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[Chillybill]

Anyone who is smarter than me and can read error messages and understand what they are saying
HELP

STOP : Invalid allocation, 0 bytes
Address : 0x0040C61C
Location : MW4MERCS! (+0xB61C)

Processor Registers EAX=0x00000000 EBX=0x00000000 ECX=0x00000000 EDX=0x00000000 Flags=0x00000000
=================== ESI=0x00000000 EDI=0x00000000 EBP=0x0018F784 ESP=0x0018F61C EIP=0x0040C61C
EIP (0x0040C61C) C3 90 90 90 8B 44 24 04 50 E8 B6 A9 2E 00 C3 90 90 90 90 90 6A FF 68 95 67 75 00 64 A1 00 00 00
ESP (0x0018F61C) 0018F778 00000000 00000000 00000000 03020048 0002000F 3D1FA56F 0000002D
00000003 FFFF0000 3D1FA56E 0A38FE28 0000001E 00000002 03023158 00000441
00000000 0000000F 0A5F17C8 0018F704 772B6E77 0A5D1940 00002208 00003FD1

Machine details
===============
Executable name : C:\Program Files (x86)\mektek.net\Mechwarrior Mercenaries - Mektek Mekpak\MW4Mercs.exe
Executable time, date : 21:33:58 Friday 1/7/2011
Command line :
Current directory : C:\Program Files (x86)\mektek.net\Mechwarrior Mercenaries - Mektek Mekpak
Current time, date : 13:55:49 Thursday 6/21/2012
GameOS build version : Version 1.1 11/2/2000
Software rasterizer : c:\program files (x86)\mektek.net\mechwarrior mercenaries - mektek mekpak\blade.dll (Size 286,786 bytes)
User name : Administrator
Machine name : ADMIN-PC
Processor : 2199MHz AMD Unknown MMX 3DNow! SSE Model=3, Type=15, Stepping=1 (Two Processors)
Cache Information : Unknown
L2 r/w/rw speed : 8 cycles 8796MB/s, 8 cycles 8796MB/s, 8 cycles 8796MB/s
Main memory r/w/rw speed : 22 cycles 3198MB/s, 26 cycles 2706MB/s, 22 cycles 3198MB/s
Video memory r/w/rw speed : 5459 cycles 12MB/s, 440 cycles 159MB/s, 6528 cycles 10MB/s
AGP memory r/w/rw speed : 5457 cycles 12MB/s, 440 cycles 159MB/s, 6517 cycles 10MB/s
Operating system : Windows (6.1.7601) Service Pack 1
DirectX version : 9.04.00.0904
Time since booted : 7h 23m 17s
Time in game logic : 0h 3m 7.08s (on frame 9936)
Time app running : 0h 3m 25.16s
Physical memory : 4,024,258,560 bytes (3838 Meg)
Available physical memory : 1,768,116,224 bytes (1686 Meg)
Swapfile size : 4,294,967,295 bytes (0 Meg)
Swapfile available : 4,294,967,295 bytes (0 Meg)
Virtual memory : 2,147,352,576 bytes (2048 Meg)
Available virtual memory : 1,832,771,584 bytes (1748 Meg)
Amount of stack used : 2740 bytes
Memory load : 56%
Desktop video mode : 1440,900 16bpp
Mode when crash occured : Full Screen 800x600x16 Refresh=60Hz (ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics )
Networked Machine : No
Executable version : 51.03.01.0028
PCI Chipset : Unknown

Processes Pri Threads Path
==========================================
rundll32.exe : 6 : 2 : C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
MW4Mercs.exe : 8 : 18 : C:\Program Files (x86)\mektek.net\Mechwarrior Mercenaries - Mektek Mekpak\MW4Mercs.exe

DLL Version numbers
===================
msvcrt.dll - Version 6.00.8397.0 - Found in C:\Program Files (x86)\mektek.net\Mechwarrior Mercenaries - Mektek Mekpak
Could not find 'msvcrtd.dll'
msvcirt.dll - Version 6.00.8168.0 - Found in C:\Program Files (x86)\mektek.net\Mechwarrior Mercenaries - Mektek Mekpak
Could not find 'msvcirtd.dll'
amstream.dll - Version 6.6.7600.16385
quartz.dll - Version 6.6.7600.16385
Ir50_32.dll - Version R.5.10.15.2.55
dsound.dll - Version 6.1.7600.16385
dinput.dll - Version 6.1.7600.16385
d3dim.dll - Version 6.1.7600.16385
ddraw.dll - Version 6.1.7600.16385
dplayx.dll - Version 6.1.7600.16385

