Working solution for Intel dual core CPUs!
If you're using a dual-core Intel system and pulling your hair out at the crash/freeze before the menu, forum member wolfman2k has found a solution. It's worked on at least 5 people's machines in th...
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First, you have to figure out how Vista can pretend to be Windows 7 or 8.
@Gorath_the_Elder wrote:First, you have to figure out how Vista can pretend to be Windows 7 or 8.
How do I do that or is this a joke?
I mean I get it, they said you need a quad core so obviously dual core is not good but I thought there would be crashes or the game wouldn't run smoothly and I was like "well I can probably live with that" but I did not expect the game just to not start at all. This has really been runing my day. I don't mean to be dramatic but my life hasn't been going so well lately and this was my anchor, what I was really looking forward too and now all it is is a black screen and hell, that's pretty metaphoric.
The games runs on
AMD Athlon X4 640 3.0 Ghz...
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@pinkkbuddha wrote:
@Gorath_the_Elder wrote:
First, you have to figure out how Vista can pretend to be Windows 7 or 8.
How do I do that or is this a joke?
I mean I get it, they said you need a quad core so obviously dual core is not good but I thought there would be crashes or the game wouldn't run smoothly and I was like "well I can probably live with that" but I did not expect the game just to not start at all. This has really been runing my day. I don't mean to be dramatic but my life hasn't been going so well lately and this was my anchor, what I was really looking forward too and now all it is is a black screen and hell, that's pretty metaphoric.
Actually, just about the time that I answered that -- responding to someone with Vista, instead of what the game is supposed to look for, another Vista user commented that a newer version of Dx11 for Vista had allowed him / her to run this game on that OS. There have been too many messages for every single one to be read, let alone for the CMs to do so (our handfull of weekdak-day-only EA peacekeepers).
I attempt to assist with PC gaming configuration suggestions. This type problem skirts around close to my area (or at least those subjects that I personally attempt to read threads about). You may very well be able to upgrade to a CPU that will work, unless you have a laptop (I never recommend any brand / make / model other than a very high dollar one, Sager, for game playing purposes.
@Gorath_the_Elder wrote:
First, you have to figure out how Vista can pretend to be Windows 7 or 8.
Actually, just about the time that I answered that -- responding to someone with Vista, instead of what the game is supposed to look for, another Vista user commented that a newer version of Dx11 for Vista had allowed him / her to run this game on that OS. ....
I am not able to find a newer version of Dx11 for Vista. 11.1 and 11.2 are only Win7 and 8. Can you elaborate on where someone can find a newer version of Dx11 installable on Vista? My Dxdiag64 shows Dx11 and up to date Direct3D etc.Then I still also have the dual core problem of course, but still holding out hope I guess. Maybe there's a workaround for Vista, and a separate workaround for dual cores, but not both at the same time! Or maybe it's just that my cores are simply not workaroundable -- the hyperthreaded-thing or whatever. Anyway, big fan of the series, and DAI won't even load to the menu, any advice appreciated, short of buying a new computer! 😕mileyembarrassed:
I do have a PC that has a new copy of Vista, SP 2, installed, it was still running XP a couple of weeks ago. It's my general workhorse, and Internet activity desktop, not a game playing box. It still has Dx10 on it, not Dx11. Even at the time I added the two comments you quoted, it wasn't necessarily about a Dual Core CPU, and I hadn't made any note that would get me back to the member playing this game on Vista. Sorry.
