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» Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:14 pm

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Okay, here's the situation;
Before I begin, let me say this: First of all, I have not installed any mods. Any. Third-party or otherwise. Ever. Have not so much as downloaded a mod folder from the internet. Secondly, I installed this game January 6th or so, and the desktop I installed New Vegas onto has been disconnected from the internet since then, due to a broken wireless card. I prefer to use my laptop for the internet anyway. That having been said, let the rant begin. Buckle yourselves in; it's a biggy. But I've tried to be helpful and flavorful in my exposition. Hope you don't mind sifting through the results of my reckless, pretentious use the English language.

I installed Fallout: New Vegas via Steam, updated it through the same online service, and the program automatically set itself to optimal visual settings. This has not been a problem, as the game has displayed no amount of lag or crashing worth mentioning. Overall, I've been pleased with the game's performance, but as is the case with every game I've played with the Bethesda logo on it, I've inevitably encountered bugs of the minor and major varieties, and now it's to the point that I can no longer enjoy the game, and will not resume until I am confident my game will stop crashing.

THE BIGGEST BUG: FIENDS, FIRE ANTS, AND NEW VEGAS:
The game was operating brilliantly until recently; I took up Cassidy's quest to find out what had happened to her caravan(s). I found the first caravan, and Cassidy pointed me towards the next destination; a similar caravan that met a similar fate(?). Before heading in that direction, I ventured towards a nearby, ruined barn; enemies had registered on my compass in that direction. This is when the fatal bugs appeared. The enemies turned out to be giant fire ant soldiers. No big deal. Engaging the hostile ants with ranged sneak attacks was as rewarding as usual, but when the ants registered my attack and began moving to respond, the game crashed. I reloaded, returned to the barn, and killed the ants so swiftly as to prevent them from enacting their "retaliation code", as I'll call it. This prevented my game from crashing(?). I then entered the ant mound, where I killed a few more workers (without crashes) before stumbling upon the Ant Queen and her soldier bodyguard. I quick-saved, pulled out my newly-acquired :bowdown: sniper rifle and attacked the queen first. The game registered my attacks on the queen, but as soon as the queen and her guard began to respond, the game crashed again. This happened every time I reloaded the entire game, without fail. I reloaded the game no less than ten times. Frustrated, I left the queen, her guard, the mound, and the entire barn area, labeling the region as a "dead zone" in my mind, in that going there and interacting with the entities there would eventually, assuredly crash my game. I ventured north of Cassidy's ruined caravan, where I encountered the NCR battling Fiend gangers. I quick-saved, engaged the gangers, and my game crashed. I reloaded and attacked the gangers with sneak attack sniper shots, removing any chance of recognition or retaliation by the gangers, and my game did not crash, again suggesting to me that the commands determining various NPCs' conduct towards the PC (such as the "attack code") is corrupt. There was a second, smaller group of gangers just west of the first NCR/Fiend dispute point, so I crept over there and sneak-attack'd the Fiends battling the lone trooper. The game crashed. I reloaded and tried again to similar results. On the third or fourth reloading of the entire game, I abandoned the fight entirely, leaving the NCR soldier to his fate. The game still crashed. It seems many of the areas surrounding New Vegas itself, as well as its inhabitants, are having terrible effects on my game, and the best way to avoid these crashes is to steer clear of these "dead zones" entirely. Fed up with the game-killing problems that appeared to be plaguing the entire north-western quarter of the world, I tried to circle around New Vegas, rather than making a "bee-line" through the dead zones to the south, south-west, west, and north-west of New Vegas (weird, because I had no problems just a day or two before, and had completed a few quests in and around New Vegas- but hadn't done "Ring-a-Ding" yet). The dead zones I encountered were areas I encountered for the first time, in that I received experience for finding these locations- prior to the game crashing and sending me back to my last save point. These locations are all near the Robco robot plant and New Vegas/NCR Headquarters.
...Anyway...
I encountered a couple Jackal Gangers, attacked, and crashed. I reloaded, sneak-sniped them out of a chance at response, saved after looting their hideout, began continuing north (I had passed the south-eastern portion of New Vegas' walls, and was near the NCR share-cropping area), and the game crashed. That was when I stopped playing.

I find it strange that the game should only now start crashing so frequently and "reliably", given that I have explored much of the southern region of the Mojave Desert- most of the entire southern half (I think), have met with many NPCs, have taken a total of 3 NPCs into my party (Boone, who I dismissed- I presume he's back at Novac; ED-E, whose personal quest that begins at the scrapyard near Novac is also having troubles, and Cassidy, who got me started down this path to software hell in the first place, damn her cold, whiskey-soaked heart.), and have completed many quests. The whole time, crashes and lag were so scarce and intermittent that I didn't mind, and the video and audio was very impressive. If anything, I feel like my machine could render objects at an even greater distance, but I've pushed the game's visual quality as far as it will go (I think).

