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Discussion in 'Troubleshooting: Bugs, Questions and Support' started by Physicslover999, Jul 15, 2017.

  1. Physicslover999

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    I have downloaded the Techdemo from the homepage directly 3 times now, and each and every time it downloads a .zip, I extract the folder within, and after it's been extracted, I open up the .exe file. After that, I get about 5 sec. of black screen, after which I get "beamNG.drive.exe has stopped working, Windows is checking for a solution to the problem". In the top left quadrant of my screen there is a grey screen with the logo overtop until I close the "Looking for a solution" box. Help! xD

    My browser / operating system: Windows NT 10.0, Chrome 59.0.3071.115, Flash 26.0 (release 0)
     
    #1 Physicslover999, Jul 15, 2017
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  2. Nadeox1

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    Can you go to Documents/BeamNG.Drive, pack everything into a ZIP and send to me (via PM if you prefer) ?
    That way I can give a look at your logs :)
     
    #2 Nadeox1, Jul 15, 2017
  3. TechnicolorDalek

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    You need to run the beamng exe in compatibility mode for Windows 8 or 7.

    Why suddenly? Lord knows.

    Right click on the exe. Click properties. Go to the compatibility tab. Check the box for compatibility. Set it to Windows 8. If that doesn't work, set it to 7. If that doesn't work, you have wider issues.

    Everyone I know of, including myself, had this issue while trying to run it on the latest builds of Windows 10.
     
    #3 TechnicolorDalek, Jul 15, 2017
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  4. Physicslover999

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    Thank you! This seems to have worked!
     
    #4 Physicslover999, Jul 15, 2017
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    Very odd. My W10 is also up to date, and I don't have problems running the techdemo.
    I guess some logs (or entire Documents/BeamNG.Drive folders from the techdemo) would help to see what's going on.
     
    #5 Nadeox1, Jul 15, 2017
  6. Physicslover999

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    Just wondering -- Would I have this same issue if I got the latest version through Steam? (Purchasing it, I mean.)
     
    #6 Physicslover999, Jul 15, 2017
  7. Nadeox1

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    I doubt.
    The techdemo is quite old (March 2015 IIRC).
    The latest game version is much more recent, has countless changes from the techdemo.
    Plus most of us use Windows 10 ourselves without problems :)
     
    #7 Nadeox1, Jul 15, 2017
  8. Physicslover999

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    Awesome! Downloading now ;D
     
    #8 Physicslover999, Jul 15, 2017
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