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Crashing when I fire or move

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Dell Inspiron 1545
Windows 7 x64
Sound: IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Graphics: Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500MHD (1323194 KB video memory)

Just installed the game, and everything seemed to run fine until I got to actually playing the game (tested it for single player and multi-player), where as soon as I left-click or right click, the game will crash with the typical "Has stopped working" message. If I move around, the game will crash in about 10-20 seconds. Compatibility modes/run as admin/reinstall don't help and even the 1.497 patch does not fix this. 1.4(97) are playable with the -safemode command-line though.

I tried the files linked to in http://www.giantswd.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1794 which seems similar to my issue, but nothing changed.

I updated my graphics card drivers (which didn't help) and while doing so I determined the problem is likely to be related to sound rather than graphics... It seems that if I disable my audio drivers from device manager, I can play even if not in safemode. Updating/Reinstalling my audio drivers also didn't seem to help.
Any ideas on how I can play with sound without crashing? I appreciate it!
errorlog wrote:Giants caused an Access Violation in module gs_ds.DLL at 0023:062f3167.
Exception handler called in main thread.
Error occurred at 12/22/2011 17:04:02.
B:\Programs\Games\GiantsCK\Giants.exe, run by Stil.
2 processor(s), type 586.
256 MBytes physical memory.
Read from location 00000008 caused an access violation.

Registers:
EAX=00000000 CS=0023 EIP=062f3167 EFLGS=00010206
EBX=00000006 SS=002b ESP=0018fa78 EBP=0018fa7c
ECX=03807980 DS=002b ESI=02fe9f5c FS=0053
EDX=03807980 ES=002b EDI=03a05b80 GS=002b
Bytes at CS:EIP:
8b 48 08 80 cd 80 8b 55 fc 89 4a 08 8b 45 fc 8b
Stack dump:
0018fa78: 00000000 039d1224 004871a7 02fe9f5c 00000000 039d1224 03a05b80 039d1224
0018fa98: 00486f9a 039d1224 00469781 00000003 00000006 039d1224 100d7b10 03a06d98
0018fab8: 00000001 00000006 43fa0000 006003d0 c42e9a9d c4ce745d 42e70bb0 3e08a4a2
0018fad8: 3f7db5e7 00000000 c42e9a9d c4ce745d 42e70bb0 00000000 0001fd00 3f7db506
0018faf8: 0046dd34 039d1224 00000006 100d7b48 00000000 43fa0000 100d7b10 100d7b10
0018fb18: 039d1224 00000040 00000000 006003d0 00000006 00000003 03a06d98 00000000
0018fb38: c41c2098 c488e4aa 42ee543d c41ccb66 c48b5ef0 42ee543d 00000000 00000000
0018fb58: 00000000 00000000 3f800000 0049330c 420c0000 420c0000 43480000 41100000
0018fb78: 00000040 43480000 420c0000 0046aad9 100d7b10 09de3cf0 039d1224 fffff7ff
0018fb98: 00000010 100d7b10 769c4a20 00000040 00000001 769c305c 024a3958 00000000
0018fbb8: 769c4a39 4a8ea60c 00000000 0057d3a0 00000000 00000100 00000000 04accaac
0018fbd8: 00000000 00000001 04faabb8 04faac34 00000000 06482e74 00000000 00000000
0018fbf8: 00000624 00000001 00000000 0018fbbc 04acd132 0018fe50 769e3562 3c0a1050
0018fc18: fffffffe 769c4a39 00519b6f 00000040 0018fc58 00000000 00000000 0018fc3c
0018fc38: 80000000 00000000 00000000 00000010 00e7acc0 00000300 00e7acc0 00000000
0018fc58: 00000000 00000624 000004ff 000004ff 00000000 000002ff 00000000 00e7b4d0
0018fc78: 00e7acc0 00e76340 44200000 44200000 43c00000 00e7b4d0 00e76340 0018fd00
0018fc98: 00e7acc0 000004ff 00000000 000002ff 00000000 04ad951d 04ac4b8a 00000300
0018fcb8: 00000000 00000500 00000000 7106f3e5 04f81b90 00489700 42e6f918 c5064f81
0018fcd8: 0018fd70 039d12c4 00000500 00000300 00000000 00000000 00000500 00000300
0018fcf8: 00000000 3f800000 0018fd18 7105c743 00e7b4d0 00e7acc0 00000000 00e7acc4
