Warcraft 3 DOTA crashes

mariusD · 02-04-2009, 07:42 PM

well i recently patched my warcraft 3 to version 1.22 and i started playing DOTA(Defence of the ancients) with friends on the internet..i played some and they worked perfecly but after that the game just started crashing for no reason..sometimes a dialog box appears that says something about a FATAL ERROR,if you need that ill ss it the next time..other times it just crashes and gets me back to desktop.
I want to mention i am using it on VISTA ultimate
4 GIGS of RAM
ATI radeon 3400 series 512 Mb DDR2
intel core 2 quad q6600

mariusD · 02-05-2009, 06:07 AM

this is the error screen i get..any help appreciated =\

swingman011 · 02-08-2009, 02:45 AM

ok. here's what you should do. try to reinstall the warcraft 3. also, try to defrag the hard disk.

UnyQue · 02-09-2009, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swingman011

ok. here's what you should do. try to reinstall the warcraft 3. also, try to defrag the hard disk.

Thats what I also got from support. Heres whats work :D

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Spyware Doctor
if this dont work

Format pc :D

**koala** · 02-09-2009, 10:15 AM

Did your security software find any infections?

Did you format the hard drive to fix your problem? Seems like an extreme method.

Master-of-Doom · 02-09-2009, 12:43 PM

Try running it in XP mode, the game was made in 2003 and probably doesn't work well with Vista.

**af3** · 02-10-2009, 09:52 AM

Another thing you can try to do is to ALT+TAB out of the game, go to your task manager and set affinity for WOW to a single core. This makes the game think you have a single core processor and sometimes helps with stability problems.

EDIT: On second thought, if I were you (and I did do this) I would buy a copy of Windows XP while they are still for sale.

mariusD · 02-12-2009, 01:56 AM

Hehe thanks for all the support,
I will try the 1 core processor thing but i don't have much hope..
I've been having many problems lately with the pc..when i had xp and when i have vista.
The pc crashes under any OS..even crashed on ubuntu once(i know ubuntu isn't the most stable OS)during a game.
I am suspecting a ram problem so i'll go to the warranty and ask them to fix it probably by replacing the faulty ram stick.

**af3** · 02-12-2009, 06:22 AM

Another thing which can cause instability is the power supply. What make/model/wattage is your power supply?

02-04-2009, 07:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
mariusD Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 46 OS: Vista Ultimate,Ubuntu 8.04 32Bit My System	Warcraft 3 DOTA crashes well i recently patched my warcraft 3 to version 1.22 and i started playing DOTA(Defence of the ancients) with friends on the internet..i played some and they worked perfecly but after that the game just started crashing for no reason..sometimes a dialog box appears that says something about a FATAL ERROR,if you need that ill ss it the next time..other times it just crashes and gets me back to desktop. I want to mention i am using it on VISTA ultimate 4 GIGS of RAM ATI radeon 3400 series 512 Mb DDR2 intel core 2 quad q6600

02-05-2009, 06:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
mariusD Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 46 OS: Vista Ultimate,Ubuntu 8.04 32Bit My System	Re: Warcraft 3 DOTA crashes this is the error screen i get..any help appreciated =\

02-08-2009, 02:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
swingman011 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 37 OS: winXP sp2	Re: Warcraft 3 DOTA crashes ok. here's what you should do. try to reinstall the warcraft 3. also, try to defrag the hard disk.

02-09-2009, 10:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,342 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Warcraft 3 DOTA crashes Did your security software find any infections? Did you format the hard drive to fix your problem? Seems like an extreme method. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

02-09-2009, 12:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
Master-of-Doom Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 207 OS: XP	Re: Warcraft 3 DOTA crashes Try running it in XP mode, the game was made in 2003 and probably doesn't work well with Vista.

02-10-2009, 09:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,173 OS: XP32, the gaming OS. My System	Re: Warcraft 3 DOTA crashes Another thing you can try to do is to ALT+TAB out of the game, go to your task manager and set affinity for WOW to a single core. This makes the game think you have a single core processor and sometimes helps with stability problems. EDIT: On second thought, if I were you (and I did do this) I would buy a copy of Windows XP while they are still for sale. Last edited by af3; 02-10-2009 at 09:53 AM.

02-12-2009, 01:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
mariusD Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 46 OS: Vista Ultimate,Ubuntu 8.04 32Bit My System	Re: Warcraft 3 DOTA crashes Hehe thanks for all the support, I will try the 1 core processor thing but i don't have much hope.. I've been having many problems lately with the pc..when i had xp and when i have vista. The pc crashes under any OS..even crashed on ubuntu once(i know ubuntu isn't the most stable OS)during a game. I am suspecting a ram problem so i'll go to the warranty and ask them to fix it probably by replacing the faulty ram stick.

02-12-2009, 06:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,173 OS: XP32, the gaming OS. My System	Re: Warcraft 3 DOTA crashes Another thing which can cause instability is the power supply. What make/model/wattage is your power supply?