SMALLER BUGS: "ED-E, MY LOVE", PRIMM'S SHERIFF, RANDOM CRASHES, ITEM ISSUES
- The quest "ED-E, My Love" takes you to the junkyard just north of Novac (where you must also go to complete the quest "Come Fly With Me"). The quest arrow points directly to the old woman who lives there with her many dogs, but she will not acknowledge ED-E, nor my quest. I don't care that much, as ED-E is little more than a self-propelled backpack with a laser defense system to me. But I thought it'd be worth mentioning
- I sought to acquire a certain ex-sheriff from the Powder Gangers' prison/hideout, so that he could fill the role of Primm's new sheriff. I sought to infiltrate the compound by wearing Powder Ganger clothing I had taken off of some dead gangers- but was shot on sight. Is this because I'd already been vilified by them, prior to showing up, or was it something else? Instead, I sneak'd up to the top of a nearby hill and sneak-sniped every Powder Ganger I could see. I then ventured into the compound. After dispatching the interior's occupants, I spoke with the ex-sheriff, who had sat unflinching as I killed his fellow inmates around him. He agreed to become the new sheriff, and then left the compound, but I never saw him again during the quest. I confess, I may have forgotten to follow the quest arrow to the man, spoken with him in Primm, and completed the quest, but I was annoyed that the damn stupid bastard hadn't taken some initiative and just declared himself sheriff when he showed up- what was he looking for, my blessing!? So I just hotwired the local security bot and made it the new sheriff. Now I can't find that sheriff, though I'm sure I just haven't looked hard enough. I had been hoping to get him to recognize that the special gun he had been set to guard had been stolen, but that can wait.
On a side note, I later found the ex-sheriff warming himself in front of a hobo fire at Primm, with now-ex-deputy Beagle. I wish I could have made them both the authority figures in Primm, but the quest is botched beyond repair, so fuggit. Enjoy your crappy, 200-year-old sheriff, Primm. I'd tell him his gun's been stolen, but I guess he's somewhere out in the desert; lack of hibernation mode, batteries, and oil subjecting the robo-cop's digital psyche to some kind of A.I. spirit journey, in which he will abandon his old, black-and-white law programming for a more enlightened, humane sense of the law. It's what I like to think. Screw Primm.
- Finally, random crashes and item problems; I have no description for the crashes, other than they seem to be entirely at random, in terms of location and catalyst. I'm okay with this, as the crashes are fairly infrequent, relative to the "dead zones" around New Vegas, and I can't provide much knowledge to begin with, other than the knowledge that they exist, which blows. If the problems actually pertain to NPC commands regarding me (the PC), then I'm screwed.
As for items, I've noticed that similar items in similar states of repair (usually perfect) "stack", which I don't enjoy, as the "stacking program" won't recognize modified weapons (I think), and I've sometimes lost track of my preferred weapons or have sold said preferred weapons when clicking on a stack of weapons I intended to sell, accidentally selling them with the rest of the weapons. This stacking issue also occurred when I took Boone's beret, while wearing an identical beret. Boon immediately requested that I return his beret in a very ominous tone of voice (his only tone of voice, from what I gather of his transparent, 2-D personality), and I scrambled to comply- only to find that his beret had apparently disappeared! Out of desperation, I removed my own beret and gave it to Boone, which seemed to satisfy him. I looked into my armor inventory to find a new hat for myself- and found a beret. This one was the same as the one I had worn, and was likely the beret Boone had been wearing, only there was a " (2)" at the end of the hat's "name". I'm still wearing it, and it still has the stupid " (2)" indicator on it, regardless of the fact that it is the only hat in my inventory, let alone the fact that it is the only beret in my inventory.
- Here's my last complaint; What makes a laser rifle so effin' different from a tri-beam laser rifle that I can't outfit the tri-beam with a laser rifle scope- even though a laser rifle can be outfitted to emit a tri-beam burst? Why can't I outfit the rocket launcher named "Annabelle" with the rocket launcher guidance system? It's the same durned thing, only with a Name! Weapons with Names are the bee's knees, to be sure, but their inability to be modded or repaired easily makes them so unappealing that I've sold a good many of them out of sheer exasperation. I wouldn't call this a bug, but it sure is annoying. What the hell kind of gun do I use in repairing "That Gun"!? I love "That Gun", but the sodding mo-fo refuses to be modded or repaired by anything I've found on God's blackened earth!

Okay. So there's my submission. I registered a profile on this site with the sole purpose of submitting this complaint (and it's a doozy, boy-howdy). I did the DXDIAG or whatever and copy-pasted my computer's specs into the spoiler section. I have honestly and thoroughly enjoyed playing this game, and have logged an unhealthy number of hours on it. The hell of it all is that I knew this would happen. I didn't want it to happen, and had begun to believe it wouldn't happen, but Bethesda's promise to supply all of its games with enjoyment-killing bugs, both very big and very small, has held strong since Oblivion, and perhaps since Morrowind. I get the sinking feeling that I will either receive no reply, or that my reply will be something along the lines of "you're doing it wrong", and I will then be given a detailed step-by-step process that will allow me to tweak my game's and machine's performance to circumvent the problems I am experiencing.

Uh oh. I just loaded my latest quicksave and the game immediately crashed. About one frame in. I'm still thinking it's hostile NPCs. And get this:
When I clicked on the details of my error report, this file showed up: C:\DOCUME~1\GARRET~1\Locals\Temp\829d-appcompat.txt

Could it be that somebody, late one night, after one too many Nuka-Colas, typed "appcompat" instead of "appcombat"? My guess highlights the fact that I am far from technologically inclined, and I confess that I have nothing approaching the skills needed to make such a game as New Vegas. It also highlights that my name is "Garret". Hi! :D
Bugs aside, the product is great. But its own flaws are preventing me from enjoying the game itself! I sure as hell didn't type "appcompat!", and for all I know it's supposed to be spelled "appcompat", and I merely forgot to enact the customary ritual of dragging a dead chicken over the Bethesda disc box prior to opening it! If this is the case, will the spirits leave if I drag a dead chicken over the top of my keyboard, or are the spirits now so deeply ingrained in my PC that I should just carry the entire machine outside, destroy it, and then bury it at the bottom of a deep, narrow pit, with ground-up jade and silver mixed into the soil?

