aha, now I've found it. I'm still getting random crashes, though. They're manageable, but they happen fairly often. Is there any fix that... well, fixes that?
Yeah, I double-checked and the Dantooine fix was done according to the instructions. As for the install, I constantly rechecked the OP before doing anything else.
Try using the game's configuration utility to post your system specs:
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Post your system specs
Sometimes we're just not going to be able to help you if we don't know what kind of hardware you have on your machine. If you don't know what you have on your machine, then follow these steps below:
If you're using Vista or Windows 7, go into your game folder, find "launcher.exe" and right-click on it. Select "properties", then "compatibility" and check the box beside "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)". Then check the box next to "Run this program administrator" and hit "OK". (EDIT by Q)
Bring up the launcher menu for Kotor 1 or 2 (by running "launcher.exe").
Click on "Configure".
Click the "Scan Hardware" button on the lower center of the window.
Click "Yes" to continue.
Click "Details" to view your system specs.
Click "Save Report" and save the file to your desktop.
Whenever you post your problem, open the file you just saved and copy and paste the contents to your post.
You can leave out the keymapping and everything after that.
"Mind your wants, 'cause someone wants your mind."
^Is the "Show processes for all users" box checked in the task manager?
Apparently Windows is showing some file extensions but not all. It's the "swkotor" file with the little gear over the notepad icon, right under the swkotor file with the "Malak's" head icon (swkotor.exe).
Added in the new line and still no change.
Well except now it crashes sooner sometimes and sometimes I can play for a bit longer
No go still crashes a lot. It used to be playable but now I am fighting Calo Nord for the second time and it always freezes up and crashes halfway through the fight.
Do you think if I made a Virtual machine of Windows Xp it would help at all?
I dunno, I did follow all the instructions..... O well maybe it isn't meant to be.
If I got KOTOR off the steam marketplace would that one be compatible on Win7?
I bought KotOR (1) today, installed it, updated it to patch 1.03 and changed the compatibility... then I found this thread and tried other changes, but it still doesn't work, pls help, if you can.
Thanks in advance
(I have WIN 7 32-bit, NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 with latest drivers, DirectX 11)
Well thanks for all the help. I will mess around with ti I suppose and see if I can get it to work. After taxes I may build a new computer and who knows maybe I will do a clean install of XP on this old one to play old games xD
The launcher (with the Ebon Hawk), or the game's main menu?
Well, the launcher - I click the game's icon in my Start-menu, then click the "GAME", then the picture of the shipp appears and that's all I get from the game.
Let me install the game again and I'll get back to you.
Thank you!
Edit1: going to uninstall the game and start anew...
Edit2: uninstalled
installed the DirectX redist. 2010 (couldn't find a 2011 version... but I'm just a noob )
installed game
manually patched to v. 1.03 (win xp (sp2) compat. as admin.)
Edit3: aplied steps 8, 10 and 12, reinstalled nvidia drivers (v. 286.52) and PhysX (v. 9.11.1107); the game scan still tells me my drivers are out of date
Edit4: made changes in Graphic Options and Nvidia Control Panel as in post 31
downloaded securom's exe file and it appears to be not only US but English-international, just as the patch 1.03 - 'cause it really helped and the GAME IS RUNNING NOW!!! *squeeeee*
(I don't need a desktop icon/shortcut, I'm using the Start menu :-))
Obviously you'd replace the directory I have my swkotor.exe file in with the one yours is in in both places in the above line.
So it's a shortcut to the cmd.exe that launches what follows as a command. The command actually being executed is the start command, and the start command is what allows you to pick what CPU(s) to use for executing the game. The affinity integer is a bit flag, with the least significant bit representing the first CPU and going up from there.
You need to run this shortcut as administrator as well.
The actual game executables will run in compatability mode/as administrator since you should have set those properties already if you followed the steps outlined in the second post.
Since it's a shortcut to the cmd.exe, the icon will be for cmd.exe. To change it to the swkotor icon you just open the properties for the shortcut, click on the change icon button, and browse to your swkotor.exe and select the icon to change it.
Obviously this will work for any old game that doesn't work well on multiple cores.
