MUST play from WinEQ2, Can't launch normally.

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Manual
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MUST play from WinEQ2, Can't launch normally.

Post by Manual » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:17 pm

Hi, I tried starting EQ from the normal shortcut and I get an error about eqgame.exe needs to shut down.

I can run fine if I launch from the WinEQ2 start menu.

Just noticed this morning, I hadn't tried to start EQ without WinEQ2 since I installed it.

WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
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Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 3/2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236
System Physical RAM: 304/1533MB
Page File: 2311/3430MB
Virtual Memory: 1078/2047MB (Extended: 0MB)
CPU 1: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz @ 3000MHz
CPU 2: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz @ 3000MHz
CPU Affinity Mask: 1
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAYV1/NetMeeting driver
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAYV2/RDPDD Chained DD
Monitor 1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (0,0,1280,1024) (1280x1024) PRIMARY
Sound: ?
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.13
WinEQ: 2.15

Loaded Modules:
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Module 0: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\eqgame.exe
Module 1: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
Module 2: C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
Module 3: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\mss32.dll
Module 4: C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
Module 5: C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
Module 6: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
Module 7: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
Module 8: C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
Module 9: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Secur32.dll
Module 10: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll
Module 11: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
Module 12: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
Module 13: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
Module 14: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DINPUT8.dll
Module 15: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3dx9_30.dll
Module 16: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WININET.dll
Module 17: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
Module 18: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Normaliz.dll
Module 19: C:\WINDOWS\system32\iertutil.dll
Module 20: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\xul.dll
Module 21: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\js3250.dll
Module 22: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\nspr4.dll
Module 23: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\MSVCR71.dll
Module 24: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\plc4.dll
Module 25: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\plds4.dll
Module 26: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
Module 27: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
Module 28: C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll
Module 29: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
Module 30: C:\WINDOWS\system32\comdlg32.dll
Module 31: C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMCTL32.dll
Module 32: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.dll
Module 33: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.5512_x-ww_35d4ce83\comctl32.dll
Module 34: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\EQPlayNice.dll
Module 35: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\Lavish.dll
Module 36: C:\WINDOWS\system32\iphlpapi.dll
Module 37: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll
Module 38: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2.dll
Module 39: C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL
Module 40: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll
Module 41: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll
Module 42: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll
Module 43: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DNSAPI.dll
Module 44: C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll
Module 45: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll
Module 46: C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mdnsNSP.dll
Module 47: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll
Module 48: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-EQ.dll
Module 49: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSIMG32.dll
Module 50: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D9.dll
Module 51: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d9.dll
Module 52: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll
Module 53: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D8.dll
Module 54: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-DI8.dll
Module 55: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msctfime.ime
Module 56: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTMARTA.DLL
Module 57: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SAMLIB.dll
Module 58: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\EQGraphicsDX9.DLL
Module 59: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\dpvs.dll
Module 60: C:\Program Files\Belkin\Nostromo\nost_FSH.dll
Module 61: C:\WINDOWS\system32\HID.DLL
Module 62: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.DLL
Module 63: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll
Module 64: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll
Module 65: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll
Module 66: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll
Module 67: C:\Program Files\IncrediMail\bin\B4ImApp.dll
Module 68: C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll
Module 69: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\mssmp3.asi
Module 70: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\mssvoice.asi
Module 71: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\mssa3d.m3d
Module 72: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\mssds3d.m3d
Module 73: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\mssdx7.m3d
Module 74: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\msseax.m3d
Module 75: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\mssrsx.m3d
Module 76: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll
Module 77: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\msssoft.m3d
Module 78: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\mssdsp.flt
Module 79: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv
Module 80: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv
Module 81: C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll
Module 82: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DSOUND.DLL
Module 83: C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll
Module 84: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\vivoxsdk.dll
Module 85: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\ortp.dll
Module 86: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\alut.dll
Module 87: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest\wrap_oal.dll
Module 88: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SensApi.dll
Module 89: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CLBCATQ.DLL
Module 90: C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMRes.dll
Module 91: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rsaenh.dll
Module 92: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MPRAPI.dll
Module 93: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ACTIVEDS.dll
Module 94: C:\WINDOWS\system32\adsldpc.dll
Module 95: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NETAPI32.dll
Module 96: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATL.DLL
Module 97: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rtutils.dll

Direct3D9:
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Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT/nv4_disp.dll/6/14/11/7519
Adapter Display Mode: 1280x1024 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Game Display Mode: 1280x953 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8 (Full Screen)
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: 452MB
Direct3D8:
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Adapter Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Game Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: (not currently available)
DirectInput8:
-----------------------------------

EverQuest:
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Profile 1: groosum
EQ Path: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest
EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: ON Server Type: Normal Locale: us
Video Adapter: Application Controlled
Luclin models: 2 (+10 min RAM)
Texture Compression: ON (+0 min RAM)
Sound: ON (+22 min RAM)
Dynamic Lighting: ON (+4 min RAM)
Texture Caching: ON (+0 min RAM)
Texture Quality: 2. MEDIUM (+30 min RAM)
Calculated minimum RAM: 349MB (BASE+66MB)
Level of Detail: 0
MaxFPS: 100
Additional setting: VertexShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=TRUE

EQPlayNice:
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EQPlayNice version: 1.22
EQ Version: eqgame.exe Feb 11 2009 00:06:15
Foreground
Mode: FPS Limiter
Max FPS: 45
Rendering: 1/1
Background
Mode: FPS Limiter
Max FPS: 24
Rendering: 1/3

Manual
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Post by Manual » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:39 pm

Fixed.

I deleted the eqclient.ini and launched EQ from the normal shortcut. Got all my settings back the way I wanted em, then copied it all to a new .ini file and pointed WinEQ2 at the new .ini file.

Dunno if this is a good fix or not, but it seems to work.

Lax
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Post by Lax » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:18 pm

Oh, sorry. I guess I misunderstood your original post. When you said "from the normal shortcut" I assumed that meant you were just launching EverQuest itself, and you were wondering why it only worked when you're using WinEQ 2, not a shortcut to your WinEQ 2 profile for the game. That makes more sense now (I was kind of wondering why you wanted me to figure out why EQ itself seemed broken).

Yes, that is a good fix.

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