Cannot run everquest 1 with WinEQ 2

[Manachill]

Can't run WinEQ at all with everquest, not even one account. WinEQ will freeze my entire system up and crash the OS happens anywhere from the server select screen to entering the world. I haven't yet been successfull loading a character yet. This happens everytime system freezes then crashes.

Sysinfo to follow:

WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
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Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 2/6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205
System Physical RAM: 1323/2045MB
Page File: 3354/4309MB
Virtual Memory: 1786/2047MB (Extended: 0MB)
CPU 1: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz @ 1862MHz
CPU 2: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz @ 1861MHz
CPU Affinity Mask: 1
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAY2/NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAYV1/RDPDD Chained DD
Video 4: \\.\DISPLAYV2/RDP Encoder Mirror Driver
Monitor 1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (0,0,1680,1050) (1680x1050) PRIMARY
Sound: ?
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 7.0.6000.16546
WinEQ: 2.15

Loaded Modules:
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Module 0: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\eqgame.exe
Module 1: C:\Windows\system32\ntdll.dll
Module 2: C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll
Module 3: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\mss32.dll
Module 4: C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
Module 5: C:\Windows\system32\GDI32.dll
Module 6: C:\Windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
Module 7: C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
Module 8: C:\Windows\system32\WINMM.dll
Module 9: C:\Windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
Module 10: C:\Windows\system32\ole32.dll
Module 11: C:\Windows\system32\OLEAUT32.dll
Module 12: C:\Windows\system32\OLEACC.dll
Module 13: C:\Windows\system32\WSOCK32.dll
Module 14: C:\Windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
Module 15: C:\Windows\system32\NSI.dll
Module 16: C:\Windows\system32\DINPUT8.dll
Module 17: C:\Windows\system32\d3dx9_30.dll
Module 18: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\DSETUP.dll
Module 19: C:\Windows\system32\VERSION.dll
Module 20: C:\Windows\system32\WININET.dll
Module 21: C:\Windows\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
Module 22: C:\Windows\system32\Normaliz.dll
Module 23: C:\Windows\system32\iertutil.dll
Module 24: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\xul.dll
Module 25: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\js3250.dll
Module 26: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\nspr4.dll
Module 27: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\MSVCR71.dll
Module 28: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\plc4.dll
Module 29: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\plds4.dll
Module 30: C:\Windows\system32\SHELL32.dll
Module 31: C:\Windows\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
Module 32: C:\Windows\system32\comdlg32.dll
Module 33: C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.6000.16386_none_87e0cb09378714f1\COMCTL32.dll
Module 34: C:\Windows\system32\IMM32.dll
Module 35: C:\Windows\system32\MSCTF.dll
Module 36: C:\Windows\system32\ShimEng.dll
Module 37: C:\Windows\system32\apphelp.dll
Module 38: C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcLayers.dll
Module 39: C:\Windows\system32\USERENV.dll
Module 40: C:\Windows\system32\Secur32.dll
Module 41: C:\Windows\system32\MPR.dll
Module 42: C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcGenral.DLL
Module 43: C:\Windows\system32\UxTheme.dll
Module 44: C:\Windows\system32\NETAPI32.dll
Module 45: C:\Windows\system32\PSAPI.DLL
Module 46: C:\Windows\system32\MSACM32.dll
Module 47: C:\Windows\system32\sfc.dll
Module 48: C:\Windows\system32\sfc_os.dll
Module 49: C:\Windows\system32\SETUPAPI.dll
Module 50: C:\Windows\system32\dwmapi.dll
Module 51: C:\Windows\system32\urlmon.dll
Module 52: C:\Windows\system32\SHUNIMPL.dll
Module 53: C:\Windows\system32\LPK.DLL
Module 54: C:\Windows\system32\USP10.dll
Module 55: C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.6000.16386_none_5d07289e07e1d100\comctl32.dll
Module 56: C:\Windows\system32\mswsock.dll
Module 57: C:\Windows\System32\wship6.dll
Module 58: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2.dll
Module 59: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\Lavish.dll
Module 60: C:\Windows\system32\iphlpapi.dll
Module 61: C:\Windows\system32\dhcpcsvc.DLL
Module 62: C:\Windows\system32\DNSAPI.dll
Module 63: C:\Windows\system32\WINNSI.DLL
Module 64: C:\Windows\system32\dhcpcsvc6.DLL
Module 65: C:\Windows\System32\wshtcpip.dll
Module 66: C:\Windows\system32\NLAapi.dll
Module 67: C:\Windows\System32\winrnr.dll
Module 68: C:\Windows\system32\WLDAP32.dll
Module 69: C:\Windows\system32\napinsp.dll
Module 70: C:\Windows\system32\pnrpnsp.dll
Module 71: C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mdnsNSP.dll
Module 72: C:\Windows\system32\rasadhlp.dll
Module 73: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-EQ.dll
Module 74: C:\Windows\system32\MSIMG32.dll
Module 75: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D9.dll
Module 76: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D8.dll
Module 77: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-DI8.dll
Module 78: C:\Windows\system32\NTMARTA.DLL
Module 79: C:\Windows\system32\SAMLIB.dll
Module 80: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\EQGraphicsDX9.DLL
Module 81: C:\Windows\system32\d3d9.dll
Module 82: C:\Windows\system32\d3d8thk.dll
Module 83: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\dpvs.dll
Module 84: C:\Windows\system32\HID.DLL
Module 85: C:\Windows\system32\WINTRUST.dll
Module 86: C:\Windows\system32\CRYPT32.dll
Module 87: C:\Windows\system32\MSASN1.dll
Module 88: C:\Windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
Module 89: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\mssmp3.asi
Module 90: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\mssvoice.asi
Module 91: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\mssa3d.m3d
Module 92: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\mssds3d.m3d
Module 93: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\mssdx7.m3d
Module 94: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\msseax.m3d
Module 95: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\mssrsx.m3d
Module 96: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\msssoft.m3d
Module 97: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy\mssdsp.flt
Module 98: C:\Windows\system32\wdmaud.drv
Module 99: C:\Windows\system32\ksuser.dll
Module 100: C:\Windows\system32\AVRT.dll
Module 101: C:\Windows\system32\MMDevAPI.DLL
Module 102: C:\Windows\system32\CLBCatQ.DLL
Module 103: C:\Windows\System32\audioses.dll
Module 104: C:\Windows\System32\audioeng.dll
Module 105: C:\Windows\system32\msacm32.drv
Module 106: C:\Windows\system32\midimap.dll
Module 107: C:\Windows\system32\DSOUND.DLL
Module 108: C:\Windows\system32\POWRPROF.dll
Module 109: C:\Windows\system32\nvd3dum.dll

