Hello everyone,

As I said in the title I tried to install the game and everything seems fine, but after installation the game does not start.

First, before the release, I received a message saying that my color settings are not compatible and that I have to change to a basic one, the program does ... and then the launch "starts" and I immediately have a Error message saying that "the binkw32 dll file is incorrectly installed in the Windows or Windows system directory".

I searched the Internet and a "solution" is to put the binkw32.dlll file of the game bin folder in the windows / system32 folder and / or the main game folder. I've tried this and now the launch starts with a pass to a low extreme resolution with a totally cluttered view of the desktop, and how 10 seconds after I can hear the 3-4 presentation videos, but the screen remains in black. And finally crash.

Could someone help me with this?

What are your system specs? Do you use an on board graphic ship or something similar?

I'm trying to play on an old laptop with a monitor atached to it:

-MB: Asus N61Jv

-Cpu: Intel Core i5 M 430

-Os: Windows 7 64-bit

-Memory: 8GB of RAM

-Gpu: Nvidia Geforce gt 325M 1gb and another integrated gpu as usual, Intel HD Graphics

-And in case its also matters, the Monitor is an Acer V206HQL and my normal resolution is 1600x900

Ah! And I can put here the crash log after copy and paste binkw32.dll in System 32 and game main folder, when I could hear the first videos but with a totally black screen:

* * * Vampire Crash Data Log, Generated From Exe Built On: Oct 6 2004 * * *

vampire caused an Access Violation (0xc0000005)
in module vampire.exe at 0023:00000000.

Read from location 00000000 caused an access violation.

Context:
EDI: 0x0032af08 ESI: 0x0fc13538 EAX: 0x00000000
EBX: 0x201cc6e0 ECX: 0x109f5ecc EDX: 0x00000000
EIP: 0x00000000 EBP: 0x0018e4d8 SegCs: 0x00000023
EFlags: 0x00010206 ESP: 0x0018e308 SegSs: 0x0000002b

Bytes at CS:EIP:
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-----[ SysInfo ]-----
Error occurred at 11/25/2016 19:00:38.
4 processor(s), type 586.
39% memory in use.
0 MBytes physical memory.
0 MBytes physical memory free.
0 MBytes paging file.
0 MBytes paging file free.
2048 MBytes user address space.
1287 MBytes user address space free.

-----[ StackTrace ]-----
0x0716198C : CreateInterface in C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\vaudio_miles.dll
0x200017B7 : <unknown symbol> in C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\engine.dll
0x02C859B0 : CreateInterface in C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\vguimatsurface.dll
0x02C5CB40 : CreateInterface in C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\vguimatsurface.dll
0x8B56C085 : <unknown symbol> in <unknown module>
0x772E345F : Ordinal653 in C:\Windows\syswow64\iertutil.dll

-----[ ScopeTrace ]-----
SCOPE_TRACE data, stack depth = 4
03. CAudioMixerWaveMP3::CAudioMixerWaveMP3 ()
02. RunListenServer ()
01. CEngineAPI::Run ()
00. LauncherMain ()

-----[ ModuleList ]-----
Module 1
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\vstdlib.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00018000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cbb9
File Size: 94268 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:44

Module 2
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\zlib1.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00012000
Checksum: 0x00017753 Time Stamp: 0x3fb967d0
File Size: 55808 File Time: 10/6/2004 12:38:24

Module 3
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\tier0.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00034000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cbb5
File Size: 180280 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:44

Module 4
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\vampire.exe
Image Base: 0x00400000 Image Size: 0x00015000
Checksum: 0x0001f5a6 Time Stamp: 0x4445c334
File Size: 77824 File Time: 11/8/2015 20:09:32

Module 5
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\filesystem_stdio.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00027000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cc44
File Size: 155737 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:42

Module 6
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\stdshader_dx7.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x0001e000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cc0b
File Size: 69632 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:44

Module 7
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\stdshader_dbg.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00022000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cc00
File Size: 81920 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:44

Module 8
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\stdshader_dx6.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x0002c000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cc06
File Size: 126976 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:44

