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Gamingnewslink.com – Solutions and Fixes for Activision Prototype’s errors, crashes, and installation problems
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If you are encountering Prototype (Activision) related problems that are not listed below, please post them in the comments box at the bottom of this page. Posting solutions (working or speculated ones) for Prototype on the comment box would be more than welcome.
Before moving on, PC Users who are looking for tweaks and fix for Prototype errors should make sure that their computer can handle (Activision) Prototype. Prototype’s minimum system requirements are listed below
Operating System: Windows® XP (with Service Pack 3) and DirectX® 9.0c or (Windows Vista® with Service Pack 2)
Video Card: 256 MB 3D hardware accelerator card required – 100% DirectX® 9.0c with Shader Model 3 support*
Processor: Pentium(R) Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ or better
RAM: 1 GB of RAM for Windows ® XP / 2 GB Windows ® Vista systems
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB of uncompressed hard disk space (Plus 500MB for swap file.)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM
*Supported Chipsets for Windows(R) XP and Vista
All NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 256 MB and better chipsets
All ATI® Radeon™ X1800 256 MB and better chipsets
Problem #1 : [Prototype PC Error] Black Screen / Input not supported / Blackscreen on Prototype start up.
Solution :
For Windows XP Users
1. From the start menu, Click on Run then type “dxdiag”
2. Click on the “More Help” Tab then click the “Override Refresh Rate” Button.
3. Set the refresh rate override value to 60
For Windows Vista Users
1. Run dxcpl.exe from the Directx SDK folder
2. Click on the “Directdraw” tab then set the refresh rate to 60.
Credits : Panopticon and Kaserei, Activision Prototype Forum
Problem #2: [Prototye PC Error] Sound stuterring / cracking
Solution :
For Windows Vista Users
Change the playback default format to 44100 Hz (48000 is too high). You can do this by right clicking on the speaker icon on the system tray > Properties > Advanced then select 41000HZ (any bitrate *should* do)
For XP Users
Do the equivalent of the Vista fix, listed above, for XP.
Credits : RaidSoft, Activision Prototype Forum
Problem #3: [Prototype PC Problem] Slowdown / (FPS)Framerate drop on a system that far exceeds Activision Prototype’s system requirements / low Frames per second.
Solution A : Disable V-Sync
Solution B : Go to your device manager and check if there are a lot of HID devices showing. Disable the ones you don’t need, leaving only the essentials like keyboard and mouse. Then try running the game again.
Credits : Solution B as posted by Melonhead, Activision Prototype Forum
Problem #4: [Prototype Xbox360/PS3/PC Problem] Game Controller problem / buttons not being recognized and Game Controller other issues with Prototype.
Solution : Solution varies depending on the controller, checkout the controller specific posts in this Prototype thread > http://forums.activision.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=1829
Problem #5: [Prototype PC Error] Missing textures and models in Activision Prototype (2009)
Solution A: Disable Anti-aliasing (AA) in Prototype’s video options
Solution B : disabe forced AA from the nVidia control panel.
Credits : Rudy, Activision Prototype Forum
Problem #6: [Prototype PC Error] Long loading time on menu after Prototype’s opening cinematic
Solution : check solution on Problem #3 listed above
Problem #7: [Prototype PC Crash] When launching the game, Prototype crashes immediately with this error message “prototype has encounterd a problem and needs to close”
Solution : No known solution yet. Please post in the comment box below if you experience this error along with some description like, how often you get this error + your system specs.
Problem #8: [Prototype PC Crash] Prototype crashes repeatedly, in game with this error message “The exception uknown software exception” and with “click ok to terminate, etc”
Solution : No known solution yet. Please post in the comment box below if you experience this error along with some description like, how often you get this error + your system specs.
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If you get crazy random crashes in-game and are using a mouse that has custom drivers (like my Microsoft x5), i recommend you disable the mouse drivers or uninstall it temporarily. This stopped the random crashes i get during the game. This should be addressed in the first Prototype patch if the developers don’t want us gamers on their throat. Anyway, i hope this helps
i have the #7 error, and the problem is that this happens EVERY time! i can’t play a minute it crashes at loading.
same problem as the commentor above. I downloaded this game off the torrents twice with releases from different scenes and i get the same error. Evident from the torrents’ comments that torrent versions of Prototype wasn’t nuked. thanks
when i start up prototype it start in the resolution off 640×680 or sumthingif i change it to 1280×1024 my monitor says out of range why can i play other gAmes on 1280×1024 but not prototype.?? please help me
@kanuzo
well, i’ve read somewhere in the prototype forums that the selection of screen resolutions available will depend on the amount of your video card’s memory. What is your video card and how much vram does it have?
I still haven’t played the game (read my comment above your first post). so how’s it going in 640×480? just curious
Kanuzo : Try fix for problem #1
thanks i did number it helped
but then my videocart graphics wer to high so i didnt have any collision and physics but i resolved that to thanks fo ya help guys 
my graphiccard is ati radeon 3650 512 vrAm playing it smooth now thankyou
but did nobody played it yet.?
need some tips toget trough the game
Hello, I have a pb about sound. I have sounds in game, but not dialogue, and hit and crash. I can heart it, but it’s in background ; not enought strong. I tried the solution above (pb 2) but i didn’t find where change in 44100Hz. I use XP32.
Thx for the answer.
i need help, the problem is that everytime i want to pick up a soldier weapon it crashes, need help!
fixed my startup crashing issue… well sort of. I had to install prototype on my Vista SP1 machine, Though the specs recommendation lists Sp2 as the recommended build (for vista. It’s SP3 for XP).
When launching the game, Prototype crashes immediately with this error message “prototype has encounterd a problem and needs to close”
vladd are you on XP or Vista?
xp
Arf… I’ve got Problem #7… If someone has an idea, please help me !!
im gettin problem 1, done what it says, and still getting black screen
I HAVE Problem #7 HELP ME
I had Problem #7, checked the windows logs after the crash and apparently it was caused by RTSSHooks.dll which belongs to RivaTuner/EVGA Precision/other Nvidia gfx card tuning software based on RivaTuner.
After disabling EVGA Precision the game runs fine now.
Found a problem, and it’s cause, not a fix though….
Black/Grey screen+PC freeze (sometimes with sound loop).
It’s caused by “Out of screen Scenes” – they are not really out of screen, but games with this issue named crash..
Ran into this completely randomly by browsing NVIDIA control panel… noticed compability, looked the game up and here’s the issue. Had doubts at first but then remembered other games with same crashes, looked them up and here we go same stuff there…
Tried a couple of drivers updates that didn’t help.
how to disable EVGA Precision
I have probmlem #7 help me
Oh shoot the game is cool but im afraid to buy it now…
@ jimbo
You shouldnt be Trust me
if you have the game and unlocked all the things ,and you play free roam its just such a good hell of a game 
Game freeze at movie when Ragland examines some corpses
I’ve got a problem, similar to number 3, but it’s after de first mission/Tutorial, after the guy climbs on a building a talks to someone, then a loading screen comes and nothing more happens, still loading and loading and loadin, then i start the game again, and try to load the last game but is the same…
irrelevant_meme?
you said you installed the game in Vista SP1 then crashes were fixed???
vladd27
I had problem #7, and now my game works perfectly. I just have to unplugged my mouse… It’s a sidewinder. I unplugged it, launched the game, then plugged it after the loading.
Hope it will work for you.
The problem I have is when I click New it never loads the game. It just sits there on the loading screen. The menu itself is fast and I’ve tried disabling v-sync and the HID devices.
*Sigh* :/ Mine worked completely fine all yesterday and lastnight, got pretty far into it, and now whenever I play it about 2-8 minutes into it, it crashes. Idk why, I disabled ALL HID devices that I could see, unplugged my mouse, used my Xbox360 Controller on, V-Sync off and with any resolution. Oh well, this sucks lol. Activition did the same thing with Web of Shadows..
lol why do i not have any problems then anymore :S i finished the game
100%
You lucky SOB
Could you tell me what DX version you’re using, what settings, and so on? Maybe that’d help me.
Namless
You genious I’ve got a sidewinder, and I tred your technique, muchly appreciated
I have a problem thats not on the list. I get random (mostly ALOT) of moments where picture freezes, but the sound keeps on playing. I can get the game running again by pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE and opening the task manager and clossing it again, but it usually only helps for a few minutes before the same thing happends again. This seems very strange and hard to fix, as i never get any error messages that might tell me whats wrong, but have tried alot of things with no luck.
i have SideWinder too and now game works perfectly
But… when i plug in back my sidewinder the right mouse button works as the left and the left works as the right or something…
Prototype has encountered and needs to close!Sory for the incovenience!
Great..no solution!..i waited a night to install it and now it doesnt work!
My specs have no problems with the game!
#31 : All i did was install the latest service pack for XP and it worked for me i was getting that “sorry for the inconvenience” error before. but not i come accros this new problem with squeeky voices and sound effects
Thanks Namless! It’s kinda weird that a mouse will be the cause of this problem. I almost refunded my copy of prototype
You’re quiet welcome
.
Hope there will be a fix… Like Navajonki, sometimes I’ve got a problem with the buttons. So I play with an other mouse.
Good game
U tried to unplug my mouse,launch game but the error still appearing so i put my mouse again…
What i must do..!I really wanna play like u all!
“Someone”, What OS are you on and what service pack do you have installed?
I`m using windows xp and i dont think i have any service pack installed..
at least i didnt install anything like that be4
Oh I have service pack 2 installed!
try SP3 for windows XP for a size. In my case though, i had to use Vista Sp1 instead of Sp2 to get my copy working. anyway might not reply for a while, gonna be busy. wish you guys luck
“Prototype has encountered and needs to close!Sory for the incovenience!
Great..no solution!..i waited a night to install it and now it doesnt work!
My specs have no problems with the game!”
Please help
i have the issue with the sounds my cut scenes slow down and the sounds and voices become all distorted, ive lowered my sound to 24 bit 44100 but still the same thing, ive disabled as many of the HID devices as possible and i even tried lowering graphic settings, turnoing off v-sync and nothing is helping it, are yall going to make a patch for this issue as well?
I torrented it and replaced the exe with the patch and it boots up and x fire says that i am playing prototype but nothing is on the screen. Nothing just black don’t hear any sound either its not frozen because i can get out of it so i am not suer what the problem is.
Black screen problem not fixed by solution listed above
win xp sp3 2 gigs all required shit
I torrented it and replaced the exe with the patch and it boots up and x fire says that i am playing prototype but nothing is on the screen. Nothing just black don’t hear any sound either its not frozen because i can get out of it so i am not suer what the problem is.
I changed from sp2 to sp3 but still not working..
Damn!
Please help me, i cannot install Prototype ! When i lunch it, he tell me that 01audio.rcf cannot be read ( for sure, because he isn’t installed yet !!! ) and the installation shut down. Please help T_T
Prototype crashes immediately with this error message “prototype has encounterd a problem and needs to close”
There is no solution for this I’ve tried everything and still crash………………
The instruction at 0×12cec1c9 referenced memory at 0×000000cc. The memory could not be read.
Always got this error when i was doing the hive mission, gathering those yellow orbs. Can’t even complete that quest. zz
looks like Prototype needs to get patched. crashes are killing me
same pb as fintwin2, think we need a patch, damn it, it fu….. bullsh.. me.I have been looking for a solution for 2 days(including nite). I ve tried to change 16bit 48khz to 24bit 48 ou 44.1khz, nothin, then I try to update directx, nothin at all. It might be a compatibility pb with vista 32… I m losing hope.. can someone help us..
Hasse:
Game freeze at movie when Ragland examines some corpses
same problem 4 me too.
i have problem
1-run the game
2.select new game
3.after loading press continiue ,after this game crashed and show send and don`t send message appear
??????????
I have problem # 3. I run all my games in highest settings, and they dont have this problem. I tried but I dont have any HID device enabled in device manager, I removed the one I did, I also disabled the AA tweaks in my Nvidia control panel. I use GeForce 8800GT 512mb and at beginning game is fine but after sometime it starts getting ridiculously low frame rates without reason on places I’ve had 100% smooth performance. I am eagerly waiting for a patch is this is the most fun game I’ve played this year. Please release a patch this issue is similar to GTA IV (PC) and NFS:Undercover. Reasonless frame drops, the HID issue didnt fix this and I disabled V-Sync. Please I love this game a lot Activision please post a reply.
Those whose experiencing crashes, are you sure you are using the latest drivers for your video cards?
ive got the problem nr 7.
i click on new game and the first two words come up and then the screen suddenly goes black and goes back to the desktop with a reportmessage.
it happen every time so i havent played the game yet.
ive got ati radeon 4870 2gb of ram, xp media center edition sp3
my computer runs crysis quite easely.
Thats the same problem that i have too
tim and raven : try the fix for problem #1
for the second issue I ve found the solution,(at least it works for me), fintwin 2, when you change your bitrate of your soundcard( 24bit 48 or 44.1) you must do exactly the same things for your speaker, try and tell me..
same problem – no fix… ;(
have random crashes with black screen and complete system freeze. Sound is playing for about 5 till 10 sec. after blackscreen and then nothing.. damn still and black hole.. grr..
BUT.. this happen only when i’am within a mission!! if i played without any objectives (only jumping, killing and going around within the city) then i didn’t have any problems…
any help outside?
I have sort of a solution for problem 7 if you are getting a dinput8.dll error. Its an HI device problem. my ipod was causing this issue and when I disconnected it the game worked perfectly, no crashes. So if that’s your error then disconnect everything but the keyboard and mouse.
I cannot load the game, I keep getting a “cannot read art.cab file”. I have tried with two disc’s already. My DVD works fine with other disc’s.
correction, that’s Art.rcf that it’s not reading properly.
#7- Running on vista x32 home premium m1330 all specs are good except perhaps a lower processor.
Have SP1 installed- no luck
Going to install SP2.
