I have NO idea what could be wrong. This error started occurring AFTER the patch on March 5th.
Click here to see the error message
The game WILL run after the crash report box and it does a full scan then it works fine. But there is no cause for this error because it DID NOT occur before the latest patch. All my drivers are current and my OS is up to date.
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When you run DXDIAG does it report any errors?
I'm not reinstalling my drivers, that is NOT the problem. I know well enough about computers to know that after 14 years of experience with them and a college degree in CIS that the drivers are NOT causing this problem. I have about 35 games on my PC and THIS game is the only one doing this.
You need to be more specific on what files you want me to delete as I don't want to end up reinstalling the entire game if I delete the wrong files.
So I will wait and see if THIS is the problem. I'm hoping it is otherwise I'm NOT going to be a happy camper.
Are you using a third party program to manage STO (Impulse)?
You can always just install it from the STO download or the older beta client.
http://www.startrekonline.com/download
http://www.gamershell.com/download_54822.shtml
Make sure you aren't installing it in Program Files if you have Windows Vista or 7.
Also confirm you are right click Run as administrator when you install and when you start the game to patch.
Ok it says I can't post attachments so I can't post the DXDIAG.txt here but you can look at it HERE.
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=133795
Possibly the problem? I didn't have an overheat problem but I will revert back to 196.21/34 beta anyway and try my luck.
Actually Nvidia is reccomending folks roll back to the 196.21 drivers as the later drivers seem to have issues with a LOT of software (not just STO). That's why they recalled them (and no, it's not the first tiome Nvidia has recalled video drivers).
If they have recalled drivers before I haven't heard of it, or they didn't make it publicly known. If they recommend people to rollback to 196.21 then they shouldn't have the beta drivers posted for public download.
I've got close to 35 or 40 games on here and I have NO troubles running beta drivers of any kind in fact I recommend it in certain cases.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/nvidia-pulls-196-75-driver-amid-reports-its-frying-graphics-car/
well they just did recall a driver...