TorqueX Builder: Vista Crashes
by Jacob Burgy · in Torque X 2D · 02/29/2008 (12:42 am) · 3 replies
I installed TXB, and when I start it up, it loads everything, then just before it loads the main menu it crashes. What gives?
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#2
Torque X Install on 64bit Vista
1. Make sure Windows is up to date by running Windows Updates. Make sure your drivers are up to date by going to your manufacturer's driver download site.
2. Download and install Visual Studio C# Express 2005.
3. Run Visual Studio C# Express 2005 to complete the first-run configuration process. Register your version of VS C# Express 2005 and enter your registration. Close VS C# Express 2005. Reboot your computer.
4. Run Windows Updates to receive the updates to Visual Studio Express 2005. This will be Service Pack 1. When it finishes installing the update, reboot your computer. You can check for updates a second time to see if the update for SP1 appears, but it will often not appear until Windows reboots and configures updates on shutdown/startup.
5. Run Windows Updates to receive the update to Visual Studio Express 2005 SP1. Reboot once again to let Windows perform the shutdown/startup configuration of updates.
6. Download and install XNA GSE 1.0 Refresh. Once installed, load XNA GSE. You will receive a message about administration rights. After it starts up and configures the new project settings, exit XNA GSE.
7. Open explorer and navigate to c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common 7\IDE\VCExpress and select properties. Under compatibility, select Advanced and then "Run as Administrator". Hit apply and then clicked the Show settings for All Users button, continue past the security warning, and then selected "Run as Administrator" there and hit Apply.
8. Right click and drag the VCExpress.exe program to the start menu under XNA GSE and release. Click "Create Shortcut Here". Delete the original GSE shortcut and rename the "Shortcut to VCExpress.exe" to "Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh".
9. Install the TorqueX binary distribution and follow the instructions during the install. You should now be able to open XNA GSE 1.0 Refresh and have the TorqueX projects available. Load one and build it (F5) to test.
03/05/2008 (7:55 pm)
Here is exactly what I did to test it on a 64b Vista system. I don't know if yours is 64b or not.Torque X Install on 64bit Vista
1. Make sure Windows is up to date by running Windows Updates. Make sure your drivers are up to date by going to your manufacturer's driver download site.
2. Download and install Visual Studio C# Express 2005.
3. Run Visual Studio C# Express 2005 to complete the first-run configuration process. Register your version of VS C# Express 2005 and enter your registration. Close VS C# Express 2005. Reboot your computer.
4. Run Windows Updates to receive the updates to Visual Studio Express 2005. This will be Service Pack 1. When it finishes installing the update, reboot your computer. You can check for updates a second time to see if the update for SP1 appears, but it will often not appear until Windows reboots and configures updates on shutdown/startup.
5. Run Windows Updates to receive the update to Visual Studio Express 2005 SP1. Reboot once again to let Windows perform the shutdown/startup configuration of updates.
6. Download and install XNA GSE 1.0 Refresh. Once installed, load XNA GSE. You will receive a message about administration rights. After it starts up and configures the new project settings, exit XNA GSE.
7. Open explorer and navigate to c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common 7\IDE\VCExpress and select properties. Under compatibility, select Advanced and then "Run as Administrator". Hit apply and then clicked the Show settings for All Users button, continue past the security warning, and then selected "Run as Administrator" there and hit Apply.
8. Right click and drag the VCExpress.exe program to the start menu under XNA GSE and release. Click "Create Shortcut Here". Delete the original GSE shortcut and rename the "Shortcut to VCExpress.exe" to "Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh".
9. Install the TorqueX binary distribution and follow the instructions during the install. You should now be able to open XNA GSE 1.0 Refresh and have the TorqueX projects available. Load one and build it (F5) to test.
#3
03/06/2008 (12:26 pm)
Hm... it seems that both TGB and TX will crash if you enter 17 "Z"'s as the serial number (the trial serial that the website gives you. A reinstall fixed it (I also bought TGB which solved it as well). Bug? 
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