If you can get your hands on an O/S disk vista im assuming.. just boot from that

might be able to get one from microsoft or torrent it.. the O/S is freeware its the serial key that costs you but your laptop will have one on it so its all above board

only problem would be drivers but the HP website should have them!

also means you can do away with the silly recovery partition that rarely works!

if the mobo is fried chances are it wouldnt even attempt to boot up so it might be RAM or poss HDD as you said

but most likely just needs wiped and reinstalled 

unless im completely wrong in which case your lappys buggered anyway so nothing to lose

hope i helped best o luck!

Kryogre...good luck with yours again booting in safe mode would suggest a software issue more than mobo but your right if it is it will be pricey keep up the good work for BSG mod i love it just wish i had read the destructions properly im another tube that updated without thinking...and stardock wont tell me how\if i can uninstall a specific patch or roll back to the previous version ...i need my BSG fix lol

realised that im rambling now so gonna shut up

Good luck with your laptop. 

Your mod, and the Star Trek mod are the reasons I never upgraded sins.  I've read the updater has issues with some of the computers, and not others, I'm sure it works with most of the people though.

Laptop problems can be a real pain in the butt sometimes.

lol sorry i skim read everything cause im to lazy to take my time with it thats how i buggered up bsg

had to fiddle with harpos updater but its working now just waiting on it doing its stuff thanks for that

bollocks should have got the startrek od before running the updater :/ nevermind!

thanks to you too harpo will be so very happy if the updater works

you can also tell them that as nvidia supplied the video  chips that caused the problem they(nvidia) should also cover this as it will cause you to refuse to buy or recommend hp/nvidia to all of your family/friends/contacts which will cost them their reputations in the industry.

harpo

Im getting the same problem as fairyliquid it was also happening to me on version 1.03 of entrechment, and only happened it seems when a custom sound clip tryed to play, like selecting galactica ect.

love the mod, just a shame i cant play it without mini dumps

Yeah i have done this, and did it again just to be sure, but i still get mini dumps, more times than any its when adama says this is galactica.. Boom Minidump headshot, every time.

I actualy get mini dumps on 90% of the mods i try, but vanilla works well though.

Hi all,

First up, Kyogre, dude, thanks so much for putting all the work in. The vids and screenshots look absolutely excellent. After watching BSG mods for Freespace and other games, I've become used to assuming they'll never actually reach a playable stage... well, you've delivered the goods here.

Sadly, I discovered the goods shortly after a major smuggling clampdown, to extend the metaphor. I found this site days after the v1.04 upgrade and I too lack the v1.03 Entrenchment. And then your machine dies, preventing further updates for now, which I'll admit in my selfishness is far more of a concern because I don't get to play your fantastic mod, like, immediately, than because of the inconvenience to you. Er. Sorry. Um. Consider it a twisted testament to how good your mod looks

I've never tried modding before but reckon I'll have a crack at using Harpo's tool to update the mod. Frak, I'm sure I'll figure it out. Er. Soon as I find Harpo's tool file

Anyway, there is a purpose behind this post, besides thanks and congratulations: the Game Fanatics files linked to in the main post seem to have been removed, so I can't get the v0.81 patch. The version on Danman's site (cheers for hosting, dude!) seem to be 0.5. So.

1) Does any genius know where I can get Entrenchment v.1.03? I've hunted on the web and no dice. I have bought v1.04 of course.

2) Does anyone know where I can get the 0.8>0.81 patch? I guess I can download the main 0.8 version from File Dropper.

3) Can anyone send me a link to Harpo's files? 

4) Is there a general guide / help area where I can learn how to use / work all this stuff?

Basically, I'm an idiot with no experience of any of this but a good deal of enthusiasm and an obsession with BSG. I understand entirely if everyone's a bit busy to help and apologies in advance if all this information is readily available somewhere obvious. I've read all the posts in this string and know just enough to know that I know nothing. Socrates would have been delighted.

Again, regardless, muchos kudos to Kyogre and everyone who's helped. C'mon everyone, show the love, he's worked his a$$ off one this!

End of line.

The links are at the top of the page...

Hm... yeah, Game Fanatics Vault seems to be down, period. I have no idea why that is, and if/when it will get fixed. If someone with a copy of the patch wants to put it up on Filefront or something, I wouldn't mind (just no changes, please ) If no one kept a copy, I'm sorry, but I think you are out of luck.

As for the computer, no news. I'm trying to get HP to pay for repairs, but no luck so far.

I am uploading my copy of Sins of the 13th Tribe v0.81 patch.7z to mediafire nowand will post a link when I have completed the upload

and with regards the game fanatics vault it appears that kitsune's son has closed it, do not know any more than the message when I login and can NOT see any areas

harpo

Man, you're a legend. Thank you very much indeed! Am drooling at the prospect of playing this mod - hopefully it won't short out another graphics card or anything if I hit the keyboard.

I may be back on to bleat if I can't get the thing working, otherwise I'll bid farewell to my social life for the next couple of days. Cheers once more!

cloudsclear the steps that you used ARE the steps I recommend for any older mod to be updated to current

harpo