Direct3D9:
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Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT/nvd3dum.dll/7/15/11/5818
Adapter Display Mode: 1680x1050 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Game Display Mode: 1280x960 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8 (Windowed)
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: 1252MB
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:
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EverQuest:
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Profile 2: Vtar
EQ Path: C:\Program Files\Sony\EverQuest Trilogy
EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: ON Server Type: Normal Locale: us
Video Adapter: Application Controlled
Luclin models: 27 (+135 min RAM)
Texture Compression: ON (+0 min RAM)
MipMapping: ON (+4 min RAM)
Sound: ON (+22 min RAM)
Dynamic Lighting: ON (+4 min RAM)
Texture Caching: ON (+0 min RAM)
Texture Quality: 1. HIGH (+32 min RAM)
Sky: COMPLEX (+10 min RAM)
Calculated minimum RAM: 490MB (BASE+207MB)
Level of Detail: 1
MaxFPS: 100
Additional setting: VertexShaders=1
Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=0
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=1

[eqjoe]

Was EQ recently patched?

-j

[Manachill]

To be honest I have no idea when eq was patched last. Just to add additional info - I have tried running this with eqplaynice off as well as both applications running with admin rights and XP compatibility.

[Lax]

WinEQ will freeze my entire system up and crash the OS

Your OS crashes? As in, blue screen of death? WinEQ is a usermode application, it doesn't have code in it that the OS allows to cause a blue screen. I would check for driver updates, starting with video card. It could also be bad RAM.

I understand that you seem to be saying this only happens when using WinEQ, and I'm with you there. That's entirely possible. However, it's not caused by WinEQ doing something that it shouldn't. Bad RAM could cause this with WinEQ but not without, simply because of having something additional loaded in memory that happens to hit the bad spot. A bad hard drive could do the same thing.

I would start with drivers, though.

[Manachill]

Lax,

Thanks for the responce. And no BSoD happens, the system simply freezes up then crashes and reboots itself. The only time this ever happens is when I run WinEQ .

The system is almost brand new so the thought of bad anything is kind of disturbing. The reason I'm thinking it has to do with WinEQ is the PC doesn't have any other issues with even slowing up running any other program or game. The system is spyware free as well.

Is there anything out there that can test hardware as a application? I'm pretty sure the system is running normally and as it should with no other problems.

WinEQ will freeze my entire system up and crash the OS

Your OS crashes? As in, blue screen of death? WinEQ is a usermode application, it doesn't have code in it that the OS allows to cause a blue screen. I would check for driver updates, starting with video card. It could also be bad RAM.

I understand that you seem to be saying this only happens when using WinEQ, and I'm with you there. That's entirely possible. However, it's not caused by WinEQ doing something that it shouldn't. Bad RAM could cause this with WinEQ but not without, simply because of having something additional loaded in memory that happens to hit the bad spot. A bad hard drive could do the same thing.

I would start with drivers, though.

[fearless]

And no BSoD happens, the system simply freezes up then crashes and reboots itself.

This is a BSOD.

The default behavior is to reboot the machine instead of showing the actual error message.

If you right click on My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Startup and Recovery Settings, Uncheck Automatically Restart. You will then be able to see the actual blue screen and the error message. You should be looking for the stop error towards the bottom of the screen. Write down that stop code and when you reboot the machine, search for that error.

[Manachill]

fearless,

Thanks! I'm used to the old widnows nt style BSoD where you actually physically see the BLUE screen and errror codes. I was not aware that vista "hides" this now like they hide almost everything else. I will check the error codes. thanks!

And no BSoD happens, the system simply freezes up then crashes and reboots itself.

This is a BSOD.

The default behavior is to reboot the machine instead of showing the actual error message.

If you right click on My Computer, Advanced, Startup and Recovery Settings, Uncheck Automatically Restart. You will then be able to see the actual blue screen and the error message. You should be looking for the stop error towards the bottom of the screen. Write down that stop code and when you reboot the machine, search for that error.

[fearless]

My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Startup and Recovery Settings, Uncheck Automatically Restart.

I missed "Properties" when I originally posted. Sorry about that.