Also going to try disabling EVGA on my nVidia 8400m GS.
Problem specifics – “Prototype has stopped working” error displayed as soon as application starts after a black-greyish screen is displayed for 5-10 seconds.
It runs the Sims 3 w/o lag, so in guessing the processor loss won’t be the problem, but you never know. (hopefully they aren’t so prideful as too completely block off lower processors).
I’ll report with feedback on a fix for this once I’ve got it. ;D
Problem #7: [Prototype PC Crash] When launching the game, Prototype crashes immediately with this error message “prototype has encounterd a problem and needs to close”
Solution : No known solution yet. Please post in the comment box below if you experience this error along with some description like, how often you get this error + your system specs.
THAT IS MY ERROR, ITS A BLACK BOX POPPING UP…WTF
Im also using VIsta Home Permium 32bit.
Well i definetly have problem #7, i wanna play this game so effing badly and i cant do shit to fix it, i have the crack, its perfectly fine, xp sp3, my graphic card is a little shit but i can play the latest games even on low graphics, cuz i have another card inside my system, idk which but its that and a 6600GT 1gig ram and i have nuff HDD space, and everything for minimum requirements, i tried solution #1 but still same problem, i tried unplugging mouse, same problem…. i really need to play this game, wtf shud i do…
I did what the instructions said (probably helped, do that also) but this is what I did to fix problem 1:
SOLUTION FOR PROBLEM #1:
Reduce screen resolution to lowest possible, then launch game. Proceed through opening cinematic, etc, then get to the menu/settings. Change resolution as you’d like. Then exit game and change resolution back to normal. From now on it’ll work correctly.
Lol guys i found a fix for EVERYONE whos expirencing problems with #7… READ ON!!!
ALL U GUTTA DO IS CHANGE YOUR DESKTOP RESOLUTION TO 800 x 600 AND THEN RUN THE GAME AND THEN IN THE GAME CHANGE THE RESOLUTION HIGHER IF U WANT BUT IT WONT GO AS HIGH UNLESS YOU HAVE A REALLY GOOD VIDEO CARD AND A REALLY GOOD SYSTEM… MY CARD IS SHIT ITS 6600GT AND IM RUNNING ON LOWEST RES AND LOWEST GRAPHICS BUT IT STILL WORKS FINE AND ITS STYLL PLAYABLE! THANKS FOR THOSE I HELPED! GUNNA START PLAYIN NOW PEACE!
Simon;
Check windows updates to see if you have at least Windows Vista SP2 installed.
I just installed it and… **** still doesn’t work.
Turns out I had **** in the wrong directory game runs fine for now… Just check your service packs.
Or, just go to services.msc in the Run menu and disable “Desktop Windows Manager Session Manager”, that fixed my problem ^_^
I believe that problem/fix 5 was mis-attributed, see http://forums.activision.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=1727
If I’m going to have to purchase a buggy game with poor tech support, then I’d love to at least get credit for the problems that I solve.
Still doesnt work for me!
I tried the 800 x 600 resolution and i opened services.msc in Run menu..i found remote desktop help session manager and it wasnt even started !
what should i do!!!?
I’m trying to run Prototype on Windows 7 RC (64bit). I randomly get a BSoD when running the game; might be an hour into it, might be two minutes. The BSoD text says something about an uncorrectable hardware issue and suggests I turn off any memory caching or shadowing in my BIOS. I have found no memory caching or shadowing in my BIOS to turn off (ASUS P6T Deluxe V2, BIOS 0504). My drivers are all the latest I can find. I have tried changing my sound card audio format, unplugging my mouse and keyboard, and running the game without any of my mouse/keyboard software running (Logitech G5 and G15), although I have not gone so far as to uninstall the mouse/keyboard drivers. Thanks for any assistance you can give.
If you downloaded this game from torrents, the you deserve all of the errors and problems you can possibly get. This developer did a great job here and deserve to be supported, not ripped off by low life.
You should be ashamed!
a friend of mine buy this game on pc laptonut, and it did not work(and his PC’s configurations was good enough) so you can support them if you want but I won’t, cause if you pay for something, at least, it has to work.
Keep getting random crashes every 3 to 10 min, it just says the game has to stop and sends me to desktop.
This is the error ive got after checking the Error Logs:
Faulting application prototypef.exe, version 1.0.0.1, faulting module prototypeenginef.dll, version 1.0.0.1, fault address 0×006113e9.
Ok, I have prototype ready and installed, but when I start it up, the screen goes black and I can hear sounds. Please, help me, Im so desperate to play this game…
I fixed my #7 (prototype crashing on startup) by going into Catalyst Control Center and disabling CrossFireX. I have a Radeon 4850 X2 (maybe 4870 X2 users are having the same problem?) and two monitors which are at different resolutions, if that helps someone figure out what’s going on.
#1
Don’t work for me
i keep gettin a freeze moment in the scene after the morgue where u have to throw the taxi at the helicopter, the game still goin on around me but am unable to throw taxi, can anyone help out pls
when i run game and try to change system settings i get a message failed to save data.anyone have any idea why this is happening?
Whether I run the game at 800×600 or completely maxed out it runs perfectly, then mid-action the game skips to a loading screen and hangs there. Seems to me that it happens when any other game would just stutter momentarily. When playing in lower resolutions before the loading screen appears some textures disappear or go grey.
I’ve also noticed that this glitch seems to occur in specific places repeatedly.
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 2.50GHz
Intel IP43
ATI Radeon 4850 Extreme 512mb
6 gig of ram
70gig free space
XP Prof SP3
catalyst 9.5 updated
tried the mouse solution
tried the refresh rate to 60 solution
when i launch game, all textures, people and my character as well is red colored, nothing is clearly visible
im using windows 7 (x64) with a core i7 3gb’s ram and a GTX260 black , and my problem is , when im playing prototype , and i get a tank , and start to fire alot , the game freeze , and i use control+alt+supr and the game back on , but in a seconds the game freeze again
, any solution ? thanks people .
At first My game would crash during the first 2 seconds of that scene when you first load and it is rotating around Alex but now I just got it during a stealth consume.
Ok, I have prototype ready and installed, but when I start it up, the screen goes black and I can hear sounds. Please, help me, Im so desperate to play this game…
Windows XP Professional SP3
Intel(R) Pentuim(R) 4 3.00 GHz
1GB Ram
ATI Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series 512mb
I have tried refresh rate solution, I keep getting a black screen with sounds.
the crashing from what i can gather is alot to do with the cr..k we’re all using…we have to wait for a better one. mine plays but then freezes at different points…great game though..just annoying i cant play it more…
my problem is kinda like #7 but it crashes when i start a new game , the error is related with prototypeengine.dll
i have the same problem as Domashi…
i did have problem 7 but changing my resolution to 800×600 let me start the game…
when i try to start playing (main menu loads fine) i get err 7 related to mod prototypeenginef.dll
had problem #7 but the fix for problem #1 fixed it for me
I get the “prototype has encounterd a problem and needs to close” error thing. When I start a new game or continue one at the loading screen it closes the game and the error comes up. I haven’t played the game yet and really want to. What should I do to fix it?
My problem is the same as Domashi’s
Prototype (PC) is such a great game, but when I keep playing it crashes with the standard-error, when a program crahses (don’t know the title at the moment, it’s the one with the “Don’t Send”-Button).
My System:
Windows XP 64bit
AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual 6000+
4 GB RAM
Service Pack 2
Nvidia Geforce 7950 GT
My CPU ect. working, not freezing or something, it just crashes.
Example:
The Mission where u have to consume the ATP-Driver to gain his skills. Sometimes Prototype crashes while running to the driver, sometimes while killings civilians or driving the tank.
I put VSYNC off, put the graphics, shadows ect. to low and 1024×768 resolution, tried the dxdiag-test with the 60-value but nothing worked. Still crashing.
Graphic Drivers are up to date. Should I just wait for the first patch? Please help
Hi,
I got the Problem #7..
I tried to play it on 800×600, it doenst works..
I got Windows XP, please help me:(
Problem 7 stems from USB input devices. Mine occurs due to the Microsoft Sidewinder Mouse.
Installing the latest Microsoft IntelliPoint software/drivers does not fix the issue. Unplugging the mouse before running the game does, however when plugging it back in, several buttons do not function.
Ticket submitted to Activision with these details yesterday.
I also have problem 7 :/ Really annoying.
I played Prototype for some hours now, using follow Sound settings:
- No Hardware acceleration
- Sample rate conversation quality: Good
Sound is stucking now, but my game did not crash anymore. I am using an ASRock Mainboard with OnBoard sound.
Maybe this is the bug (?)
So no answers for the Ragland corpse examination freeze?
Hai.
im having problems, it freezes in game in the beginning when im running up a Building and going to destroy 2 helicopters.
it freezes there.
Your req says Vista Service Pack 2. Well is it playable with service pack 1?, cuz’ microsoft havent released a Swedish version yet.
Plz contact me Via Mail if you find a fix for this problem
Tomas.engtrom@bredband.net
I got number 7 of the errors i have the game on cd i install it correctly evrything works fine untill i start the game than he crashes i get a black screen at startup than he gets error message my specs are intel core 2 duo 2ghz 4gb ram vista 32 bit home premium 9600 gt 512 mb Nvdia
hi..i start the game from the desktop and it goes to the activision publishing screen and stays there..any ideas anyone?? thanks
download from torrent (Prototype Multi-4 Rip-TPTB)..
Been looking for a solution to #7
I can’t open up the game at all. Immediately get this message, every time. Event log point out to prototypeenginef.dll, and tried the “rename to ut3″ trick but nothing works.
I’m running XP Pro Sp3
Athlon 7750 BE
4GB DDR2
9600GT SLI
Nvidia’s newest beta drivers (haven’t rolled back to WHQL ones yet, should try that)
I have uninstalled rivatuner and nhancer but nothing changed.
I am a Windows Xp user and i have the #2 problem! I read the fix but i dont know how to do the change for the Hz of my speakers!! It doesnt show me the option to change the Hz and i also cant find it!!!! Please someone help!!!!
I may have found a solution to my issue (post#77 above). It seems that my G.Skill PC3-16000 RAM which should be able to operate at 2000MHz and has been functioning fine at 1834MHz for weeks now was not entirely stable. Bumping my RAMbus down to somewhere around 1440MHz allowed me to play Prototype for several hours last night without a problem. I’d suggest to anyone else getting a hardware blue screen to run a torture test on their system with Prime95 or something for a few hours and make sure their system is stable.
people having problem with prototypeengine.dll crashing to desktop try t run the game with internet connection on that worked 4r me
i have the number 1 problem and nothing works! pls help me!
I HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON WINDOWS XP WHIT SP3:
The system DLL user32.dll was relocated in memory. The application will not run properly.
The relocation occured because the DLL C:\WINDOWS\system\SHELL32.dll occupied an address range reserved for
Windows system DLLs. The vendor supplying the DLL should be contacted for a new DLL.
ANNY SOLUTIONS ?
Tried installing SP2 (vista) and it didn’t do alot, only difrence is i get green screen instead of grey/black…. it’s still full system freeze.
yeah i got problem number3 ,did everything they say but didnt helped
Hello guys i got Problem #7
The Error Reffer to the prototypeenginef.dll and i have the Internet Conntion on
PLEASE HELP
Problem #1 : [Prototype PC Error] Black Screen / Input not supported / Blackscreen on Prototype start up.
Solutions doesn’t work.
Radeon4850 Toxic, Microsoft X3 mouse, AMD64×2 4600+, 3GB RAM
XP SP3 DX9.0c Logitech G11 keyboard
Avast+Comodo Firewall (disabled)
55 euros for a game that crashes on load of the first screen (after slot creation)… 20 euros for a game that works well, like Drakensang… mmmh…
Yeah Same For me payed 59.99 € for a Not Working GameT_T
For Problem #7: [Prototype PC Crash] When launching the game, Prototype crashes immediately with this error message “prototype has encounterd a problem and needs to close”
Solution : rename :
-prototypef.exe to ut3.exe
-prototypeenginef.dll to utenginef.dll
When i try to load up the game, the Activision copyright comes up, then it just stays there forever and i have to open task manager and end it. anyone know of a solution?
My Game Crash when i try to start a new game or try to load a Game i mean i dont Can Play the game Menu Loads Fine
Maybe Wait for a Patch?
Hi there i got Windows 7 RC and i kinda annyoing problem, when im ingame my mouse cursor goes right in the left corner of the screen
if you have a Controlloer conntectet disconntect it.
And Try to Set Compa to windows vista sp2
I’ve got a Sidewinder mouse. I have tried unplugging it AND turning of the ipointer.exe. I’ve tried renameing to ut3.exe
Always get the same error: AppName: prototypef.exe AppVer: 1.0.0.1 ModName: prototypeenginef.dll
ModVer: 1.0.0.1 Offset: 00832d03
First dinput8.dll was the problem, but i updated DirectX and change the dll file before.
I can run the game and I have XP SP 3.
I even re-installed the game to make sure.
This is starting to piss me off a bit. If there is someone with a solution, please let it out!
I Hope Activion brings out a Patch FAST Or Someone give us a solution.We Were cant play the Game Whant to Play it to
I aldo set the resolution to 800×600. Didn’t do a thing.
I turn on the game, hear sound and see 2 secs then an error messege comes up.
Game runs great except when i try to play fourth mission or go way downtown. It gets stuck on loading screen…
Ohhh god .. not again ..
First i buyed Grid and it crashed on startup
piss me off .. not relly my type of game so anyway..
but then i just gave 65$ for a game that takes me a night to get 7.1GB .. was soo happy when it was instal and that ..
Startup the game .. ! BANG ! Crashes too .. now im relly piss
.. not working ..
