pa.exe has stopped working

Discussion in 'Support!' started by QuikSlvr, March 8, 2014.

  1. QuikSlvr

    QuikSlvr New Member

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    "pa.exe has stopped working"
    I get this on launch every time from both steam and the standalone launcher.

    I have been trying to update everything I can find to no avail

    Dxdiag and PA log attached

    Any help is much appreciated

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  2. glinkot

    glinkot Active Member

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    I have to say, this thread name has appeared dozens of times since the launch. Could I recommend putting some try/catches around the basic setup areas so it can point to what the issue is? I know I get the crash when peerblock is running - it'd be nice if it just said 'failed to establish an internet connection.'
  3. SXX

    SXX Post Master General

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    Your problem occur because of drivers that built into Windows 8 and 8.1:
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    Operating System: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_gdr.131030-1505)
    Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.1)
    Driver Date/Size: 4/26/2013 00:28:10, 1103904 bytes
    Problem is: built-in drivers doesn't support OpenGL and AMD driver installer can't replace them properly.

    Check this topic, there is two how-to's about replacing built-in drivers with one from AMD website:
    http://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discussions/2/648817378357910399/
  4. QuikSlvr

    QuikSlvr New Member

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    Thanks, that did the trick so far

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