GPU-Z error at launch

[Tualatin]

Hi,

My specs: MSI P965, C2D 6400, 2GB DDR2-800, Leadtek 7600GT, Win-XP SP2
It's impossible to launch GPU-Z 0.0.4 on my system.
See the attached image.

p.s.
Why did you use UPX compression for the GPU-Z package?

 

[AsRock]

Oops.

 

[W1zzard]

p.s.
Why did you use UPX compression for the GPU-Z package?

to make it a smaller download

 

[W1zzard]

you using an old nvidia driver?

 

[Tualatin]

Tualatin : Why did you use UPX compression for the GPU-Z package?

to make it a smaller download

- UPX compression does make sense only in case of huge source files (> 100MB, not this case)
- UPX has a significant decompression time (annoying in most of the cases)
- Executable UPX files require TEMP folder for decompression.
This is a source of troubles because you'll get different files in different folders

you using an old nvidia driver?

ForceWare 163.71 WHQL
The latest ...

 

[W1zzard]

- UPX compression does make sense only in case of huge source files (> 100MB, not this case)
- UPX has a significant decompression time (annoying in most of the cases)
- Executable UPX files require TEMP folder for decompression.
This is a source of troubles because you'll get different files in different folders



ForceWare 163.71 WHQL
The latest ...

- download size goes from 1.02 mb to 334 kb - i consider this significant
- i see no difference in decompression time. please link me to the source that states upx takes a long time to decompress
- gpu-z needs temp folder anyway, it extracts a driver binary and starts it

 

[Tualatin]

- download size goes from 1.02 mb to 334 kb - i consider this significant

For 1MB source file(s) ZIP or RAR is more than enough.

- gpu-z needs temp folder anyway, it extracts a driver binary and starts it

Why do you need a TEMP folder for that GPU-Z.sys (26608 bytes) file?
Why don't you put both files in the same folder and launch the executable?
People don't use to delete the TEMP files on a regular basis and for this reason they'll get a messed up HDD.

Anyway, in my case, I launch GPU-Z, I get that SYS file in the TEMP folder and that error message.

 

[W1zzard]

For 1MB source file(s) ZIP or RAR is more than enough.



Why do you need a TEMP folder for that GPU-Z.sys (26608 bytes) file?
Why don't you put both files in the same folder and launch the executable?
People don't use to delete the TEMP files on a regular basis and for this reason they'll get a messed up HDD.

Anyway, in my case, I launch GPU-Z, I get that SYS file in the TEMP folder and that error message.

- if its not compressed people can run it directly off the web
- if it needs its own folder it should have an installation
- if you just allow "run from any folder" you can't run it from a network drive unless you copy the driver file to a folder on the physical storage
- depending on your permissions you may not be able to write to certain folders
so temp is the only way to go.

if the app doesn't crash it cleans up its files

 

[PG]

Have some error on launch too. Vista 32 (notebook FSC Xa1526 (7600 GPU) Drivers 156.65). At launch it just say , it stopped working and thats it , previous versions too.

 

[Tualatin]

- if its not compressed people can run it directly off the web
- if it needs its own folder it should have an installation
- if you just allow "run from any folder" you can't run it from a network drive unless you copy the driver file to a folder on the physical storage
- depending on your permissions you may not be able to write to certain folders
so temp is the only way to go.

Come on ...
Let's take CPU-Z for example: 4 files in a 406KB ZIP file.
All you have to do is to create a custom folder ("C:\CPU-Z" for example), to extract those 4 files there and to launch the executable.
No installation required, everything clean.

if the app doesn't crash it cleans up its files

Only if it doesn't crash.
Unfortunately ...

 

[sglider]

I have same error on launch too.
GPU-Z v0.0.5
WinXP SP2
3Dfuzion 6200 PCI
ForceWare 84.21

At launch show the attached image by Tualatin and that´s it , previous versions too.

 

[W1zzard]

Come on ...
Let's take CPU-Z for example: 4 files in a 406KB ZIP file.
All you have to do is to create a custom folder ("C:\CPU-Z" for example), to extract those 4 files there and to launch the executable.
No installation required, everything clean.



Only if it doesn't crash.
Unfortunately ...

cpu-z extracts a driver too to temp directory

 

[Tualatin]

cpu-z extracts a driver too to temp directory

I know, and I asked you why do you need to extract something?
Why both files are not present in the working directory from beginning?

p.s.
I get the same error message with GPU-Z 0.0.5

 

[W1zzard]

without a driver gpuz will not work
i need a 32-bit and 64-bit driver. that's two files already. why complicate things for the user?

 

[Tualatin]

without a driver gpuz will not work
i need a 32-bit and 64-bit driver. that's two files already. why complicate things for the user?

If you can't (don't want to) use different names for these drivers (for example GPUZ32.sys and GPUZ64.sys), why don't you create 2 different packages for GPU-Z (32 & 64bit)?

 

[W1zzard]

what's the advantage?

 

[Tualatin]

what's the advantage?

no executable archive, no TEMP folder, all the files are present from beginning, everything clean.

 

[PG]

Version 5 the same error . Program stopped working (on start).

 

[Giux-900]

error or crash at launch

Hi ! I have this error at launch gpuz:
"impossible find driver" and in system report the error of service gpuz "impossible start service"
or system freeze !

i have tried with catalyst 7.7 and 7.9 without solutions..

Thanks

 

[Deleted member 3]

no executable archive, no TEMP folder, all the files are present from beginning, everything clean.

What's your problem with the temp folder? Double click the file and it works, why would you care if it extracts something in the temp folder? The folder is there for exactly this purpose.

 

[Tualatin]

What's your problem with the temp folder? Double click the file and it works, why would you care if it extracts something in the temp folder? The folder is there for exactly this purpose.

I don't have any problem with the TEMP folder, the main question is why does he need a TEMP folder.
The main problem is that GPU-Z (any version) cannot be launched on my system (and I'm not the only one in this situation).
I'm trying to help here and I really don't understand what's your problem?

 

[Kainco]

Hi, I'm having exactly the same error message. My system is a Dell Inspiron E1705 with a GeForce 7900GS Go flashed to GF 7900GTX Go.

w1zard, I know it's a little more work, but, could you please not use UPX compression and create a file like de CPU-Z, just to try if the problem is fixed?

People in Colombia have been reporting several issues with the program, you can see them here: http://www.laneros.com/showthread.php?t=110455

 

[FatForester]

Tualatin, all you're doing is just arguing for the sake of it. What you're wanting to do would be far more complicated than what W1z has already implemented. Gpu-z IMO is very "clean" and boots up very quickly and also gets rid of any temp files. And with the UPX compression, I've had no problems with it. I prefer this method over CPU-Z any day, because with cpu-z you have to download, decompress, then run the exe (which takes about 10-20 seconds to load itself). GPU-Z is obviously in beta and bickering like that doesn't help anything.

 

[Tualatin]

The same error message (and crash) with GPU-Z 0.0.6

 

[W1zzard]

tualatin contact me on instant messenger please