0018fd18: 0018fd50 71054ad8 00e7acc4 4ad10733 00e7acc0 02ffbb14 02ffbac0 00e7acc4
0018fd38: 00000000 062f37e5 3e84bc0d 0018fe50 710fd058 02ffbac0 0000001a 09dc0848
0018fd58: 00000000 03a082b4 00000001 00000002 00000000 00000000 004624cb 039d1224
0018fd78: 0018fdf4 7efde000 76a9eef4 0057ce50 004261d0 00000001 004620a1 71308b0e
0018fd98: 71308ab3 3fd55555 42780000 44200000 43c00000 44200000 43c00000 3f7db5e6
0018fdb8: 00000000 be08a4a2 00000000 be08a4a2 80000000 bf7db5e6 00000000 80000000
0018fdd8: 3f800000 80000000 00000000 43ec64c9 c2ee543d c50c8afc 3f800000 0050d97f
0018fdf8: 0050c771 75c51225 ffffffff 0018fe60 0000018c 00000000 001400f8 0000001e
0018fe18: 00000000 00000000 0018bd84 00000286 00000189 0050be63 00722542 0000000a
0018fe38: 75c51225 00000000 7efde000 ffffffff 0018fe38 0018f64c 0018ff78 0053b200
0018fe58: 0055aa88 00000000 0018ff88 0053aae6 00400000 00000000 00722542 0000000a
0018fe78: 00000094 00000004 0000000a 040a08ae 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000
0018fe98: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
0018feb8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
0018fed8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
0018fef8: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0053a97a 00000000 00000000 7efde000
0018ff18: 00000044 0075abf8 00759ad0 00759ae8 00000000 00000001 00000064 00000064
0018ff38: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000 ffffffff ffffffff
0018ff58: ffffffff 00000000 00000000 00000000 00722542 00000000 0018fe78 00000000
0018ff78: 0018ffc4 0053b200 0054dd70 00000000 0018ff94 75c53677 7efde000 0018ffd4
0018ff98: 77ea9f02 7efde000 77f74264 00000000 00000000 7efde000 00000000 00000000
0018ffb8: 00000000 0018ffa0 00000000 ffffffff 77ee0ae5 000678e0 00000000 0018ffec
0018ffd8: 77ea9ed5 0053a962 7efde000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0053a962
0018fff8: 7efde000 00000000

Module list: names, addresses, sizes, time stamps and file times:
B:\Programs\Games\GiantsCK\Giants.exe, loaded at 0x00400000 - 1597952 bytes - 4a3cb218 - file date is 6/20/2009 04:55:36
C:\Windows\system32\igdumdx32.dll, loaded at 0x04910000 - 548864 bytes - 4a26baf4 - file date is 6/3/2009 10:03:34
C:\Windows\system32\igdumd32.dll, loaded at 0x04ab0000 - 4231168 bytes - 4a26bc55 - file date is 6/3/2009 10:09:30
B:\Programs\Games\GiantsCK\gs_ds.DLL, loaded at 0x062f0000 - 127033 bytes - 3a20bff6 - file date is 12/22/2011 12:35:24
B:\Programs\Games\GiantsCK\gg_dx8r.DLL, loaded at 0x10000000 - 163840 bytes - 3b3a2415 - file date is 12/22/2011 12:34:54
C:\Windows\system32\dpnathlp.dll, loaded at 0x6f9f0000 - 57344 bytes - 4a5bd9ec - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:14
C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcGenral.DLL, loaded at 0x6fa10000 - 2175488 bytes - 4a5bd97a - file date is 7/13/2009 20:14:52
C:\Windows\system32\dpnet.dll, loaded at 0x70fa0000 - 376832 bytes - 4a5bd9ed - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:14
C:\Windows\system32\HID.DLL, loaded at 0x71000000 - 22016 bytes - 4a5bd9ec - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:26
C:\Windows\system32\d3d8.dll, loaded at 0x71010000 - 1036800 bytes - 4a5bd9a7 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:10
C:\Windows\system32\d3d8thk.dll, loaded at 0x712c0000 - 11264 bytes - 4a5bd9a8 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:10
C:\Windows\AppPatch\AcLayers.DLL, loaded at 0x712d0000 - 559616 bytes - 4a5bd97b - file date is 7/13/2009 20:14:52
C:\Windows\system32\DINPUT8.dll, loaded at 0x71360000 - 145408 bytes - 4a5bd9c1 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:12
C:\Windows\system32\PowrProf.dll, loaded at 0x71390000 - 145408 bytes - 4a5bdb0c - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:14
