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TGB crashes on startup

by Mike G. · in Technical Issues · 08/29/2009 (12:19 pm) · 1 replies

FIXED: Oddly enough, a USB game controller port I had plugged in was crashing TGB. Unplugging it fixes the issue.
The culprit: http://www.hkems.com/product/ps2/ps2-usb2.htm


EDIT: I was able to get it working on another computer just fine, and I'm happy with the layout of the WYSIWYG editor, but until I get it working on my primary computer, I can't justify a purchase.
The error also states:
Error signature
AppName:torquegamebuilder.exe AppVer: 1.5.0.0 ModName:usbpadff.dll ModVer 0.0.0.0 Offset: 00001aa0



I'm trying to give the TGB Demo a once over to see if its worth the money, and so far I haven't been able to get past starting up the program. As soon as I double click to start the program, it gives me a windows error message that says it has to shut down the program from an unexpected error. It also brings up what appears to be the intro screen to TGB: a dialog box for registering with images in the background that the dialog box is hovering over. When closing out of the windows error message, another error appears that states:


There has been an error. Error running C:Program FilesGarageGamesTorqueGamebuilder-1.7.4/tgb/TorqueGameBuilder.exe : child killed: segmentation violation The application will now exit



I can run games like the Sims 3 and World of Warcraft just fine (and the whole adobe Creative Suite), so I doubt it's a hardware issue. A virus scan brings up that the computer is clean. Any other info needed or ideas on what I can do to fix it?



Computer Specs:
2.4ghz AMD dual core
Geforce 9600 GT
2 GB RAM
30GB free space on hard drive (and just defragmented)
Windows XP Pro


Windows logged the error message as the following in a .txt file called "bc1d_appcompat.txt":

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<DATABASE>
<EXE NAME="TORQUE~1.EXE" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_PRIVACY">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="glu2d3d.dll" SIZE="90112" CHECKSUM="0xB86C3679" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x22FA2" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" LINK_DATE="06/20/2008 00:23:03" UPTO_LINK_DATE="06/20/2008 00:23:03" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="OpenAL32.dll" SIZE="159744" CHECKSUM="0x2996C268" BIN_FILE_VERSION="0.9.9.1" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="0.9.9.1" PRODUCT_VERSION="0.991" FILE_DESCRIPTION="OpenAL32" COMPANY_NAME="Creative Labs" PRODUCT_NAME="Creative Labs OpenAL32" FILE_VERSION="0.991" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="OpenAL32.dll" INTERNAL_NAME="OpenAL32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright © 2001" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="0.9.9.1" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="0.9.9.1" LINK_DATE="03/31/2003 23:15:18" UPTO_LINK_DATE="03/31/2003 23:15:18" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="opengl2d3d.dll" SIZE="266240" CHECKSUM="0x5ED11CC9" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x4C2EC" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" LINK_DATE="06/20/2008 00:22:59" UPTO_LINK_DATE="06/20/2008 00:22:59" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="TorqueGameBuilder.exe" SIZE="993280" CHECKSUM="0x3D2368F" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.5.0.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.5.0.0" PRODUCT_VERSION="1, 5, 0, 0" FILE_DESCRIPTION="TorqueGameBuilder" COMPANY_NAME="GarageGames" PRODUCT_NAME="Torque Game Builder" FILE_VERSION="1, 5, 0, 0" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="TGB.exe" INTERNAL_NAME="TGB" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright (C) 2006-2007" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.5.0.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.5.0.0" LINK_DATE="06/20/2008 00:22:21" UPTO_LINK_DATE="06/20/2008 00:22:21" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="unicows.dll" SIZE="258352" CHECKSUM="0xE4D9139E" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" PRODUCT_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Microsoft Layer for Unicode on Win9x Systems (MSLU)" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft (R) Windows (R) 95, Windows (R) 98, and Windows (R) Millennium Operating Systems" FILE_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="UnicoWS.dll" INTERNAL_NAME="Godot.dll" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x4913A" LINKER_VERSION="0x50002" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" LINK_DATE="12/07/2004 07:24:00" UPTO_LINK_DATE="12/07/2004 07:24:00" VER_LANGUAGE="Language Neutral [0x0]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="gameDataT2DProjectglu2d3d.dll" SIZE="90112" CHECKSUM="0xB86C3679" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x1757B" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" LINK_DATE="06/28/2007 20:42:18" UPTO_LINK_DATE="06/28/2007 20:42:18" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="gameDataT2DProjectOpenAL32.dll" SIZE="159744" CHECKSUM="0x2996C268" BIN_FILE_VERSION="0.9.9.1" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="0.9.9.1" PRODUCT_VERSION="0.991" FILE_DESCRIPTION="OpenAL32" COMPANY_NAME="Creative Labs" PRODUCT_NAME="Creative Labs OpenAL32" FILE_VERSION="0.991" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="OpenAL32.dll" INTERNAL_NAME="OpenAL32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright © 2001" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="0.9.9.1" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="0.9.9.1" LINK_DATE="03/31/2003 23:15:18" UPTO_LINK_DATE="03/31/2003 23:15:18" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="gameDataT2DProjectopengl2d3d.dll" SIZE="266240" CHECKSUM="0x5ED11CC9" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x508B0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" LINK_DATE="06/28/2007 20:42:04" UPTO_LINK_DATE="06/28/2007 20:42:04" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="gameDataT2DProjectTGBGame.exe" SIZE="935424" CHECKSUM="0xB85B08B9" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.5.0.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.5.0.0" PRODUCT_VERSION="1, 5, 0, 0" FILE_DESCRIPTION="TorqueGameBuilder" COMPANY_NAME="GarageGames" PRODUCT_NAME="Torque Game Builder" FILE_VERSION="1, 5, 0, 0" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="TGB.exe" INTERNAL_NAME="TGB" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright (C) 2006-2007" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.5.0.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.5.0.0" LINK_DATE="06/20/2008 00:20:13" UPTO_LINK_DATE="06/20/2008 00:20:13" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="gameDataT2DProjectunicows.dll" SIZE="258352" CHECKSUM="0xE4D9139E" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" PRODUCT_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Microsoft Layer for Unicode on Win9x Systems (MSLU)" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft (R) Windows (R) 95, Windows (R) 98, and Windows (R) Millennium Operating Systems" FILE_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="UnicoWS.dll" INTERNAL_NAME="Godot.dll" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x4913A" LINKER_VERSION="0x50002" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.1.3790.0" LINK_DATE="12/07/2004 07:24:00" UPTO_LINK_DATE="12/07/2004 07:24:00" VER_LANGUAGE="Language Neutral [0x0]" />
</EXE>
<EXE NAME="UsbPadFF.dll" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_THISFILEONLY">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="usbpadff.dll" SIZE="36864" CHECKSUM="0x3896C733" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" LINK_DATE="08/01/2005 03:57:38" UPTO_LINK_DATE="08/01/2005 03:57:38" />
</EXE>
<EXE NAME="kernel32.dll" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_THISFILEONLY">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="kernel32.dll" SIZE="986112" CHECKSUM="0x359DA0B2" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3541" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3541" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3541" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows NT BASE API Client DLL" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3541 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.090321-1320)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="kernel32" INTERNAL_NAME="kernel32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xFEAFF" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3541" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3541" LINK_DATE="03/21/2009 14:18:57" UPTO_LINK_DATE="03/21/2009 14:18:57" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
</EXE>
</DATABASE>

#1
08/31/2009 (1:05 pm)
Glad that you got it solved. As I noted in my e-mail, I'm going to have to remember this in case I get more problems of a similar nature.