WA crashes instantly. Please Help

[Ezekiel_Phoenix]

After installing WA without any problem, I go to start it my entire computer locks up! :gnight: I have installed new mobo drivers, the latest graphics drivers and reintalled DirectX 9.0c, with no effect.

The machine specs i'm running it on(or at least trying to :-) ) are:

Mobo: Gigabyte nForce GA-N7400
Proc: AMD AthlonXP 3200+ (2.2)
RAM: 1024MB
Graphics:ATi Radeon 9250 AGP 256MB DDR
O/S: Win2k Pro.

The Origianal DOW works fine, even now after installation of WA.
Its Just WA kills my machine.

Here is my dxdiag: (see attached)

Unfortunatly the machine locks up and dies before the game can produce a warnings.log


Hope you can help, as i can't wait to get stuck into this bad boy!!

Cheers,

[TBS]

Well, there are 4 service packs you need for windows.

Now, do you perhaps have any firewalls or such running that could be blocking DoW from contacting the net and consequently killing your PC?

[Ezekiel_Phoenix]

I don't have a firewall on my local machine, i have a server/firewall box on my network that serves as a gateway (although it is set to allow all outbound traffic). If the game locks up my machine because it cannot connect to the net then it has serious issues!!

I'll see about getting the service packs in the mean time.

[TBS]

Im not sure whether its the game, windows or the firewalls fault but some software firewalls cause the computer to lock up when a game runs for the first time and requests permission to access the net.

Anyway, get your computer updated and we'll take it from there.

[Ezekiel_Phoenix]

:banana: :banana:
TBS, you are my new best friend. :-)

SP4 did the trick, don't know why that never occured to me!!

Thanks a million. Hope i can repay the favour one day!!