Will not work. The instant I run it, I get a message saying "DOOM 3 has stopped working."

Google yields nothing. Compatibility mode for WinXP SP2 does nothing.

I did have to download it from 3DGamers, since you cannot download it from the Doom 3 website (it simply says you do not have privlidges to download it).

Any ideas?

5/31/2008 9:16:48 AM

My only idea is to pray and to update all your drivers. If it doesn't work it doesn't work. :/

5/31/2008 9:18:54 AM

good christ vista sucks so horribly.

[Edited on May 31, 2008 at 9:21 AM. Reason : ]

5/31/2008 9:21:08 AM

Can someone tell me what the animation is on this page?:

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/AboutGFW/Pages/DirectX10.aspx

I just get a red-X. Flash and Shockwave are installed and I can't figure out what the fuck the problem is.

5/31/2008 9:43:34 AM

I don't see any animations. No flash, shockwave, or java. The 3 major things on the page are just images with links to download DirectX.

5/31/2008 10:46:59 AM

sounds like your computer is a piece of shit

5/31/2008 2:54:13 PM

sounds like your computer is a piece of shit

5/31/2008 3:36:08 PM

i was a vista hater for a long time...since sp1, though, the x64 ultimate edition has been great (though i'm running 4gb of ram, 60% of which is being used almost all the time...that said, i've never seen it go higher than 78% of usage)

it wouldn't surprise me if all the other vista versions suck donkey balls...m$ likes to take an arguably decent product at $vermont and then retard it to sell at $rhodeisland

5/31/2008 4:35:22 PM

It's MS. Might want to check your S key and make sure it didn't get switched with the 4 key

5/31/2008 9:37:25 PM

Quote :

"Can someone tell me what the animation is on this page?: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/AboutGFW/Pages/DirectX10.aspx I just get a red-X. Flash and Shockwave are installed and I can't figure out what the fuck the problem is."

It's an image: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/PublishingImages/aboutGFW/dx10_top.gif

Quote :

"Server Error in '/' Application. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Could not find file 'C:\BLOBCACHE\602071751\EN-US\PUBLISHINGIMAGES\ABOUTGFW\DX10_TOP.GIF.cache'. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'C:\BLOBCACHE\602071751\EN-US\PUBLISHINGIMAGES\ABOUTGFW\DX10_TOP.GIF.cache'. Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. Stack Trace: [FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'C:\BLOBCACHE\602071751\EN-US\PUBLISHINGIMAGES\ABOUTGFW\DX10_TOP.GIF.cache'.] System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) +328 System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy) +1038 System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share) +114 System.Web.HttpResponse.WriteFile(String filename, Boolean readIntoMemory) +79 System.Web.HttpResponse.WriteFile(String filename) +15 Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.BlobCache.SendCachedFile(HttpContext context, BlobCacheEntry target) +464 Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.BlobCache.RewriteUrl(Object sender, EventArgs e) +2795 System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +92 System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.1433; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.1433 "

6/1/2008 6:22:11 AM

The animation is of a big red x

6/1/2008 8:08:14 AM

you're not missing out on much. i would still recommend reformatting and installing XP.

6/1/2008 11:21:42 AM

If I do that, I can't use this nifty 1GB of Intel Robson RAM.

I did do a factory reset and deselected all the preload software so as to get purely Vista. I then disabled the utterly useless Aero and went back to classic view.

SP1, newest drivers.

This thing now runs like a freakin champ. Perhaps Vista's not so bad.

I still can't run Doom 3 demo though.

6/1/2008 4:59:26 PM

Well, it appears that the Doom 3 demo cannot and will not run in Vista under any circumstance.

There is a patch for the full game, which I do not own. Allegedly it works. Can anyone confirm that the full game works in Vista once the patch is applied?

6/3/2008 11:42:32 PM

^^ Yeah I don't think it's a bad OS at its core. It's got to be frustrating for the people who programmed the kernal to see what is ultimately a good piece of software fucked over by layers that were added on by other groups at microsoft and OEM's making their work look far worse than it is. Vista without Aero, the sidebar, and a few "features" isn't that bad.

6/4/2008 12:43:04 AM

Quote :

"It's MS. Might want to check your S key and make sure it didn't get switched with the 4 key"

actually, as "Microsoft" is not spelled with a capitalized "S" in the name, nor is it a multi-word name, "MS" is not a (technically) appropriate acronym...so if i want to call it m$, i'm no more or less correct than using "ms"...good try, though...when you finally slide off microsoft's dick, you're welcome to come suck mine

[Edited on June 4, 2008 at 10:02 AM. Reason : m$]

6/4/2008 10:02:22 AM

Quote :

"There is a patch for the full game, which I do not own. Allegedly it works. Can anyone confirm that the full game works in Vista once the patch is applied?"

Yeah i ran Doom 3 and the expansion on Vista ultimate 64 bit. No issues. I don't think i even had to patch it, but i don't remember.

6/4/2008 10:05:10 AM