I did all the thing you guys said from reinstal,sidewider,rate60,restart,800*600,lowstgrafikrate, just anything you guys said
Activision !!! SCREW YOU
WE NEED AN SOLUTION !!! and i think theres 500more that and the same goddamn “problem no.7″ that released abit of my streess .. thanks
I’m playing the 360 version and my problem happens (Sorry for any spoilers) right after you do the mission when you consume the pilot and fly a whole bunch of military missions and then you attend the briefing (I won’t say anything else) the game sort of freezes right after Alex runs out of the room with the other guys chasing him… the CD doesn’t skip or anything… it just hangs there… everything sounds normal with my 360.. I can access my 360 console by pressing the Xbox logo and everything… so it’s not a DVD loading issue.
My specs are higher than the requirements but my game crashes after the mission where you have to stop the drones from location your sister(Danna). It doesn’t show any error message just freezes there with sound still looping in the background.
I switched to the desktop and tried to return to Prototype but it’s just a “Gray” screen with sound still playing in the background.
I’m using Windows 7(RC) btw…
Wasted my saved money for this game once I install it I get problem NUMBER 1 where I can hear the game but the screen stays black. What should I do I tried the stuff written above still no luck. If you have a solution please email me thanks
Email: JRQui15@hotmail.com
why I got this error when I start to install the game Error: 2- Transfrom Package … who can help me?
HI guys i have a problem too (think its problem #7)
Every time i start Prototype It quits at the startup saying “Prototype has encountered a problem and needs to close.” I go see whats wrong and it says “***_appcompat.txt” *** are some letters and numbers changing all the time. That file is in the docs and settings/temp folder… And the worse thing is : I played it 2 hours yesterday! I mean come on!
Any1 know solutions please comment?
They talk about piracy, but they steal money with too much buggy software! LOL! Maybe that cracked version works… (like Morrowind, I remember that no-cd fixed runs smoother than original exe… LOL… I’ve bought 2 copies of that game… deluxe and bargain version… ahhh..).
Really disappointed. This is not respect. The legal buyers take it in the… nice job Activision! Nice job Radical!
@ ryan … install the game to the hard disk of xbox 360. I think it will solve the problem.
Tried Everything i had renamed it to ut3 and the other renamed to now he just takes 2 seconds longer with crashing lol plz someone if you have a working solution for number 7 email me and plz post so the others that have number 7 to can play to thanks
akkamaster_38@hotmail.com
hey I got the sound problem I ‘ve done what you have said but it does not fix it….. HELP PLEASE
If I release a software like this, I’ll be fired instantly.
Hi,
I’m korean. so i can’t speak English well.
I’m can’t play prototype. Because
‘prototypeenginef.dll’ couldn’t find
Help me
You must Put the prototypeenginef.dll in the Main Folder Of the Game
ok i play the game until day 7 i guess n then quit next time i start the game it keeps crashing while loading this happened to me in the start once had to start a new game this happened whenever i saved the game myself
my system specs r
e8400 @ 3.7Ghz
4gb ram
4870 512mb
looks like i found out wt the problem was it was my graphic cad overclocked it loaded fine at default speed it also runs fine when u overclock after starting the game
Hey guys help pls I tried the problem 2 … do what it said but it does not give sound again help pls !!!!!
This probably sounds n00bish but…where is HI Devices?? I think that could solve my problem, my problem is that it freezes and lags a bit
i dont have any of the problems listed above but when i try and load a game it will just sit in the loading screen and i have to exit out and close it with task manager.
any suggestions?
damn you activision! – Try pressing “Enter” alot until it works. Heard it worked for someone.
Can someone PLEASE find a solution for the prototypeenginef.dll problem?
hey guys…
i’ll not show my emotion by whining the whole comments along… so:
i’ve got a freezing problem. not the same problems which are in the description abouve, but some players seems to have the same fucking error as i do.
the game works very well… highest resolution, no soundproblems, all in all wonderfull… but it crashes… no, it seems like it freezes… then the sound is repeating sometimes before it stops emediatly and just the reset-button works to restart the computer.
i’ve got the newest drivers, sp3, etc.
my system:
intel q6600 @2,4ghz
xfx geforce 260 gtx xxx
asus p5q
4 gb ddr2-ram G.E.I.L @1333mhz
theatron agrippa 7.1 soundcard (dolby-digital-live)
no overclocking and “ramteiler” 1:2
now whats the fucking fix of this problem? some ideas or am i the only one got this failure…
nerne69……i have the same problem as you…will play great for 30 mins then just freezes with music still playing, only way to stop it is to press the restart button on pc…not good to keep doing that…if you work it out please let me know although i think we’ll all be waiting for a patch to fix all problems…
hey i just found a fix for crashes lauch game then put them on lowest graphic/video settings load and wait till you are in the game then change it again to you desired setting
dinput8.dll error…
Y have problem 7#
REAL SOLUTION CRASH #1 (dinput8.dll crash):
I’ve a Microsoft X3 mouse (as posted above) and I tried to uninstall Intellipoint 6.3, but game crash as always… I tried to force dxdiag to 60Hz… But the solution is….
….change mouse USB port to another one, Windows ask CD to load drivers (windows drivers, not custom ones!) and it load default mouse drivers…
THAT’S ALL… the game runs!
Take it “aproximative” developers! TSK! >:-P
ADDENDUM:
To make it run:
- DETACH mouse
- run game
- load save
- when load complete re-attach mouse
sorry for fix… i can’t modify other post…
AppName: prototypef.exe AppVer: 1.0.0.1 ModName: prototypeenginef.dll
ModVer: 1.0.0.1 Offset: 00604a8b
help mee pls I have &#
Stuck in loadingscreen… Anyone find it familiar? Any ideas? Tried diabling V-sync, tried disabling HID’s, tried lowest graphics, tried everything, I even fucking tried buttonmashing enter and nothing works. Why can’t it be like in the good old days where you installed a game and it just fucking worked?
My specs:
Operating System: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (5.2, Build 3790) Service Pack 2
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Display Memory: 512.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
I’m getting pretty pissed…
tried my method?
Yup. No success…
I found a solution to #7 (the prototypeenginef.dll error) : download the latest graphic card driver from nVidia,it’s “GeForce/ION Driver Release 185″ Release date MAY 06, 2009 (i have a GeForce 8800 GT )
It works great for now
Good luck!!!
For the crash errors. Error no.7
If you have SOUNDMAX drivers, try to update the sound drivers via windows (search online for drivers etc…), they will put a old driver, but they don´t do any errors, and the system will be more stable.
This work´s for me, now i can play without a single crash.
As I found in some comments crashing may be caused by Nvidia/EVGA utils. In my case it was Nvidia Control Panel. After closing the game run smooth.
oh, and I also have Nvidia 8800GTS. You think it’s the 8800 series that’s causing problems?
Hey well i fixed my lagging at the copyright screen. but now i have extreme lag. I’m at like 6 fps in-game and in menu I’m at like 200
Any Solutions to lag?
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rofl, I deleted 00.audio.rcf and now it works…almost, it crashes on random places now
but I at least came through that first level and saved 
lol
Hi Chaps
I had occasional freezes and crashes. Just updated to Catalyst 9.6 for my Ati 4870 and updated my sound drivers (realtek) and had no problems yet.
To #97 & #101:
Hm, okay, i tried playing without hardware acceleration again, but it also crashes. So… this does not fix my fucking problem. PATCH THIS SHIT! I hate you, Activison!
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*spoilers*
Game hangs after returning Garland to the morgue with a tank.
This is after the lab wall protection mission, returning to the morgue whilst avoiding the tentacles and without alerting the militairy, driving the tank into the blue checkpoint.
Sound still works, tank aiming works, pedestrians etc. still move and act normally.
Tank can’t move, can’t exit vehicle, can’t fire cannon or machine gun rounds.
I figure a cutscene should load but it doesn’t.
Reloaded last checkpoint and gamesave, replayed mission differently: no luck.
btw: whats with the tentacles they don’t fit the game.
Still the same issue… No ideas?
Problem #7 dinput8.dll error, I have a Sidewinder mouse, and after much frustration, came to the conclusion that the game currently does not support any mice with its own drivers. Fortunately, I had a regular optical mouse handy, and swapping out my sidewinder mouse made the game run smoothly after a reboot. So anyone of you with a “gaming mouse” try switching to a regular usb or ps2 mouse and rebooting to get past this error.
Hi people Im getting the same problem as Narcissius ive tried EVERYTHING new drivers disabling umeeded services, upgraded to sp2 for vista. Tried turning off AA and v-sync. NOTHING. I can play up till you have to go to dans apartment 3rd mission i think right after you consume the Lt. then if i walk near there the road is GREY and a little above the rest of the road people and cars fall through it but if i step on it i get…. LOADING LOADING LOADING LOADING LOADING i left it on OVERNIGHT and it still nothing. Im really pissed i spent a good 65$ on something that dosent work. Ps. Patch plz?
Hi people I’m getting the same problem as Narcissius Ive tried EVERYTHING new drivers disabling unneeded services, upgraded to sp2 for vista. Tried turning off AA and v-sync. NOTHING. I can play up till you have to go to Dana’s apartment 3rd mission i think right after you consume the Lt. then if i walk near there the road is GREY and a little above the rest of the road people and cars fall through it but if i step on it i get…. LOADING LOADING LOADING LOADING LOADING i left it on OVERNIGHT and it still nothing. Im really pissed i spent a good 65$ on something that dosen’t work. PS. Patch Please?
no fix for no1 yet????
ATTENTION ZONEALARM USERS! – If you’re running Prototype and as soon as you click New Game, it freezes on the loading screen, here is a possible reason. It might be your firewall! If you are using ZoneAlarm like me, it asks you for your permission to use the internet. But the pop-up doesn’t appear properly and therefore you can’t access it to click ‘accept’ or ‘decline’ – that’s why your screen crashes and you can’t do anything.
To solve this, put ZoneAlarm on ‘Game Mode’ or go to Program Control>Programs and allow Prototype to use the internet. If you are using ZoneAlarm, i hope this helps!
how do I get past errand boy. after I beat the guy it goes to load and never stops. I also had troble with the not enough memory
@171 I had the same problem as you up until recently. It crashes right around that detector device where the Lt is. If you have the beta Nvidia drivers, that did it for me. I rolled back and now I’m facing a savegame loading problem. Jesus, I thought GTA was an unfinished game, WTF were your bug testers doing, Activision? Feeding their cats!!!?
Protptype just dissappeard from my hard drive
Another #7 Here,
Burn in hell Activision…
Hi, im using Windows xp
just got prototype, and installed it
i meet all requirement for the game
but im having a few problems:
1. low frame rate and laggy looking gameplay
2. after a minute the game freezes, followed by a blue screen:
“***STOP:0×0000007E …ect.”
sry if this problem has been posted b4, i didnt feel like reading everything on here.
ty for any help in advance
I do not have the listed issues, What happens to me is I start a new game, the game starts to load, I think it nearly finishes loading and THEN I get “Prototype.exe has encountered an un-expected error and must close, sorry for the inconvience”…
Any idea how to fix this? one of the reqs is un-compressed hard-drive space and my hard-drive is compressed…should I take off the compression and see if it works?
Funny, now im having problem #7
I have an error that seems pretty unique i can actually start the game but when im playing the opening cut scene the game will just freeze completely i ctrl alt del kill the process and restart the game this time i skip the cut scene and it goes to the in game cut scene where the game freezes again… i repeat process and get a little further basically i get to throw three punches at a guy infront of me and crash any idea’s i’ve updated drivers, cursed at my computer, thought about it, checked forums, reinstalled, tried a different OS (Windows 7) everything…
System specs:
Dual core 3.0ghz
4 Gigs DDR2 King. Hyper-x
ATI HD2600 XT
they are already making a patch for the PS3 game,
bc ppl are having problems installing it on ps3 as well
its only a matter b4 they patch the one for pc as well
im just going to wait until then, i dont wanna try and fix
it myself, and get no where.
still no patch yet?
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plz i need help , i have the Problem 7 , can anyone plz tell me how to fix it ?
Same problem like no. 10 in thread , when i grab the weapon, come “don’t send”, that’s the only problem, other is fine!
I have Problem #1 : [Prototype PC Error] Black Screen / Input not supported / Blackscreen on Prototype start up. I tried the solution for this problem but it did not solve it. Is there another solution for this problem, if there is can you post it please! TY.
Hey guys I have Problem #1 : [Prototype PC Error] Blackscreen on Prototype start up. I tried everything even the solution you guys posted but it still appears as a black screen when I turn on the game. Is there another solution for this problem, if there is can you post it please! TY.
I know how to fix the error #7.
When u get the error message, the game is still open, go inside and close the game normally.
Worked for me.
sorry about my poor english, im just trying to help.
ok, im thinking i have a problem with my graphics card/driver
or, im not sure, but the mim requirement say directx9.0 for sound card, and i have SigmaTel audio..so im not sure now
I had problem #7 , but I updated my nvidia graphics drivers to 185.85.
Now I’m getting a completely new problem, I start the game up and it loads up the copyright page and stays there, nothing happens… I’ve tried everything to sort every problem, and still nothing, anyone else getting this same problem and/or got a fix???
-Dave
oh yea, im running on,
XP sp3
Core 2 2.66 GHz
8800 GT 512MB
1440×900 19″ monitor, (but that could be the problem, because I can only get it up to 1280×720, coz of the graphics card, but I have tried all resolution fixes and none work)
2GB ram
I tried that refresh-rate thing for my blackscreen, but my refresh rate was already 60!
ATI Radeon HD4850 1GB
hi i cant install the game in the first place … tried :
closing all antivirus and firewall
running adminstor
running in compability mode …
i have windows 7 RC 7100 64 bit
my system :
AMD Phenom II x3 720
Gigabyte MA770-UD3
Gigabyte GTS 250 1GB
640GB Western Digital Caviar Black
4GB Ram
and the error code i got is : Error 2350.FDI server error .. while installing game …. please help
On the #7 issue. As I have understood, most of the people encountering this problem use a Microsoft sidewinder mouse.
