JK2SP.exe error with windows 7...HELP!

06-15-2010, 01:17 PM

Every time i try to run the game i get a error jk2sp.exe has stopped working. I have redownloaded the game with no luck, i am useing Windows 7. I have also tried all combinations with compatability modes within windows on steam exe and jk2sp.exe can someone please help as i really wanna play this game again and dont like the idea of paying for something that doesnt work..

Stilkdog · 06-18-2010, 08:27 PM

If you are running a ATI card try this fix

http://www.filefront.com/16696483/atioglxx.rar

Place that in your GameData folder, if your on a NVidia card you can look around on Google.

shadowclaw · 07-07-2010, 10:05 AM

worked perfectly without the need to use compatibility mode or "Run as Administrator" mode. Thanks.

08-05-2010, 10:39 PM

Where is the gamedata folder?!!?!?!?

08-10-2010, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guysgreat

Where is the gamedata folder?!!?!?!?

Go into Program Files -> Steam -> Steamapps -> Common -> Jedi Outcast -> GameData

08-20-2010, 09:29 AM

Alright, the fixed works great.. but then the resolution is really weird with a black border to the left and right.. Any fix for that?

Sweetz · 08-20-2010, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tendency

Alright, the fixed works great.. but then the resolution is really weird with a black border to the left and right.. Any fix for that?

That's probably because the game runs in 4:3 resolutions by default and you're on a widescreen monitor.

Follow the instructions here for how to edit the config file to run widescreen resolutions.

08-20-2010, 11:25 AM

Before I'm following your instructions, I had the exact same issue with a BETA driver from NVIDIA on my old laptop. This issue got fixed by a newer WHQL release from the same NVIDIA driver.

So I'm not sure if this problem lies within the game. If I change the game's resolution to 1024x768 the game is windowed all of a sudden. And looks like a 800x600 windowed game while the settings say its set to 1024x768.

It more seems like a driver issue to me, but I could be wrong.

Sweetz · 08-20-2010, 03:08 PM

The game runs in 4:3 resolutions without making config edits, period.

What differs by driver is scaling behavior. If the image was taking up your whole screen, that means the 4:3 image was being stretched to fill the whole screen - it would have been distorted with things looking wider than they should. The black bars you're seeing now are the result of aspect scaling - a mode where the driver keeps the image in the correct aspect and adds black bars in the unused space. E.g. same concept as a letterboxed movie on a 4:3 TV, except in this case the source image is thinner than the display, not wider.

Scaling behavior is an adjustable setting within the driver - installing the new driver probably just reset/changed that setting. However changing your scaling setting won't produce an optional solution either way, you'll either have the black bars, or a distorted image, you'll want to make the config edits I linked to run the game in an actual widescreen resolution.

08-24-2010, 05:21 AM

You were right after all!

Thanks for the link, fixed it for me.

11-20-2010, 12:58 PM

Thanks soooo much!

12-31-2010, 03:17 PM

Many thanks

Was a bit concerned that JK2 wouldn't run on 7

nexans · 09-19-2011, 03:23 AM

Hi! I bought the Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast game, but the problem is that Windows 7 will not start, JK2SP.exe fails. I see a very old topic, so I could not find a solution to this problem.
Can anyone help, how can I start the game?

Transmit · 01-11-2012, 12:16 PM

I bought this game during the Steam Sales, and Im having the crash problem on Windows 7 with an ATI card, the problem is the files you posted up there are gone now! Any help to fix this?

deram_scholzara · 01-20-2012, 12:10 PM

Same problem here. Got it during the winter sale and it's not working for me.

I'm using an AMD Radeon HD 6750M.

I've tried updating the drivers, running in XP compatibility mode, turning fullscreen off, and installing a putting an OpenGL DLL file I found on another site into the GameData folder. None of these have worked.

So I, and others, I'm sure could really use more information on how to fix this issue, in addition to maybe fixed download links to the files above.

Thanks.