Input devices
=============
Micr
Buttons 0
Axis 0
Sliders 0
POV hats 0

Sound device 0 (Prefered device) (Current) - (HW Mixing Disabled)
==============
Description : Speakers and Dual Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Driver file : {0.0.0.00000000}.{aec5b020-89a1-472d-b3ab-dbe2a5e6043d}
Driver file data : Cannot find driver file
CERTIFIED : No
EMULDRIVER : No
CONTINUOUSRATE : Yes
PRIMARYMONO : Yes
PRIMARYSTEREO : Yes
PRIMARY8BIT : Yes
PRIMARY16BIT : Yes
SECONDARYMONO : Yes
SECONDARYSTEREO : Yes
SECONDARY8BIT : Yes
SECONDARY16BIT : Yes
MinSecondarySampleRate : 100
MaxSecondarySampleRate : 200000
PrimaryBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingAllBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingStaticBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingStreamingBuffers : 1
FreeHwMixingAllBuffers : 0
FreeHwMixingStaticBuffers : 0
FreeHwMixingStreamingBuffers: 0
MaxHw3DAllBuffers : 0
MaxHw3DStaticBuffers : 0
MaxHw3DStreamingBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DAllBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DStaticBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DStreamingBuffers : 0
TotalHwMemBytes : 0
FreeHwMemBytes : 0
MaxContigFreeHwMemBytes : 0
UnlockTransferRateHwBuffers : 0
PlayCpuOverheadSwBuffers : 0

Sound device 1
==============
Description : SPDIF (Digital Out via HP Dock) (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Driver file : {0.0.0.00000000}.{24b23b8f-d806-40d3-9ee4-b8182c85b850}
Driver file data : Cannot find driver file
CERTIFIED : No
EMULDRIVER : No
CONTINUOUSRATE : Yes
PRIMARYMONO : Yes
PRIMARYSTEREO : Yes
PRIMARY8BIT : Yes
PRIMARY16BIT : Yes
SECONDARYMONO : Yes
SECONDARYSTEREO : Yes
SECONDARY8BIT : Yes
SECONDARY16BIT : Yes
MinSecondarySampleRate : 100
MaxSecondarySampleRate : 200000
PrimaryBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingAllBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingStaticBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingStreamingBuffers : 1
FreeHwMixingAllBuffers : 0
FreeHwMixingStaticBuffers : 0
FreeHwMixingStreamingBuffers: 0
MaxHw3DAllBuffers : 0
MaxHw3DStaticBuffers : 0
MaxHw3DStreamingBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DAllBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DStaticBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DStreamingBuffers : 0
TotalHwMemBytes : 0
FreeHwMemBytes : 0
MaxContigFreeHwMemBytes : 0
UnlockTransferRateHwBuffers : 0
PlayCpuOverheadSwBuffers : 0

Sound device 2
==============
Description : Independent Dual Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Driver file : {0.0.0.00000000}.{d3cfd288-4ca7-4dd1-a5bb-c3d2931688e6}
Driver file data : Cannot find driver file
CERTIFIED : No
EMULDRIVER : No
CONTINUOUSRATE : Yes
PRIMARYMONO : Yes
PRIMARYSTEREO : Yes
PRIMARY8BIT : Yes
PRIMARY16BIT : Yes
SECONDARYMONO : Yes
SECONDARYSTEREO : Yes
SECONDARY8BIT : Yes
SECONDARY16BIT : Yes
MinSecondarySampleRate : 100
MaxSecondarySampleRate : 200000
PrimaryBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingAllBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingStaticBuffers : 1
MaxHwMixingStreamingBuffers : 1
FreeHwMixingAllBuffers : 0
FreeHwMixingStaticBuffers : 0
FreeHwMixingStreamingBuffers: 0
MaxHw3DAllBuffers : 0
MaxHw3DStaticBuffers : 0
MaxHw3DStreamingBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DAllBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DStaticBuffers : 0
FreeHw3DStreamingBuffers : 0
TotalHwMemBytes : 0
FreeHwMemBytes : 0
MaxContigFreeHwMemBytes : 0
UnlockTransferRateHwBuffers : 0
PlayCpuOverheadSwBuffers : 0

