"EverQuest 2 has encountered a problem and needs to close"

[CorpseGoddess]

<p>Okay, quick background here:</p><p>I've been struggling with PC problems for the last 3 months or so.  This weekend, I finally narrowed it down to two issues:  an NVidia .dll problem and a faulty memory card.  As a result, I uninstalled my NVidia drivers and reinstalled them, as well as physically removed the faulty memory (I'm now running with 3 sticks of 1 GB each).</p><p>When I tried to log in to EQ2 today, I keep hitting the error message in the title of this post.  It gets me in-game as far as my guildies being able to see that I've logged in (and I'm able to see their chat posts to me), but then I get the error message and the game stops. </p><p>I'm able to log in to character selection from the launchpad, but from there it's the same result as above, as soon as I choose a character.</p><p>I've rebooted my computer several times, with no result. </p><p>After going to the support page at station.com and determining what the recommended driver is for my card series, I downloaded that.  However, when I went to install this driver, it told me it's an older version than the one I already have installed.  And quite frankly, after the issues of the past 3 months, I'm not inclined to mess with the card at this point (as it seems I've finally eliminated whatever issues were plaguing me).</p><p>I can't seem to find a "repair" option from the EQ2 launchpad, which is the other idea I had.</p><p>Any suggestions?  And thanks in advance!</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>Streppoch@Guk wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay, quick background here:</p><p>I've been struggling with PC problems for the last 3 months or so.  This weekend, I finally narrowed it down to two issues:  an NVidia .dll problem and a faulty memory card.  As a result, I uninstalled my NVidia drivers and reinstalled them, as well as physically removed the faulty memory (I'm now running with 3 sticks of 1 GB each).</p></blockquote><p>What drivers are you currently using?  If you're using the 190 or 191 series drivers then that might be the problem here. If you're using either of those versions then I would advise installing the 186 series driver instead.  You should be able to download those through the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find...aspx?lang=en-us</a>Please let us know if the issue persists after trying that step.</p>

[CorpseGoddess]

<p>I was actually using the 191. version, but replacing it with the 186. seemed to do the trick.  Thanks so much!</p><p>Just wondering...will EQ2 be updated to work with the later driver release?</p><p>Thanks again for the help.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>Streppoch@Guk wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Just wondering...will EQ2 be updated to work with the later driver release?</p></blockquote><p>It's possible, but I think it's more likely that an upcoming Nvidia release will fix the problems we're currently seeing.  The problem isn't only effecting Everquest 2 from what I've experienced.</p>

[CorpseGoddess]

<p><cite>TSR-DanielH wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Streppoch@Guk wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Just wondering...will EQ2 be updated to work with the later driver release?</p></blockquote><p>It's possible, but I think it's more likely that an upcoming Nvidia release will fix the problems we're currently seeing.  The problem isn't only effecting Everquest 2 from what I've experienced.</p></blockquote><p>Ah, that makes sense.  At least it wasn't just me---I was starting to feel a bit paranoid as a result of all my PC problems.</p><p>That being said, I think the 186. series is causing me problems---I got a BSoD last night with the same error messages I was experiencing before I "fixed" everything with the 191. drivers.  I might have to go back and re-install them and just not play for a bit.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Do you think there's any merit in contacting NVidia about this?</p><p>And thanks again for your time and help!</p>

[Vasharyn]

<p>I jusr reinstalled yesterday and I am constantly having this problem, usually within 2 or 3 minutes of logging in. The silly thing is, the game is still runnng fine, I can log out and log a different character in, I can zone etc etc. But the box stays up til I click it, and once I click it, the game shuts down.</p><p>I do have the 191 NVidia driver. How do I get the old one back? I can't find it at the NVidia site.</p><p>Please help, I want to play, but I can't!</p>