strom 10 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 @Linkman19: Did you just copy the files from the .iso to a folder or did you install it normally? I know someone had trouble with a black screen on certain scenes because he just copy/pasted the files into the folder. @Littlelist: Here is a list of things you can try. 1. Try installing to another folder. 2. Try installing as admin. With the .iso mounted right click on the drive in My Computer and click open. Fine the .exe and right click on it. Click Run as Administrator. 3. Try to run the game as administrator. Right click the desktop icon. Click Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab. At the bottom check the box for Run this program as an administrator. 4. You can also try to run the program under a different compatibility mode. Following the instructions for step 3 check the box in Compatibility mode. Keep Windows XP (Service Pack 3) as the mode to run it as. This step is only useful if you are running Vista or Windows 7. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linkman19 10 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 @Linkman19: Did you just copy the files from the .iso to a folder or did you install it normally? I know someone had trouble with a black screen on certain scenes because he just copy/pasted the files into the folder. I installed it normally via iso, I can't even get to title screen, it's just a black screen with sound Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strom 10 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 @Linkman19: Did you just copy the files from the .iso to a folder or did you install it normally? I know someone had trouble with a black screen on certain scenes because he just copy/pasted the files into the folder. I installed it normally via iso, I can't even get to title screen, it's just a black screen with sound Can't really say what the problem might be then. You can try going through the steps I listed for Littlelist in hopes that something might work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linkman19 10 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Can't really say what the problem might be then. You can try going through the steps I listed for Littlelist in hopes that something might work. Tried everything. No luck. Could it be that one of the files could have been corrupt and that would explain the black screen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strom 10 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Tried everything. No luck. Could it be that one of the files could have been corrupt and that would explain the black screen? It could be, but I doubt it. You could try downloading it again, but it might not even be worth it. What video card do you have? Also, do you have any codec packs installed on your PC? You are the first case I know of that is only getting a black screen. That is unless someone mentioned the problem in the comments on the erogedownload.com School Days page. The reason I ask about the video card is it might be unsupported by the game, or a codec pack might be interfering in the game running. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linkman19 10 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 It could be, but I doubt it. You could try downloading it again, but it might not even be worth it. What video card do you have? Also, do you have any codec packs installed on your PC? You are the first case I know of that is only getting a black screen. That is unless someone mentioned the problem in the comments on the erogedownload.com School Days page. The reason I ask about the video card is it might be unsupported by the game, or a codec pack might be interfering in the game running. I have an ATI Radeon HD 5450 as my video card and I installed CCCP codec, I don't know what other codecs I have besides the usual microsoft stuff, camtasia and fraps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strom 10 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I have an ATI Radeon HD 5450 as my video card and I installed CCCP codec, I don't know what other codecs I have besides the usual microsoft stuff, camtasia and fraps Well, I have CCCP installed and that didn't give me a black screen. Ditto for FRAPS. If you had something different I would have said that might interfere, but it doesn't look like it. Can't really say about your video card though. It's not that old of a model, from 2010. Unless someone with the same model can confirm it works just fine that is my only guess. Sorry I can't help more, but if it's not the video card or something like a codec pack I can't say what it is. If you have access to another computer try to install on that. Hope someone can help you more then I could. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linkman19 10 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Well, I have CCCP installed and that didn't give me a black screen. Ditto for FRAPS. If you had something different I would have said that might interfere, but it doesn't look like it. Can't really say about your video card though. It's not that old of a model, from 2010. Unless someone with the same model can confirm it works just fine that is my only guess. Sorry I can't help more, but if it's not the video card or something like a codec pack I can't say what it is. If you have access to another computer try to install on that. Hope someone can help you more then I could. Its cool, Thanks if I can get to work I'll tell you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linkman19 10 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Guess I can't have school days then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strom 10 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Guess I can't have school days then Don't feel bad. I can't play either and I have the hard copy of the game. My game freezes upon starting a new game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ero-ero Majin 16 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Guess I can't have school days then just keep your SD until all problems solved...hopefully Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ello 10 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 just so you guys know, ive installed it (comptability mode windows xp sp3) as adminstrator, + japanese local ,and so far i had no problems, i have all the new codecs ( Combined Community Codec Pack) running win 7 x64, actually sometimes, very very rarely it will freeze (it happened only twice) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkEclipse 10 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I am pretty new when it comes to this and I just wanted some help on this issue. When I go to open the game up (for the 2nd time) the error, "Graphicbase initialisation error. Failed to load DX3D Device." pops up and it says there is an error and it needs to close. I have looked at the first post and tried everything there. I am using an Aspire One netbook and it runs on Windows XP Home Edition and most of my drivers have been updated I believe. IF I need to update any specific ones than can you post them? I really don't know what to do so any help would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ero-ero Majin 16 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) I am pretty new when it comes to this and I just wanted some help on this issue. When I go to open the game up (for the 2nd time) the error, "Graphicbase initialisation error. Failed to load DX3D Device." pops up and it says there is an error and it needs to close. I have looked at the first post and tried everything there. I am using an Aspire One netbook and it runs on Windows XP Home Edition and most of my drivers have been updated I believe. IF I need to update any specific ones than can you post