I do not know why this cause a problem, but I do know how to make it work
First thing you need to do is to go to your device manager.
From there you have to enter the “Human Interface Devices” tab. When u enter that tab, “HID-Compliant Consumer Control Device” will appear. Now highlight this and uninstall it. Don’t worry it will only be temporarely uninstalled. When this is done, you can play the game without crashes.
However you will have to uninstall the “HID-Compliant Consumer Control Device” everytime you restart your computer if you want to play prototype again
Dave511, same with me:
i started out with BSOD, read the fix, then had a different error. looked up the fix, then it started doing something else. i went down the lists of solutions i this page, and the activision issues page. at the end of the day, the game
wouldnt even load pass title screen, so i did system restore.
and now im just going to wait on the patch.its all u can really do after u have tried the things i’ve tried.
I have a brand new xbox 360 that I bought last friday. I just bought prototype the other day and it freezes after i play for about ten minutes. How do I fix this problem?
@phoneyjoe
activision has a forum for ur problem i think
http://forums.activision.com/viewforum.php?f=56
^activisions xbox360 issues forums
hope this helps some
What can you tell me about the file 01audio.rcf ? I can’t install prototype, and i can’t read this file, please find a solution for me.
STILL no patch!?!
i updated my BIOS today, it got a lil better, but still the same problem w/ bsod and alil graphix corruption or textures missing.
if u plan to update ur BIOS, or anything else, use ur vendor/manufacturers website, bc not every update is compatible. having this problem with a driver may effect the performance of ur machine/Prototype.
YAY! mine is working perfectly now,
A list of what I’ve done today:
reinstalled the game
forced 60 refresh rate
updated drivers (nvidia 185.85)
reboot
reinstalled,
And It worked.. dunno if it will for you guys, but give it a shot
crash due to prototypeenginef.dll? i myself just tab back into game and keep playing. after im done playing i close the game as normal and then get rid of that box.
it seems to be the windows handler catching some kind of non fatal error. not sure if there is anything else to this. can someone look into this/do some testing to see if there are any other adverse effects?
i had the problem #7, too, but i guess i found a possible solution: if the game crashes at your pc and ur connected with any network, LAN…, try disable it and run the game without it, it should now run properly (in my case it does, even if i don’t know how that can be)
hope i could help some of you guys
T-Forc3
same problem with that movie where ragland is examining corspes. Totally freezing.
hey i haf a problem that everything goes well until i start playin, that everything turns orange and see through and i cant see Alex. i can see some silhouettes sometimes and i hear everything. any ideas?
my graphics card is a ATI Radeon 2400HD and it says 256 so im wondering
ty!
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5681/prototypef.jpg
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/5052/prototype2t.jpg
this is what i get
ty!
What is the patch for the file 01audio.rcf ?
Where can i have it ?
I get the “Prototype has encountered an error”
I fixed it by making a new game, launching that then quitting it to the main menu then loading the proper save, that works for me.
I have #7 when ever i go to first loading screen after i hit new game i crash right away i wanted to try and turn off EVGA Precision but i don’t know where to find it at to turn it off
Can someone PLEASE read whta i’m righting !!!!!!
Where can i have the patch FOR THE FILE 01audio.rcf !
I can’t INSTALL Prototype !
I don’t have any problem like #7 I can’t INSTALL it HELP ME !
well it seems like i am going to try and reinstall after i update my drivers if there not already up to date and help sorry but i dont know just type it in in google or something like “prototype 01audio.rcf file
i have same problem of AranHel
i see all orang i can hear …i can’t understand what could be..
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Ok mines is getting a little better i just updated my nvidia instead of crashing right away before 3 letters of text appear on m screen it lets all the hint text go then the loading icon starts throbbing like its about to be done then Crash
by the way i would show my specs but i dont know how lol
Well Nobody have the same problem ?
Can someone search with me what is this file ” 01audio.rcf ”
Thanks a lot !
well Spimak it seems then that it is not a problem with the video card but something else……… :S
anybody knows a solution to this then? the orange screen
when i double click on my prototype a message appear saying
“Prototype has encountered a problem and needs to close.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.”
can any one help me for the problem??
it seems number {7}
a solution to the problem with the orange screen:
update ur video driver to the latest version
that should be the solution, worked for me
ok i will try
i hope to solve this bad problem sigh sigh
Hasse number 24, it is a 3 second cinematic, just cancel it with space before the freeze, the scene with Ragland isn’t really so important
for the guys who has problems with problem 7 download this it has form for me
http://uploading.com/files/1WLE2IB4/Prototype_Sound_Normalize_Patcher.exe.html
hey i have the game it works fine no crashes no errors but the sound..everything sounds low my windows volume is at max still sounds are low i have also checked in game setting audio options i see its at max
I get to the end of ‘00audio.cab’ installation, all I can see on my screen is the installer, where the images normally show during the installation is black.
i have problem 7. i do not know how to change the refreshrate od the directx because i cant find that file. And my computer sais i have the directx10, do i need to install the directx 9?
my error message is this:
name of the problem event: APPCRASH
name of the application: prototypef.exe
application version: 1.0.0.1
data/hour of application: 49ef07ae
Module with flaws: prototypeenginef.dll
version of the module: 1.0.0.1
can someone help me?
Are you using a Microsoft mouse? (sidewinder)
Are you encontering problem #7 ?
Then do this:
First thing you need to do is to go to your device manager.
From there you have to enter the “Human Interface Devices” tab. When u enter that tab, “HID-Compliant Consumer Control Device” will appear. Now highlight this and uninstall it. Don’t worry it will only be temporarely uninstalled. When this is done, you can play the game without crashes.
However you will have to uninstall the “HID-Compliant Consumer Control Device” everytime you restart your computer if you want to play prototype again
I have absolutely NO SOUND at all, not even in the menus, not in the game. Yet all sounds from windowsd vista and other installed games are working well. Any help available??
I have problem #5, but I miss almost all textures and models. I only see all effects like smog, and cars from distance. Everything else is just orange. I disabled anti-aliasing, but it doesn’t have any effect. I can sometimes see a car or some object from some
angle, but mostly I am blind. Computer is fine.
Anyone had same problem? Or know how to fix?
for Jemkanopret:
im kinda confused man… u see when i go to my device manager, i cant see any tab named “Human Interface Devices”
theres only a list of some programs installed on my pc.. i think im lost lol xD… any way heres how i go to my device manager…. Right click on my computer click properties then click the hardware tab then device manager… is this the right way or not? plss response i nid your help badly ^.^ tnx
I have an problem like problem 7 : when I start a new game the game crash for DINPUT8.DLL . It succes evrytime durin the loading of the new game , and sometime during the presetation tests. About tests…. I see the crashs are evrytime during tests. I toke off all my Ipods but no work the same.
Sry my bad english Q__Q
Hey all.. Just got prototype for ps3 and keep completing the scenario “errand boy” but after I beat cross, the next scenario won’t load. It just keeps flashing “loading” anyone know how to fix this? I have all the updated software
how can i change the sound rate. i can’t find a way
mine is xp, sound device:SOUNDMAX
does anyone have the same problem with me?
the game sound is broken, and have buzz in the game.
can anybody help me?
PROBLEM 7…..it’s mouse problem…the game crashes with microsoft sidewinder mouse….try to join some other mouse;)
what a joke.ive waited a year and a half for this crap to come out and its a freaking mess.i cant play though an entire mission without the game crashing.i shouldnt have to disable my aftermarket mouse just to play this game.cmon you game devs are making some decent bank to program and create these games and they all come out of the game with a broken leg.thanx to rapidshare i dont have to pay for the kinda guy these people are putting on the shelves at your local game store.lets get with the program guys.youve been doing this for years.despite the crashes and bugs its a good game.
Hi! I have the #1 and ive tryed to fix it that way as it says.. plus doing the mouse thing. And i still get the crash in the start of the game ;( can eny1 help me plzz? i dont know what to do!
If no patch/fix is out yet i don’t think they will fix something this summer… now i understand why most people who dealt with Activision hate it…I’ve just tried spiderman web of shadows and… it’s practicaly same crap… as if it’s a simple reskin and slightly difrent attacks…
for all of those that have the problem with low fps slowdowns sound problems etc this fix worked for me like a charm..enjoy
for all of those that have the problem with low fps slowdowns sound problems etc this fix worked for me like a charm..enjoy http://ahkong.net/prototype-sound-fix/
sorry for double posting
im having trouble activating my activision account, so im going to put what i know about my problem here.
im gettin a blue screen(stop: 0×0 ect.) 20 minutes in, with some graphics problems in gameplay and cutsceens
my stop error also has nv4_disp at the bottom, which is my gfx card. i have a nvidia geforce 7900gs. which is above requirements. and installed the Directx version from the prototype disk.
Hi, i got a weird problem, when i start the game everything is ok until i got to the gameplay in wich the floor isn’t there and everything just falls to the ground. If anyone knows how to fix this or the files of the game that handles that textures will be really aprecciated, thanks.
Here is my error log. Faulting application prototypef.exe, version 1.0.0.1, time stamp 0×49ef07ae, faulting module msvcrt.dll, version 7.0.6002.18005, time stamp 0×49e0379e, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0×0000a122, process id 0xec0, application start time 0×01c9f84df69114e0.
Im using vista rtm build 6002.18005.090410-1830 sp2. I was able to play the game after I downloaded it from a torrent file. but now its not working anymore. I need your help please.
for anybody who has the chipmunk sound stuttering quiet sound issue a better and tested to be working fix is found here:
http://ahkong.net/prototype-sound-fix/
this solution is tested and works. If you start the game and it still has the issue reboot your computer and try again twice. By then it should be working if you have followed the instructions correctly.
Problem 7 is not a mouse problem or directx problem i think that not every graphics card is supported. I have 4850 Radeon and game crashes with prototypef.dll error all the time i try to launch it. I’ve installed newest directX and gfx drivers and still the same. I think problem is in ATI drivers or wrongly compiled prototypef.dll so activision should check that file and release a patch or smth.
when i try to install prototype i get this error “Error 1305.Error reading from file E:/Setup/Data/cells.rcf.” any one know what it means? It ask me to tjek if i got the system requirements. And i got them! It’s like theres missing a file on the cd… anyone got an idea of what it is?
Still no fix for prob #7. The game is worth playing every penny spent on it and this crash things annoys everyone and also the mouse lag.
I found a solution to problem number 7 and it seem’s to work just change your desktop resolution to lowest like 800 600 something like that then run the game and it works for me
This is just the same as the error I have on Call of Duty 4, it seems it’s about the sound card drivers..
But for me, there’s a new one, I have a Visual C++ Runtime Error with it..Usually on the error, it indicates what application got the error, but for me there’s none, it’s like:
Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
Runtime Error!
(blank)
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate in an unusual way.
Please contact the application’s support team for more information.
I am playing Prototype for the PS3, and it loads FOREVER after the quest errand boy, when I kill the main cop guy with the antidote, HELP PLEASE…I want to continue on with the game, its just rented so I’m losing money right now..
I have windows vista sp1..and when i start game it says : prototype has stopped working
Can somebody tell me what to do?:( please
game runs ok…….but getting no sound at all…..there is an error message at the beginning saying audio2 file not found..i cant find a file by that name in the game
Solution to problem #8
Note that if u play the first time there is no crash. Only after u load the next time crash starts. When the crash window appear do not click ok or cancel. Leave it like that and click the prototype button on the task bar which is still there. The window will come and for a few seconds the crash window still persist. But then suddenly the game comes just where u left. Now play without crashes. Next load crashes will come for sure. Repeat the steps and play on…
hey guys
I have the number 7 problem too… and i don´t know what else to do, i´v tried to unplug my mouse, to change the resolution, and i also had renamed those names someone has posted back there.
Please help me I dont know what else to do… I dont know much about computers, but my pc is vista. So if someone have a solution for my problem please, write as simple as possible, so then i can try to fix it.
HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!
i found these somewhere and its worked with me
Prototype Sound Fix
1. Open the file [ ..\Prototype0audio.rcf ] via ScarfaceExplorer.http://www.xentax.com/downloads/tools/hosted/john_doe/extraction/scarexplorer10.zip
2. Extract files into the [ ..\Prototype\Audio ] folder.
3. Rename [ ..\Prototype\Audio\audio\ambience.p3d ] into something else.
4. Rename [ ..\Prototype0audio.rcf ] into something else.
5. Select all files and folders (Ctrl – A) in the [ ..\Prototype\Audio\audio ] folder.
6. Cut all files and folders (Ctrl – X) in the [ ..\Prototype\Audio\audio ] folder.
7. Paste them in the [ ..\Prototype\Audio ] folder.
8. Start Prototype and play the game without any sound issues.
So yeah Prototype has been running great on my PC for weeks, but now suddenly I have what appears to be problem 7. I try and run the game and it just crashes out at the loading screen. I don’t have an ms mouse or anything. The game was running perfectly for ages, but now it starts up, goes to a black screen, and occasionally I see the text at the beginning, but then it encounters a problem and needs to close.
prototypeenginef.dll seems to be implicated. I’ve tried pretty much all the ideas stated here, but it just makes no sense. For honesty’s sake, I’m using the most popular cracked version, and judging from the problems here, am somewhat glad I didn’t buy it.
