GuildWars not working.

[coldvenom]

First of all, here are my computer stats:

 

 

 

 

I downloaded the official client from http://www.guildwars.com. I installed it and it downloaded the required files perfectly fine but when I go to play it, the screen goes black and the GuildWars mouse pointer appears. I wait about 2 minutes and the screen changes to the "blue screen of death" and it tells me to restart the computer. I did that and it still does it. I tried looking at the support section of the GuildWars website and I found nothing pertaining to what I needed. I tried uninstalling it then reinstalling it to no avail. What should I do next?

[magerx7]

I have a problem similar to this, and I made a topic about it on here. I also had the right requirements to play it. The problem I am having though is that the whole screen will go black and I can still hear the sound of GW but no picture. I would turn my monitor on and off and it would say "No signal input" which is exactly what it does when I turn the monitor on and not the computer. Many people said my graphics card probably needed an update. Someone researched it and couldn't find anything on my graphics card. So it's probably either your graphics card overloading and totally shutting down, or, which this probably isn't it, your monitor can't handle the intense graphics. I don't know if that was any help or not, but that's what I was told. :D

[coldvenom]

I do not think it would be the graphics card shutting down completly, I just go the computer yesterday... It worked on my laptop but that crapped out.

[Bmms]

it could be the video card what kind do you have?

[coldvenom]

it could be the video card what kind do you have?

 

 

 

Intel ® G965

[Bmms]

k since your using the integrated video, you need to make sure that guildwars supports it i can find it anywhere on there site, but im sure it doesn't support integrated video, so you might need a video card

 

 

 

ok found them

 

 

 

http://www.guildwars.com/support/faq/nightfall-faq.php#support

 

 

 

 

 

try to look around for a list of support video cards and stuff like that

[coldvenom]

I would think it would work, I believe it is the same card that I used on my laptop before, I would try to check my laptop but it is completely dead. Some stuff appears on the screen, just the mouse(special guild wars pointer not the normal mouse) so I don't really think that the video card would be the problem. If that is the problem, how much does a good new video card cost?

[Chris]

I would think it would work, I believe it is the same card that I used on my laptop before, I would try to check my laptop but it is completely dead. Some stuff appears on the screen, just the mouse(special guild wars pointer not the normal mouse) so I don't really think that the video card would be the problem. If that is the problem, how much does a good new video card cost?

 

 

 

Help us. Help yourself.

 

 

 

Anyone can ask questions, use the information that Bmms has already provided and look around for yourself.

 

 

 

http://www.guildwars.com/support/faq/ni ... hp#support

 

 

 

Recommended System Specs:

 

 

 

Windows XP/2000

 

Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or equivalent

 

1 GB RAM

 

CD-ROM Drive

 

4 GB Available HDD Space

 

ATI Radeon 9600 or GeForce FX 5700 Series Video Card or above

 

Sound BlasterÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî X-FiTM series Sound Card

 

Internet connection

 

Keyboard and mouse

 

DirectX 9

 

 

 

 

http://www.google.com/products = Froogle, it searches all over the net for the items you specify.

 

 

 

So something like ATI X1800 will bring up some good results. I know the information on the site doesn't state that card, but it's a few steps up from the 9600...

[coldvenom]

I would think it would work, I believe it is the same card that I used on my laptop before, I would try to check my laptop but it is completely dead. Some stuff appears on the screen, just the mouse(special guild wars pointer not the normal mouse) so I don't really think that the video card would be the problem. If that is the problem, how much does a good new video card cost?

 

 

 

Help us. Help yourself.

 

 

 

Anyone can ask questions, use the information that Bmms has already provided and look around for yourself.

 

 

 

http://www.guildwars.com/support/faq/ni ... hp#support

 

 

 

Recommended System Specs:

 

 

 

Windows XP/2000

 

Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or equivalent

 

1 GB RAM

 

CD-ROM Drive

 

4 GB Available HDD Space

 

ATI Radeon 9600 or GeForce FX 5700 Series Video Card or above

 

Sound BlasterÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî X-FiTM series Sound Card

 

Internet connection

 

Keyboard and mouse

 

DirectX 9

 

 

 

 

http://www.google.com/products = Froogle, it searches all over the net for the items you specify.

 

 

 

So something like ATI X1800 will bring up some good results. I know the information on the site doesn't state that card, but it's a few steps up from the 9600...

 

 

 

yes, i did read what bmms had to say. If you read one of my other posts in which i stated i have the say graphics card on my laptop on this computer as my laptop but that died so i cant use it anymore. i am not sure if it is a graphics card problem because some of the graphics show up(like the mouse.) the sound also plays. I have tried to play on a friends computer before on a non-supported video card and a specific window popped up that said it was not supported.

[Bmms]

they are not that expensive you can get one for maybe 50 $ that will work with it

 

but if i was you keep looking around there forums for some kind of help

[zonda]

before getting a new card, try this.

 

 

 

First, read this page:

 

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Command_line

 

 

 

After doing so, go to your short cut, and try turning down the resolution, graphics settings, setting it to windows mode, ect. You then might be able to run guild wars (if you cross your fingers), though it isn't going to look pretty.