Sincerely Desperate,

Wazzelbe

Spoiler

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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/15/2011, 13:14:42
Machine name: WAZZELBE
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.100427-1636)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 03/13/07 09:55:22 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel® Core™2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 3200MB RAM
Page File: 460MB used, 4628MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9460)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9460&SUBSYS_27021682&REV_00
Display Memory: 1024.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.7028 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/24/2009 21:26:52, 300032 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 11/24/2009 21:50:16, 4463104 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D720-11CF-466E-0807A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x9460
SubSys ID: 0x27021682
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: Realtek HD Audio output
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0882&SUBSYS_1043E601&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5345 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 12/21/2006 18:26:00, 4405248 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 33, 32
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 33, 32
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Realtek HD Audio Input
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5345 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 12/21/2006 18:26:00, 4405248 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x41
Format Flags: 0xFFF

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: n/a
Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Registry: OK
Test Result: Not run

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Receiver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC52F
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Receiver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC52F
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Receiver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC52F
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No
Registry: OK

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x8086, 0x27CB
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 4/13/2008 12:45:37, 59520 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 8/4/2004 06:00:00, 4736 bytes

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Gameport Devices
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PS/2 Devices
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+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC315
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 4/13/2008 10:39:48, 14592 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 4/13/2008 12:39:47, 24576 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 4/13/2008 18:13:20, 40840 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 4/13/2008 12:39:47, 24576 bytes
|
+ HID-compliant mouse
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC52F
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| Service: mouhid
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 4/13/2008 12:39:47, 23040 bytes
| Driver: mouhid.sys, 8/4/2004 06:00:00, 12160 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 4/13/2008 18:13:20, 40840 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 4/13/2008 12:39:47, 23040 bytes

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DirectPlay Service Providers
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DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)

DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Not run, Half Duplex: Not run, Mic: Not run
DirectPlay Test Result: Not run
Registry: OK

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DirectPlay Adapters
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DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM1
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: MS TCP Loopback interface - IPv4 -

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DirectPlay Voice Codecs
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Voxware VR12 1.4kbit/s
Voxware SC06 6.4kbit/s
Voxware SC03 3.2kbit/s
MS-PCM 64 kbit/s
MS-ADPCM 32.8 kbit/s
Microsoft GSM 6.10 13 kbit/s
TrueSpeech™ 8.6 kbit/s

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DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 30.1 GB
Total Space: 152.6 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD1600JD-55HBB0

Drive: D:
Model: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:46, 62976 bytes

Drive: G:
Model: TU3370H ZUK456S SCSI CdRom Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:46, 62976 bytes

Drive: F:
Model: TU3370H ZUK456S SCSI CdRom Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:46, 62976 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27DF&SUBSYS_81791043&REV_01\3&11583659&0&F9
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:29, 24960 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:30, 96512 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/4/2004 06:00:00, 3328 bytes

Name: SM Bus Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27DA&SUBSYS_81791043&REV_01\3&11583659&0&FB
Driver: n/a

Name: Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27D8&SUBSYS_82371043&REV_01\3&11583659&0&D8
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\hdaudbus.sys, 5.10.0001.5013 (English), 4/13/2008 10:36:05, 144384 bytes

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27D6&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_01\3&11583659&0&E3
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:36:44, 68224 bytes

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27D0&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_01\3&11583659&0&E0
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:36:44, 68224 bytes

Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27CC&SUBSYS_81791043&REV_01\3&11583659&0&EF
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:35, 30208 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:36, 143872 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 18:12:08, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:37, 59520 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hccoin.dll, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 18:11:54, 7168 bytes

Name: Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27CB&SUBSYS_81791043&REV_01\3&11583659&0&EB
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:35, 20608 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:36, 143872 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 18:12:08, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:37, 59520 bytes

Name: Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27CA&SUBSYS_81791043&REV_01\3&11583659&0&EA
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:35, 20608 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:36, 143872 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 18:12:08, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:37, 59520 bytes

Name: Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C9&SUBSYS_81791043&REV_01\3&11583659&0&E9
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:35, 20608 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:36, 143872 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 18:12:08, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:37, 59520 bytes

Name: Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C8&SUBSYS_81791043&REV_01\3&11583659&0&E8
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:35, 20608 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:36, 143872 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 18:12:08, 74240 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:45:37, 59520 bytes

Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C0&SUBSYS_26011043&REV_01\3&11583659&0&FA
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:29, 24960 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:40:30, 96512 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/4/2004 06:00:00, 3328 bytes

Name: PCI standard ISA bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27B8&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_01\3&11583659&0&F8
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\isapnp.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:36:41, 37248 bytes

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2771&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_81\3&11583659&0&08
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:36:44, 68224 bytes

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2770&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_81\3&11583659&0&00
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel® 82801 PCI Bridge - 244E
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244E&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_E1\3&11583659&0&F0
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/13/2008 12:36:44, 68224 bytes