C:\Windows\system32\DSOUND.dll, loaded at 0x713f0000 - 453632 bytes - 4a5bd9fd - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:14
C:\Windows\system32\SortServer2003Compat.dll, loaded at 0x71550000 - 38400 bytes - 4a5bc022 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:16
C:\Windows\system32\SHUNIMPL.DLL, loaded at 0x716e0000 - 10240 bytes - 4a5bc588 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:16
C:\Windows\system32\WINMM.dll, loaded at 0x72750000 - 194048 bytes - 4a5bdb42 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:20
C:\Windows\system32\DEVRTL.dll, loaded at 0x72ae0000 - 44544 bytes - 4ddb6db2 - file date is 5/24/2011 05:34:22
C:\Windows\system32\UxTheme.dll, loaded at 0x72b60000 - 245760 bytes - 4a5bdb3c - file date is 7/13/2009 20:11:26
C:\Windows\system32\ntmarta.dll, loaded at 0x72be0000 - 121856 bytes - 4a5bdae9 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:12
C:\Windows\system32\apphelp.dll, loaded at 0x72c10000 - 292352 bytes - 4a5bd9b6 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:14:54
C:\Windows\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV, loaded at 0x72e10000 - 319488 bytes - 4a5bdb4b - file date is 7/13/2009 20:14:10
C:\Windows\system32\MPR.dll, loaded at 0x72e70000 - 64000 bytes - 4a5bda36 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:42
C:\Windows\system32\dhcpcsvc.DLL, loaded at 0x72ed0000 - 61952 bytes - 4a5bd9b5 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:12
C:\Windows\system32\rasman.dll, loaded at 0x72ef0000 - 76800 bytes - 4a5bdadf - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:14
C:\Windows\system32\rasadhlp.dll, loaded at 0x72f40000 - 11776 bytes - 4a5bdad6 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:14
C:\Windows\System32\fwpuclnt.dll, loaded at 0x72f50000 - 216576 bytes - 4a5bda07 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:22
C:\Windows\system32\WINNSI.DLL, loaded at 0x72fa0000 - 16896 bytes - 4a5bdb43 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:20
C:\Windows\system32\IPHLPAPI.DLL, loaded at 0x72fb0000 - 103936 bytes - 4a5bda1b - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:34
C:\Windows\system32\wshbth.dll, loaded at 0x72fd0000 - 35840 bytes - 4a5bc881 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:22
C:\Windows\system32\DNSAPI.dll, loaded at 0x72fe0000 - 269824 bytes - 4d6f24f6 - file date is 3/3/2011 00:29:24
C:\Windows\system32\pnrpnsp.dll, loaded at 0x73030000 - 65024 bytes - 4a5bdaf6 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:14
C:\Windows\system32\napinsp.dll, loaded at 0x73050000 - 52224 bytes - 4a5bda6d - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:04
C:\Windows\System32\winrnr.dll, loaded at 0x73060000 - 20992 bytes - 4a5bdb44 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:20
C:\Windows\system32\NLAapi.dll, loaded at 0x73070000 - 51712 bytes - 4a5bda7c - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:04
C:\Windows\System32\wshtcpip.dll, loaded at 0x73120000 - 9216 bytes - 4a5bdb5a - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:22
C:\Windows\system32\mswsock.dll, loaded at 0x73130000 - 232448 bytes - 4a5bda77 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:52
C:\Windows\system32\rsaenh.dll, loaded at 0x73170000 - 242936 bytes - 4a5bdae0 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:17:56
C:\Windows\system32\CRYPTSP.dll, loaded at 0x731b0000 - 78848 bytes - 4a5bda3d - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:08
C:\Windows\system32\rasapi32.dll, loaded at 0x731d0000 - 325120 bytes - 4a5bdad7 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:14
C:\Windows\system32\samcli.dll, loaded at 0x73240000 - 50688 bytes - 4a5bdadb - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:14