them? I really don't know what to do so any help would be greatly appreciated! it seems like DirectX problems...try to update your DirectX to newest version Edit: as killer said try to uninstall your graphic driver (use software like revo uninstaller to have complete uninstall of your driver) reboot your pc and install the newest driver Edited July 14, 2012 by Ero-ero Majin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groz 10 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) I'm having a similar problem as Dark Eclipse, when I go to run the game the following message pops up every time: "GraphicBase initialisation error Failed to load display adapter information". I'm going to go update DirectX but since the message was different I thought it would be best to update some other codecs or programs as well but wasn't sure where to begin, any recommendations of what I should do? Apparently downloading just DirectX wasn't enough, nothing has changed. Downloading this thing didn't work either http://www.cccp-project.net/download.php?type=cccp -_- Edited July 14, 2012 by Groz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linkman19 10 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 just keep your SD until all problems solved...hopefully Going to redownload all the files again, check if it was corrupt and if it isn't then I'll give up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linkman19 10 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Well, I have CCCP installed and that didn't give me a black screen. Ditto for FRAPS. If you had something different I would have said that might interfere, but it doesn't look like it. Can't really say about your video card though. It's not that old of a model, from 2010. Unless someone with the same model can confirm it works just fine that is my only guess. Sorry I can't help more, but if it's not the video card or something like a codec pack I can't say what it is. If you have access to another computer try to install on that. Hope someone can help you more then I could. Just found out that it isn't my Graphics card, by chance I found a site where a guy has the same card as me, and he says he plays School Days HQ http://samsunggalaxygio.latvianforum.net/t1298-what-games-do-u-play-on-pc - Site where the comment is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killerinsidee 14 Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Just found out that it isn't my Graphics card, by chance I found a site where a guy has the same card as me, and he says he plays School Days HQ What games do u play on PC ? - Site where the comment is If it was as simple as "everyone with this graphic card can play it and people with this other one can't" that would be great, but it's not the case. There are a lot of things that can cause problems, even if you have the same hardware as some other guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caelistas 12 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Didn't anyone check the system requirements? You need http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviewimages/nvidia-geforce-gtx-690/nvidia-geforce-gtx-690.jpg to even play at acceptable settings. No in all seriousness i haven't got any problem whatsoever. I do have a beast rig though, updated drivers & latest direct X so...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linkman19 10 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 If it was as simple as "everyone with this graphic card can play it and people with this other one can't" that would be great, but it's not the case. There are a lot of things that can cause problems, even if you have the same hardware as some other guy. I am simply going by process of elimination with this, seeing what could be wrong and what might not be wrong, at the moment I know it is not based solely on my Graphics card, I could just have had a corrupt file or something along those lines, heck I might not even meet the system reqs and not realise it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkEclipse 10 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Alright updated DirectX to the latest one (9.0 for me I believe since I use Windows XP) and it still doesn't work for me. The Graphics Driver that I use on my computer is I think Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 (checked after searching around for a bit), but I don't know where to download it from to reinstall it. Sorry if it seems like I am annoying, I just don't want to mess up my computer in since I don't go in-depth when using computers so I don't know much on how to do this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ero-ero Majin 16 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Alright updated DirectX to the latest one (9.0 for me I believe since I use Windows XP) and it still doesn't work for me. The Graphics Driver that I use on my computer is I think Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 (checked after searching around for a bit), but I don't know where to download it from to reinstall it. Sorry if it seems like I am annoying, I just don't want to mess up my computer in since I don't go in-depth when using computers so I don't know much on how to do this. here's the link to update your intel driver Intel® Driver Update Utility Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ero-ero Majin 16 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I am simply going by process of elimination with this, seeing what could be wrong and what might not be wrong, at the moment I know it is not based solely on my Graphics card, I could just have had a corrupt file or something along those lines, heck I might not even meet the system reqs and not realise it you could also try by try to uninstall some software to see if one of them are cause conflict with your game it's an old game anyway, so you should be able to play this unless you have an ancient PC.... anyway, here the system requirements to play: from jast OS: Windows 7 64/32-bit, Vista, or XP CPU: Dual-Core 2.0Ghz Memory: 1GB Video: 64MB VRAM, DirectX 9.0c HD Space: 12GB from overflow OS: WindowsXP／Vista／7 WindowsXP/Vista/7 CPU： CPU: 2GHz Multi-core clock speed greater than 2GHz MEM： MEM: 1GB 1GB or more HDD： HDD: USBHDD And external USB HDD can not be used VIDEO： VIDEO: 800x600 Full-color or higher PCI Express x16 VRAM 64MB PCI Express x16 VRAM 64MB or more DirectX9.0 DirectX9.0 compatible SOUND： SOUND:PCM PCM audio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
north48 10 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Hi, I have a non-installation related question. Is there any way to increase the timeout at conversation option selection?!? I don't know if it's related to my hardware, but the timeout is very short for me - maybe 2 secs or so. I'd very much prefer to spend a bit more time to consider my responses. Is it possible to set this timeout somewhere? I'm ready to patch the timeout value in the executable if that's what it takes, assuming someone can tell me the offset. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkEclipse 10 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Alright I used the Driver Update Utility and it shows this when under Graphics Driver: Product Detected Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 Current Driver Installed 6.14.10.5260 A customized computer manufacturer driver is installed on your computer. The Intel Driver Update Utility is not able to update the driver. Installing a generic Intel driver instead of the customized computer manufacturer driver may cause technical issues. Contact your computer manufacturer for the latest driver for your computer. So not sure if its the latest one or not, kinda unfortunate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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