Computer/KOTOR game help needed.

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

Hi gang! I'm hoping you can help me out.

I've heard everyone talking about KOTOR, but I've never played it. I found a used copy recently, (no instructions, of course), and installed it. It seemed to install OK, but when I went to play it, I got an error message.

When it checked to see if the computer was able to run it, I got a message that said something about Open GL, and that I had 1.1.0, and I required a 1.3.0 driver.

I know how to use a computer, but when it comes to the inner workings, I don't know a lot. I understand that I need a driver of some sort, but where can I find it?

Can someone help?

[xl97]

Hey Obi-Dar-

openGL is a the industry standard for high level grahics display (cross platform) I believe..

usually the game woudl have came with an updated verions (Not a gammer though).. but goggleing it or update openGL or somethign similar, shoudl help you resolve any issues.

maybe check your video card mfg.

[Ade Kenobi]

Might just need to update your video card driver.Which card have have you got?

Ati here: http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

Nvidia here: http://www.nvidia.com/

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

That's what I figured. How do I figure out which card I have?

[DARTH KALEL]

If you go to either site posted above they should have a feature that will tell you if you have the latest driver and what driver you have. Ati and nvidia usually have about the same stuff, for example I have an ATI card and running nvidia driver, don't know why but that's how it works. I had to do the same thing for another game awhile back nvidida did a scan and told me which one to use very simple.

[Ade Kenobi]

Varies a bit depending on which version of Windows you've got so probably the easiest way is to run dxdiag from the Run box on the start menu in 98/me/xp or type dxdiag into the search box at the bottom of the start menu on vista.Then click the display tab in dxdiag and it will be listed under device.

[felix142]

You can right click on "My Computer" and select properties. Under the Hardware tab, click on Device Manager. When you expand the Display Adapters, it should show you what type of video card you have.

[felix142]

I forgot to mention that once you expand the Display Adapters, you can right click on the adapter you'll be given the option to update the driver right there.

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

OK. I tried that, and it said that I didn't need to upgrade it.

Now I get this error message:

[SpectreT65]

drwtsn32.exe is an error debugging tool built into windows; runs in the background, and you usually never see it. Not sure why it's failing; the 0xc000005 is kind of vague. Could be HD space, RAM going bad, wrong screen resolutions set in Windows, the game, or both... Any number of things.