Name: Network Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_0301&SUBSYS_00551737&REV_00\4&CF81C54&0&08F0
Driver: n/a

Name: Mass Storage Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1283&DEV_8211&SUBSYS_81381043&REV_11\4&CF81C54&0&18F0
Driver: n/a

Name: Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_11AB&DEV_4362&SUBSYS_81421043&REV_19\4&AD17F01&0&00E3
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\yk51x86.sys, 8.27.0003.0003 (English), 5/6/2005 10:27:00, 232064 bytes

Name: Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_AA30&SUBSYS_AA301682&REV_00\4&3CF68F1&0&0108
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\hdaudbus.sys, 5.10.0001.5013 (English), 4/13/2008 10:36:05, 144384 bytes

Name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9460&SUBSYS_27021682&REV_00\4&3CF68F1&0&0008
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ati2mtag.sys, 6.14.0010.7028 (English), 11/24/2009 21:50:16, 4463104 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ati2erec.dll, 1.00.0000.0019 (English), 11/24/2009 20:18:14, 53248 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2dvag.dll, 6.14.0010.7028 (English), 11/24/2009 21:26:52, 300032 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2cqag.dll, 6.14.0010.0455 (English), 11/24/2009 20:12:38, 638976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2mdxx.exe, 6.14.0010.2495 (English), 11/24/2009 21:10:54, 26112 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati3duag.dll, 6.14.0010.0716 (English), 11/24/2009 20:59:04, 3538496 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativvaxx.dll, 6.14.0010.0241 (English), 11/24/2009 20:43:18, 2142848 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiicdxx.dat, 10/22/2009 09:59:00, 196565 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativva5x.dat, 11/24/2009 20:42:54, 3 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativva6x.dat, 11/24/2009 20:42:54, 887724 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\amdpcom32.dll, 6.14.0010.0023 (English), 11/24/2009 20:26:08, 65024 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atimpc32.dll, 6.14.0010.0023 (English), 11/24/2009 20:26:08, 65024 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiadlxx.dll, 6.14.0010.1053 (English), 11/24/2009 20:19:26, 176128 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativvaxx.cap, 11/24/2009 20:42:58, 373600 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIDDC.DLL, 6.14.0010.0008 (English), 11/24/2009 21:07:36, 53248 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atitvo32.dll, 6.14.0010.4200 (English), 11/24/2009 20:18:58, 17408 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativcoxx.dll, 6.13.0010.0005 (English), 11/9/2001 10:01:04, 24064 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2evxx.exe, 6.14.0010.4229 (English), 11/24/2009 21:09:04, 602112 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2evxx.dll, 6.14.0010.4178 (English), 11/24/2009 21:10:28, 155648 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atipdlxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2561 (English), 11/24/2009 21:11:24, 208896 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Oemdspif.dll, 6.15.0006.0006 (English), 11/24/2009 21:11:06, 155648 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2edxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2514 (English), 11/24/2009 21:10:42, 43520 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atikvmag.dll, 6.14.0010.0117 (English), 11/24/2009 20:21:40, 565248 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atifglpf.xml, 6/4/2009 16:37:46, 7167 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIDEMGX.dll, 2.00.3615.40436 (English), 11/24/2009 21:27:54, 446464 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\aticaldd.dll, 6.14.0010.0515 (English), 11/24/2009 20:18:26, 3612672 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\aticalrt.dll, 6.14.0010.0515 (English), 11/24/2009 20:20:16, 45056 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\aticalcl.dll, 6.14.0010.0515 (English), 11/24/2009 20:20:02, 45056 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atibtmon.exe, 2.00.0000.0000 (English), 5/11/2009 16:35:28, 118784 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiok3x2.dll, 6.14.0010.9232 (English), 11/24/2009 20:17:22, 397312 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atioglxx.dll, 6.14.0010.9232 (English), 11/24/2009 20:44:28, 13533184 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiiiexx.dll, 6.14.0010.4006 (English), 11/24/2009 20:59:54, 311296 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\atiogl.xml, 10/30/2009 11:44:16, 19017 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIODCLI.exe, 1.00.0000.0001 (English), 2/3/2009 15:52:02, 45056 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIODE.exe, 1.00.0000.0001 (English), 2/18/2009 12:55:20, 294912 bytes

