Can´t start Bioshock 2

[Tomek]

Hello,

After installing the game and logging into my live-account after restarting the applicatione, everything i can see is the splash-animation of the game. After the Animation I just get a blackscreen. When i click any Mousbutton while the animation, it crashes too.

Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3326MB RAM

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Display Memory: 2148 MB
Dedicated Memory: 741 MB
Shared Memory: 1407 MB
Current Mode: 1600 x 1200 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Driver File Version: 8.17.0011.9713 (English)

SoundDriver Name: HdAudio.sys
Driver Version: 6.01.7600.16385 (German)

EventData

BioShock2.exe
1.0.0.1
4b6ccad0
BioShock2.exe
1.0.0.1
4b6ccad0
c0000005
003e9c92
17d8
01cac6b3a40ca450
C:\Program Files\2K Games\BioShock 2\SP\Builds\Binaries\BioShock2.exe
C:\Program Files\2K Games\BioShock 2\SP\Builds\Binaries\BioShock2.exe
065bc140-32a7-11df-8127-00190e01a21a


Maybe you can help me.

[Tech Kris]

Hi Tomek theres a couple of things we could try for this. Let's start with the simplest. Try running the game in compatibility mode for Windows 2000

[Tomek]

how i can run this mode?

[Tech Paul]

- Could you then please follow the below path:-

C:\ Program Files \ 2k Games \ Bioshock 2 \ SP \ Builds \ Binaries

- In the Binaries file you will find a file named Bioshock2Launcher.exe

- right click on this file and select send to > desktop (create shortcut)

- Go to the desktop and right click the shortcut and select Properties

- select the 'Compatibility'

- click on the check box where it says 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:'

- select each of the available options in turn checking the games performance after each selection.

- after you have selected each compatibility option, click apply, then ok.

Always run the game from this shortcut.

[Tomek]

Sorry, it didn´t help. Tried a few of the compatibility modes just like w2k winXP (Sp3) win Vista etc. Also Tried to check the different modes like 256 colors and so on. Every Time it crashes or didn´t start at all or just blackscreen.

[Tomek]

OK, maybe I know now where th Problem might be. While the splash-Intro I deactivated my windows-live account, and now the Game is Running. Now how it is possible to run the Game with an active win-live account?

[Tomek]

OK, now I had to realize, that while playing without an active win-live account, it is not possible to save the game progress. :-(

[Tech Paul]

OK, now I had to realize, that while playing without an active win-live account, it is not possible to save the game progress. :-(

You can create a offline account, simply press the 'Home' key on your keyboard to see the GFWL guide, click on create New Profile, scroll down the page, then click on create a local profile, the enter a player name and click submit. You can then close the Games for Windows Guide window.

[Tomek]

No, that did not help to solve the Problem, after creating an offline User Account, th symptoms were the same as with the online Account. I can play the game with no user account activated, but can´t save the progress. But after logging in with an account, nevermind if is an offline or online-account, the game crashes.

[Tomek]

after i coud find the saveGames-Folder installed on the D:/ Drive, i could delete the corrupt savegame-Files and finally login with my old GFWL Account. and now the game is running. Maybe this could help other users. Try to find the savegames, delete them (you loose all the game-progress) and try to relogin with your GFWL-Account.