US Chamber of Business crash

Published on June 12, 2004 By Madine In Political Machine

The following always causes a crash:

1. AI candidate gets US chamber of business endorsement. (This only seems to happen with Republican AI candidates)

2. I try to look at the endorsements screen.

I noticed that normally there isn't a US chamber of business endorsement shown, although I remember it from previous versions.

Comments

Madine

on Jun 14, 2004

Here is my log from the crash; it still happened with the latest build:

Stardock SmartException Logging Information
-------------------------------------------

OS Version : Windows 98
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 005040CE 01:001030CE C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:00000000
EBX:0000000A
ECX:03C5E35C
EDX:03BE5453
ESI:0166A2F0
EDI:03BE2AA4
CS:EIP:0167:005040CE
SS:ESP:016F:00B5F9E4 EBP:00B5FA48
DS:016F ES:016F FS:0FDF GS:0000
Flags:00010246

Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
---------------------------------------------
005040CE 00B5FA48 0001:001030CE C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
00450FD7 00B5FA5C 0001:0004FFD7 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
00451B7B 00B5FA68 0001:00050B7B C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
005084AF 00B5FA88 0001:001074AF C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0047B780 00B5FAA8 0001:0007A780 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0047B898 00B5FAC0 0001:0007A898 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
004718BD 00B5FAD8 0001:000708BD C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0048E019 00B5FAF8 0001:0008D019 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
00490546 00B5FB28 0001:0008F546 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
004445AC 00B5FB54 0001:000435AC C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
BAABEB08 00B5FB80 0001:0001DB08 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDRAW.DLL
BFF7363B 00B5FBA0 0001:0000263B C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
BFF94407 00B5FBB4 0002:0001B407 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL

Debug information for each stardock app follows ....

CariElf

on Jun 17, 2004

Do you still get this with your latest build? You could try setting ForceUpdate=1 in your PolMachine.ini file. This will regenerate all of your texture files, and as long as you don't quit before it finishes loading all the screens, it should ensure that you have valid textures.

dmsilev

on Jun 30, 2004

I've also seen this crash, with a similar system configuration (W98/GeForce 2MX). This is with the build downloaded off SDCentral on June 28th, with ForceUpdate=1 as suggested.

-dms

Madine

on Jul 02, 2004

I tried deleted all the files and redownloading. Still the same problem:

Stardock SmartException Logging Information
-------------------------------------------

OS Version : Windows 98
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 00505AEE 01:00104AEE C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:00000000
EBX:0000000A
ECX:03C05CE8
EDX:03BF5453
ESI:0166BB20
EDI:03BF220C
CS:EIP:0167:00505AEE
SS:ESP:016F:00B5F9E4 EBP:00B5FA48
DS:016F ES:016F FS:37FF GS:0000
Flags:00010246

Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
---------------------------------------------
00505AEE 00B5FA48 0001:00104AEE C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
004519C7 00B5FA5C 0001:000509C7 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0045256B 00B5FA68 0001:0005156B C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
00509ECF 00B5FA88 0001:00108ECF C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0047C300 00B5FAA8 0001:0007B300 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0047C418 00B5FAC0 0001:0007B418 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0047235D 00B5FAD8 0001:0007135D C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0048EB99 00B5FAF8 0001:0008DB99 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
004910C6 00B5FB28 0001:000900C6 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
00444EDC 00B5FB54 0001:00043EDC C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
BAABEB08 00B5FB80 0001:0001DB08 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDRAW.DLL
BFF7363B 00B5FBA0 0001:0000263B C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
BFF94407 00B5FBB4 0002:0001B407 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL

Debug information for each stardock app follows ....

Stardock SmartException Logging Information
-------------------------------------------

OS Version : Windows 98
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 00505AEE 01:00104AEE C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:00000000
EBX:0000000A
ECX:04F7FF80
EDX:04F25453
ESI:0166CC20
EDI:04F23954
CS:EIP:0167:00505AEE
SS:ESP:016F:00B5F9E4 EBP:00B5FA48
DS:016F ES:016F FS:10FF GS:0000
Flags:00010246

Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
---------------------------------------------
00505AEE 00B5FA48 0001:00104AEE C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
004519C7 00B5FA5C 0001:000509C7 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0045256B 00B5FA68 0001:0005156B C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
00509ECF 00B5FA88 0001:00108ECF C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0047C300 00B5FAA8 0001:0007B300 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0047C418 00B5FAC0 0001:0007B418 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0047235D 00B5FAD8 0001:0007135D C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
0048EB99 00B5FAF8 0001:0008DB99 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
004910C6 00B5FB28 0001:000900C6 C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
00444EDC 00B5FB54 0001:00043EDC C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARDOCK\DRENGIN.NET\POLMACHINE\POLMACHINE.EXE
BAABEB08 00B5FB80 0001:0001DB08 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDRAW.DLL
BFF7363B 00B5FBA0 0001:0000263B C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
BFF94407 00B5FBB4 0002:0001B407 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL

Debug information for each stardock app follows ....

WillRun2016

on Sep 16, 2004

Email

CariElf - I read a message yesterday (although I don't see it today) where you suggested that Chamber of Business crashes may result from certain compressed files (**tx files). After taking a look, it seems as though I have these files and would like to know if you could e-mail me the non-compressed ones. Thank you.

CariElf

on Sep 16, 2004

WillRun2016, actually it turned out to be an error in the way that we were reading in the endorsements, which only showed up on Windows 98. The build that we link to in the sticky thread about the latest internal update fixes the problem. It must be installed over the update to 1.01, you have to have DirectX 9.0c to run it, and you need the CD to use it. We should be ready to put up another update soon.

Alex Gottschalk

on Oct 11, 2004

version 1.02 fixes this crash; I had it too before I downloaded 1.02:)

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