Game crashes upon loading screen, with “dont send” error report, crashes everytime i try 2 load or start a new game, have never been able to play the game
And my specs are:
Intel Core 2 Duo e8400 3ghz
2×1gb ddr2 1066mhz c5 ram
palit 9800gt ddr3 512mb
asus p5ql special edition motherboard
XP 32bit
haha my specs are : AMD sempron le 1150 2.00
i used some fixes from here like the textures and the chipmunks sounds so thx for that at least i had few hours to kill O: cant wait for COD 6 WOOOOOOOOOOO
nvidia 7300
3 gb ddr 2
some onboard realtek
I played the game HAHAHAHHAHA it played find until the misson after in the web -.- it freezes after loading when i go to menu
or i enter a mission roam mode works though <_< i updated everything
cant hear a thing ..when i start a game it says XAUDIO2 cannot find and so game continue without sound..etc pls can somebody help me on this caoz its not total satisfaction playing without sound also the game is slow dont know why…pls pls help tnX in advance..
I’m Italian…so I am sorry if the grammar isn’t very correct…I’ve the some problem that had Karee (14 June)… when I install the game, all goes ok, but after 30 second, appear the message: “Error 1335. The cabinet file ‘Art.cab’ requied for this installation is corrupt and cannot be used. This could indicate a network error, an error reading from the CD-ROM, or a problem with this package’…what I’ve to do???
I installed the game and put the crack. Though when I try to run it I get this error
“ERROR: Could not load DLL ‘prototypeenginef.dll’. Please re-install the game and install the required DirectX 0.0c provided or obtain the latest version from Microsoft”
I reinstalled the game and DirectX but its still not working. Any ideas on this issue or cracking it in?
There is my solution for #7. (thanks to Artimese )
Your desktop-resolution is too big. Change it to 800×600 and launch the game. It works.
OMG!!
Lots of probs with this game.
Firstly why are the min requirements on this page different than on the box.On the box its 1.86ghz core 2 duo cpu and here it say 2.6 is someone takin the p!%%.
Secondly, I dont know anyone that can play this game without dramas, random crashes etc.
Activision should be prosecuted under the trade description act,this is not a game its a trial.
My system has a 2.4 ghz core 2 duo processor,9500 gt graphics card, 4 gig ddr2 ram,creative sound card,750 gig storage.I m not saying it is a top spec, gamin machine however I have every major game from BF2142 to Crysis and can play them all without any probs so whats the story with this game, poorly designed is all I can say.Get a grip activision and sort out a patch. I have spent good money on this game and if you want to retain my custom sort it out !!!!
I just have a question, do you actuall need 2.6GhZ to run the game or it doesnt matter? Cause I would like to know before I buy the game.
I have the black screen problem, I can’t find the dxcpl.exe that is mentioned in the fix for the problem,I have the latest video drivers, etc I have a DELL XPS M1530 with an NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT series with 256MB what should I do?
*spoilers*
Game hangs after returning Ragland to the morgue with a tank.
This is after the lab wall protection mission, returning to the morgue whilst avoiding the tentacles and without alerting the militairy, driving the tank into the blue checkpoint.
Sound still works, tank aiming works, pedestrians etc. still move and act normally.
Tank can’t move, can’t exit vehicle, can’t fire cannon or machine gun rounds.
I figure a cutscene should load but it doesn’t.
Reloaded last checkpoint and gamesave, replayed mission differently: no luck.
i’ve been having error 7 forever. When i load/start a new game, i see the first 2 words and then it crashes. Showing this message.
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: prototypef.exe
Application Version: 1.0.0.1
Application Timestamp: 49ef07ae
Fault Module Name: S3DDX9L_32.dll
Fault Module Version: 7.15.12.236
Fault Module Timestamp: 48c07811
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0014a220
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: fd00
Additional Information 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3: fd00
Additional Information 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
please please please help me!!!! i’ve yet to play the game!
PLEASE HELP ME ON PROBLEM 7!!!!!
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Problem #1 is killing me….
I tried the solution given on top and still didn’t work and I’m pretty sure my computer can handle this game with ease!
my system specs are:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Processor: Intel[R] Pentium[R] 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Display Device: Sapphire Radeon X300SE
Color Quality: 32 bit
PLS if you can help me in anyway, i would greatly appreciate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Does anyone know a way to fix this:
On the mission where i need to go to Alex’s apartment it goes to a load screen when i get there. the graphics sometimes seem a bit messed up and sometimes not but it always goes to a load screen that doesn’t end.
I’ve read the posts and see others have had this problem but i don’t see an answer that works for me.
I’ve updated my soundcard, have the latest driver for Nvidia 9500gt, tried disabling the HID that arent needed, lowered the graphics settings on the game and on the card and no result.
I’m ready to give up
The game crashes when I load a game or attempt to make a new game, I haven’t managed to get past that part yet, the usual “has encountered a problem” error comes up.
I have an Intel Core 2 duo 3Ghz, a 1gig Geforce Sparkle 9600GT, 2 gig ram. I use Windows XP SP3, I have everything needed, DirectX 9 etc.., not sure whats wrong.
I run at 1440×900 resolution, but the default failed aswell.
What else to say, i have been eager to play it for quite a while now, and i hope a patch, or process can be found soon
MY GAME CRASH ON LOADING AFTER CREATING SLOT MEMORY – 1 SOLUTION
I had the same problem, here is a fix:
For the peoples that the game crash when loading
I believe I’ve found a fix for those that use the Sidewinder Gaming Mouse. Ok we need to have an understanding of which items to remove from the HID section of your Device Manger. In the past we were told to just remove these devices however there are several different kinds of HID devices. What you have are:
1. HID-Compliant Consumer Control Device
2. USB-Compliant game Controller
3. USB Human Interface Device
There maybe others that I am not familiar with. Be that as it may you do not have to delete all of them. Nor specific ones for your mouse or keyboard. Nor do you have to delete HIDs from options 2. and 3. All you do is uninstall option 1. (HID-Compliant Consumer Control Device) and the game should allow you to use your Sidewinder Mouse without crashing. If there is more then one HID-Consumer Control Device then you delete them all. Your mouse and keyboard should still work at your desktop. Try it and post back!
Dakkar — June 16, 2009 @ 2:08 am ( Try disconnecting the mouse before load the game) hope it works for you.
Source:
http://forums.activision.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=2091
Saying that though, now it seems as soon as i just open the game it crashes instantly before going to full screen… I heard some guys say the Sidewinder mouse causes it.. and they have gotten results from unplugging their mouse or disabling the drivers, but then the buttons are messed up :/
joe, i’ve the exact same problem as you. been waiting forever to play this game.. still workin on a solution. wad does your error log say?
Inside the error report, it has 46 modules, then a big list of numbers, makes no sense to me, its just the basic “Prototype has encountered a problem and needs to close”
Hi, I have a problem where prototype has a serious error where I cannot continue. The game Runs Fine and have had no other errors or issues until now. (Small Spoiler) It is in the Mission ‘Men Like Gods’ where in the FMV Alex Mercer starts coughing and then legs it away from the soldiers – then the game tries to load back into the game but fails. The game keeps running, but doesn’t go back into the game, and instead Im shown just a blank screen. It is a Crash of sorts, but no error message pops up because it doesn’t crash to the desktop. Any Ideas? Other than it may need a Patch.
On the mission where you have to follow Taggart and eventually consume him. I follow him, do all the things, destroying tanks at like 3 checkpoints and then I have to prevent him from getting to the Manhattan bridge. I do, get on the tank, enter, and nothing! I tried breaking the tank, warnings come up… I tried re entering the audio file I was told to take out because it causes lags (solution for the ragland mission), but NOTHING!!! PLEASE HELP!
I have problem #7…
Specs:
OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name RICKY-PC
System Manufacturer System manufacturer
System Model System Product Name
System Type x64-based PC
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 7850 Dual-Core Processor, 2800 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0705, 5/19/2009
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = “6.0.6002.18005″
User Name Ricky-PC\Administrator
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 2.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 2.00 GB
Available Physical Memory 897 MB
Total Virtual Memory 4.23 GB
Available Virtual Memory 2.90 GB
Page File Space 2.29 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Nvidia Geforce 9500GT
I HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STEPS IN SOLVING THE BLACK SCREEN PROBLEM
(For Windows Vista Users
1. Run dxcpl.exe from the Directx SDK folder
2. Click on the “Directdraw” tab then set the refresh rate to 60.
Credits : Panopticon and Kaserei, Activision Prototype Forum)
question is… WHERE THE HELL CAN I FIND THAT SO CALLED ‘Directx SDK folder?’ and that dxcpl…. i cant find it @_@ please help
PLEAAAAAASEEEEEEEEEEEE
I had a problem where the game would randomly freeze during play. Many times, if I hit CTRL-Alt-Del and brought up task manager, I could continue for a short time. It eventually got maddening and I would also, at times, loose my mouse cursor. I ended up downgrading my video drivers from 186.12 (latest) to 185.85 (no good) to 182.50, which work without issue. I don’t know exactly what the cause is, but I can play without fear now using the 182.50 version. I do have a Microsoft trackball (latest Intellipoint software for Vista x64) so that may be part of the glitch (mentioned somewhere above). Just wanted to pass this on as I know my problem seems common.
Lunarcrank
Live Life! Have fun!
-Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000BWS
-Coolmax CUQ-1200B
-EVGA x58 Classified MB
-i7 940 @ 2.9 GHz w/ TR Ultra eXtreme -1366 RT
-3 x 2GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz
-EVGA GTX285 Superclocked
-4 x 250mb Seagate RAID5 (Vista 64 SP2)
-Creative X-FI Titanium
Getting a black screen on start up. I hear sound, but all I got is a black screen.
I had the same in comment No: 266
Game hangs after returning Ragland to the morgue with a tank.
This is after the lab wall protection mission, returning to the morgue whilst avoiding the tentacles and without alerting the militairy, driving the tank into the blue checkpoint.
Sound still works, tank aiming works, pedestrians etc. still move and act normally.
Tank can’t move, can’t exit vehicle, can’t fire cannon or machine gun rounds.
I figure a cutscene should load but it doesn’t.
Reloaded last checkpoint and gamesave, replayed mission differently: no luck.
i have problem #7… every time i try to start the dam game, the screen turns gray and then it has an error message saying that prototype has had a problem and needs to close… idk what to do but i need help… can someone help me???
I have a problem with prototype game on pc.
Im on the mission where you have to throw the car on the helicopter . Its freezing there doing nothing but everything around me is moving. Men shooting me but seems not hurting me .
Hey Guys what sup … i have 2 problems
1- The Sound Is SO low
2- Mouse Lag !!! MEANING i want to move right but it does go i must keep raising mouse and put it again on desk cause it moves so lagy and i am getting 160 FPS every thing on very High
system Spec
Sapphire 4890 Toxic
PH II X3 720
4GB Ram
3200 DPI Mouse
266, 282, “Prototype Dude — July 10, 2009 @ 10:42 am
*spoilers* Game hangs after returning Ragland to the morgue with a tank.”
Same here, but with me the game freezes after the cutscene`s started. not while still in the tank.
I dunno what`s up with that, but there`s definately a bug in that part of the game. seems I`m #3 reporting this problem here…
still have to try getting trough the part on “no graphics detail”… hopefully it`s only a high def problem.
hi
i have a problem in prototype
a msg appear when i run it
(couldn’t find audiox2 )
please help me
Problem #7
The error may be caused by several reasons, but if you use a microsoft sidewinder mouse, THAT is your problem, and here is how to fix it.
If you have a microsoft sidewinder mouse, do this:
First thing you need to do is to go to your device manager.
From there you have to enter the “Human Interface Devices” tab. When u enter that tab, “HID-Compliant Consumer Control Device” will appear. Now highlight this and uninstall it. Don’t worry it will only be temporarely uninstalled. When this is done, you can play the game without crashes.
However you will have to uninstall the “HID-Compliant Consumer Control Device” everytime you restart your computer if you want to play prototype again.
Happy gaming
i think i found 7 i had an nvlddmkm error when i was playing this game so i stopped explorer and tree programs related to stop this too but stopping this disabled my nvidia control panel and now i had this crash ‘prototype has stopped responging and had to close’ then i went to direct sdk control pannel and i forced 60hz refresh rate ( i have vista see problem 1) then unninstalled driver an installed i went to nvidia control panel and choose 60refresh rate there also entered the game and that did it that worked for me but i havent played enough when i fixed this to see if the nvlddmkm error would come back if it does i’ll inform
I have a weird problem.
Sometimes i can run & jump, and sometimes the jump button wont work.
this way, i cannot fly.
Please help me!!
it works
so let’s take things from the start
1.i had nvlddmkm error (nvlddmkm has stopped responding but has recovered error)
2.went to window/system32/drivers/nvlddmkm.sys renamed it to nvlddmkm.sys.old
3.left it that way disabled explorer and process tree ,run the game ,played for 30 mins the nvlddmkm error stopped
4.then another error crash popped up (prototypef.exe has stopped working…bla bla bla)maybe cuz the nvlddmkm.sys file was not there anymore (because i changed the nameto .old) and disabling the nvidia control panel from stopping explorer’s process tree made it worse
5.did what solution 1 was saying directx sdk control panel and force 60hz
6.unninstalled and installed driver (i have nvidia so the newest driver is 190.32)
7.run the game no problems
(note i didnt erase nvlddmkm.sys.old)
that works for me ,now if someone has similar problems can try it
It’s me again – just wanted to clear some things.
If I set the jump button as “Alt” it works fine. It has problems with the Space button. It works alone, but not along with Running (Shift) and straight (W).
I tried to use 2 different keyboards – it’s not an hardware problem.
itay maybe when you press a lot of buttons some dont respond search google i dont know so well
But it worked well two days ago. I don’t get why now it’s not.
%There 0AThere is a problem with 3 different keys pressed at the same time?
try pressing when you are on desktop and if you hear the sound then it has to be the 3 button problem if it dont and u have some sort of driver or something for your keyboard reinstall it
if u try it and still have prolems i cant help u more cuz don know good luck dude
i have the 7ª problme, it crashes when start, so please MTV pimp my ride, oh, i mean, please, i need help.
solution for problem 7 is if you have problem 7 you have downloaded prototype that means you have a hacked version of prototype so what you need to do is extract your file of prototype somewhere than open the folder with all the prototype folders in it run setup.exe install the game go to programfiles/activision/prototype delete the prototype exe that crashes when you want to start playing than go to the downloaded folder take there the crack and put it in the programfils/activision/prototype folder and start the crack and enjoy playing
Plz comment under it if it works thanks 
Have Fun Playing.
