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Post by venicia on Oct 12, 2018 19:28:39 GMT -5
Hey everyone, Im sadly anouncing that i wont be able to play anymore:(
My computer is having major problems. Its either a horible virus or hack etc, or worse, it could be the hardware that broke.
Either way, i can't seem to be able to fix it right now, and it may be for a long time seeing how busy ive been with work lately.
Unless anyone can help me out? It seems to not be able to detect any drive... cant reboot, even with the cd. Cant seem to be able to reinstall windows either, saying it cant find any drive to install it on to.
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Post by venicia on Oct 12, 2018 19:35:38 GMT -5
Sooooo.... untill i manage to fix this, which may take for ever, if ever at all... We'll have to say farewell to:
Zoraine Lafayette (Ironsworn mercenary)
Esthel (Dawn, Dust, Thorn, Rose, Vesper)
Vee (The stalker)
Malek (The Kelemvorite, undead slayer)
And Gorian (my new one that would have been a blast)
Thanks to everyone for all the fun and great RP and many laughs.
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Post by Fluffy the Mad on Oct 12, 2018 20:24:01 GMT -5
Hey everyone, Im sadly anouncing that i wont be able to play anymore:( My computer is having major problems. Its either a horible virus or hack etc, or worse, it could be the hardware that broke. Either way, i can't seem to be able to fix it right now, and it may be for a long time seeing how busy ive been with work lately. Unless anyone can help me out? It seems to not be able to detect any drive... cant reboot, even with the cd. Cant seem to be able to reinstall windows either, saying it cant find any drive to install it on to. Does it at least boot into BIOS? You should be able to see if it's an issue affecting any other hardware from there. If it's simply the drive that isn't responding/booting, you can get a cheap HDD and use your existing product keys/DVD installer to reinstall windows or any other OS of your choice.
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Post by EDM Entori on Oct 12, 2018 22:08:47 GMT -5
Hey everyone, Im sadly anouncing that i wont be able to play anymore:( My computer is having major problems. Its either a horible virus or hack etc, or worse, it could be the hardware that broke. Either way, i can't seem to be able to fix it right now, and it may be for a long time seeing how busy ive been with work lately. Unless anyone can help me out? It seems to not be able to detect any drive... cant reboot, even with the cd. Cant seem to be able to reinstall windows either, saying it cant find any drive to install it on to. Does it at least boot into BIOS? You should be able to see if it's an issue affecting any other hardware from there. If it's simply the drive that isn't responding/booting, you can get a cheap HDD and use your existing product keys/DVD installer to reinstall windows or any other OS of your choice. seconding this, sometimes the boot order gets out of sync and that needs to be upgraded. Ontop of that, if its detected in bios, it might just needed to be booted from there. Otherwise, I find it strange that its not detecting any drive. I remember having to play with my ASCII to IDElegacy, once upon a time. Sata can be tricky.
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Post by nemusator on Oct 13, 2018 2:23:36 GMT -5
You could take it to a service, and just ask the servicer to take a look and tell you what exactly is the issue. Maybe it's HD needle or some trivial stuff which can be fixed cheaply. Anyway, this way you will know for sure, so you can plan what to do next. Wish you to resolve your comp issues and looking forward to seeing you again after it's ficsxcsed.
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Post by venicia on Oct 13, 2018 3:54:49 GMT -5
So, if i "load settings default" in the BiOS... am i going to loose everything on my computer?
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Post by nemusator on Oct 13, 2018 5:46:46 GMT -5
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Post by gathera on Oct 13, 2018 6:20:28 GMT -5
Uncertain of the BIOS but a there is for Windows 10 something called media recovery tool. It essentially recreates the operating system. While the data isn't lost the programs will need to be reinstalled. This has been my experience. I have used this tool hmm four times to fix various issues. The programs may have the appearance of being there but wont function until re-installed. All the registry entries are gone. One small piece of advice is be careful of what changes to the BIOS you make. You likely will have just the defaults set but you are doing brain surgery here essentially.
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Post by venicia on Oct 13, 2018 8:33:15 GMT -5
Im running windows anyhow, if it takes a little brain surgery to get back on track... i guess ill put on my little gloves and my little mask and my little knife and pluck at it pretending i know what im doing
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Post by Dobian on Oct 13, 2018 10:30:13 GMT -5
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Did you check for the simplest cause of the problem, open the case and look to see if the cable to the hard drive came loose?
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Post by venicia on Oct 13, 2018 16:44:03 GMT -5
Hmmmm good sugestion... im not to computer savy but ill try.
I should have done that first lol i already did the bios system default thingy... just waiting to see what happens now. Im doing that right now
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Post by gathera on Oct 13, 2018 20:42:30 GMT -5
Best of luck and I hope all goes well!
