GameGeeks Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 (edited) Having this issue as well, played through it before without issue. The only thing that's changed since I last played it a year ago is my OS with went from XP to 7. It also started during and after soul cairn. Tried everything I could find on the web such as installing VC++ 2012, DEP exceptions, etc. And still get it. It's random and I played fine for hours with Dawnguard installed. It seemed to start during the Beyond Death quest and has been happening since. Don't know what to do. Don't know why it'd work fine on XP but not Windows 7. EDIT: Curious if this is simply related to the quests and finishing them will make it go away. EDIT2: It did not. Got one after finish the entire quest line and going after the standing stone crown. Though at this point I'm positive it has to do with something that gets flagged after entering the Soul Cairn. Possibly those stones that drain your health. But I haven't heard the sound from them or seen glimpses of their effect anywhere like I've read in the odd post around the net. Edited May 20, 2013 by GameGeeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiegril Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Are you updated through steam to the latest patches?Have you tried verifying cache files for game/dawnguard?Are your graphics drivers up to date as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGeeks Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Yes, at 1.9.Yes, didn't do anything.And yes, kinda have to be since I recently did a reformat. So everything should be up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiegril Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 So, the reformat... You reformatted your HD? If you are using an Geforce card, that would not get you the latest drivers properly installed. You would need to do a complete clean uninstall/reinstall of the new drivers from the Geforce site.This requires you to turn off the windows update feature, or windows will attempt to search for and install any old remnants of your drivers, and can cause corrupt installations. If you let windows update your card, or install drivers after the refornat, that could be the problem.May be the same with Radeon cards but I don't use them. Also, based on the reformat info, I would suspect that you also may need to update your c++ If that doesn't work, this microsoft article might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGeeks Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 No I manually installed the drivers. I am using an Nvidia graphics card and got the drivers off their site. And C++ shouldn't be an issue I have 2012 installed. And that article doesn't. As it seems to be related to Dawnguard. Specifically stepping into the Soul Cairn. There's a big thread I also posted in over on Bethesda's forums. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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