I have tried everything for what i think is problem number 7… I have a legit copy and its ticking me off… I know people with the pirate edition and it works fine on their machine which has most of the same specs as mine !!! I keep getting an error which says something like prototypeenginef.dll not a valid windows application… and if i do the rename trick and UT3 and WOW renaming of both files i get the exact same error .. just with the new file name instead.. if i rename it wrong it just complains file not found.. so im doing that correct.. i even downloaded a cracked exe to replace mine and try.. no luck.. I also noticed after giving that error.. it gives another one saying that it failed to load that dll and u should update your direct x then reload and try again.. i did do that.. i installed direct x 9c March 2009 version on my windows xp and reloaded.. same problem… i tried lower desktop resolution and still no luck!!! if any one can help.. id appreciate it.. or im going back to the store for a refund
My Specs are :
AMD Phenom 8450 (2.1GHz X3) Overclocked to 2.5GHz Per core operating at 22 Degrees Celsius
4GB DDR 2 800MHz Ram (Buffalo)
500GB Main Sata 2
1TB External USB2 Slave
22Inch CRT Trinitron screen.. 1600 X 1200 RES
EN8400GS Graphics Card.. Overclocked to 500MHz GPU, 900MHZ Ram and 1200MHz Shader clock.. operating at 42 Degrees.
I have also tried the game on a similar amd Quad core with a 9500GT and it gives the same problem.. but a friend of mine has the same setup as me.. just a different screen and he runs the cracked version fine.. I dont understand how buying something that gives you hell will stop piracy ???
i had strange loading issus…when continuing a previous game(-slot) more than once after each bootup, i could only start a new while loading an old one crashed the game…
how ever, installing the game on another system (the first one was installed on WinXP) fixed this problem for me…so if u got problems with the game, just try to install the game on another OS, may be this “trick” will help you, too^^ looks like wine did it for me;) never rely on Windows! take linux instead
Ok guys I’m going mad, as are all of you.
Has ANYONE got a solution (Except that lousy shortcut-windowed shit which does NOT work at all..).
Thing is I installed it and after that was finished I opened it and went straight into Options>Video and bounced everything up to the top. Played a good session and quit for a while – I return later and run it again everything is set at its lowest and it can only be run at 1280x (Native is 1920×1200 and my card is a Palit Radeon HD4870 which can easily juggle this game around) I’ve played it for a while in that resolution(the 1280x) and it was ok but you know… theres so much being held back. And that problem with it turning to the lowest setting happens each time I open it up… SERIOUSLY does anyone have a good solution except using Hex Editor to overcome this
(Activision efefess hint hint?)
everytime i start prototype, it crashes displaying “Prototype has stopped working—- a problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available”
here’s my specs… im using a laptop btw..
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
BIOS: Phoenix NoteBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.7GHz
Memory: 2038MB RAM
Page File: 1416MB used, 2899MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) GMA 950
DAC type: Internal
Display Memory: 256 MB
Dedicated Memory: 0 MB
Shared Memory: 256 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
please reply… thanks…
Hi Again.. I think i finnaly won !! All those with the problem of Dll not loading or incorrect version.. it turned out that the dll version is ment for XP SP3 and since i have XP SP2 it does not work… According to a hopefully reliable source who looked into it for me.. He said he tried the game on two machines and it only worked on the one with XP SP3 but only after loading DX 9c 2009 Release… Im about to update my OS now and give it a try.. all those with vista and 7 .. sorry but i have no ideas
bernhardt
Im pretty sure your problem is your Laptop is not good enuf for the game..
Sorry but a
Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
is a low end laptop graphics card that is not really capable of running allot games… Best bet is to get an Asus Gaming laptop if you wanna play games on laptop.. otherwise build a gaming rig..
s3db, do you think i can play prototype even if i am using a pc that’s below the system requirements by just adjusting some of the graphic settings? can you kindly look at it pls…. thanks
Machine name: JHUNBBETHANDREW
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 512MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Card name: RADEON 9200
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON 9200 AGP (0×5961)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5961&SUBSYS_50001043&REV_01
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: SONY SDM-HS73
Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024
kindly reply…. thanks
Hi people, I have Prototype (downloaded by torrents) and I get the same problem everytime I start up.
When I start up I get the prototype intro, and when I press enter the same intro comes again! I can press enter as much as i can but it still keeps playing the intro. Even when I watch the whole intro from beginning to end. I’ve reïnstalled the game for three times now, and I don’t know what to do to play this game. And I don’t want to buy it if it doesn’t even work!
The game is Razor1911 cracked, and I put the crack over the original just like always.
computer specs:
AMD X2 4800+
2GB DDR2
ATI Radeon HD4670
Operating system: Windows XP SP3
If someone knows what to do, please tell me here or by email: bruudje.b4r7@gmail.com
Thank you very much:)
Message Directed At: bernhardt (305)
The System you have, it would be very difficult to run prototype. Even if you set everything on low in the game and with the graphics card, the Frames Per Second (FPS) would be low and the game exstremely slow and in my opinion, unplayable.
To Put into context, my system: Core 2 Duo: 2.8ghz – 3GB Ram – Zotac GTX 260 (216 core at 896mb Vram) in XP SP3… I have the game running at an average 45 FPS with no AA & Medium Shadows (Rest on High) but I still get slow downs in the 25-30 FPS when in action scenes. I plan to get a Quad which is what I would recommend for any new free-roam games (GTA IV, Red Faction: Guerrilla, Fallout 3)
bernhardt – I suggest you get a new system if you want to play games like these (directed at anyone). If you cannot fund a whole system in one goal, you definately need more RAM as 512mb is very low and not just for gaming. For this game I recommend at least 2GB. (note: my 3GB is because I run 32bit XP and displays only 3.25GB) on that note also, I am getting 64bit Windows 7 in Oct as games just require more & More. (further note: this game is mainly CPU Driven)
Further – my earlier post (276) I found an answer to this & I have now completed the game. – Just skip a cutscene that does this (Enter/Return) on the keyboard, even if you use a 360 controller (me) or any gamepad. (Note: I have Retail Copy)
Hope any of this helps :¬)
i just installed prototype on my laptop , i ve nvidia 8400m gs graphics card ,after installation it shows could not load dll’ prototype (3engine.dll’.please reinstall the game and install the required direct x 9c.
but all other games like call of duty 4 and 5 runs on my laptop and they dont show any error please help me !!
Dell inspiron 1520 running Vista, i dont member everything that happened as i was drunk, but gf tried using laptop and would not load up, black screen error, wouldn’t start- same- same- then System Restore had to be done and automatically came up.
Fucking up my resolution to my whole desktop and on Firefox internet Browser..
Please help fix these both, thank you!
And how can i get a Factory Reset CD for my laptop AND my Dell Dimension 4600 Desktop? Thanks again.
plz help me i have problem 7 and it bug me a lot ><
Right after the mission where you nid to destroy gaz filters and are captured, the game freezes. I think it is just before a movie is launnched. All other movies work perfectly earlier in the game. What should I do ?
Directed at Dhaf
I had a problem that might be the same as yours – Read my earlier posts (276 & then 307) as I found a simple fix (if it is the same problem)
If the game freezes in a movie (FMV/Cutscene) then just skip the movie as soon as it begins (Enter/Return) on the keyboard.
If not, it might be either a corrupt save file and you may need to start over (unless you have 2 or more saves) Also maybe try a registry scan (create back-up first! & Reboot After!) And finally get rid of all your temporary files (start-Run: then type: %temp% and then click ok & whatever comes up in that folder erase)
Hope that helps :¬)
Problem #7 here. Crashes as soon as I hit prototypef.exe. My system specs are as follows:
-Intel C2D E8200 (2.66GHz)
-2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
-Intel GMA 3100 in-built graphics. (Not sure if this is enough, but the game should at least start. Anyway, getting my 8600GT back tomorrow, will try again then).
-Plenty of space on a 32MB buffer SATA2 HDD.
Problem #7 here. Crashes as soon as I hit prototypef.exe. My system specs are as follows:
-Intel C2D E8200 (2.66GHz)
-2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
-Intel GMA 3100 in-built graphics. (Not sure if this is enough, but the game should at least start. Anyway, getting my 8600GT back tomorrow, will try again then).
-Plenty of space on a 32MB buffer SATA2 HDD.
How can i get a factory reset cd for my laptop?
I have following problem: game runs great almost always, only error is when I try to enter a military base. I have done it before but yesterday it “broke”. When I try to enter the base (as commander, no alert) it shows loading screen and nothing happens. I don’t see much of this loading screen at all because it goes lighting fast on max settings, the only problem is as described. I can’t enter ANY military base. I’m running it on XP SP3 with basic mouse drivers and no Vsync etc. Freshest Catalyst for Radeon. AMD Cool&Quiet for CPU disabled. No background apps. Killed all HID, and tried other posted solutions. It only hangs on loading in this one case, entering military base.
Ken:
Funny, because it runs on full settings (all high, 4xAA, 1280×1024) on my comp with at least 40fps (not measured, but it’s completely smooth at all times, even in heavy fight, probably it’s more like 60fps).
I have Radeon HD 4850 1GB + Phenom II x2 550 3.1GHz + 2GB DDR2 800 so your GPU must be rubbish
And Quad is nice but redundant untill games will support it and be able to benefit from it. For free-roam games it makes little sense because memory is what amtters there, both ram and vram, especially noticeable in GTA4 and Crysis.
Please, if someone has the forever LOADING problem (not with the movies or missing textures) respond, maybe we will work something out together.
well i have it for the ps3, and it get froze on a loading screen..as we speak btw and its been on the loadings screen for bout 15 minutes now….and i cant get past it no matter wat i do…can anyone please help me???
jacee89:
Yeah I left it for couple of hours when I left home and when I got back it was still loading, must be some infinite loop or unhandled exception because there is no disk I/O whatsoever. Maybe some file issue? No idea. Even stranger that I could enter bases before but I can no more, some file got damaged or save file error?
Ofc I can enter events and safe house and the loading screen doesn’t even appear there.
yea im on the mission where you go into the infect buliding and gather more of them thigns for the girl, and you fight that guy who propells down…and after i kill him it shows him going up and Alex jumps on him and goes to the loading screen and it stays there!!!!
It’s hanging on movie load? Isn’t there an option to skip the movie? I haven’t gone as far as you in the story yet.
With mu bug I cannot enter bases and get new upgrades, it’s a huge pity. If I need to enter a base on some mission then I won’t be able to move on and curse developers. It’s a shame that so many ga,es are released now with so many bugs, mostly very poor ports from consoles (i.e. GTA IV which is a huge dissapointment).
well see its gonna play a movie but it dont load to the movie it stays on the loading screen
At very end of install it cam up with an error and said it would exit install?
jim:
be more specific, what was the error message?
the reason it crashes randomly has to do with the game engine .dll file in the game folder.. THAT is what causes the random mishaps… activision screwed up when writing it, and they are screwing up more by not patching it.. until then, it will continue to crash…
when playing on the pc version i get a green screen error displayed during the tutorial explanation of the web of interest (when you consume the guy in the park that was hiding in the tank) – it crashes the game making me have to manually restart my pc.
jacee89:
I just made the mission with the commando guy who injects Mercer and it went through fine, but just after that when I’m supposed to enter the safe house (Dana’s) it’s forever LOADING like with the military bases. At this point it makes me unable to continue playing as I can’t enter new mission so it sucks bad now.
I was having problems with the game freezing during heavy fighting. Sometimes I could alt + tab out and back and that would fix it but other times i had to reboot computer. I’m using XP pro. Anyways I turned off V-Sync in game and that fixed the problem completely. Just thought i’d share.
My problem changed. Now I can enter the bases but cannot acquire new mission after the one where I have been injected. When trying to enter safe house I get forever loading bug, like with military bases before.
Military bases work now, but upon entering, my mouse is getting hardly responsive, hardly can look around.
Talk about buggy game…
i got something totaly differnt -> when i try to “create new slot” or something it says -> Failed to save Data..
any1 can help
?
Fail:
Possible disk error? Do you have free sapce on disk? Have you checked if it contains no errors?
Possible memory error? What type of memory do you have? Does it happen in other games/applications?
okey guys, I FIXED IT.
HERE IS HOW TO FIX MANY GAME ERRORS:
get the ScarfaceExplorer application (no installation needed) and use it to extract following files (from Prototype main dir):
00audio.rcf
01audio.rcf
00woi.rcf
01woi.rcf
02woi.rcf
03woi.rcf
art.rcf
movies.rcf
HERE IS HOW TO DO IT:
open up ScarfaceExplorer and in the file menu select Open end then 00audio.rcf. Now in the Extract menu select “All files…” and choose the main Prototype Directory. Not a subdirectory of the game, but the main directory. (Why? Because the .rcf files already contain directory tree and they will be extracted as well, so audio files will automagically be placed in audio, art in art and movies in movies. NO NEED to create those dirs.) Repeat the procedure for all files listed above (Open -> Extract all files into main Prototype directory). I hope you understand that the point is not to place the files themselves in the main Prototype directory, but that specific directories will be created by the ScarfaceExplorer.
BE AWARE THOUGH! THE GAME after extracting files listed above WILL HAVE about 16 GB so make sure you have enough free space on HDD.
This way I fixed my forever-eternal loading screens when trying to enter events, military bases and safe house mission acquisition.
Now I only have to fix the mouse problem I had before
GOOD LUCK!