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DirectX Components
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ddraw.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 279552 bytes
ddrawex.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 27136 bytes
dxapi.sys: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 10496 bytes
d3d8.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 1179648 bytes
d3d8thk.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 8192 bytes
d3d9.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 1689088 bytes
d3dim.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 436224 bytes
d3dim700.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 824320 bytes
d3dramp.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 590336 bytes
d3drm.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 350208 bytes
d3dxof.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 47616 bytes
d3dpmesh.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 34816 bytes
dplay.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 33040 bytes
dplayx.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 229888 bytes
dpmodemx.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 23552 bytes
dpwsock.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 42768 bytes
dpwsockx.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 57344 bytes
dplaysvr.exe: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:17 29696 bytes
dpnsvr.exe: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:17 17920 bytes
dpnet.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 375296 bytes
dpnlobby.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:09:20 3072 bytes
dpnaddr.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:09:19 3072 bytes
dpvoice.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 212480 bytes
dpvsetup.exe: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:18 83456 bytes
dpvvox.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 116736 bytes
dpvacm.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 21504 bytes
dpnhpast.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 35328 bytes
dpnhupnp.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 60928 bytes
dpserial.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 53520 bytes
dinput.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 158720 bytes
dinput8.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 181760 bytes
dimap.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 44032 bytes
diactfrm.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 394240 bytes
joy.cpl: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:41 68608 bytes
gcdef.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 06:00:00 76800 bytes
pid.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:02 35328 bytes
dsound.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 367616 bytes
dsound3d.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 1293824 bytes
dswave.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 19456 bytes
dsdmo.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 181248 bytes
dsdmoprp.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 71680 bytes
dmusic.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 104448 bytes
dmband.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 28672 bytes
dmcompos.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 61440 bytes
dmime.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 181248 bytes
dmloader.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 35840 bytes
dmstyle.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 105984 bytes
dmsynth.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 103424 bytes
dmscript.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 82432 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.dll: 9.05.0132.0000 English Final Retail 1/7/2011 18:40:20 473600 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 5.04.0000.3900 English Final Retail 1/6/2011 18:24:05 2676224 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.04.0091.0000 English Final Retail 1/6/2011 18:24:07 2846720 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.05.0132.0000 English Final Retail 1/6/2011 18:24:09 563712 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.06.0168.0000 English Final Retail 1/7/2011 18:40:15 567296 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.07.0239.0000 English Final Retail 1/7/2011 18:40:21 576000 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.08.0299.0000 English Final Retail 1/6/2011 18:24:11 577024 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.09.0376.0000 English Final Retail 1/6/2011 18:24:12 577536 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.10.0455.0000 English Final Retail 1/6/2011 18:24:13 577536 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.11.0519.0000 English Final Retail 1/6/2011 18:24:14 578560 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll: 9.12.0589.0000 English Final Retail 1/6/2011 18:24:17 578560 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 1/7/2011 18:40:21 145920 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 1/7/2011 18:40:22 159232 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectPlay.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 1/7/2011 18:40:22 364544 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 1/7/2011 18:40:22 178176 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 1/7/2011 18:40:19 53248 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.Diagnostics.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 1/7/2011 18:40:20 12800 bytes
Microsoft.DirectX.dll: 5.04.0000.2904 English Final Retail 1/7/2011 18:40:19 223232 bytes
dx7vb.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 619008 bytes
dx8vb.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 1227264 bytes
dxdiagn.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 2113536 bytes
mfc40.dll: 4.01.0000.6151 English Beta Retail 9/18/2010 00:53:25 954368 bytes
mfc42.dll: 6.02.8073.0000 English Final Retail 9/18/2010 00:53:25 974848 bytes
wsock32.dll: 5.01.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:10 22528 bytes
amstream.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:49 70656 bytes
devenum.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:51 59904 bytes
dxmasf.dll: 6.04.0009.1133 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:52 498742 bytes
mciqtz32.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:56 35328 bytes
mpg2splt.ax: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 148992 bytes
msdmo.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:59 14336 bytes
encapi.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:53 20480 bytes
qasf.dll: 9.00.0000.4503 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:03 237568 bytes
qcap.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:03 192512 bytes
qdv.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:03 279040 bytes
qdvd.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:03 386048 bytes
qedit.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:03 562176 bytes
qedwipes.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 11:21:32 733696 bytes
quartz.dll: 6.05.2600.5933 English Final Retail 2/5/2010 12:27:45 1291776 bytes
strmdll.dll: 4.01.0000.3938 English Final Retail 8/26/2009 02:00:21 247326 bytes
iac25_32.ax: 2.00.0005.0053 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 199680 bytes
ir41_32.ax: 4.51.0016.0003 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 848384 bytes
ir41_qc.dll: 4.30.0062.0002 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:55 120320 bytes
ir41_qcx.dll: 4.30.0064.0001 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:55 338432 bytes
ir50_32.dll: 5.2562.0015.0055 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:55 755200 bytes
ir50_qc.dll: 5.00.0063.0048 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:55 200192 bytes
ir50_qcx.dll: 5.00.0064.0048 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:55 183808 bytes
ivfsrc.ax: 5.10.0002.0051 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 154624 bytes
mswebdvd.dll: 6.05.2600.5857 English Final Retail 8/5/2009 03:01:48 204800 bytes
ks.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 13:16:36 141056 bytes
ksproxy.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 129536 bytes
ksuser.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:11:56 4096 bytes
stream.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:45:15 49408 bytes
mspclock.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:39:50 5376 bytes
mspqm.sys: 5.01.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:39:51 4992 bytes
mskssrv.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:39:52 7552 bytes
swenum.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:39:53 4352 bytes
mstee.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:39:50 5504 bytes
bdaplgin.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 18432 bytes
bdasup.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:46:21 11776 bytes
msdvbnp.ax: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 56832 bytes
psisdecd.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:03 363520 bytes
psisrndr.ax: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 33280 bytes
ipsink.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 16384 bytes
mpeg2data.ax: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 118272 bytes
ndisip.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:46:22 10880 bytes
mpe.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:46:22 15232 bytes
streamip.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:46:21 15232 bytes
msvidctl.dll: 6.05.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:01 1428992 bytes
slip.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:46:23 11136 bytes
nabtsfec.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:46:25 85248 bytes
ccdecode.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:46:23 17024 bytes
vbisurf.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 30208 bytes
msyuv.dll: 5.03.2600.5908 English Final Retail 11/27/2009 11:11:44 17920 bytes
kstvtune.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 61952 bytes
ksxbar.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 43008 bytes
kswdmcap.ax: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:42 91136 bytes
vfwwdm32.dll: 5.01.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:08 53760 bytes
wstcodec.sys: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 12:46:24 19200 bytes
wstdecod.dll: 5.03.2600.5512 English Final Retail 4/13/2008 18:12:10 50688 bytes
msdv.sys: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 7/9/2004 04:26:38 52096 bytes

