Problem after sucessful install and sucessful patch(Lots of info)

[Raziel]

Hello!

I'm really looking forward to playing this game again, but alas I'm getting problems. The last time I had it running on another machine - of inferior specifications! First of all, my current specifications;

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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/11/2009, 19:33:07
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3, v.5657 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: 945GZM-S2
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 647MB used, 5337MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)


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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT/GTO
Display Memory: 256.0 MB

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Sound Devices
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Description: Realtek HD Audio output
HardwareDriver ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0883&SUBSYS_1458E601&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Name: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5745 (English)

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The version of the game
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It's retail, bought out of Game.

[Version]
Configuration=PCStagingFinal
ChangeNumber=125419
ChangeTime="14:58:43"
ChangeDate="2007/07/19"
BuildTime="Thu Jul 19 14:58:43 AUS Eastern Standard Time 2007"


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The problem
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I install the game, run the patch and all goes fine. I get the final page which gives two tick boxes, do i want to view the readme and do I want to launch the game now. I untick the readme option and click finish. The cursor shows the CD-rom style egg timer - by that I mean using a CD rotating to indicate it is working - the CD in the drawer spins up and then.... well, nothing. The game doesn't load and according to task manager the PC doesn't open the program at all.

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What I've tried
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I've tried uninstalling the game, reinstalling it.

I've tried it with my AV switched off (AVG V8).

I've ran Driver detective and confirmed all of my drivers on the PC are up to date. Ran all windows updates. ( I can probably provide driver versions etc but wont yet until asked for to avoid a war and peace post)

I noticed I have the realtec sound card which is often posted as being troublesome so I read up and It was suggested in one thread to edit the default configuation settings file in the release folder under [engine.engine] section to ";AudioDevice=FMODAudio.FMODAudioSubsystem
AudioDevice=D3DDrv.D3DAudioDevice"
I've done this, but this hasn't helped. I've restored the origonal.

I would really, really appreciate some help from a learned scollar! :D

Thanks in advance,

R

[PrincessKittenPants]

You and I are having the same paroblem. I haven't had a problem with the game since I bought it on dvd in october of 2007, until i tried to play the game this afternoon. No amount of reinstallation has any effect. I even bought another copy through steam and that does the same thing. So you're not the only one! hopefully someone will get back to us about this.

[PrincessKittenPants]

If you haven't already solved your problem, consider this. Have you recently installed a tablet (you know one of those things with a pen that you draw with in like photoshop?) that was what my problem was. Uninstall it and bioshock will work.

[Raziel]

Princess, sorry it took me a while to reply, was in a car crash. (http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/1025610 - I was the dude in the vectra)

I've never installed anything for a tablet before to be honest. Once I get back home I'll go through reinstalling the OS I suppose. Anyone else got any ideas?

Thanks.

R

[Raziel]

Bumpy bumpy bumpity do.

Any of the 2kgames support dudes and dudettes able to help me? Or anyone at all? Tried looking for tablet software can't find anything.

[Raziel]

I've now contacted SecuROM and they told me it isn't a SecuROM issue. copy of email here:

On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:19 PM, SecuROM Support <support_pa@securom.com> wrote:

Hello.

Thank you for your e-mail.

After careful inspection of the analysis file and due to your error
description, it appears that the issue is not SecuROM related.

Please contact the software publisher, 2K Games, for further support options
related to issues specific to the software.

http://www.2kgames.com

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Best regards,

SecuROM Support Team
SecuROM on the web: http://www.securom.com
or via e-mail: support@securom.com

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