#1 2014-01-09 14:09:12

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Xfire causes BF crash

Hello peps,

I cannot run Battlefield if Xfire is running: each time I try to connect to a server, the game crashes.

When I close Xfire, bf runs normally without any problem.

Is it a known issue? Any fix?

OS: win8 64bit

Also tried running both programs as administrator, running bf in different compatibility mode.

Thanks in advance

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#2 2014-01-09 15:11:42

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

I bet your PC is too weak to handle both tasks, Xfire is very heavy on processor, at least on AMD platforms it is.
I can't run BF and XF together, i get like 10 fps... probably it s only the compatibility issue

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#3 2014-01-09 15:37:52

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

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Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor 2020M 2.4GHz
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#4 2014-01-09 15:44:32

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

I for example, when join the server, close xfire in tip of the second smile

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#5 2014-01-09 16:38:58

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

GT210 M is a super weak graphic card, it has M at the end, and it means, mobile, therefore it uses the system RAM for it s purposes, and compared to real VGA cards, it s slow as hell, it just lacks bandwith, and you re fukt up that way, other things you could do are
go to control panel, device manager, and under system restore, switch it off, pull down graphic level of windows aero, to minimum, and you will have much more RAM at your disposal
go to RUN / msconfig, and deactivate all tasks that your computer doesn't need, such as "adobe flash updater, ", or google updater", and many more.
Then , go under your VGA settings and set your nvidia card for performances, and not for best quality
with these you did half the job smile
there are much many system tweaks at your disposal, but i bet you wouldn't find how, so we will discuss it further over FB
cheers bello tongue

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#6 2014-01-09 19:44:21

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

Same problem on XP Pro, 2Go ram, CG nvidia 8800GT, Intel core 2 duo E4400, Asus P5KPL-AM

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#7 2014-01-09 22:04:54

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

George Clooney wrote:

I bet your PC is too weak to handle both tasks, Xfire is very heavy on processor, at least on AMD platforms it is.
I can't run BF and XF together, i get like 10 fps... probably it s only the compatibility issue

Well, both work fine on my 7 year old notebook with Vista, Core Duo 1.86 GHz and 64 Mb Nvidia card, I can even capture 800x600 video at 30 FPS big_smile But on desktop with better configuration Xfire crashes on startup every time, and nothing helps

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#8 2014-08-07 10:25:33

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

i'm seriously irritated with this problem again ...and i want used that smile
Since that i changed OS, it crash again, maybe i set a bad version ...
I tested xfire 1.153 and 1.155

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#9 2014-08-07 10:28:12

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

Try changing compatibility mode to Windows XP.

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#10 2014-08-07 10:46:26

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

thx tuia, i tried also to change compatibility mode but it didn't work.


BUT i have just tested this and that "seem" worked ... and this must be verified on a long period.

Open xfire 1.155 version stable, Tools, Options..., General, Advanced..., Enable In-Game Debugging..., close and open Xfire and test BF with.

I would like that some people test this and report your opinion, thx

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#11 2014-08-07 11:03:58

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

xfire is bad for playing, it crashes even on new games like Battlefield 4

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#12 2014-08-07 11:19:09

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

LL22 wrote:

thx tuia, i tried also to change compatibility mode but it didn't work.


BUT i have just tested this and that "seem" worked ... and this must be verified on a long period.

Open xfire 1.155 version stable, Tools, Options..., General, Advanced..., Enable In-Game Debugging..., close and open Xfire and test BF with.

I would like that some people test this and report your opinion, thx

did not work for me sad

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#13 2014-08-07 11:42:17

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

I forgot to say that i disabled also Broadcast video , video capture but i don't think that it's the problem ...

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#14 2014-08-07 12:46:01

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

do u run xfire in compatibility mode?

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#15 2014-08-07 13:20:48

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

366989xfire.jpg

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#16 2014-08-07 15:30:16

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

Do you think overclock the GPU will help ?   :0

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#17 2014-08-07 19:30:30

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

Thst crashed my game all the time until I turned off the ability to get chat boxes and stuff inscreen while playing. After I turned that off... no more crashes.

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#18 2014-08-07 20:05:31

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

HoOK wrote:

Do you think overclock the GPU will help ?   :0

I won't wink

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#19 2014-08-07 22:50:34

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

Sunshine wrote:

Thst crashed my game all the time until I turned off the ability to get chat boxes and stuff inscreen while playing. After I turned that off... no more crashes.

thought about that too... will figure it out tomorrow. so it means, you can connect through xfire but cannot use it ingame, you can also not take screenshots/videos?

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#20 2014-08-08 04:52:17

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

I would focus on turning off background programs that are running but not needed when you’re not using them.. for example google update. Java quick start.. turn off the anti virus  when playing.. keep in mind laptops are underclocked for temperature management.. an i7 on laptop won’t run like an i7 on desktop. It would overheat. Doesn’t have the air flow..
Here is a link to shut off widows unnecessary programs in back ground.
    http://www.blackviper.com/service-confi … gurations/

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#21 2014-08-08 11:29:12

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

Kobra wrote:
Sunshine wrote:

Thst crashed my game all the time until I turned off the ability to get chat boxes and stuff inscreen while playing. After I turned that off... no more crashes.

thought about that too... will figure it out tomorrow. so it means, you can connect through xfire but cannot use it ingame, you can also not take screenshots/videos?

I never really tried to do videios or screenshots with it. Only one time and it made everything realllllly slow. I prefer just to use the printscreen button and paste it to paint.

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#22 2014-08-08 11:49:05

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

Ok, running xfire in compatibility mode gives me instant crashes. Disabling Xfire in-game only seems to work! Thank you smile

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#23 2014-08-11 19:49:36

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

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#24 2014-09-27 02:57:35

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

Don't use the new version of Xfire, as it causes BF1942 to crash when reaching main menu. Download the classic version of Xfire in-stead:
http://classic.xfire.com/download/

And remember to run Xfire as administrator for it to work.

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#25 2014-11-12 10:23:42

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Re: Xfire causes BF crash

Quagmire wrote:

Don't use the new version of Xfire, as it causes BF1942 to crash when reaching main menu. Download the classic version of Xfire in-stead:
http://classic.xfire.com/download/

And remember to run Xfire as administrator for it to work.

+1

Same from me. The classic xfire is the best.

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