C:\Windows\system32\SensApi.dll, loaded at 0x73530000 - 10752 bytes - 4a5bdb11 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:14
C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast5\snxhk.dll, loaded at 0x73780000 - 199792 bytes - 4ed3ca80 - file date is 11/28/2011 13:01:22
C:\Windows\system32\profapi.dll, loaded at 0x742f0000 - 31744 bytes - 4a5bbf41 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:14
C:\Windows\system32\USERENV.dll, loaded at 0x74300000 - 79360 bytes - 4a5bdb31 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:18
C:\Windows\system32\VERSION.dll, loaded at 0x74330000 - 21504 bytes - 4a5bdb2b - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:18
C:\Windows\system32\sfc_os.DLL, loaded at 0x74d40000 - 40960 bytes - 4a5bdb02 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:16
C:\Windows\system32\Cabinet.dll, loaded at 0x74f10000 - 72704 bytes - 4a5bd987 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:02
C:\Windows\system32\MSACM32.dll, loaded at 0x74f40000 - 72192 bytes - 4a5bda4e - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:44
C:\Windows\system32\AUDIOSES.DLL, loaded at 0x74f70000 - 195584 bytes - 4a5bd97e - file date is 7/13/2009 20:14:58
C:\Windows\System32\PROPSYS.dll, loaded at 0x75000000 - 988160 bytes - 4a5bdacb - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:14
C:\Windows\System32\MMDevApi.dll, loaded at 0x75100000 - 213504 bytes - 4a5bda29 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:42
C:\Windows\system32\sfc.dll, loaded at 0x75210000 - 2560 bytes - 4a5bdb01 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:10:24
C:\Windows\system32\dhcpcsvc6.DLL, loaded at 0x75330000 - 43008 bytes - 4a5bd9b6 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:12
C:\Windows\System32\wship6.dll, loaded at 0x75340000 - 10752 bytes - 4a5bdb56 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:22
C:\Windows\system32\cryptnet.dll, loaded at 0x753f0000 - 103424 bytes - 4a5bda3c - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:08
C:\Windows\system32\GPAPI.dll, loaded at 0x75420000 - 79872 bytes - 4a5bd9e0 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:24
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bcryptprimitives.dll, loaded at 0x75440000 - 249680 bytes - 4a5bd987 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:17:56
C:\Windows\system32\ncrypt.dll, loaded at 0x75480000 - 219136 bytes - 4a5bda79 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:04
C:\Windows\system32\bcrypt.dll, loaded at 0x754c0000 - 80896 bytes - 4a5bdb38 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:11:22
C:\Windows\system32\dwmapi.dll, loaded at 0x75960000 - 67072 bytes - 4a5bda07 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:14
C:\Windows\syswow64\CRYPTBASE.dll, loaded at 0x759d0000 - 36864 bytes - 4a5bbf41 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:08
C:\Windows\syswow64\SspiCli.dll, loaded at 0x759e0000 - 96768 bytes - 4b21f681 - file date is 12/11/2009 02:36:34
C:\Windows\syswow64\GDI32.dll, loaded at 0x75a40000 - 310784 bytes - 4a5bdb38 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:11:22
C:\Windows\syswow64\urlmon.dll, loaded at 0x75ad0000 - 1230336 bytes - 4eb4bbe2 - file date is 11/4/2011 23:35:48
C:\Windows\syswow64\CFGMGR32.dll, loaded at 0x75c10000 - 145920 bytes - 4ddb87b9 - file date is 5/24/2011 05:34:02
C:\Windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll, loaded at 0x75c40000 - 1048576 bytes - 4e211484 - file date is 7/15/2011 23:30:28
C:\Windows\syswow64\DEVOBJ.dll, loaded at 0x75d40000 - 64512 bytes - 4ddb87e1 - file date is 5/24/2011 05:34:22
