This game doesnt work anymore

[Tyguy]

Just downloaded the game again, this tie with Vista Business, and every time I try to run it, I get an error telling me the Bioshock has stopped working.

I verified the files, did nothing.

any ideas?

specs in sig.

[DEATHMASTER]

Assuming you didn't get it with Vista B. the first time, perhaps thats the problem? I suggest looking at the 2k forums

[Tyguy]

I originally got it with XP, then I got my new hardware, re-downloaded the game after installing a fresh copy of vista business....

This is infuriating me, nothing ****in works

[Naudian]

Tried google yet?

With problems like these I always type something into google like this: http://www.google.ca/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=8aF&hl=en&q=Bioshock+%22has+stopped+working%22+vista&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Maybe you'll find something that works :)

[Tyguy]

ya, i actually did what was suggested, by changing a line in the .ini, but it didnt do shit.

Subquestion: If the motherboard was damaged at all, would it even run?

[DEATHMASTER]

O.o!!!!!!!!!

[Uriel]

"This game doesnt work anymore"

Because it's a utter piece of programming shite.

Wonderfully, originally story, but still programming shite. I've had less blue screens with Windows ME.

http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=42

Have fun poking around that. Release a freaking patch you twinks.

[Tyguy]

ive gotten nothing but problems since i rebuilt with vista. I keep getting the "no vga detected" beeps when trying to start the pc, it only works occasionally.

[Tyguy]

I fixed it, but at the expense of dx10, i added -dx9 to the target and it worked...

not sure what else to do to get dx10 working

[Tarkus]

I hope they eventually make a dx10 for XP. I don't know if it's even possible, although i can't see why not.. it's just that people aren't going with vista much, especially gamers, and i can see this bringing trouble in the future, when games start to really make use of dx10, while vista still sucks

[Uriel]

Tried to play it again, still crashes in an epic manner.

[Tyguy]

not sure why i am unable to use dx10 while using vista....gay computers

[Laivasse]

I think I was lucky with this game. I'd been having the problem that some people report, where after a certain point the game starts to crash every few minutes making it very frustrating verging on unplayable. Fortunately, the problem only reached it's peak once I was at the very endgame.

Took a few attempts to get through it without a crash, but on one attempt it held together for me just long enough.

I also think the frequent crashing may have corrupted my video drivers. I started to experience bad crashing even outside Bioshock, until I switched from Catalyst 7.4 to 7.6. Prior to Bioshock I had not had crashing problems since it was more or less a fresh XP install. Good luck to anyone still struggling with the game...

[Uriel]

So the game is still crap. No patch either.

Utter crap.

[DEATHMASTER]

lol. just lol.

[Krynn72]

My pc = win. Never had a game not work for me.