Game crashes in windowed mode

[Resetti's Replicas]

I like to keep my game in windowed mode, because in fullscreen, it stretches a lot on my monitor.  However, when I'm in certain selection menus, the game will crash if I linger too long.  If I want to import a robot, I have to do it lightning fast to dodge the crash.  Here's a full list of selection menus that cause my game to crash:

Import and Export Bot
Import and Export Texture
Choosing robots for an exhibition battle

Also, I had to set the ra2.cfg to read-only mode because it kept defaulting to high quality and MAXIMUM VOLUME (I deleted the THQ-esque opening sound so that I could stop getting heart attacks every time that happened.)  Don't know if that's relevant, but if it helps, then great.

[Mr. AS]

Have you tried using a lower resolution on fullscreen, like 640 x 480?

Also, I had to set the ra2.cfg to read-only mode because it kept defaulting to high quality and MAXIMUM VOLUME (I deleted the THQ-esque opening sound so that I could stop getting heart attacks every time that happened.)  Don't know if that's relevant, but if it helps, then great.

Pretty sure setting it to read-only would cause exactly what you just said.

[cephalopod]

I get this all the time. Thought it was just RA2 being RA2.

[ty4er]

i also get this problem, but changing size/quality doesn't seem to do anything unless it's in fullscreen

[RedAce]

I had this problem as well, mainly the Import Bot one. How many bots do you have in your Robots Designs folder? I had way too many at one point and kept crashing and running slow when I try to scroll downwards. I'm not sure if that means anything though.

[Resetti's Replicas]

I had this problem as well, mainly the Import Bot one. How many bots do you have in your Robots Designs folder? I had way too many at one point and kept crashing and running slow when I try to scroll downwards. I'm not sure if that means anything though.

Lots, but I only have 20-odd skins and the custom texture thing crashes too.

 I really don't want to do fullscreen, because it comes with a wide variety of problems, such as orbit cam being slow as molasses, screenshots coming out as black, and extreme stretching.

Have you tried using a lower resolution on fullscreen, like 640 x 480?

Also, I had to set the ra2.cfg to read-only mode because it kept defaulting to high quality and MAXIMUM VOLUME (I deleted the THQ-esque opening sound so that I could stop getting heart attacks every time that happened.)  Don't know if that's relevant, but if it helps, then great.

Pretty sure setting it to read-only would cause exactly what you just said.

I just tried that.  No luck, sadly.

[Trovaner]

I'm pretty sure its a small compatibility issue that started with either Windows Vista or 7. I'm not aware of any workaround to get it to stop crashing but I'd be interested in hearing if someone else has one. I generally try to move quickly when I'm in menus to avoid it.

[SKBT]

what kind of graphics card are you guys running? i have this problem on when i run the game on my quadro k1000 but when i run it on intel integrated, crashing is less frequent.

[Domanating]

I'm pretty sure its a small compatibility issue that started with either Windows Vista or 7. I'm not aware of any workaround to get it to stop crashing but I'd be interested in hearing if someone else has one. I generally try to move quickly when I'm in menus to avoid it.

I doubt it has to do with Vista or 7 because I run a XP and crashes are frequent.

[Naryar]

i'm having these kind of issues (or a similar one) for importing bots as well, on windows 8. it moves the window a tiny little bit when I import a bot and when i import 3 in a row the game freezes.

I am honestly thinking this game corrupts itself with time, I would refresh your folder with a new .rar if I were you.

[Domanating]

I pause the game before importing or exporting any bot. So far it worked without any crashes

[Resetti's Replicas]

i'm having these kind of issues (or a similar one) for importing bots as well, on windows 8. it moves the window a tiny little bit when I import a bot and when i import 3 in a row the game freezes.

I am honestly thinking this game corrupts itself with time, I would refresh your folder with a new .rar if I were you.

You mean start from a clean copy and paste in a minimal amount of old files?