Fable: TLC memory issue / startup failure

[hakai]

Fable: TLC memory issue / startup failure

Hello all this is my first post, and most annoying issue.


PC Specs:
Windows XP Pro X64 SP2
AMD Athalon 64 X2 6000+
4 GB Mushkin RAM
500GB HDD
850W PSU
2x Nvidia 8800GT 512mb SLI
Creative XFI extreme Gamer
Asus Ice block cpu cooler (don't quote me on the name can't remember exactly)
2x 20x DVD RW drives


Two days ago I purchased Fable for the PC. I installed it just fine, no hick ups or anything. However when I go to play the game I first get an error that the program did not detect my RAM or Virtual RAM, or in its case doesn't have enough. Now above I gave you my system set up, and you see i have plenty of RAM to run anything. Anyways it gives me two options 'continue anyway' or 'Run in "safe mode"'. If I click 'continue anyway', I receive another error, that the game didn't exit properly so i hi continue again.

At this point the game starts, the videos start to play, skipping those I start a new game. Once it autosaves the intro movie plays only BG sound no voice over. Then bam game crashes.

Now if I go the safe mode way it still errors. However if I disable my sound card, then do the safe mode way, it will play, just very badly.

So I ask you all for your help in determining way this game will not detect my RAM, so i can finally play this game in all its glory.

Trouble shooting so far:

Disable sound card
Restart pc
Restart pc 'clean boot'
Turn off all non essential software
Disable Network connections
Disable themes
Reinstalled game twice
Read through MS KBs
Contacted MS Tech Support (says it was a virtual memory paging issue)
-- Of what I can tell virtual memory working fine have between 2GB and 4GB set
All Graphic and sound card drivers up to date
Direct X up to date


Please help me?

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Fable: TLC memory issue / startup failure

Does it register that you actually have the 4Gb available, because there might be something conflicting somewhere.

 

[hakai]

Re: Fable: TLC memory issue / startup failure

yeah of what I can tell my system does recognize the 4 GBs also my pagefile is at 4GB as well.
Note: As of today I found that creative release another update so I'm trying that, but now my pc won't detect my sound card, but that is another issue...hopefully I'll get that working tonight.

 

[hakai]

Re: Fable: TLC memory issue / startup failure

Yay fixed it, I had to completely uninstall my sound card, then reinstall it. Then it started working, very strange.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Fable: TLC memory issue / startup failure

Yay fixed it, I had to completely uninstall my sound card, then reinstall it. Then it started working, very strange.

I had heard about some sound cards causing issues like that elsewhere, glad you got it fixed anyway.

 

[MoshToKill]

Re: Fable: TLC memory issue / startup failure

A ****ing screen keeps coming upon the startup that says, "to play ths disk, put it in an xbox 360 console" and its in my 360. WTF i played it fine for the past 2 days and now its doing this bull**** all of a sudden. can anyone tell me why the hell its doing that and how to fix it its really annoying

 

[xxXDETHXxx]

Re: Fable: TLC memory issue / startup failure

HELLO me is new. Anyway i am a a n00b so when eer i try to play fable it says (A problem occurred initializing DirectDraw. Hardware acceleration may be disabled, please run DXDIAG.) PLAESE HELP ^^.

 

[wtfnubzerg]

Re: Fable: TLC memory issue / startup failure

Mosh and DETH, make your own threads.