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DirectShow Filters
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WDM Streaming VBI Codecs:
NABTS/FEC VBI Codec,0x00200000,2,1,,5.03.2600.5512
CC Decoder,0x00200000,2,1,,5.03.2600.5512
WST Codec,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512

DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,,
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMT MuxDeMux Filter,0x00200000,0,0,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Full Screen Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
ATI Ticker,0x00200000,0,1,Ticker.ax,
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
WMT Audioanolyzer,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Indeo? video 5.10 Compression Filter,0x00200000,1,1,ir50_32.dll,5.2562.0015.0055
Windows Media Audio Decoder,0x00800001,1,1,msadds32.ax,8.00.0000.4487
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.05.2600.5512
WMT Format Conversion,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.05.2600.5512
WMT Black Frame Generator,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Indeo? video 5.10 Decompression Filter,0x00640000,1,1,ir50_32.dll,5.2562.0015.0055
WMT Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor,0x00800000,1,1,msscds32.ax,8.00.0000.4487
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
MPEG Layer-3 Decoder,0x00810000,1,1,l3codecx.ax,1.06.0000.0052
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.05.2600.5512
ACELP.net Sipro Lab Audio Decoder,0x00800001,1,1,acelpdec.ax,1.04.0000.0000
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
MMACE ProcAmp,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,
File Source (Netshow URL),0x00400000,0,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
WMT Import Filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,qdv.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Bitmap Generate,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Windows Media Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,wmvds32.ax,8.00.0000.4487
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Windows Media Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,wmv8ds32.ax,8.00.0000.4000
WMT VIH2 Fix,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Record Queue,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
HP VTK MPEG-1 Encoder,0x00200000,3,3,hpqvtk01.dll,90.00.0146.0000
Windows Media Multiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
ASX file Parser,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
ASX v.2 file Parser,0x00600000,1,0,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
NSC file Parser,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Windows Media source filter,0x00600000,0,2,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Frame Eater,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
MPEG-2 Video Stream anolyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
WST Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,wstdecod.dll,5.03.2600.5512
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
HP VTK Rotate Filter,0x00200000,1,1,hpqvtk01.dll,90.00.0146.0000
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
WMT Sample Information Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,5.03.2600.5512
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor,0x00800000,1,1,mpg4ds32.ax,8.00.0000.4504
MMACE SoftEmu,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
WMT Log Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
WMT Virtual Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,2,qdvd.dll,6.05.2600.5512
MMACE DeInterlace,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,
Overlay Mixer2,0x00400000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.05.2600.5512
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
.RAM file Parser,0x00600000,1,0,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
WMT DirectX Transform Wrapper,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
G.711 Codec,0x00200000,1,1,g711codc.ax,5.01.2600.0000
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.05.2600.5512
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,qdv.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Indeo? audio software,0x00500000,1,1,iac25_32.ax,2.00.0005.0053
Windows Media Update Filter,0x00400000,1,0,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
ASF DIB Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
ASF ACM Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
ASF ICM Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
ASF URL Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
ASF JPEG Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
ASF DJPEG Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
ASF embedded stuff Handler,0x00600000,1,1,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
9x8Resize,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
WIA Stream Snapshot Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wiasf.ax,1.00.0000.0000
HP VTK Frame Grabber Filter,0x00200000,1,1,hpqvtk01.dll,90.00.0146.0000
Allocator Fix,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.05.2600.5512
WMT Virtual Source,0x00200000,0,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,mpeg2data.ax,6.05.2600.5512
WMT Interlacer,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,qdvd.dll,6.05.2600.5512
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Uncompressed Domain Shot Detection Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
QuickTime Movie Parser,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
XML Playlist,0x00400000,1,0,wmpasf.dll,9.00.0000.4503
HP VTK Resize Filter,0x00200000,1,1,hpqvtk01.dll,90.00.0146.0000
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
WMT DV Extract,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
WMT Switch Filter,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
WMT Volume,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Stretch Video,0x00200000,1,1,wmm2filt.dll,2.01.4026.0000
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,1,0,psisrndr.ax,6.05.2600.5512
QT Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Indeo? video 4.4 Decompression Filter,0x00640000,1,1,ir41_32.ax,4.51.0016.0003
Indeo? video 4.4 Compression Filter,0x00200000,1,1,ir41_32.ax,4.51.0016.0003

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512

WDM Streaming Data Transforms:
Microsoft Kernel Acoustic Echo Canceller,0x00000000,0,0,,
Microsoft Kernel GS Wavetable Synthesizer,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512
Microsoft Kernel DLS Synthesizer,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512
Microsoft Kernel DRM Audio Descrambler,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512

