bzflag.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.

[QuantumFoam]

Problem: Can't start BZFlag.
Windows error: "bzflag.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

Problem began around the time (can't be sure its in lockstep as hadn't started BZFlag in a week or so prior) I ran into a problem with on online update of the game Halo. The only other thing I remember mucking with in the same time frame was windows "themes" stuff.

Diagnostics performed to date (to no avail):
- uninstalled Halo
- uninstalled BZFlag
- reinstalled BZFlag (have tried 1.10.6 and 1.10.
- reinstalled/updated DIRECTX 9.c

System (which had been doin just fine for a few months of
- BZFag playing):
- Windows XP sp2
- IBM Thinkpad Pentium M 1.4g CPU
- ATI Mobility Radeon Display Adapter

[JeffM]

that's just the generic crash message. I'd remove your config and run again ( the "my bzflag files" dir in your my documents folder ).

[QuantumFoam]

PL221 -thanks for the help (via IRC) on this one - the laptop issue. It was the video drivers that must have got mucked up (with the Halo update fail). Reinstalled and all is well with that machine.

Unfortunately the desktop issue is still going strong (horrible performance on any BZFLag version after 1.7e6). I just cannot seem to be able to get an updated video driver for my machine (crappy eBAY purchased PC100 Systemboard with onboard AGP video that came with NVIDIA ALADIN TNT2/NVIDIA RIVA TNT drivers).

Neither of the two driver updates NVIDIA offers will install on my machine (RIVA: 45.23_win9x_english, Geoforce/TNT: 61.76_win9x_english). Both SETEP.EXEs come back with
" unable to locate detected devices PCI in NVAGP.INF"

Don't think I'll be able to track down the seller and NVIDIA don't do direct support - oh well.[/img]

[JeffM]

sounds like you have issues

find the motherboard manufacture and see if they have drivers for that thing.

or go get a GF2MX for 28$