Patch killed my Prey

[nomoss]

Since I installed the patch, I can no longer run Prey.
I click on it, the program prey.exe shows in task manager. The screen goes black (like it's starting the game), but then everything crashes back to the desktop, with no error. At that point, task manager no longer shows prey.exe.

I tried uninstalling the program, but got an error. I reinstalled, then uninstalled successfully.
I then reinstalled twice using the CD and still nothing. (On two different hard drives)

So I installed using STEAM and still, black screen then crashes.

HELP!

[nomoss]

Since I installed the patch (1.4), I can no longer run Prey.
I click on it, the program prey.exe shows in task manager. The screen goes black (like it's starting the game), but then everything crashes back to the desktop, with no error. At that point, task manager no longer shows prey.exe.

I tried uninstalling the program, but got an error. I reinstalled, then uninstalled successfully.
I then reinstalled twice using the CD and still nothing. (On two different hard drives)

So I installed using STEAM and still, black screen then crashes.

HELP!

[nomoss]

Forgot to include my specs:

C2Duo 2.4 Ghz
2 Gig PC6200 Dual Channel
nVidia 7900 GTS - 256 MB Video Card
Audigy SE Soundcard

[AnthonyJ]

Did you perhaps change your graphics card drivers since you last played prey?

[SpinX]

thats sounds a lot like a directx error... try reparing your directx 9.0C or vista x10

[Nukkus]

that reeealy sounds like a corrupted graphics driver to me. do any other games work?

[Jiminator]

if uninstall/reinstall without the patch does not work, then you do not have a patch problem, you have some other sort of issue.

[nomoss]

All other games work.

[Another Duke Fan]

Same here. After patching it crashes at start with message that my video card (GeForce GT 6800) can not handle it.

[fast-1]

You will get the patch through STEAM later you should not of patched it.

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30038

Read carefully.

[Altered Reality]

thats sounds a lot like a directx error... try reparing your directx 9.0C or vista x10
How can it be a DirectX error? Prey doesn't use DirectX.

[ShadeEX]

Well DirectX is not just for graphics

Prey could still be using DirectX for mouse & keyboard input, or sound..

So it could still very well be a DirectX problem..

[Another Duke Fan]

You will get the patch through STEAM later you should not of patched it.

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30038

Read carefully.

I do not do STEAM. Never.

[fast-1]

I got nvidia Geforce 6200 no problems playing or installing game.
how much ram you got ?
All Microsoft updates there ?
Got direct X 9c ?

[Another Duke Fan]

I got nvidia Geforce 6200 no problems playing or installing game.

how much ram you got ?
1GB

All Microsoft updates there ?
All of them.

Got direct X 9c ?
Latest distribution.

Something seems to be going wrong with the forum code too.

[Another Duke Fan]

it worked again... I reformated and it worked at once. Have no idea what it was...