Video Compressors:
MSScreen encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Indeo? video 5.10 Compression Filter,0x00100000,1,1,ir50_32.dll,5.2562.0015.0055
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel 4:2:0 Video V2.50,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel Indeo® Video R3.2,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel Indeo? Video 4.5,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Indeo? video 5.10,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft H.261 Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft H.263 Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Indeo? audio software,0x00500000,1,1,iac25_32.ax,2.00.0005.0053
IAC2,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
ACELP.net,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
DSP Group TrueSpeech™,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Windows Media Audio V1,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Windows Media Audio V2,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Microsoft G.723.1,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933

Audio Capture Sources:
Realtek HD Audio Input,0x00200000,0,0,qcap.dll,6.05.2600.5512

Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933

WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
,0x00000000,0,0,,

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
Realtek HD Audio output,0x00200000,2,1,,5.03.2600.5512

BDA Rendering Filters:
BDA IP Sink,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,msdvbnp.ax,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,msdvbnp.ax,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,msdvbnp.ax,6.05.2600.5512
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,msdvbnp.ax,6.05.2600.5512

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,1,0,psisrndr.ax,6.05.2600.5512
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,mpeg2data.ax,6.05.2600.5512

WDM Streaming Mixer Devices:
Microsoft Kernel Wave Audio Mixer,0x00000000,0,0,,

BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,0,encdec.dll,6.05.2600.5512
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,encdec.dll,6.05.2600.5512
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,encdec.dll,6.05.2600.5512

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512

Audio Renderers:
Realtek HD Audio output,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933
DirectSound: Realtek HD Audio output,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.05.2600.5933

WDM Streaming System Devices:
Realtek HD Audio Input,0x00200000,4,1,,5.03.2600.5512
Realtek HD Audio output,0x00200000,18,1,,5.03.2600.5512

BDA Receiver Components:
BDA Slip De-Framer,0x00600000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512
BDA MPE Filter,0x00600000,1,1,,5.03.2600.5512

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:26 am

Don't blame Bethesda, blame Obisidan. They're the folks who created and tested it. Better hope that their timeline (and quality) of patches are better than Bethesda.

As for others...

ED-E my love: She's not going to care about ED-E. Ever. She just mentions a keyword in Dialouge and ED-E does something. That's what's SUPPOSED to happen.
Powder Gangers: Guards of a faction know if you are or are not wearing a disguise, and will act according to your fame/infamy with them. With Powder-Gangers, anyone named (except the Sheriff) will shoot you on sight. Also, you need to head to the Mojave Outpost and broker a pardon for Mr. Sherriff-wannabe before he can become sherriff of Primm. This is supposed to happen.
Named weapons- Named weapons are unique and cannot be upgraded, this includes "That Gun." If you want to repair "That Gun" get someone else to do it, or use a Weapon Repair kit. Also, modded weapons should have a + next to their name, if this isn't happening, then it's a bug.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:19 am

Thanks! I admit I'm not acquainted with the responsibilities of Bethesda and Obsidian, respectively.
As for named guns. Dang. That's too bad. I really would have liked to upgraded That Gun with a scope and longer clip. Ah well

Thanks for the response. Any suggestion with my crashes? I still blame the "appcompat" file.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:35 am

One more thing:

I reloaded a save just before my quick save; the game functioned just fine- until I shot a Jackal Ganger in the head. Then, as soon as my stealth indicator went from [HIDDEN] to [CAUTION], the game crashed. This time, it was the file: "C:\DOCUME~1\GARRET~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\4bf6_appcompat.txt" which differs from the 829d_appcompat.txt" file.

I thought that buy changing the "appcompat" file, I'd fix the problem, but after seeing this slightly different file, I'm content to wait for tech support. I've sent a message to Bethesda, but I don't expect a reply soon. Does anybody have an idea as to how I could fix this problem quickly?

- Wazz

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:43 pm

Last I knew, the appcompat.txt is a file created by windows and is meant to contain information that is sent to MS to tell them what the error is about - in other words, it's just a report file, it isn't the cause. The reason why the number changes is because it's a new report file for every error/crash that prompts the system to want to make a report, so the system gives it a new ID number, just like a camera creates a new numbered file for every photo you take....or something like that.

I do not know the reason for your sudden crashes, but I think your CPU is a little below the supposed minimum requirements (2.0ghz). I wouldn't think that would make a big difference since you say can run it all fine and stuff, but (and I'm no techie here, just a thought) could it be possible that in some areas/situations, the CPU is being over-worked by something (too many things/effects/scripts I-don't-know?) and thus crashes? For instance I've seen some posts where people have lag or other strange burps because of the energy weapon effects that the Fiends use.

You did not list things you've already tried to do to solve your problem, you only describe when the crashes occurred. Did you actually try turning all those marvelously optimal game settings down to see if that helped at all? Did you try reinstalling the game (you won't lose your saves/can back them up if you want etc)? For testing purposes, did you try creating a new character, running straight to those areas that give you crashes as fast as possible (ignore most of the quests/sneak there etc, shouldn't take more than an hour or so), and see if the crashes still reliably occur (eg, perhaps your saves became corrupted for some reason)?

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:24 am

I think turning down the visual settings could be a really simple, effective tool for getting to the bottom of it. I'll have to try that out and get back to you. However, I find myself doubting this approach. My reasons are as follows:

- Why is this happening now? And with enemies I've fought before? I guess the problem could develop over time and extensive use (I've been playing a lot), and like you said, I guess the CPU could be under-performing, but it says it's running at "900 @ 2.2G", which I think is good.
- There's no problem rendering; like I said before, there's no lag, and I feel like difficulty doing so would be indicated by lag. As it stands, I can walk through Novac- I just can't start a fight in Novac. This is why I'm convinced that it's a software issue, but I still don't see how this kind of problem could occur eventually, rather than be a problem when I engage the first enemy.

