STC 3 problem

yes i know this is kinda old game but i just love it

1-2 years ago i last played and i had the same problem i face now only this time i dont remember what i did to fix this error massage that appears when i start a battle.

"Unhandled Exception! in Version 1.01 Build 534
SFC3.exe caused an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION in module d3d8.dll at 001B:6DA4BA27

EAX=00000000 EBX=000003C0 ECX=02FB2048 EDX=0149BFF0 ESI=00000400
EDI=01498440 EBP=000003FA ESP=0012FBDC EIP=6DA4BA27 FLG=00210216
CS=001B DS=0023 SS=0023 ES=0023 FS=003B GS=0000

001B:6DA4BA27 (0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000) d3d8.dll"

i installed the lastest patch i installed 8.1 directx and all other ways i found in old forums.
how ever i cannot seem to find the soultion this time.

thanks if any one can help me.

(sorry for bad english XD)

 

sorry i didnt found any "edit" button so... SFC= starfleet command 3

 

Are you on the exact same computer and operating system as the last time you played this game? What are they?

 

i did switch computer but the same windows only new software.


System Information
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Time of this report: 3/26/2010, 20:48:50
Machine name:
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.091208-2036)
Language: Hebrew (Regional Setting: Hebrew)(i changed it to english few days ago)
System Manufacturer: ECS
System Model: 671T-M
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 662MB used, 3282MB 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

 

Ggrrrrr... I have to run off to work, no time to make the long post I was going to. Stay tuned, I'll be back.

I take the pitbull approach to gaming problems.

 

ill stay allright hope you be able to help me.

 

You mentioned "old forums", but not which ones, so I'm not sure what you've done yet. The error you're getting has to do with DirectX 8 and the game not being able to find and use the files it's looking for... which is a bad thing.

You said you have a new computer. Have you verified that you have the latest driver for your video card and that it installed properly? If not, go to the card manufacturer's website nad get the latest driver and install it. Nvidia here, ATI here.

After you've done that, try this:

First completely uninstall DirectX 8. Then go grab the latest DirectX 9 here and install it.

Install the game from the CD, only the game. If there's anything else on the CD, be it DirectX versions, demos, whatever else, do not install them. To avoid conflicts, you might want to temporarily disable firewall and antivirus during the install.

Get the latest patch here and install it, still with the AV and firewall disabled. Once the patch is installed re-enable the firewall and antivirus!

When the above is done, right-click the shortcut to the game and go to the Compatibility tab. Set it to Windows 2000 (if that doesn't work, try one of the other "older" versions), and Apply and click OK.

Let me know if you've tried that yet, and if you haven't, try it and let me know if it works or not.

 

thanks ill try thos things btw how do i uninstall direct x?????

btw my current direct x is 9.0c so its the newest and if i uninstal it the system will start direct x 8.1 as far as i know becouse thats the orginal that installed into windows xp.

 

If you already have 9 fully installed don't worry about uninstalling the older versions. Simply make sure that 9 is up to date, and that should be enough.

 

i think i officaly "screwed" my self i read sevral sites about how to uninstall directX and one of the methods was to go to regedit and delete the direct X folder and than reboot the computer than the windows should have reinstalled.. that did not work so i went to downlaod the lastest direct X version but when i install it i recive the following:
"An internal system error occurred
Please refer to DXError.log and DirectX.log in your windows folder to determine problem."

heres the DXError.log info:
"--------------------
[12/14/09 17:04:38] module: dxdllreg(Dec 5 2005), file: dxdllreg.cpp, line: 119, function: RegisterDLL

Failed API: GetProcAddress()
Error: (127) - ‏‏ההליך שצוין לא נמצא.(progress that was mentioned was not found)



Module: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mshtml.dll, Function: DllRegisterServer

--------------------
[01/21/10 06:42:30] module: dxdllreg(Dec 5 2005), file: dxdllreg.cpp, line: 119, function: RegisterDLL

Failed API: GetProcAddress()
Error: (127) - ‏‏ההליך שצוין לא נמצא.(progress that was mentioned was not found)



Module: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mshtml.dll, Function: DllRegisterServer

--------------------
[02/14/10 23:49:56] module: DXSetup(Jul 20 2007), file: dxsetup.cpp, line: 934, function: FindDXSetupWindow

Failed API: GetWindowText()
Error: (183) - ‏‏אין אפשרות ליצור קובץ כאשר אותו קובץ קיים כבר.(there is no option to create file that is already exists)"

the error massages are in hebrow so i translated them...

the Direct X.log is kinda to long to copy here...

 

Ouch... the registry can be a messy place.

Can you reinstall DirectX 8? Try for that first and see if that takes case of it. If not, you're going to at least need to restore the registry from the back-up you hopefully made of it before you made your changes.

 

i forgoted to make a copy nor direct x 8 works so ill take it to the tech.

 

If you have a recent restore point from before you made the change you can get things back to the way they were that way as well.

 

afcorse i forgoted from that thanks ill do it right away

 

In that case, after restoring, leave DirectX8 alone and just update 9, and then try those steps again. They're from the game's official support forums, a lot of people posting there have been able to play the game after doing that fix.

 

i check thos forums and tried alot of the methods they mentioned none of them work i starting to think that directx isnt alone in what cusing the problem.
but im not an expert in thos stuff... thanks for help ill keep checking around i might just find the old soultion this time im typeing a note so i wont forget XD.

 

If you find it, please come back and tell us! That way well know here so we can help others with the same problem.