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Post by venicia on Oct 13, 2018 21:15:24 GMT -5
Well.. Reseting the bios did let me log back onto windows... and i did check all connection inside the tower. But, its still running super slow, to the point of not usable. Took me over 30 minutes to boot it, and a solid 6-10 minutes to load the game. But it wasnt playable.
Ill have to try something else another time
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Post by malclave on Oct 13, 2018 23:03:33 GMT -5
Hard drive might be going bad? Make sure you've backed up any important files on the computer while you can still get on, just in case.
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Post by gathera on Oct 13, 2018 23:27:35 GMT -5
Yes do check disk integrity and once in windows the Media Repair Tool for windows 10 will reset your operating system to repair any corruption. Google it if you can. link
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Post by venicia on Oct 14, 2018 4:03:23 GMT -5
Its unable to do any backup and cant do any restores either. I might have to get an external disc and manually back everything up, which will take weeks at the speed its running lol. Im running windows 7 by the way. Anyhow, ill keep you all posted
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Post by nemusator on Oct 14, 2018 5:59:21 GMT -5
Yeah, get external or some portable media and save important stuff. If virus is causing this you might likely need to reinstall everything...
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Post by malclave on Oct 14, 2018 8:59:46 GMT -5
You don't necessarily need to back everything up, just your documents. The programs you can reinstall.
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Post by nemusator on Oct 14, 2018 11:07:21 GMT -5
You don't necessarily need to back everything up, just your documents. The programs you can reinstall.
And photos , saved games and alike
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Post by Animayhem on Oct 14, 2018 11:13:15 GMT -5
You don't necessarily need to back everything up, just your documents. The programs you can reinstall. You should back up all NWN files I always do. Makes reinstall easier and you do not have to redownload. Plus the files have your cd/gog keys.
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Post by venicia on Oct 15, 2018 8:40:45 GMT -5
Yeah ill save nwm files, good idea. Where can i find my cd keys??
And yes, i think its a hard disc problem,so ill try getting another one and see if it works.
This will take a long time seeing my work schedule right now.
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Post by Fluffy the Mad on Oct 15, 2018 11:38:36 GMT -5
Yeah ill save nwm files, good idea. Where can i find my cd keys?? And yes, i think its a hard disc problem,so ill try getting another one and see if it works. This will take a long time seeing my work schedule right now. They're literally in nwncdkey.ini in the base directory, NeverwinterNights>NWN. You can open .ini files with notepad to read them.
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Post by venicia on Oct 15, 2018 12:21:59 GMT -5
Awesome, thanks
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Post by EDM Entori on Oct 15, 2018 15:41:10 GMT -5
Yeah ill save nwm files, good idea. Where can i find my cd keys?? And yes, i think its a hard disc problem,so ill try getting another one and see if it works. This will take a long time seeing my work schedule right now. They're literally in nwncdkey.ini in the base directory, NeverwinterNights>NWN. You can open .ini files with notepad to read them. I keep a copy of my NWN folder on a floppy *ahem* USB keY. just drag and drop it computer to computer, haven't installed it in years. and because everythings in the directorty just a few shortcut links and boom, back in business.,
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Post by venicia on Oct 16, 2018 3:58:45 GMT -5
So disapoited, my characters were involved in a couple of interesting events and im missing out on all of it Hmmm.. what if i install the game on another computer, say my old laptop... then put the same CDkey... and transfer my nwn files over... would i be able to play my same characters?
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Post by gathera on Oct 16, 2018 5:25:37 GMT -5
You should be able to. I use two computers myself, a laptop and a tower. Which one I have access to depends on where I am.
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Post by darrybin67 on Oct 16, 2018 6:48:26 GMT -5
Take it to a computer fix store for $60 and get it fixef. I had to do that once.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 10:23:45 GMT -5
So disapoited, my characters were involved in a couple of interesting events and im missing out on all of it Hmmm.. what if i install the game on another computer, say my old laptop... then put the same CDkey... and transfer my nwn files over... would i be able to play my same characters?
Yes that would work
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Post by venicia on Oct 16, 2018 19:43:46 GMT -5
So... ive transfered my cdkeys to my laptop, and managed to log on the server but im missing files so ill have to get them... no big deal. But, it seems like i have been banned? Or that my cd key has been flagged a fraud? It says "you have been booted" as soon as i log in the any idea?
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Post by hellscream123 on Oct 16, 2018 20:27:49 GMT -5
So... ive transfered my cdkeys to my laptop, and managed to log on the server but im missing files so ill have to get them... no big deal. But, it seems like i have been banned? Or that my cd key has been flagged a fraud? It says "you have been booted" as soon as i log in the any idea? The dms just need to clear your access of the account from a new source. Ping a DM of your choice so ot can be validated.
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