Need help with PA.exe stopped working

So I have a new(er) PC.

i7 960 3.4Ghz quad core.
24GB ram
ATI Radeon 5870
Windows 7 64bit

I installed both the steam version of PA and the Uber client version...

And I can navigate the menus just fine, but whenever I go to load into a game it gets to the "generating planets" message, and then I get "PA.exe has stopped working"

I have updated my graphics drivers to most recent..

And after about a hour on google...it looks like it could be a 100 different things, so could someone lend me a hand and help me look for a solution?

Thanks!

Upload your dxdiag please

welcome to forums, there are numerous thread about this subject.
you should have done a search.
if you are new to PA, i recommend for to take a look at brain's FAQ and Knights confirm feature list 2.0

link: https://forums.uberent.com/threads/confirmed-features-list-2-0.44950/page-12#post-901561

if you don't know how to upload your dxdiag here is how:




(thank you to @SXX for having this as his signature so that I may grab it yet another time)

Thanks for the replies!

I actually did search.. but it appears (like i said in the OP) that there are many many different problems that can contribute to this error. So I figured posting my own topic would be the best way to handle this.

Here is my dxdiag (thanks for the instructions on how to do that)

I would definitely reinstall and verify pa,aswell as update video drivers manually. From what I know generating planets should not not really even show up as all generating is done in the lobby.

Thanks for the reply.

I installed once via steam, and once via the Uber client.. so i don't think its a install issue. And I had the Uber client go back and "verify" my files.. and it said they are all good to go.

As for updating the graphics drivers, I tried to do it automaticly from my control panel. And then for kicks I downloaded ATI's catalyst controller, and even that said I was up to date.

Any other suggestions?

Just for kicks, I used steam to "verify integrity" of my game cache, and that checks out "ok"

And I also saw the notes of people saying to "uncheck" the "steam overlay" option. which I did.

No difference. :/

Bump

@dewmd66

you need to update your ati drivers to the newest ones from this year...

your video card driver is from last year and is too old... (12/6/2013)

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows 7 - 64
try the 14.3 beta drivers , it should fix your issue

-edit: ninja'd-

Can you try to link your UberNet and Steam account (LINK) and then download non-Steam version from here?
https://store.uberent.com/Download/Install?titleId=4

I think dewmd66 has already has tried this.

Yep missed this post. Then I suppose if drivers update won't help if worth to run non-Steam version again and upload log and crash dump of game. Here is how-to for doing this:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discussions/2/648814845443326834/

@dewmd66

Side note,,
The catalyst update software and updating through control panel will only update your drivers as far as the latest non-beta driver (13.12)

the game really does need the most up to date beta driver (14.3) for ATI based cards..

Downloading now, will update when I find out if this works. Thanks for the response!