Video device 0
==============
Description : ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
Company / Chipset : ATI /
Driver file : atiumdag.dll
Driver size : 3,105,280 bytes
Driver date : 16:59:37 Monday 7/13/2009
Attributes :
Driver version : 8.14.10.0678
Version : 8.14.10.0678
Hardware ID : 1002.9612 (Rev 0, Subsys 0x30fc103c)
Video memory : 2,009,741,312 bytes (1917 Meg)
Card texture mem : 266,047,488 bytes (254 Meg)
AGP texture memory : 1,743,693,824 bytes (1663 Meg)
FourCC modes : DXT1 DXT2 DXT3 DXT4 DXT5 UYVY YUY2 NV12 NV21 YV12 AYUV SORT SYV2 INST GET4 R2VB TESS TES1 EAPI M2IA RESZ
Texture formats : 555 1555 4444 565 Bump map DuDv (8,8) Bump map DuDv (8,8) 0888 8888 FourCC (8 bit Luminance FourCC (1TXD) FourCC (2TXD) FourCC (3TXD) FourCC (4TXD) FourCC (5TXD) FourCC (1ITA) FourCC (2ITA) FourCC (TROS) FourCC (61FD) FourCC (42FD) Unknown +ALPHA 8 bit Luminance 16 bit Luminance FourCC (ZSER)
Z Buffer formats : 16 bit Z 16 bit Z 32 bit Z (Z=32 (0xffffff) Stencil=8 (0xff000000)) 24 bit Z
16 bit modes : 640x480 720x480 800x480 800x600 1024x480 1024x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x600 1280x720 1280x768 1440x900
32 bit modes : 640x480 720x480 800x480 800x600 1024x480 1024x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x600 1280x720 1280x768 1440x900
CERTIFIED : No
DRAWPRIMITIVES2 : Yes
DRAWPRIMITIVES2EX : Yes
DRAWPRIMTLVERTEX : Yes
FLIPINTERVAL : Yes
FLIPNOVSYNC : Yes
NO2DDURING3DSCENE : No
NONLOCALVIDMEM : Yes
NOPAGELOCKREQUIRED : No
CALIBRATE GAMMA : No
PRIMARYGAMMA : Yes
ZBuffer : 16
Render Depth : 16 32
Texture Size : 1x1 to 4096x4096
Maximum u,v coords : 8192.0
Guard Band Clipping: -8192,-8192 to 8192,8192
AlphaTest NotEqual : Yes
Missing Src blend :
Missing Dest blend :
AGP Texture : Yes
Texture Coords : 8
Blend Stages : 8
Max Textures : 8
Hardware T&L : Yes
Vertex Blending : 4
Maximum Lights : 8
Clip Planes : 6
Blend Lightmap : Ok
Blend Specularmap : Ok
Blend Detail : Ok
Linear vid memory : Yes
SELECTARG1 : Yes
SELECTARG2 : Yes
ADD : Yes
ADDSIGNED : Yes
SUBTRACT : Yes
MODULATE : Yes
MODULATE2X : Yes
MODULATE4X : Yes
BLENDCURRENTALPHA : Yes
BLENDDIFFUSEALPHA : Yes
BLENDTEXTUREALPHA : Yes
BUMPENVMAP : Yes
BUMPENVMAPLUMINANCE: Yes
DOTPRODUCT3 : Yes
ANISOTROPY : Yes
ANTIALIASSORTINDEP : No
FOGTABLE : Yes
FOGVERTEX : Yes
FOGRANGE : Yes
WFOG : Yes
WBUFFER : No
MIPMAPLODBIAS : Yes
WBUFFER : No
ZBUFFERLESSHSR : No
MIPNEAREST : Yes
LINEARMIPLINEAR : Yes
DONOTSTRIPELEMENTS : No
TEXTURE CLAMP : Yes
TEXTURE BORDER : Yes
TEXTURE MIRROR : Yes
ALPHAGOURAUDBLEND : Yes
SQUAREONLY : No
COLORFLATMONO : No
COLORGOURAUDMONO : Yes
COLORFLATRGB : Yes
COLORGOURAUDRGB : Yes
SPECULARFLATRGB : Yes
SPECULARGOURAUDRGB : No

