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Generally Speaking => Power On => Topic started by: Jono2 on April 24, 2008, 01:49:10 PM

Title: TF2 keeps crashing (new and improved edition)
Post by: Jono2 on April 24, 2008, 01:49:10 PM
it keeps saying my paged pool memory is running out, but i went to the website and it didn't help...  it hasn't done this before and just started this morning...

halp?
Title: Re: HL2Ep2 keeps crashing...
Post by: TheDarkChief on April 24, 2008, 01:52:45 PM
It could be something else.

Search OS Paged Pool Memory to expand how much you can do on Google.
Title: Re: HL2Ep2 keeps crashing...
Post by: Psilocybin on April 24, 2008, 02:44:50 PM
It's probably your graphics card.
What kind do you have?
And are your drivers up to date?
Title: Re: HL2Ep2 keeps crashing...
Post by: Jono2 on April 24, 2008, 04:53:46 PM
i took thedarkchief's advice and it works now... thanks. :D
Title: Re: HL2Ep2 keeps crashing...
Post by: TheDarkChief on April 24, 2008, 05:32:21 PM
Not the exact same thing that happened to me though.

In Team Fortress 2, it actually SAID that my OS Paged Pool Memory wasn't high enough. So I googled it, and huzzah. There was my solution. I think this is what's happening to most people with TOB or any of it's games.
Title: Re: TF2 keeps crashing (new and improved edition)
Post by: Jono2 on April 26, 2008, 10:16:37 AM
eh, could you give me the link to the website that solved your problem?
Title: Re: TF2 keeps crashing (new and improved edition)
Post by: TheDarkChief on April 26, 2008, 03:56:19 PM
Quote from: Jono2 on April 26, 2008, 10:16:37 AM
eh, could you give me the link to the website that solved your problem?
I followed a lot of links.

"This is how to fix it
Here's how you open Registry Editor:

Start Menu > Run > regedit

Surf down to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

Double click on "PagedPoolSize". Hexadecimal is listed first. Change the "Value Data" to one of these below:
(Note: You only need to enter EITHER Hexadecimal or Decimal. They both are the same.)

Megabytes Hexadecimal Decimal
192Mb 0c000000 201326592
256Mb 10000000 268435456
384Mb 18000000 402653184

I went with the 384Mb option and it worked perfectly.

Once you are done, make sure you reboot your computer."

http://www.fpsbanana.com/tools/2028 (http://www.fpsbanana.com/tools/2028)
That link could help ya too.
Title: Re: TF2 keeps crashing (new and improved edition)
Post by: Kodiack on April 26, 2008, 06:32:11 PM
This sounds like it could be the paging file on your hard drive. What operating system are you on? I may be able to help.
Title: Re: TF2 keeps crashing (new and improved edition)
Post by: Psilocybin on April 26, 2008, 06:59:11 PM
To change the paging file size:
Start>Control Panel>System>Advanced>Preformance>Advanced>Virtual Memory.
Tell us how big your HDD is, and what it's currently set on.
Typically, on XP it should be 512MB+. Mine's at 1024.
Title: Re: TF2 keeps crashing (new and improved edition)
Post by: Kodiack on April 26, 2008, 07:03:21 PM
Quote from: Seven on April 26, 2008, 06:59:11 PM

That sounds right. Also, be sure to tell us your current amount of RAM so that we can give you a plausible amount to put in. I've got 4.5 GB RAM, and have no swap file on my HDD whatsoever. I wouldn't recommend that for most people, but meh.