Help please I have the same problem as #277
Game loads fine – crashes to black screen after pkying 2-10 minutes. XP sp3 – 9300 quadcore – 8800 gt – 4G ram
Fixed my problem that i was having I just re-named the woi folder in the install path under movies to woi1 now the game wont load the web of interest files, but who cares i can play the game without crashes.
G Brent:
Overheat? How much memory do you have on your graphic card?
Andy:
Do my fix with *woi.rcf files and it should work
Tom:
Try my fix from #332, it solved buggy missions for me (Cross and Ragland and many more)
wlw_wl:
When I’ve extracted the .rcf files where do they appear? My hard drive seems to take up space but I cannot see them?
Tom:
When you select Prototype main directory, the files contained in .rcfs go to: from 0*audio.rcf go to Audio directory, movies to movies, woi to movies/woi. If you open .rcf in ScarfaceExplorer you’ll see that they contain directories hierarchy which is maintained when extracting.
Every time I TRY to play it crashes after loading – “Prototype has encountered an error and ………” Crap – no news of a patch and $89 worse of!
I am also having the #7 problem. I installed the game i played it went smoothly my configuration is good & i am using 9500gt nvidia also updated the driver too.The odd thing is next day
i opened the game and load the game and it crashes and i tried
all the stuff & i uninstalled the game & reinstalled it and it works the same thing happened the next day, so i did the same thing,but it works.i hope it works for u guys.GOOD PLAY!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!
To the person with the 1305 error, all you need to do is open My Computer, then right click your cd drive and select open. After that you find the file on the disk, right click the file and select properties it will post as a read only uncheck the box and it will tell ask you for that ‘folder’ only or that folder and all subfolders, all files should be the selection when it tells you that you don’t have access you ignore then exit the properties tab and go back to the install and it will continue downloading.
help,my game works fine without any loading screen problem,sounds problem,random crashes,etc..
BUT i’ve got another different problems, the game got FREEZE repeatedly after approximately 15-30 minutes playing — in a mission called A NEW ORDER,
the game works very well in highest resolution, no soundproblems,but it freezes/hang… and the sound still plays, then i have to ctrl + alt + del or restart it .
i’ve got the newest drivers, vista 64 bit sp1,
my system:
intel core 2 duo @2,66ghz
geForce 9500
sorry i’m from korea i cant speak english correctly
HELP!!
help,my game works fine without any loading screen problem,sounds problem,random crashes,etc..
BUT i’ve got another different problems, the game got FREEZE after approximately 15-30 minutes playing — in a mission called A NEW ORDER,
the game works very well in highest resolution, no soundproblems,but it freezes/hang… and the sound still plays,i have to ctrl + alt + del to restart it .
i’ve vista 64 bit sp1,
my system:
intel core 2 duo @2,66ghz
geForce 9500
sorry i’m from korea i cant speak english correctly
HELP!!
How much RAM? The game has been reported to do such things when it runs out of memory. Second possibility is overheat.
For 1st, try lowering texture quality and AA and see if it works longer.
Search http://forums.activision.com/viewforum.php?f=54 for more help.
Hey GamingNewsLink, I have a “fix” for #6, not sure if it’ll work with the others though, I had this problem, but not any more. Try not to install the game on a “long” directory, for example, C:\ Program Files \ Activision \ Prototype , try installing just C:\ Prototype. Might work.
And also, I don’t really know what is wrong with my game. When holding down the movement keys, the game freezes and gives out sound like, “Tu tu tu tu tu”, repeatedly until I release the key.
Jeff, check official Activision forums for input related problems concerning HID devices.
the game and sound are fine. sound volume is a bit low though, but i can live with that. my problem is that while playing “Destroy the Bloodtox Production Facility” when all facilities are destroyed and Alex is captured, the game freezes after the scene ends with all the solders standing near Alex. my system specs are:
operating system : Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234) 32 bit
RAM : 4 GB Ram
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.66 Ghz
motherboard : MSI MS-7360 P35 Neo-F
GPU : MSI Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT with 1 GB Ram
i currently have 42 GB free on my C Drive.
i played the game from the start and had no problems till this point. game loads fast, movies play smoothly, no slow-down durring heavy fighting/graphics.
thanks in advance for the help.
whenever i try to install this game,it says Art.cab file is corrupt.what should i do?
shattered:
Extract movies.rcf and try then
moy:
corrupted CD/Image or memory problem/over-overclocked CPU
wen i open or play prototype itsays cant load prototypef(2enginef.dll’
wen i play or open prototype it says cant load prototypef(2enginef.dll’
to wlw_wl,what will i do after i extract it?thnks//
Hey guys! I installed Prototype a few days ago, but I had to uninstall it… Because after two or three days after the install, I turned of my computer, Windows loaded,m y desktop appeared and suddenly, a blue screen. I waited my computer to restart, and the same thing happened again. I had to uninstall the game and even so, the blue screen kept appearing, untill I turned it off manually and then, I don’t know how, my computer was back to normal… Was that problem actually caused by Prototype?
moy:
extract the file and try playing then
Richard:
Unlikely.
What did you turn off? The bluescreen?
Hello ive got one major problem .When i try to install prototype my install stops at cells rcf. iinstaled the game by miracle and now i cant play it i suspect that is all fault of cells.rcf Could someone help me? Try to find a link for that file, please.
Jaanwu95 it’s 663 720 616 bytes long dude
Richard @354 – a problem like that was almost certainly nothing to do with Prototype; could be a driver or overheating problem. It’s insanely rare for even the most badly-coded of games to be able to cause any errors outside the game itself.
i launch the game and it says “wrong disk inserted pls insert the original disk of prototype CD/DVD” pls reply i really want to play
I have the same problem as Jaanwu95 , same file can’t get installed
i get a problem of “art.cab cannot be found” what should I do?
I have had #7 for quite some time and literally no other solution posted here worked. However, I found one via google that did work. It’s pretty simple:
1. Download Driver Sweeper (www.guru3d.com) and your latest video drivers.
2. Uninstall your video drivers.
3. Reboot into safe mode.
4. Run Driver Sweeper and let it do its thing.
5. Boot normal.
6. Install the fresh drivers.
So if you’re suffering from #7… here’s another one to try.
I have a problem with error #1. I have tried the fixes and I have also tried running on a lower screen resolution but nothing works, I am able to see the game for about a second then my screen turns black again. I’ve been trying to fix this for about a week or so now but no luck. Can anyone Help me.
Windows Vista Ultimate x32
3.2 i7 Core Processer
2GB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
1360 by 786 Pixels
I also have the Art.cab Problem, but my Cpu isn’t overclocked and my RAM is working correct at all!
And I also think is is not DVD Problem, because I treid top install from DVD as well as from Harddrive!
And i Have read a lot in the Inet about this Problem, but I didn’t find a solution!
And when I look at all the Problems at this Blog…
Oh my God, are they crazy to deliver out such a game?!?!?!
i have a problem with the installation. it said that the file art.cab is corrupted and cannot be read. can someone tell me where to download the file? or any other alternative solution to my problem here.
I’ve read almost every post and nobody had any problem like mine.
My problem is a variation of #3. I am able to start the game and play for about 5 minutes, then the game lags absurdly and I can’t do anything properly anymore. After 5~10 minutes of lagging it returns to its normal state, and it keeps transitioning between laggy and non-laggy forever. I tried almost every solution for every problem posted, but to no use. I’m running the game with the worst resolution, and everything else disabled.
I thought there could be a process impacting the game, so I ran it in windowed mode so I could kill every other process, but it didn’t work either.
I would appreciate any ideas. Thanks in advance!
My system specs:
Win XP SP3
GeForce 8600GT
Athlon X2 6000+ (3.1 GHz)
4GB Ram
I’ve read almost every post and nobody had any problem like mine.
My problem is a variation of #3. I am able to start the game and play for about 5 minutes, then the game lags absurdly and I can’t do anything properly anymore. After 5~10 minutes of lagging it returns to its normal state, and it keeps transitioning between laggy and non-laggy forever. I tried almost every solution for every problem posted, but to no use. I’m running the game with the worst resolution, and everything else disabled.
I thought there could be a process impacting the game, so I ran it in windowed mode so I could kill every other process, but it didn’t work either.
I would appreciate any ideas. Thanks in advance!
P.S.:Sorry if I double post, my first message didn’t show up for me.
My system specs:
Win XP SP3
GeForce 8600GT
Athlon X2 6000+ (3.1 GHz)
4GB Ram
How much memory does your GPU have?
wlw_wl
thanks bro for the help, but a few days after i tried and the game took me to the next level without any problems. i am however stuck at the last level where i have to kill the beast on the carrier. can’t kill him…. get killed myself. anyways thanks for the help. i appreciate it.
You’re welcome.
Throw stuff at him, helicopters, rockets and all you can find and bang his head when he’s stunned. Direct attacks are of a little use (unless you’re on easy). Watch out for what he is throwing. I used shield and whipfist (to catch and eat soldiers), armor slows you down too much, he’s bloody fast.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have problem #1 (black screen).
I’m running a Windows XP. The default refresh rate is ALREADY 60! I tried lowering it down, but that didn’t help either. Please help!
Hello,
I installed prototype he said:”Missing” ‘prototypeenginef.dll”’ Please give me the file or help me.
vista 32, e6700 chip, 4gig ram, 2x bfg nvidia gtx 260 ocx 898mb sli’d.
Crash not listed above, grey screen hang up and red screen with sound stutter. Both of these crashes happen in different areas regardless of alot of action happening or very little going on. The grey screen crash is the more common one of the two, changed the Hz to 44100 and that seemed to of solved the sound stutter but it still crashes, any advise
I have this problem with prototype:
When i start up the game it runs normally. nothing is wrong. but when i start to play, i play the game for like half a minute. Than my sound freezes and the game crashes and my monitor says: No Signal. Then my only possible option is to reboot my pc or pull in and out the power-plug. Does somebody has a solution for me? Because Prototype is a game that i really want to play!
Windows Vista Ultimate Service pack 2 Build 6002 64bit
Intel Core Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40 GHz, 2403 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processors
512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
1920 by 1080 pixels
I would appreciate it if someone would help me with this.
I have a solution for problem 7:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I installed the game first on Win XP x64, but the problem 7 error ocurred! Now i installed on Win 7 Ultimate and it works…, BUT NOW the sound is very soft and i had to put the volume at max that i can hear the sound!!!
… but it works, jeeaahhhh!!!
Hey, erm. I have this problem: after the first cutscene with Daina(or whatever is his sisters name), the game freezes. I can play everything before the cutscene, working perfect. It’s that goddamn freeze.
*quote*
# Kaasha — September 25, 2009 @ 2:15 am
Hey, erm. I have this problem: after the first cutscene with Daina(or whatever is his sisters name), the game freezes. I can play everything before the cutscene, working perfect. It’s that goddamn freeze.
*quote*
are you playing on High?
i had the same problem. just lower the settings down to Medium or Low before the cutscene then you will be able to get through it.
worked for me
Mail me if if doesnt work
Tomas.engtrom@bredband.net
i have a problem when starting the game it says ” cannot find xaudio2. try to re-install the game and the required directX 9.0c ” ,, and i did so .. n i tried to install directX 10 but it also didn’t work .. the game runs normally without sound but after finishing the first mission it crashes , i think because there’s no sound so it cant show the movie
WINDOWS XP
i need a solution plz ,, thanks !
guyz in problem 2 how can i change the playback default format !! am winxp sp2
I had the gray screen problem and i tried setting the refresh rate. It worked but i could not proceed after clicking on new game. The tips just kept going and going. So I uninstalled and reinstalled the game. then the gray screen appeared again on the left top corner and then just blank black screen. I checked the refresh rate and it was at 60. Pls help me out here.
Requirements are higher then needed.
Hey there guys,
I reallly liked the game,it’s unique.
I’m getting the game crashed to Desktop while loading saved games.(sometimes it loads the save,some times not lets say 70:30%) It says. Prototype has stopped working. Windows (Vista) is looking for solution and then says that the program (i.e. prototype) needs to be closed.
Anny solution? I’m running the game on Sony Vaio FZ31Z (2.4 Core 2 duo,4GB RAM,nVidia 8600M GS ) I have disabled AA and Vsynch too (just in case )
Hey, I’ve got the “Has encountered a problem and needs to close message” coming up, says under details the its just a app crash so not due to mouse or any of those solutions offered above.
I can get the game going and works for roughly 5 to 10 mins then just quits out at different times.
Specs are:
Running vista 64
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 2.66GHz, 2666 Mhz,
8gb ram
nvidea 8800gt 512 graphics card
Give me a yell if any solution comes up, cheers
ive got prototype game which was aniso image file so i mounted it using daemon tools then i pressed install button, t6hen the MS-DOS file appears ,, and disappears after some time, what is the problem,, my computer is a high defnitioned computer, then what is the problem?
Hey there..
When I want to create a new save game or when I want to change graphics, it always says “failed to save data”
I was looking around now for almost 2 hours but found nothing.
It would be so nice if someone could help me.
Please
Ah okay!
I just reinstalled it and now the problem is gone ôo
But now I have problem 8# i guess…
hey hey hey i have good news i know the fixer
HELLO, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PROTOTYPE
if I want to start it, comes an error message:
“MainWin32 ERROR-Could not load DLL “prototypeenginef.dll”. Please re-install the game and install the required DirectX9.0c provieded or obtain the latest version von microsoft.”
my system is more than enough for the game!! my high end computer is only 5 days old and i have vista ultimate 64 bit. but by other people it works great under vista 64 bit.
i have the newest mainboard-, vista- and graphiccard PATCHES.
my pc has a nvida gtx275 with directx10, is that the problem??ß but I also have install directx, which comes after the installation of prototype.
so, what is the problem, that i have???
