Borderlands error "General Protection Fault" - Page 2

11-24-2010, 09:38 AM

hi everybody

i suffered this problem few weeks ago.
i played this game 6 months ago, and completed both the secret armory and zombie island, and never suffered any problem.
few weeks ago i download the mad moxxi's underdone riot. to play this dlc i have to update game to v1.3. i download the update and update the game.

from this day i started to suffer crashing problem.
yesterday i download the v1.4 update also and update game but nothing works. so i delete the game and reinstall it but not install update and i play more than 4 hours and game didn't crash.

so my opinion on this problem is try not to update ur game and see. and tell me even though ur getting a same problem or not.

thank you

01-17-2011, 09:09 AM

I have a similar error. Instead of launching from Steam, try navigating directly to Borderlands.exe and launching it manually (located in [Steampath]\steamapps\common\borderlands).

Blutspender · 02-25-2011, 07:59 AM

I'm getting the "General Protection Fault!"-Error here too.
I own the Borderlands: GotY (All DLCs).
Error-Screen: http://www.abload.de/img/errorntt5.jpg

Things I already tried:
-Verifying integrity of game cache (didn't help)
-Defragmenting cache files (didn't help)
-Re-Installing (after that, Borderlands works for about two hours and then shows me the error again and again)
-Re-Installing Nvidia Drivers (didn't help)
-Re-Installing PhysX (didn't help)
-Running it with only one core (didn't help)
-Running it without Steam (with only the Borderlands.exe) (didn't help)

My System:
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
CPU: Intel Core i5 CPU 760 @ 2.80GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
RAM: 4096 MB
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
MoBo: GIGABYTE P55-USB3

I hope you can help.
Thanks in advance.

DaMuncha · 02-27-2011, 02:57 AM

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Blutspender · 03-02-2011, 12:50 PM

I tried running it in administrator mode and it worked: No General Protection Fault-Errors anymore.

03-03-2011, 01:17 PM

I had the same but first time i thought it said Vault.
and i thought i finished the game so badass the vault imploded...
i fixed it somehow, forgot how though.

Blutspender · 03-05-2011, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomerSimpson

I had the same but first time i thought it said Vault.
and i thought i finished the game so badass the vault imploded...
i fixed it somehow, forgot how though.

Guess you got hit by the general protection of the vault.

hool10 · 03-07-2011, 05:53 PM

I have the exact same error. 2K tech support won't contact me back and their official forums are no better: http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com...98#post2216798 IMO the only thing to get their attention is reporting them to the BBB (Better Business Bureau).

Draco221 · 03-08-2011, 02:30 AM

Ok i have the same issue like many people here ... it worked fine for ages no problems didn't play it for around 6 months come to play it and *poof* can't start up General Protection Fault. Borderlands.exe filename not found (yet it's there) and then it says the same again diferent location though and then it tells me a system32 file is not found. Yet that is also there. My computer is more than powerful enough to play the game HOWEVER i have heard that if you own XP (like me) and/or and 32-bit operating system (like me also) alot of games tend not to run like they should. Borderlands may be one of them)

Other Games i have had problems with that have been "Hard to fix":
- Killing Floor
- Left 4 Dead
- Blacklight: Tango Down (Can never get it to work as it says incorrect CD key) **AND IT ISN'T**
- Medal of Honour: Single Player (Don't buy it it's a poor version of MW2) **AND MW2 ISN'T BRILL**
- Fallout 3 GOTY (All DLC's come with) **AND AFTER AN HOUR OF PLAYING IT DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNISE I OWNED THE DLC'S**
- Zero Gear (Although thats probobly my internets fault)
- Worms Reloaded (Doesn't work on MultiPlayer for me

... )

Latharion · 03-09-2011, 12:47 AM

This sounds suspiciously like a SecuROM problem. While I don't have a solution, checking their website might shed some light on the issues. I have read about a SecuROM update that is available on their website, though I have yet to try it. Anyone willing to give it a go?

hool10 · 03-09-2011, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blutspender

I tried running it in administrator mode and it worked: No General Protection Fault-Errors anymore.

I actually tried this last night and it worked as well. I AM the admin though as I have UAC off meaning everything will run in admin mode. Deliberately right-clicking on the app and clicking "Run as Admin" made my GPF error go away. Poorly coded game if that really was the reason to fix it. Bad part now is I can't run the game with Steam.

Is there a launch code to put into Steam so I run the program as admin?

Lordcontaminus · 03-10-2011, 01:45 AM

I installed the latest Microsoft Visual C++ and it fixed it for me on Win7 x64.

hool10 · 03-10-2011, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hool10

I actually tried this last night and it worked as well. I AM the admin though as I have UAC off meaning everything will run in admin mode. Deliberately right-clicking on the app and clicking "Run as Admin" made my GPF error go away. Poorly coded game if that really was the reason to fix it. Bad part now is I can't run the game with Steam.

Is there a launch code to put into Steam so I run the program as admin?

Actually this DID NOT fix the problem and it still persists. Game is unfixable due to shoddy dev's.

Blutspender · 03-15-2011, 11:09 AM

Launching in administrator mode will make the main game more playable, I get much less GPF-Errors. Anyways, as I am through the main game now, I have to experience that this does not apply to the DLCs: It crashes as much as without admin-mode. That combined with the bad save/load-system makes the DLCs unplayable.

hool10 · 03-16-2011, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blutspender

Launching in administrator mode will make the main game more playable, I get much less GPF-Errors. Anyways, as I am through the main game now, I have to experience that this does not apply to the DLCs: It crashes as much as without admin-mode. That combined with the bad save/load-system makes the DLCs unplayable.

