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Kc Quipor Ultra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2009

Belgium

TRL

E/Me

24 Oct 2009 at 16:51 - 1

Hey there
Today i installed Windows 7 and ofcourse Guild Wars :P
Now i loggged in and every time i zone to a other map i got 2/3sec black screen on the loading screen of the zone/map

is this a grafisch driver bug ? but i reinstalled a old driver and a new driver 2x

or is it a bugg of Arenanet ?

moriz

??ber t??k-n??sh'??n

Join Date: Jan 2006

Canada

R/

24 Oct 2009 at 16:53 - 2

it seems to be a mixture of windows 7/vista and drivers. both my laptop and desktop (nvidia on the laptop, AMD/ATI on the desktop) shows the same behavior. it doesn't seem to break anything, except Fraps when you are recording. basically, you don't want to continue recording when you zone, or it will crash your computer.

Kc Quipor Ultra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2009

Belgium

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E/Me

24 Oct 2009 at 16:59 - 3

Well before W7 i played GW on vista and then i didn't got that problem :S
and my laptop with W7 got same problem

moriz

??ber t??k-n??sh'??n

Join Date: Jan 2006

Canada

R/

24 Oct 2009 at 17:10 - 4

it's probably a windows 7 issue then. unfortunately, there really isn't a fix for it. it's not game breaking, so it shouldn't matter much.

Kc Quipor Ultra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2009

Belgium

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E/Me

24 Oct 2009 at 17:12 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by moriz

it's probably a windows 7 issue then. unfortunately, there really isn't a fix for it. it's not game breaking, so it shouldn't matter much.

but its VERY Frustating .......

SpiritSpammer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2009

Rt/

24 Oct 2009 at 17:30 - 6

its becuase you have DX11 now

Kc Quipor Ultra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2009

Belgium

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E/Me

24 Oct 2009 at 17:36 - 7

So i need to wait till Guild Wars makes a fix ? :S

SpiritSpammer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2009

Rt/

24 Oct 2009 at 17:41 - 8

well it bugged me at first. now i hardly notice it. only happens when your loading into a town right?

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

24 Oct 2009 at 17:42 - 9

do you have the latest driver downloaded directly from your video card manufacturer's website?

Kc Quipor Ultra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2009

Belgium

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E/Me

24 Oct 2009 at 17:47 - 10

y i got the newest drivers , but i got it too when i go to pvp and Explore maps

SpiritSpammer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2009

Rt/

24 Oct 2009 at 18:18 - 11

should only be happening while your on a loading screen not during a middle of the game. i believe the cause is when the game changes from low res to hi res.

Kc Quipor Ultra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2009

Belgium

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E/Me

24 Oct 2009 at 18:20 - 12

its in loading screens from Zoning :P

Slasher of Darkness

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2008

Lots of places~

D/

24 Oct 2009 at 19:13 - 13

Have taht too...first i noticed it..nowdays I hardly even see it's there

. So just wait don't worry, you'll get used to it.

Yasuda

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Favorable Winds [Gust]

W/

24 Oct 2009 at 20:09 - 14

I had the same problem on Windows 7, but running Guild Wars in Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) compatibility mode solved it for me.

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

24 Oct 2009 at 20:59 - 15

On Vista I had the problem of while zoning i got a black screen for like 2/3 of a second

when I downgraded to XP - no black screen

Kc Quipor Ultra

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2009

Belgium

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E/Me

24 Oct 2009 at 21:01 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yasuda

I had the same problem on Windows 7, but running Guild Wars in Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) compatibility mode solved it for me.

YOU ROCK !!!!

This problem is fixed by this guy !!!!!!

FoxBat

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Amazon Basin [AB]

Mo/Me

25 Oct 2009 at 05:33 - 17

Same problems here in win7pro... r4890 in the desktop, core 2 duo macbook running boot camp 3 for laptop (with some nvidia).... unfortunately playing with the compatibility mode settings does nothing for me.

I also notice the desktop showing up sometimes on zone, it's not always a black screen.

FoxBat

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Amazon Basin [AB]

Mo/Me

26 Oct 2009 at 05:46 - 18

Bumping because I seem to have found a fix. ^^

The compatibility mode changes are half of what you need. The other part is to update directx 9.0c components, vista and win7 do not ship with all the latest extensions. Some other games may have already installed the right components for you, but GW itself doesn't. You can get an updater to grab the components from microsoft.

So in short:

1) Run the above updater to update your dx 9.0c components.
2) Set your game shortcut to run compatibility mode vista sp 2.