Can someone help me. And sorry for my bad context, german is my firstborn language *smile*
PS: my system is
6 gb ram
intel i7 920 2.67 ghz
nvidia gtx275 893mb
windows vista ultimate 64 bit
replay from prototype errors:
HELLO, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PROTOTYPE
if I want to start it, comes an error message:
“MainWin32 ERROR-Could not load DLL “prototypeenginef.dll”. Please re-install the game and install the required DirectX9.0c provieded or obtain the latest version von microsoft.”
my system is more than enough for the game!! my high end computer is only 5 days old and i have vista ultimate 64 bit. but by other people it works great under vista 64 bit.
i have the newest mainboard-, vista- and graphiccard PATCHES.
my pc has a nvida gtx275 with directx10, is that the problem??ß but I also have install directx, which comes after the installation of prototype.
so, what is the problem, that i have???
Can someone help me. And sorry for my bad context, german is my firstborn language *smile*
PS: my system is
6 gb ram
intel i7 920 2.67 ghz
nvidia gtx275 893mb
windows vista ultimate 64 bit
Ok, so, I recently bought and installed Prototype, everything works great on my laptop, but on my pc I have no dialogue. All other sound works fine, video works fine. Just no dialogue. I’ve gone in and changed the sample rate and bit depth several time to no avail. Any suggestions?
hi, im using Nvidia GTX 260 with windows vista ultimate and i got a problem and it says: prototype doesn’t work anymore,looking for a solution, then my computer can’t find solution and got to quit, it happens when i start prototype, first a small gray screen shows up, then my screen turns black and then it gives the error with small black screen in the left upper corner, can some1 plz help me?
260 has to be 360
When I start prototype it says:”Prototype has stopped working” and 1 option:”Close the program” Please help me i have all specs the game needs.I think the problem is the fille prototypeengine.dll
The problem that i have been having, i believe is the server. In mid multiplayer games, the system freezes, and i have to reboot my ps3. This happens at least two or three times in a matter of 2 to 3 hours of game play. Concerned, and hope the problem will be fixed very soon.
The audiox2 error is caused by an unknown device or broken driver..
I fixed this problem by downloading the latest HDMI sound drivers from ATI (has a HD sound chipset on the board).
Install this and your problem should be solved.
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/pages/hdmi_xp.aspx?&lang=English
If you do not have an ATI 3D card but an Nvidia or Intel card then you should search on their website’s for a HDMI audio driver for your 3D Card.
Just my 2 cents!
in the escape Gentek mission at the point where you need to destroy the helicopter with a taxi, after the tutorial on putting a target on the enemy, when you click continue, i can’t throw the taxi. And when the soldiers come down to attack the shoot, but my health doesn’t go down, and i can’t do anything
I have a Geforce 8500 GT, and i play prototype on 800×600.
Whenever I exit the game, it’s alright. Then when i shut my computer down, come back at a later time and turn on my computer, my resolution is changed to 1024×768. I normally use 1600×900.
Why there aren’t any solutions when Prototype crashes while launching it??
What a waste of time to go to this site…..
hey,i have solution in problem #7
when you click prototype games and didn’t work junk your computer ok hahaha !
im gettin problem 1, done what it says, and still getting black screen
please help me, i play prototype very nice, but still in game,it get me an error of STOP WORKIN,sometimes aftar 1 hour of playin and sometime after 5 minutes, so i dont think is a bad installation couse next time i can advance more when i was before, someone knows any idea ? amd athlon 5200+ and RAM 2 Gb and Nvidia 9500gt gb ddr2, and WIN 7 x64 Ultimate RTM,please need help
when i try to play this game the black screen appears and sound stills play. what to do?
Hey guys,
I cannot install prototype because When i open autoplay and choose install on ms-dos screen and gone.
potta arappali
getting problem #7 all the time, instantly when i start the game, even after reeinstalling it 11 times, + reinstalling windows 7.
Got the required specs for the game and all of that shit.
getting really lamed out cuz of this.
everytime i start up prototype i get a windows error saying some data is lost during instalation so i try to reinstal prototype but i keep getting the same error over and over again. it says send report and don’t send report. it is just an average windows crash but the game just won’t run…
i am really pissed so if anyone would help me.. i would be really gratefull.
When I try to start the game not one but two error messages come.First one is “The application or DLL Prototype\prototypeenginef.dll is not a valid Windows image.Please check this against your installation diskette.”
And the second one is “ERROR:could not load ‘prototypeenginef.dll.’
Please reinstall the game and install the required DirectX
9.0c provided or obtain the latest version from Microsoft.
But I have DirectX 10 installed in my computer.
Hey guys,
I had the same issues for days and couldn’t figure this out. Still don’t know why the game performed excellent for the first have and then S L O O O W E D down.
Yesterday, I decided to do some wire management on my system taking the entire set up down. After I powered back up I updated my Nvidia drivers and BAM! I’m back to perfect speed again.
My system:
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Quad-core Intel i5 750 @ 2.67GHz
Graphics: dual GeForce 8800 GTX (SLI mode)
RAM: 8GB
That is all I did and I am good as gold, seriously!
Good luck
Chris
Hello, My son is playing Prototype, he keeps getting this stupid error every time he tries and takes over the memory of the helicopter pilot
The instruction at 0×70bf5108 referenced memory at 0×00000138. The memory could not be read.
Can not move to next level..
What in the heck does that error mean? it is nowhere in Google..
on another note., I have this same dang template for my news site, I can’t seem to get the tables to work properly.
Hey i have a bit of a problem. for whatever reason prototype will not play any cutscenes/memories. the screene fades to white but then imediatly fades bact to the game even if i don’t push any buttons. also if i go to the memories network the same thing happens. i’ve tried reinstalling it but no luck. Can someone please help me?
hey.. ive been trying to play prototype for the past few days but i cant… for some reason even after installing the crack….i keep getting problem # 7……and one other thing in the root/setup file..there’s a corrupted win rar archive named Data…i wonder if that has anything to do with the problem..
I get a crash and the sound keeps stuttering, wondering if this is a bug or error, or if my sound driver as just messed up. Someone please reply if they have ever heard of this problem !
problem number 7 !!!! =/
I have a problem with prototype.Everytime i try to play it comes a message like this “Prototype has stopped working”.I read some topics here and i know that i need to go to Event Viewer. The error there ist this one :”Faulting application Prototypef.exe, version 1.0.0.1, time stamp 0×49ef07ae, faulting module Prototypeenginef.dll, version 1.0.0.1, time stamp 0×49ef9366, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0×00613414, process id 0×1598, application start time 0×01ca8091fe903f80.”. My specs are: Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz, Memory Ram:4Gb. Pls i need the information as fast as possible.
sir, when i install the game first time it runs properly but when i quit for some time. then i start the next day it shows an error box how can i clear the error
whenever i start game and progress complete first 3 missions suddenly game closes and dialog box appears commenting `PROTOTYPE has encountered a problem and needs to close`. i am completely fedup now what should i do?
I’m getting problem #7 Its starting to freak me out
#7 here…
tried everything mentioned here…
I have the first problem with windows vista, and i don’t know where to find that .exe file. Could someone help me with that?
As for the Problem #7: [Prototype PC Crash] When launching the game, Prototype crashes immediately with this error message “prototype has encounterd a problem and needs to close”..the solution is u have to extract all the file into my document or desktop or anywhere as long as it in the c partition. Then u can play without no more intruption..huhu+)
spec:intel Q6600, 8gb kingston, 9800gtx+ gigabyte, asus p5q pro, win xp x64 pro sp2.
but i hav already installed it in C drive!!
i hav seen in event manager – Faulting application prototypef.exe, version 1.0.0.1, faulting module prototypeenginef.dll, version 1.0.0.1, fault address 0×00613414. ………………this is the error in problem no 7. what shud i do???
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I also have problem #283 everytime i start the game the screen turns gray then an error report saying that prototype has had a problem and needs to close….. what should I do???
Pls.. can will be funkcion [prototype] on ATI Radeon 9550?
When launching the game, Prototype crashes immediately with this error message “prototype has encountered a problem and needs to close”.my system info:vram 1024 MB geforce 9600gt – ram 1024-CPU core 2 due 7400.
you need to fix this game and stop playing around with us gamers.we like the game but cant stand that your not responing with a salution,or just give us our money back
send / dont send error occurs…whenever game is started …
and it advices to complain to the microsoft ….but nothing happens
i have problem #7 plzzzzzzzzzzzz help me
i have problem no 7 when i launch the game it suddenly crashes and says”Prototype has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.”
my specs are:-
processor-intel core 2 duo 7500
ram-2GB ddr2 800mhz
hdd-500GB sata
monitor lcd 18.5inch
resolution-1366×768
graphic card-intel g33/g31 express family chipset
tks in adavance
i have problem when i play prototype all is fine but there’s is no floor/land to walk to i think i have problemwith cell.rcf can anyone post a link to where to download cells.rcf only!! i only need 1 file cells.rcf
please!!! i want to play the game
can i play prototype??? with this system = = = =
AMD Athlon 3800+, radeon 1200+, 2G RAM ???
plz inform me?? i got it copy and i can only see a black screen…
is there a way to fix it?? plz send me an email = = neo_ode19@yahoo.com
Hey, Im Playing Prototype on PC, My System runs it fine, but it crshes evertime i try to save, or every time it autosaves, please help?
Prototype PC won’t load New Game
Prototype for PC won’t load after hitting New Game
Hello,, im having problem # 7
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Spider-Man Web of Shadows.exe
Application Version: 1.1.1.1540
Application Timestamp: 48e40000
Fault Module Name: Spider-Man Web of Shadows.exe
Fault Module Version: 1.1.1.1540
Fault Module Timestamp: 48e40000
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 005e3154
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: fd00
Additional Information 2: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
Additional Information 3: fd00
Additional Information 4: ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
PLEASE HELP IM REALLY DESPERATE!!!!!!!!!!!
i have problem no #7.
But i have dual core processor not core 2 duo.
Is the problem occurs due to dual core?
reply immediately.
i know a solution to Problem 7
if you didn’t have an internet connection or when your internet connection interrupts while using your pc it appears and sometimes after playing some specific games i don’t know right now but if you restart your pc it works well!
I have a 16:9 monitor, but when I set the resolution to 1920×1080, I have black borders on the sides. Then, when I go to a 16:10 resolution like 1680×1050, I get a full screen. This problem is consistent with every 16:9 resolution, like 1280×720. I’m not sure what’s causing it. What changed is that I reinstalled the exact same video driver after swapping out a video card. When I try to install it again, the driver installation crashes. That’s very odd. Otherwise, though, the game runs perfectly fine.
I have XP SP3, a Core 2 Q6600, 2GB DDR3, and a Radeon 4850 with 9.12 drivers.
for the guys with the art.cab problem, just restart your computer and mount it again.
please help me, in problem #7.hope you will find the solution as soon as possible.
So, no one have the solution for the no floor error??
i’ve installed the game but all the character was falling .. it’s like there was no floor or dround at all.. Alex Mercer was also falling and everything was orange in colour.. pls help me..
You assholes, dumbs of heLL
I am not aable to run the game…Its shows the error : COULD NOT LOAD DLL “prototypeenginef.dll”
Im using Windows 7 64 bit, when i installed this game, one problem occurs, it goes like this “could not find xaudio2″. I cant install the directx of the game. But i can play it without the sounds. pls send me some techniques or ways on how can i fix it.. tnx
when i try to install the game it says “Prototype.msi not found” what seems to be the problem, how can i fix this please help thx…
Prototype freezes, crashes to desktop… crashed the system once…what a waste of energy…
I have the problem 7 plzzz help me!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a laptop
have good specs
When I start the game everything seems fine but as sson as I load gameplay everything turns red, all I can see is the outlining of some cars, gun fire, and the glow around what i assume is the characters hands.
I have problem #7..
Mine is windows XP SP3
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU
E5200 @ 2.50GHz
2.52 GHz, 1GB of RAM.
I have Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver.
can i run this game having this?
Please help.. thanks.
help
Problem: I can’t hear any sound on my game at all
When i start prototype it will be fine… but after loading it will stuck when a pop up or a video section or a hint shows up. also after loading a save game it will also stuck when i press the menu in the middle of the game… i’m using windows 7 so i need help
Just my 2 cents on the prototypeenginef.dll problem. When I reached the Men like gods stage I started experiencing crashes every time I tried to start any saved game, pointing to that dll file and I tried all posted remedies with none helping at all. I even reinstalled the game with no luck but made sure I backed up my saved games. I noticed that I was able to start a new game without crashes. So it occurred to to me to continue with a new game but then saved it at any given point and then going back to the menu screen to choose my latest previous saved game and voila! it worked without giving me that annoying crash now I’ve advanced further with the game with no issues. Hope it helps for similar situations. Good luck.
One more thing that I forgot to mention is that on the Men like gods stage my game crashed just when Alex is among the other soldiers and starts coughing and leaves the room, skip that scene with the spacebar in case that scene would give you a problem again.
MY System properties..
and its new re-format
Inter(R)CORE(TM)Duo CPU
E7300 @ 2.66HZ
RAM 1G 32 bits
Ge-force 8500gt
My problem is its always freeze randomly… and my system hang too i already play it VSYNC = off in low revolution and low setting but it keeps freezing all the time….i have 2 a friends playings Prototype the game are not freezing but my PC is much better to than they have PLZ HELP…
i don’t have any HID to disable…
sorry for bad English
hey guys.. my prototype runs normally BUT i get these random freeze/lags once every 5 – 10 mins… any1 know the solution to this?..
i did everything that you guys suggested about ‘could not find Xaudio2″ error and still keeps showing. i did the extracting with scarface, renaming and everything else. Any other suggestions? please, help me!
Hey,my problem is that i cant seem to watch any of the movies,memories an so on…..any ideas?sorry for the bad english
Hey guys.. i have a problem.. i dont have sound at all, not even in the start menu.. nothing.. how do i fix this?? i downloaded the latest sound drivers but still nothing.. plz help