Edit: Forgot to mention, this is for Vista. I'm not sure if anything has changed with the start command on windows 7.
"5. Run setup.exe. Select continue, and install as you normally would.
6. Once it is installed, you'll need to fix the mss32.dll file > this is done by simply replacing it with the fixed one from the above link:
When disk one has finished installing I put in disk two and then the computer seems to get confused. I've tried a couple times - sometimes it just asks me to put the first "play disk" back in, other times it tells me that some of the files don't match the .cab format (or something like that)
Is my problem the same as the windows 7 issues mentioned above or is my problem something unrelated?
What information can I give you to help me sort this out?
This same disk worked fine installing the game on my older desktop... so I don't think that it is a problem with the disk...
First I want to thank everyone who has contributed to this :3 and that this is still an Active Thread, most that I have found died years ago .
My friend just bought me KotOR & KotORII for the PC (super gift xD).
Which was awesome, I loved playing KotOR on the XBox
Anyway, My laptops' OS is Win. 7, so obviously some issues via compatibility. I'll Try the fixes that are here in the thread, & I'm hoping something works xD.
Are there any that are known to work for sure with Win. 7 ?
Right now after patching KotOR when I launch the game it goes through the Lucas arts & Bioware logos then crashes.
(havent had a chance to read through the entire thread yet xD)
Also is it normal for KotORII to install as Version 2.0?
with it being that way I can't use any of the updates or patches and I did know if it was normal.
I'm also assuming that They are just the original releases of the game, since the cases don't have anything stating otherwise:
When you install the games, just follow the directions in post #2. If you have any problems after that, just post them.
Yes, TSL's unpatched version is 2.0-something. Patched, it's 2.1-something.
ok.
as far as TSL's it gives me an error when I tried patching it, and I went to do the manual patch and it gives one there too, stating something about a missing patch file. But I'll see if that changes upon the reinstall xD
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Hi. I am having a problem with my KOTOR that I bought from Steam, Installation went fine and the game starts up alright but the character models are all completely bonkers. Arms and legs float freely, torso floats parallel to the floor, eyeballs and and head float separately and so on (this also includes Malak at the start menu). I have tried the simpler solutions; running in compatibility mode, changing settings, upgrading drivers, Dvx, patches, setting display options to the same as my monitor etc. I also tried the solution below:
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Well never mind, I downloaded ATI System Tools, created a game profile where I set Direct3d and OpenGL settings to Auto Balanced and it worked like a charm!
But to no avail. Or specificity, computer illiterate as I am I couldn't get it to work as the I couldn't find the above mentioned options anywhere in the ATI Tray Tools, at least not while creating game profiles. I'm running Vista home basic service pack 2 on a rather weak laptop (but still, we're talking about a, what, 7 year old game here). Specs below. Anyone know a possible solution for this?
Yes, there is. You're going to have to roll back your video drivers to an older version. This is the oldest version I could find for 32-bit Vista.
Replacing your drivers with an older version is a complicated process because the newer drivers will always leave junk files behind. These have to be eliminated or they will mess up the installation of the older ones.
1) Download and install Driver Sweeper and CCleaner. If the installation packages contain adware, be careful not to install it as well.
2) Go to Start>Control Panel>Programs>Uninstall a program and uninstall the AMD/ATI drivers, Catalyst Control Center and anything else that has anything to do with them, then reboot.
3) Boot into Safe Mode (tap F8 at POST screen when the computer first powers up), login to the administrator account and run Driver Sweeper. When it's done it will prompt you to reboot, so do so, but into Normal Mode this time.
4) Run CCleaner's registry cleaner. It will prompt you to back up your registry first, and I would do so, then fix any issues and reboot into Normal Mode again.
5) Now you can install the new (old) drivers.
"Mind your wants, 'cause someone wants your mind."
Hey, new to the forums. Just tried EVERYTHING. Still when I start it simply says KOTOR has stopped working. I used the Launch file in the main folder and I got to the front menu with music but it says "Please insert disk" I got the game off Steam. So i don't know what to do now...
Thanks
it crashes right after I click the "GAME" in the main menu.
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