SC4:RH spontaniously terminating without warning.

[seithon 0]

Hey folks, as the topic suggests its another Bug/problem.

Basically I'll start up SC4, load into a city play a little or a lot and then the program shuts down.

No errors, no logs nothing.

I'm running on Windows Xp sp2 Pro edition, I checked my system logs it doesnt even list their being an event or problem being recorded around the time of this occuring, every time its happened.

So far I've tried patching it (no luck) and reinstalling it, Still no good.

This is the first time i've run into this problem and looking up the EA site and looking over your own site doesn't provide any hints as to whats going on here...

At first i thought it might be because I was Alt-Tabbing out, but it does it even when I don't do that.

As for system info,

Amd Opteron 175,

A8N-SLI

2GB Crucial Memory in Dual channel mode.

Gainward 7600GT (256mb)

Creative Xi-Fi Fatality

2x Sata HDD's

1xDVD RW

System is stable in all other aspects and i've not had problems with anything other then SC4.

IF you need any more information just ask and I'll happily provide it

Its late, i'm tired forgot to add,

I have original Simcity 4000, the rush hour expansion, both EU and i patched using the SKU2 version patch.

[seithon 0]

Hey hey.. what do you know their WAS a crash log, just didnt know where to get it.

Anyhow attaching it here, thanks to those of you that have looked so far

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Will wait to see your log to be sure, but just copy in the first 20 lines or so.  If you have an access violation, you probably haven't enough virtual memory.  See the sticky above on how to fix that.

If that spec is a laptop, there is also a chance of an overheat shutdown.  The game runs cpu's pretty hard.

[seithon 0]

Thats... Really strange.

I attached it as a txt document to my last post... but its not there.

odd.

My systems a full tower, it gets warm but not that hot.

As you say it is an access violation, so I'll try your suggestion about increasing the page file.

Exception time: 05/06/2007, at 03:54:27.

Exception code: 0xC0000005 (-1073741819) ACCESS_VIOLATION.

Current thread ID: 2636 (0x00000a4c).

Version information:

Application/module path: C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4\Apps\SimCity 4.exe

Application/module version name: SimCity 4

Application/module version: 1.1.613.0

System version: Windows NT 5.1

System memory: 2048 Megabytes total, 1308 Megabytes free.

Exception module:  .

Exception address: 0x00000000. Sectionffset: 0x00:0x00000000.

Registers

   EAX: 0b23bed8

   EBX: 0c5e132c

   ECX: 0b23bbac

   EDX: 0c5e1328

   ESI: 04d40834

   EDI: 04d4083c

   CS:EIP: 001b:00000000

   SS:ESP: 0023:0012fd14  EBP:0012fd74

   DS:0023  ES:0023  FS:003b  GS:0000

   Flags: 00010206

[seithon 0]

Okay, I'm happy to say its now working after i adjusted the Virtual Page file

Thanks for your help No moose

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

What version are you running?  Is that just SC4 or did you not update our RH/Deluxe from the Simcity site?

[seithon 0]

I have a legit version of Simcity 4000, EU/UK edition, I installed the RH expansion after installing it then used the SKU2 patch from the website

Its not the delux edition, both came in their own DVD boxes

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Your dump shows the wrong version number.  It should be 1.1.638.0.  Are you running with a noCD patch?  This is not updatable.

[seithon 0]

bizzare

And no I'm not using one.

Like I said, installed Simcity 4 (Serial deleted)

then installed rush hour (Serial deleted)

Then patched using the one i was linked to on their website, (SKU2 for the EU)

The crashing seems to have stopped, but this has me interested if theirs any more info you want just say.

I've not cracked it, or changed the EXE.

Beats me.  I don't think that's the right version number.  As far as I know, all updates lead to 1.1.638.0 NOB

P.S.  You should never show your serials on a public board.  Against policy, and very insecure.

[Playar2613 0]

OK I don't know how to do anything with computers but i know that the exact same thing discussed earlier is happening to me and i don't completely comprehend how i can fix mine too. ( what info i have to get and how i have to get it to determine the problem) I do know its hella frustrating to lose 30 minutes of building time because the computer picked u out of the program though

[seithon 0]

Sorry to have alarmed you but thats not the serials, their the CD part number.

If you look at your cd's you'll see them printed on it.

Different regions and versions would most likely have different part numbers

On a side note.. redownloaded the patch, and reapplied it, it looks like it updated it to 638 so i'm guessing something went wrong the first time it patched.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Playar2613:  You mean you have exactly the same information on your dump as shown above?

Did you try a full uninstall, clean up, and reinstall with the updates?  Because that was the solution developed here.  If you are still having a problem, document it in a new thread.  Push the "New Topic" button in the blue header, and put in your data.