Pretty much the same for me as well. I made it like 1/2 way through the main game and then it just started crashing. I rushed through the missions before the next crash and finally got to the end. Sometimes on a re-install the game would not crash for like 2 hours and I got lucky. I'm at the end of Dr. Ned island and it's just crashing 15min in all the time.

11-24-2010, 09:38 AM	#16
sagar Guest Posts: n/a	borderlands crashes at random intervals hi everybody i suffered this problem few weeks ago. i played this game 6 months ago, and completed both the secret armory and zombie island, and never suffered any problem. few weeks ago i download the mad moxxi's underdone riot. to play this dlc i have to update game to v1.3. i download the update and update the game. from this day i started to suffer crashing problem. yesterday i download the v1.4 update also and update game but nothing works. so i delete the game and reinstall it but not install update and i play more than 4 hours and game didn't crash. so my opinion on this problem is try not to update ur game and see. and tell me even though ur getting a same problem or not. thank you

02-25-2011, 07:59 AM	#18
Blutspender Join Date: Aug 2009 Reputation: 10 Posts: 265	I'm getting the "General Protection Fault!"-Error here too. I own the Borderlands: GotY (All DLCs). Error-Screen: http://www.abload.de/img/errorntt5.jpg Things I already tried: -Verifying integrity of game cache (didn't help) -Defragmenting cache files (didn't help) -Re-Installing (after that, Borderlands works for about two hours and then shows me the error again and again) -Re-Installing Nvidia Drivers (didn't help) -Re-Installing PhysX (didn't help) -Running it with only one core (didn't help) -Running it without Steam (with only the Borderlands.exe) (didn't help) My System: Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 CPU: Intel Core i5 CPU 760 @ 2.80GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.8GHz RAM: 4096 MB OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit MoBo: GIGABYTE P55-USB3 I hope you can help. Thanks in advance. Last edited by Blutspender: 02-25-2011 at 08:09 AM.

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01-17-2011, 09:09 AM	#17
PWNZOR666 Guest Posts: n/a	I have a similar error. Instead of launching from Steam, try navigating directly to Borderlands.exe and launching it manually (located in [Steampath]\steamapps\common\borderlands).

02-27-2011, 02:57 AM	#19
DaMuncha Join Date: Nov 2010 Reputation: 11 Posts: 74	(Filename not found.) (Filename not found.) (Filename not found.) (Filename not found.) (Filename not found.) (Filename not found.) (Filename not found.) (Filename not found.) (Filename not found.) (Filename not found.) Boooo!

03-02-2011, 12:50 PM	#20
Blutspender Join Date: Aug 2009 Reputation: 10 Posts: 265	I tried running it in administrator mode and it worked: No General Protection Fault-Errors anymore.

03-03-2011, 01:17 PM	#21
HomerSimpson Guest Posts: n/a	I had the same but first time i thought it said Vault. and i thought i finished the game so badass the vault imploded... i fixed it somehow, forgot how though.

03-07-2011, 05:53 PM	#23
hool10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Reputation: 4 Posts: 58	I have the exact same error. 2K tech support won't contact me back and their official forums are no better: http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com...98#post2216798 IMO the only thing to get their attention is reporting them to the BBB (Better Business Bureau).

03-08-2011, 02:30 AM	#24
Draco221 Join Date: May 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 26	Ok i have the same issue like many people here ... it worked fine for ages no problems didn't play it for around 6 months come to play it and poof can't start up General Protection Fault. Borderlands.exe filename not found (yet it's there) and then it says the same again diferent location though and then it tells me a system32 file is not found. Yet that is also there. My computer is more than powerful enough to play the game HOWEVER i have heard that if you own XP (like me) and/or and 32-bit operating system (like me also) alot of games tend not to run like they should. Borderlands may be one of them) Other Games i have had problems with that have been "Hard to fix": - Killing Floor - Left 4 Dead - Blacklight: Tango Down (Can never get it to work as it says incorrect CD key) AND IT ISN'T - Medal of Honour: Single Player (Don't buy it it's a poor version of MW2) AND MW2 ISN'T BRILL - Fallout 3 GOTY (All DLC's come with) AND AFTER AN HOUR OF PLAYING IT DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNISE I OWNED THE DLC'S - Zero Gear (Although thats probobly my internets fault) - Worms Reloaded (Doesn't work on MultiPlayer for me ... )

03-09-2011, 12:47 AM	#25
Latharion Join Date: Mar 2009 Reputation: 245 Posts: 335	This sounds suspiciously like a SecuROM problem. While I don't have a solution, checking their website might shed some light on the issues. I have read about a SecuROM update that is available on their website, though I have yet to try it. Anyone willing to give it a go?

03-10-2011, 01:45 AM	#27
Lordcontaminus Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 285 Posts: 939	I installed the latest Microsoft Visual C++ and it fixed it for me on Win7 x64.

03-15-2011, 11:09 AM	#29
Blutspender Join Date: Aug 2009 Reputation: 10 Posts: 265	Launching in administrator mode will make the main game more playable, I get much less GPF-Errors. Anyways, as I am through the main game now, I have to experience that this does not apply to the DLCs: It crashes as much as without admin-mode. That combined with the bad save/load-system makes the DLCs unplayable.