C:\Windows\syswow64\SHELL32.dll, loaded at 0x75d60000 - 12867584 bytes - 4c4ee5ad - file date is 7/27/2010 09:03:26
C:\Windows\syswow64\LPK.dll, loaded at 0x769b0000 - 25600 bytes - 4a5bdb3b - file date is 7/13/2009 20:11:24
C:\Windows\syswow64\WS2_32.dll, loaded at 0x769c0000 - 206336 bytes - 4a5bdb4a - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:22
C:\Windows\syswow64\USER32.dll, loaded at 0x76a60000 - 833024 bytes - 4a5bdb3c - file date is 7/13/2009 20:11:26
C:\Windows\syswow64\SETUPAPI.dll, loaded at 0x76bf0000 - 1668608 bytes - 4a5bdafe - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:16
C:\Windows\syswow64\WINTRUST.dll, loaded at 0x76dc0000 - 172032 bytes - 4b39a768 - file date is 12/29/2009 01:55:36
C:\Windows\syswow64\ole32.dll, loaded at 0x76df0000 - 1413632 bytes - 4c297c56 - file date is 6/29/2010 00:02:04
C:\Windows\syswow64\MSASN1.dll, loaded at 0x76f50000 - 34816 bytes - 4a98d038 - file date is 12/30/2009 04:33:42
C:\Windows\syswow64\NSI.dll, loaded at 0x76f60000 - 8704 bytes - 4a5bdad9 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:12
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sechost.dll, loaded at 0x76f70000 - 92160 bytes - 4a5bdb04 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:14
C:\Windows\syswow64\OLEAUT32.dll, loaded at 0x76f90000 - 571904 bytes - 4e5873c1 - file date is 8/26/2011 23:43:08
C:\Windows\syswow64\CRYPT32.dll, loaded at 0x77020000 - 1151488 bytes - 4a5bda39 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:08
C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll, loaded at 0x77140000 - 272384 bytes - 4e211485 - file date is 7/15/2011 23:30:28
C:\Windows\syswow64\USP10.dll, loaded at 0x77190000 - 627200 bytes - 4a5bdb32 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:18
C:\Windows\syswow64\iertutil.dll, loaded at 0x77230000 - 2072576 bytes - 4eb4bae4 - file date is 11/4/2011 23:34:02
C:\Windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll, loaded at 0x774b0000 - 690688 bytes - 4a5bda6f - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:52
C:\Windows\system32\IMM32.DLL, loaded at 0x77560000 - 119808 bytes - 4a5bdb39 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:11:22
C:\Windows\syswow64\MSCTF.dll, loaded at 0x775c0000 - 828928 bytes - 4a5bda69 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:44
C:\Windows\syswow64\CLBCatQ.DLL, loaded at 0x77690000 - 522240 bytes - 4a5bd9b1 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:15:04
C:\Windows\syswow64\SHLWAPI.dll, loaded at 0x77720000 - 350208 bytes - 4a5bdb05 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:16
C:\Windows\syswow64\RPCRT4.dll, loaded at 0x77790000 - 662528 bytes - 4a5bdb3b - file date is 7/13/2009 20:11:24
C:\Windows\syswow64\WININET.dll, loaded at 0x77880000 - 981504 bytes - 4eb4bbf6 - file date is 11/4/2011 23:35:52
C:\Windows\syswow64\WLDAP32.dll, loaded at 0x77980000 - 268800 bytes - 4a5bdb62 - file date is 7/13/2009 20:16:20
C:\Windows\syswow64\ADVAPI32.dll, loaded at 0x779d0000 - 640000 bytes - 4a5bd97e - file date is 7/13/2009 20:14:54
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll, loaded at 0x77e70000 - 1293120 bytes - 4cc7ab86 - file date is 10/26/2010 23:40:24
Xentek
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Post by Xentek »

Whilst I have no clue how to fix this by using software, I do recall having the same issue years back. I couldn't figure out a fix so I ended up getting an adapter that could also be used for computers without a soundcard, which for me was something like this:
http://www.dansdata.com/images/pc135usb/adapter640.jpg

Though maybe someone else may be able to provide a solution that doesn't cost money.
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