So, with what you've told me, I'll toy around with the settings and see if I can fight enemies again that way, because I could totally lower the settings if it would let me run the game again.
I guess at this point, I'd just ask if there's a way to copy the save file, so I could simply un-install and then reinstall the game. If the problem persisted, I could conclude that it was a hardware problem- or could a corrupted save file corrupt a reinstalled game?

P.S.
Deleting my save file would svck, as I just hit level 20 and haven't even entered New Vegas yet. I would prefer to make that a last resort, after re-installation.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:19 pm

Yeah, like I said, I kinda doubt the CPU "power" by itself is the problem, since you were having no issues running it until recently, but one never knows how these machines can quirk up regarding running programs.

It was just a thought and something to try/test. If it changes nothing, at the least you can eliminate lower game settings as a solution (you know game tech-support may suggest it, too, lol)

Your save games should be in the My Documents folder, like many games these days. If you uninstall the game, by default they aren't deleted. You can, if you wish, copy them to a different directory on your hard disc and then copy them back after a reinstall, if you want to be safe.

A corrupted save game can still be corrupted even if you reinstall the game. It depends on how and why the file is corrupted....and of course, whether it's truly corrupted in the first place (vs. some kind of hardware/software issue).

Creating a new character does not overwrite save games or the quicksave, but it will overwrite the auto-save.

My first game (before all the patches) my 1st character began to crash a lot about 30 hours into the game. I started a new character and haven't had that kind of constant CTD since...and since the patches, for me, it's even more stable. But I think this game early on had multiple savegame issues (and still does for some people). So if you do try a new character or get the current to work again, my advice is to make NEW, manual saves on a frequent basis and do not over-write them. I tend to make one every 30 minutes or so, because the early experience I had made me paranoid, hahaha. Don't rely only on the quicksave or auto-save. In fact for myself, I turned all auto-saves off because I think they actually caused crashes on my system. Maybe it's better now, haven't tried turning them back on since the patches. :dry: I also periodically delete the quicksave to let the game make a new one (vs. over-writing it constantly).

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:28 pm

I like it. It couldn't hurt. I could save my games the way you suggest; with multiple manual saves and an occasionally-wiped autosave and quicksave. If I encounter the same problems, well, hell, if it's at New Reno again, it could be over week. The proper patch could be out by then. 'Kay. I'ma restart. I'll check back on this forum thing later, but thanks for the idea. We'll see if anyone else has encountered this before, or knows what it is beyond a doubt.

In the meantime, thanks for the input, LadyCrimson. I'ma start a wise-cracking lasergun dude. Later.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:05 am

I should probably mention that the game also can have seeming issues with having too many save files in the save directory. It'll vary for people, but 200-300 is kind of a general marker. If you actually reach that many manual saves, it's a good idea to copy them all to another folder while leaving just a few of the most recent ones in the save directory for the game to access. If you leave those few, new saves you make will continue the numbering sequence. (edit) I tend to copy/empty all saves of one chr. before starting a new chr, and when I want to play each chr. I switch their saves in and out, that sort of thing)

And yeah...there used to be a lot more high-tech sorts around here, but like with all games, over time most disappear/move on to other games or whatever. Hopefully someone will have other ideas. Good luck!

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:04 am

Been playing a new game for a while now, and you seem to be right, so far. I'll keep the saves in mind, but I usually delete all my saves and start stocking up after 10 or so. I'll let you know if I get started on "Heartaches By the Number" and get stonewalled by "deadzones" again, but I think your save idea might have saved me. Do you suppose they'll make a patch to fix up this idea? I kinda enjoyed being able to mash "f5" when I was about to get into combat. Thanks again, LadyCrimson.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:58 pm

as I see many of you think that a limited amount of saves will keep the game runnig ok...maybe you are right ...but I am not so sure...If I remember well the engine used is :"Object-Oriented Design, Plug-in Architecture, Save/Load System:
? A well-architected C++ API
? Fast Load Times. Support for background loading allows smooth loading of files during gameplay with no apparent load times and Small Memory Footprint. " so that will be no problems with the saves...then what can be...an over used hardcoded dusty engine that keep sending to your video card processor tons of bugs...why is that...let me explain : the number of polygons rendered for each object is huge so may turn down a very powerful system plus that all the texture base is volumetric and also there is another type of stuttering which can occur, often referred to as micro-stuttering, juddering or skipping. It usually appears as tiny skips, like missing frames in a movie. This is not the same as the normal type of stuttering mentioned above, it is not caused by loading new data, it appears to be an actual bug related to graphics synchronization in the Gamebryo engine, possibly made more noticeable by certain graphics drivers. To confirm the problem, use the iFPSClamp=60 setting as covered in the Advanced Tweaking section - if that removes the skipping then you are experiencing this issue. It's an issue that's been present in the Gamebryo engine at least since Oblivion so it is not new, and so far there is no real solution. So...whats to say...I looked at the engine in another games like warhammer online or civ 4 and....they were lo0ooking and working better...I just think now that maybe bugs gome from somewhere else4...could be bcs of some programming or could be only bcs fallout new vegas was rushed to be put on sale ...!?!