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Title: crash on start (help thread doesn't help)
Post by: theWakeful on March 17, 2008, 07:47:14 pm

Hey guys, a week ago fs2_open_3_6_9 was working just fine. When I tryed to start it today I got an error that said "Unable to get proper pixel format for OpenGL W32!". I then have to end the program from the task manager. I read the thread in here but none of the three things it lists fix the problem. I have the graphics set to OpenGL, I reinstalled the openAL files and the sound is set to generic software. I have a Geforce 7600 GT if that makes any difference. Can anyone help me get FS2 to run again? I need my fix. Thanks

Edit: comp specs: core 2 duo E6550 @ 2.33Ghz
                             2 gig ram
                             GeForce 7600 GT
                             windows xp

Title: Re: crash on start (help thread doesn't help)
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on March 17, 2008, 08:23:43 pm

Make sure your color are set to 32bit in your display settings.  Also check in under the video tab in the launcher.

Title: Re: crash on start (help thread doesn't help)
Post by: theWakeful on March 17, 2008, 09:32:04 pm

You mean 32 bit color in the windows settings? I have the launcher set to 32 bit, but I don't know what the windows settings are at.

Edit: windows is set to 32 bit color as well. any other ideas?

Title: Re: crash on start (help thread doesn't help)
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on March 18, 2008, 01:11:06 am

Did you install any new drivers or hardware recently?  Are you running in Opengl mode?  If not try it.  Make sure Opengl is set in the launcher.  If you have a bunch of programs running in background close a few.

Title: Re: crash on start (help thread doesn't help)
Post by: theWakeful on March 18, 2008, 08:41:07 pm

Like I said, OpenGL is selected in the launcher. I changed nothing on my computer between the time that the game worked and when it didn't.

Title: Re: crash on start (help thread doesn't help)
Post by: Zacam on March 18, 2008, 09:50:28 pm

I randomly get this issue as well. Make sure Launcher AND any possible copies of the SCP exe are in fact terminated.

Sometimes, I have to set it fail and WITHOUT hitting "Ok" on the error, I run a debug version directly.

I then switch back to windows and End Task on both exe's and the launcher.

I've also had issues with having alot of applications open at the time of running the exe and having the error. Especially if the app's are doing a lot of rendering. (Semi transparent Trillian, Winamp running Milkdrop, Photoshop CS3 Extended and at least one copy of PCS 2.0.1 will almost always reproduce the error for me.)

FYI to everyone else: It has _nothing_ to do with windows desktop color space. Re-read the error. The W32 is a generic reference to Win32 API.