Runtime Error

[Veyna]

I, too, am having this problem.

The first two weeks the game was live, I was on Windows XP 32bit with 2 gigs of ram. I upgraded to 6 gigs of ram (all were tested and are working properly) and reformatted to Windows 7 64bit and I have had this error ever since. I have uninstalled and re-installed the game, updated drivers and tried older versions, and have all Windows updates, yet this error comes and goes for me. I've gone 3 days without having it (after a fresh re-install of the game), only to get hit with it 8 times in one day. There's really no pattern to replicate it. I've had it pop up while zoning, while standing still (once while I wasn't even at the computer), while running to a fate or quest, and immediately upon entering the game. It really sucks and I'm anxiously waiting (hoping..) for a fix. I play a lot of games and haven't encountered this issue in any of them.

[HeroSamson]

So I tried something new.

I decided for a Second time to re-installed windows 7 and drivers.

Clean slate-

I installed all updates first Minus my video card.

I decided not to download firefox yet, I used IE to download the FFXIV client.

I right clicked the install and put it on administrator something new happened direct9x popped up and installed.

After that was done, I right clicked the FFXIV desktop icon and also put that in run administrator which downloaded the update.

After I installed my video card using my cd with my first update-

The game runs actually better than before and I haven't crashed, so far so good, I know a lot of you might not wanna do this but I was at me wits end and decided to just do it had windows old to gain back all my old stuff so if you don't wanna rely on SE try that.

[Astrolia]

I take it back. Got my first C++ error in about a month. After several weeks of constant C++ runtime errors built a new computer and they stopped. Today, just sitting there around in Aleport, doing NOTHING and C++ runtime error. I don't know why I'm ever typing this. Have yet to see a single tech support guy respond to any threads in this forum, but wanted to make sure even someone that STOPPED having the issue, got one today.

[KingofDunkshire]

I take it back. Got my first C++ error in about a month. After several weeks of constant C++ runtime errors built a new computer and they stopped. Today, just sitting there around in Aleport, doing NOTHING and C++ runtime error. I don't know why I'm ever typing this. Have yet to see a single tech support guy respond to any threads in this forum, but wanted to make sure even someone that STOPPED having the issue, got one today.

The sad thing is it's a corrupted file issue that has to be corrected by a programmer, there's really nothing on our end that can fix this issue and the fact that SE hasn't done anything to fix or help just looks like they are ignoring the issue cause let's face it, they are in some deep water when it comes down to delivering to their fans the past 13 years to the point they are losing money every quarter.

[Wildsprite]

The sad thing is it's a corrupted file issue that has to be corrected by a programmer.

it's not corrupted files, its bad code that they didn't notice. and honestly I don't have any hope they will hunt for and fix said code either.

corrupted implies that the issue was not there when they released it. it was and they didnt notice it

[Kittra]

it's not corrupted files, its bad code that they didn't notice. and honestly I don't have any hope they will hunt for and fix said code either.

corrupted implies that the issue was not there when they released it. it was and they didnt notice it

Personally, I'm more inclined to believe the corrupted files bit as not everyone experiences this issue.
If it were bad code, everyone would have the issue and you can bet it would have been taken care of by now. =\

[Lisotte]

It happened to me as I was loading into Titan HM from Uldah O.o Luckily my party waited the minute it took me to reconnect, but boy does this error suuuuck

[Tig70]

BUMP

[Wildsprite]

Personally, I'm more inclined to believe the corrupted files bit as not everyone experiences this issue.
If it were bad code, everyone would have the issue and you can bet it would have been taken care of by now. =\

that is incorrect, not everyone is getting this issue because not everyone has the same hardware/drivers, it is happening mostly to people with AMD and Nvidia Video chipsets. but not all. if it were corrupted files you would be able to fix it with a reinstall but that doesn't work because it's not, it's bad code calls used in the visual C++ library.

if you look up the error there are all sorts of fixes, some work some do not, but none work for this game. not one. I tried reinstalling. didn't work game crashed within 5 minutes of logging in. tried some of the other fixes like reinstalling all Visual C++ libraries also didn't work. tried a fresh install of windows with no visual C++ libraries. still didn't work. the problem is bad code and the only ones that can fix is are SE and they have acknowledged this as a problem but I suspect they still haven't found a clue as to the cause

I should also note I didn't get this problem myself even once during the first 3 beta phases

[Squa11_Leonhart]

I would be more inclined to believe it is related to certain third party applications interfering with the process in some way.