I need help

[Ton80]

Specs:
winxp pro sp2
A64 3200+ 512 Meg
KV8 Pro with latest drivers
nVidia 6800 with latest drivers and DirectX 9.0c June edition
Audigy 1 with latest official drivers

Installed PK with all patches in correct order; PK starts but blank screen on intros and game startup UI visually but audio works just fine.

Reinstalled Painkiller with no patches; come up with this crap:
The application failed to initialize properly - 0xc0000142.

Applied patch 1.61 on above re-install; same as first install.

The patches I downloaded from 3D gamers.

Now I have played this game before early last year and earlier and I had problems with Zonealarm (at that time) running and not allowing the game to play (crashing the game) and also have had game playablility but no cutscenes visually just audio. I remember something at that time about the bik dll needing to be updated to get the videos to work.
But what is strange now is that the game startup UI is now black screen.

Audio works but no video. :mad:

Anybody got some tips/pointers/remember way back when?

BTW, ALL my other games work as intended.

dxdiag.txt (editted for size):
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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/10/2005, 12:11:05
Machine name: N-1DB4CC25C1D14
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp.050928-1517)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: VIAK8T
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 189MB used, 1057MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found. DirectDraw test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 7 test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 8 test results: All tests were successful. Direct3D 9 test results: All tests were successful.
Sound Tab 1: DirectSound test results: All tests were successful.
Music Tab: DirectMusic test results: All tests were successful.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.



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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6800
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6800
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0041&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 960 (32 bit) (85Hz)
Monitor: StudioWorks 995E
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8195 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/11/2005 13:47:00, 3924992 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 11/11/2005 13:47:00, 3532928 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4301-11CF-B343-0A2000C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0041
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Video Accel: ModeM
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D7 Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D8 Test Result: All tests were successful.
D3D9 Test Result: All tests were successful.

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Sound Devices
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Description: SB Audigy Audio [B000]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_00511102&REV_03
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0443 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 2/23/2004 15:11:46, 366352 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 4000, 191999
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 64, 62
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 64, 62
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: Yes
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: All tests were successful.

---------------------
Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
Description: SB Audigy Audio [B000]
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0443 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 2/23/2004 15:11:46, 366352 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x41
Format Flags: 0xFFF

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: Enabled
Ports: SB Audigy DirectMusic Synthesizer [B000],
Registry: OK
Test Result: All tests were successful.

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No
Registry: OK

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1106, 0x3038
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 10/15/2005 14:12:18, 57856 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 3/31/2003 07:00:00, 4736 bytes

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Gameport Devices
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+ PCI bus
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0a03
| Service: pci
| Driver: pci.sys, 10/17/2005 17:36:26, 68224 bytes
|
+-+ Creative Game Port
| | Location: PCI bus 0, device 11, function 1
| | Matching Device ID: pci\ven_1102&dev_7003&subsys_00401102
| | Service: gameenum
| | Driver: gameenum.sys, 8/3/2004 23:08:22, 10624 bytes

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PS/2 Devices
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+ Easy Internet Keyboard
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0303
| Upper Filters: itchfltr
| Service: i8042prt
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 8/3/2004 23:14:38, 52736 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 8/3/2004 22:58:34, 24576 bytes
| Driver: itchfltr.sys, 3/10/2004 13:42:24, 12953 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 8/4/2004 04:01:08, 40840 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 8/3/2004 22:58:34, 24576 bytes
|
+ Logitech-compatible Mouse PS/2
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0f13
| Upper Filters: L8042pr2, LMouFlt2
| Service: i8042prt
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 8/3/2004 23:14:38, 52736 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 8/3/2004 22:58:34, 23040 bytes
| Driver: L8042pr2.Sys, 12/17/2003 09:50:00, 51729 bytes
| Driver: LMouFlt2.Sys, 12/17/2003 09:50:00, 70801 bytes
| Driver: Logi_MwX.Exe, 12/17/2003 09:50:00, 19968 bytes
| Driver: LCoInst.Dll, 12/17/2003 09:50:00, 23375 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 8/4/2004 04:01:08, 40840 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 8/3/2004 22:58:34, 23040 bytes

[Ton80]

Since I can't edit my post after about an hour.

I've tried getting any updated dll files from Bink and non-existent for video for us regular joes without the SDK and the one for Miles sound doesn't work with Painkiller 1.61. Some esoteric/weird error message.

I guess I'm SOL. Great game but I never got to finish it. Got about past the snowy bridge with all the ninjas and other various enemies. Oh well.

Any suggestions?

[Bjossi]

Are you by any chance using Norton AntiVirus?

[Ton80]

Nope McAfee/Comcast complimentary version. I right-clicked and disabled both the viral and firewall stuff for the second re-install.
I can't figure out why I can't see the game ui though. What resolution does the game first start up in, 640x480 or less?

[Ton80]

Again can't edit previous post so new reply

I finally got PK with no patches to start but Black screen again.
This is screwy.

[Varus77]

Maybe you should try an older version than Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8195 (English)
(You're just the second one with the same card and driver and problems but I'm not sure if this could be the solution)
If I'm right then your MoBo hasn't the nVidia-hardware-firewall, has it? If so then you've to deinstall all this drivers. The game won't run with it.

[Ton80]

I found the problem since I have a Via chipset.
See here:
via forum (http://forums.viaarena.com/messageview.aspx?catid=54&threadid=69177&enterthread=y)
and Via pulled the 5.06 drivers from the site.

And I just WASTED my time reinstalling WinXP twice!!! Though first time was a screwup on my part. <sheep-ish smirk on face>

BTW this did affect Halflife 2 also, my bad although I was replaying SiN and it worked and decided to replay PK, but the above didn't affect OpenGL games which SiN is. Strange.

Sorry for the trouble but at least we now know what it is.

[Varus77]

You haven't to reinstall OS only like this one from that forum:
after 3 tries I got the VIA AGP driver to uninstall , if you get an error when you try to uninstall it keep trying!!

all is working now!

many don't like VIA...always the same.

BTW: (from this forum too)

The VIA HyperionPro 5.06A driver package has been withdrawn from VIA Arena and replaced with the 5.04A version. An incorrect service value key was set in the Setup program relating to the new VIA AGP driver version 4.50C. If you have installed the HyperionPro 5.06A driver package and the VIA AGP driver 4.50C driver installed, you may experience some serious issues with 3D games, the symptom being that you will only see a black screen when you load the game. To resolve the problem, go to ...

Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > System Devices > VIA CPU to AGP2.0/3.0 Controller > click on the Driver Tab > Click Roll Back Driver

VIA apologizes for the inconvenience casued by this error.