Video device 1
==============
Description : ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
Company / Chipset : ATI /
Driver file : atiumdag.dll
Driver size : 3,105,280 bytes
Driver date : 16:59:37 Monday 7/13/2009
Attributes :
Driver version : 8.14.10.0678
Version : 8.14.10.0678
Hardware ID : 1002.9612 (Rev 0, Subsys 0x30fc103c)
Video memory : 2,009,741,312 bytes (1917 Meg)
Card texture mem : 266,047,488 bytes (254 Meg)
AGP texture memory : 1,743,693,824 bytes (1663 Meg)
FourCC modes : DXT1 DXT2 DXT3 DXT4 DXT5 UYVY YUY2 NV12 NV21 YV12 AYUV SORT SYV2 INST GET4 R2VB TESS TES1 EAPI M2IA RESZ
Texture formats : 555 1555 4444 565 Bump map DuDv (8,8) Bump map DuDv (8,8) 0888 8888 FourCC (8 bit Luminance FourCC (1TXD) FourCC (2TXD) FourCC (3TXD) FourCC (4TXD) FourCC (5TXD) FourCC (1ITA) FourCC (2ITA) FourCC (TROS) FourCC (61FD) FourCC (42FD) Unknown +ALPHA 8 bit Luminance 16 bit Luminance FourCC (ZSER)
Z Buffer formats : 16 bit Z 16 bit Z 32 bit Z (Z=32 (0xffffff) Stencil=8 (0xff000000)) 24 bit Z
16 bit modes : 640x480 720x480 800x480 800x600 1024x480 1024x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x600 1280x720 1280x768 1440x900
32 bit modes : 640x480 720x480 800x480 800x600 1024x480 1024x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x600 1280x720 1280x768 1440x900
CERTIFIED : No
DRAWPRIMITIVES2 : Yes
DRAWPRIMITIVES2EX : Yes
DRAWPRIMTLVERTEX : Yes
FLIPINTERVAL : Yes
FLIPNOVSYNC : Yes
NO2DDURING3DSCENE : No
NONLOCALVIDMEM : Yes
NOPAGELOCKREQUIRED : No
CALIBRATE GAMMA : No
PRIMARYGAMMA : Yes
ZBuffer : 16
Render Depth : 16 32
Texture Size : 1x1 to 4096x4096
Maximum u,v coords : 8192.0
Guard Band Clipping: -8192,-8192 to 8192,8192
AlphaTest NotEqual : Yes
Missing Src blend :
Missing Dest blend :
AGP Texture : Yes
Texture Coords : 8
Blend Stages : 8
Max Textures : 8
Hardware T&L : Yes
Vertex Blending : 4
Maximum Lights : 8
Clip Planes : 6
Blend Lightmap : Ok
Blend Specularmap : Ok
Blend Detail : Ok
Linear vid memory : Yes
SELECTARG1 : Yes
SELECTARG2 : Yes
ADD : Yes
ADDSIGNED : Yes
SUBTRACT : Yes
MODULATE : Yes
MODULATE2X : Yes
MODULATE4X : Yes
BLENDCURRENTALPHA : Yes
BLENDDIFFUSEALPHA : Yes
BLENDTEXTUREALPHA : Yes
BUMPENVMAP : Yes
BUMPENVMAPLUMINANCE: Yes
DOTPRODUCT3 : Yes
ANISOTROPY : Yes
ANTIALIASSORTINDEP : No
FOGTABLE : Yes
FOGVERTEX : Yes
FOGRANGE : Yes
WFOG : Yes
WBUFFER : No
MIPMAPLODBIAS : Yes
WBUFFER : No
ZBUFFERLESSHSR : No
MIPNEAREST : Yes
LINEARMIPLINEAR : Yes
DONOTSTRIPELEMENTS : No
TEXTURE CLAMP : Yes
TEXTURE BORDER : Yes
TEXTURE MIRROR : Yes
ALPHAGOURAUDBLEND : Yes
SQUAREONLY : No
COLORFLATMONO : No
COLORGOURAUDMONO : Yes
COLORFLATRGB : Yes
COLORGOURAUDRGB : Yes
SPECULARFLATRGB : Yes
SPECULARGOURAUDRGB : No

[CreamyZombie]

Have you tried it with "MW4Mercs.exe" /gosNoJoystick and do you have a wireless mouse/keyboard?

[Chillybill]

dunno about the exe question, I just click the desktop icon and yes wireless mouse

[CreamyZombie]

Rightyho, sir.
If you have an icon on your desktop, or your start menu icon, just right click it and hit properties.
You should see a Target Field with "C:\Games\Mercs\MW4Mercs.exe" in it (or wherever it's installed)
Modify it so that it looks like this: "C:\Games\Mercs\MW4Mercs.exe" /gosNoJoystick
Click OK.

Now try and run the game.

I assume you're trying to run Mechwarrior4: Mercs?

EDIT: Bless my horrid grammar.

Edited by CreamyZombie, 21 June 2012 - 11:22 AM.

[Lyteros]

Stop error and invalid allocation... seems like the game tried to allocate memory from the operating system (Address : 0x0040C61C is a RAM adress) and something went haywire. Can have many reasons, hard to say what it was.

googling the error gives the /gosNoJoystick as possible solution, as well as mentioning problems with wirless mouse / keyboard combination:

Quote

I finally found the problem. It seems that you cannot use only the wireless mouse part of a Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite combo with the game. It was trying to say that my mouse was a joystick. Once I plugged the keyboard back in it began to work without a hitch.

Edited by Lyteros, 21 June 2012 - 11:27 AM.

[Chillybill]

ok thanks guys, me thinks its because its a laptop lol, unplug wireless mouse, initiate game from exe file in folder not icon, turn off mouse pad, plug in wireless mouse, play game with limited use of keyboard hahaha

gonna need a new mouse, one with a tail

[CreamyZombie]

Huzzah! Good result, enjoy!

[GallowayGearbox]

Read this thread and decided to try simply uplugging my USB joystick. I used to get a crash nearly 100% of the time, either at launch or after the after action screen. When I unplugged my USB joystick (Microsoft Sidewinder), it seems to be stable. No crash, no long dwell on a dark screen.

Edited by GallowayGearbox, 08 November 2012 - 10:37 PM.