06-15-2010, 01:17 PM	#1
Rignus Guest Posts: n/a	JK2SP.exe error with windows 7...HELP! Every time i try to run the game i get a error jk2sp.exe has stopped working. I have redownloaded the game with no luck, i am useing Windows 7. I have also tried all combinations with compatability modes within windows on steam exe and jk2sp.exe can someone please help as i really wanna play this game again and dont like the idea of paying for something that doesnt work..

08-20-2010, 03:08 PM	#9
Sweetz Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 333 Posts: 1,351	The game runs in 4:3 resolutions without making config edits, period. What differs by driver is scaling behavior. If the image was taking up your whole screen, that means the 4:3 image was being stretched to fill the whole screen - it would have been distorted with things looking wider than they should. The black bars you're seeing now are the result of aspect scaling - a mode where the driver keeps the image in the correct aspect and adds black bars in the unused space. E.g. same concept as a letterboxed movie on a 4:3 TV, except in this case the source image is thinner than the display, not wider. Scaling behavior is an adjustable setting within the driver - installing the new driver probably just reset/changed that setting. However changing your scaling setting won't produce an optional solution either way, you'll either have the black bars, or a distorted image, you'll want to make the config edits I linked to run the game in an actual widescreen resolution. Last edited by Sweetz: 08-20-2010 at 03:17 PM.

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06-18-2010, 08:27 PM	#2
Stilkdog Join Date: Jan 2009 Reputation: 47 Posts: 213	If you are running a ATI card try this fix http://www.filefront.com/16696483/atioglxx.rar Place that in your GameData folder, if your on a NVidia card you can look around on Google.

07-07-2010, 10:05 AM	#3
shadowclaw Join Date: Oct 2007 Reputation: 0 Posts: 11	worked perfectly without the need to use compatibility mode or "Run as Administrator" mode. Thanks.

08-05-2010, 10:39 PM	#4
Guysgreat Guest Posts: n/a	Where is the gamedata folder?!!?!?!?

08-20-2010, 09:29 AM	#6
Tendency Guest Posts: n/a	Alright, the fixed works great.. but then the resolution is really weird with a black border to the left and right.. Any fix for that?

08-20-2010, 11:25 AM	#8
Tendency Guest Posts: n/a	Before I'm following your instructions, I had the exact same issue with a BETA driver from NVIDIA on my old laptop. This issue got fixed by a newer WHQL release from the same NVIDIA driver. So I'm not sure if this problem lies within the game. If I change the game's resolution to 1024x768 the game is windowed all of a sudden. And looks like a 800x600 windowed game while the settings say its set to 1024x768. It more seems like a driver issue to me, but I could be wrong.

08-24-2010, 05:21 AM	#10
Tendency Guest Posts: n/a	You were right after all! Thanks for the link, fixed it for me.

11-20-2010, 12:58 PM	#11
purple_zeppelin Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks soooo much!

12-31-2010, 03:17 PM	#12
Misterel Guest Posts: n/a	Many thanks Was a bit concerned that JK2 wouldn't run on 7

09-19-2011, 03:23 AM	#13
nexans Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 9	Hi! I bought the Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast game, but the problem is that Windows 7 will not start, JK2SP.exe fails. I see a very old topic, so I could not find a solution to this problem. Can anyone help, how can I start the game?

01-11-2012, 12:16 PM	#14
Transmit Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 24	I bought this game during the Steam Sales, and Im having the crash problem on Windows 7 with an ATI card, the problem is the files you posted up there are gone now! Any help to fix this?

01-20-2012, 12:10 PM	#15
deram_scholzara Join Date: Jan 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 1	Same problem here. Got it during the winter sale and it's not working for me. I'm using an AMD Radeon HD 6750M. I've tried updating the drivers, running in XP compatibility mode, turning fullscreen off, and installing a putting an OpenGL DLL file I found on another site into the GameData folder. None of these have worked. So I, and others, I'm sure could really use more information on how to fix this issue, in addition to maybe fixed download links to the files above. Thanks.