Bane of existance ... acces violation on Win 7 Enterprise

[Michael Eh?]

it's been a plague of errors with 0.4.11 and 0.4.12 ... so much now that my old install 0.4.10 won't work All I get once the server loads is Access violation errors...

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In trans_func.
Access violation at 0328112B write?=0 address=152
In trans_func.
Access violation at 0328112B write?=0 address=152
In trans_func.
Access violation at 0328112B write?=0 address=152
In trans_func.
Access violation at 0328112B write?=0 address=152
In trans_func.
Access violation at 0328112B write?=0 address=152
19:20:58: ERROR[main]: Some exception: "Access violation"
In trans_func.

maybe my grief to try different build or is it some switch in Win7 that is the problem?

[Napiophelios]

Is Minetest the only app giving you grief?
If Minetest 0410 no longer works on your system, where as previously it did;
it maybe an unrelated problem presenting when you try to use Minetest.

-have you had any recent hardware changes/updates?
you might want to try a system restore / or a driver rollback
-scan your registry with a registry cleaner/compactor/defragger
-scan for malware or viruses

you could also:
try running minetest exe "as administrator"
or try temporarily disable UAC
or maybe try XP compatibility mode.

Well these are just some thoughts from a novice;
I know you have probably already tried/dismissed all this stuff.

I have seen your name come up more than a couple of times in the IRC logs
so I know people are working behind the scenes to help you.

I hope you get it sorted out.

I am on WinXP and have tried all the updates posted by Krock,
yet the initial 0412 RC build is the best for me so far

[rubenwardy]

Please can you use the latest stable or a dev version, and give us the dmp files?

[Krock]

So, I'll post some questions more and try to keep them informative and short:

Which render are you using? (OpenGL, Direct3D 9/8, ..)
-> If Direct3D, try OpenGL

How much free RAM do you have and how much is used by Minetest?
-> "bad allocation" errors are the usual signs for less free memory

Can Minetest access to its directory?
-> Move the game on your desktop and start it there without administrator privileges.

[Michael Eh?]

oddly it works when I go into fresh world with default setup... that is until I pick up sand, leaves or dirt - OR - try to go to Inventory then crash. I have 4 gigs of ram. .dmp has been sent to VanessaE via dropbox.

[Michael Eh?]

okay the .dmp pointed to video driver. reinstalled the video driver direct from Intel for my laptop and OS.

We're BACK!

Though I suspect that it wasn't taken into account that laptop video chips uses same memory as rest of the computer. Last time I sat out for a whole revision. before coming back. I'm running 64bit MSVC build. It's working for now.