Module 9
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\vgui2.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00042000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cc1e
File Size: 192572 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:44

Module 10
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\vguimatsurface.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00051000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cc2f
File Size: 274506 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:44

Module 11
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\materialsystem.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00297000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cbf7
File Size: 356426 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:42

Module 12
C:\Windows\system32\igdumdx32.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00094000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4f0cb7c8
File Size: 581120 File Time: 1/10/2012 23:12:26

Module 13
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\stdshader_dx8.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00039000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x41670a8c
File Size: 172032 File Time: 10/8/2004 14:57:54

Module 14
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\stdshader_dx9.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x0001b000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cc16
File Size: 57344 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:44

Module 15
C:\Windows\system32\igdumd32.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x0061e000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4f0cb935
File Size: 6323712 File Time: 1/10/2012 23:18:36

Module 16
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\bin\vaudio_miles.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00014000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x4164cc6b
File Size: 81996 File Time: 10/6/2004 22:11:44

Module 17
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\unofficial_patch\dlls\vampire.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00ab9000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x41afafae
File Size: 7860281 File Time: 12/7/2013 19:26:36

Module 18
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\unofficial_patch\cl_dlls\gameui.dll
Image Base: 0x10000000 Image Size: 0x00080000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x41ae78b4
File Size: 491578 File Time: 11/26/2013 21:31:46

Module 19
C:\Varios\Experiencias virtuales y juegos\VtMB\mss32.dll
Image Base: 0x21100000 Image Size: 0x00064000
Checksum: 0x00000000 Time Stamp: 0x3e767330
File Size: 370688 File Time: 10/6/2004 12:38:10

[i]...continues for 96 modules and a final part with "stack"...
[/i]

Well seems that I can't put long texts on the forum so if you need the rest of "modules" of the crash log archive (96) and the final part with "stack" simply say me.

I also bought the game yesterday. I hope I will be able to play when I get around to it.

Sorry, but pretty much nobody understands the crash reports. Better check out the sticked topics on the Steam boards for more tips in that direction.

Thanks for answer wesp5...

You know if I could uninstall your unnoficial patch (Are you the author, isn't you?) on this gog version? And later reinstall?

Because maybe is a problem with the widescreen, the "resolution patch" (part of yours?), the "permissions" etc. I really don't know but people talks about some similar on steam forums or in a rpg spanish forum, without clear solution at the moment for me, but I could liked to try the reinstallation of the patch.

A player said this on an old steam thread:

i solve it: i downloaded 7.6 unofficial patch, installed it on a different folder, then manually copy the content to game folder. after that copy from the bin folder to vampire bloodlines folder and done

I can try this too with your 9.6 version or an older one.

No need to do so. I don't know if the GOG version includes them, but the regular UP 9.6 which you can get from "The Patches Scrolls" includes all the original dlls which are named *12. Just swap the new ones out one by one and see if this helps...

Nope ... I try with the "up 9.6" on the web that you said and putting the "binkw32.dll" in the main folder and I received a new error message with "mss32.dll in the wrong directory", which "should be in the main folder", so I put there and now I can see the presentation videos perfectly, but ... when the Troika logo finish: ctd!! ...

I attached an image and marked the module with errors: "StackHash_90dd" in case its useful.

AndalucialNC: I do not know how you have VtM-Bloodlines installed, but if you have a desktop shortcut to launch the program it is set to run UP9.6. If you want to run without UP9.6 just delete "game Unoffical_Patch" from the shortcut.

The problem I am having is getting the Camarilla Edition mod to run.

I'm not sure, but could this be connected to DirectX 9.0 and 90dd means a 9.0 Direct Draw bug?

JoeAboveAverage, I installed the game "as usual", I mean, simply chose a new folder, the path hasn't special characters, etc, and I try to launch the game with and without the patch shortcut (and with the main folder exe) ... But I hadn't luck. I said this thing of "uninstall" the patches, because I read some guy that "speculate" about that the first problem (binkw32) maybe is caused by an unsuccesful try by "HD patch". I need to find this thread again.

Wesp5, when you said that in the patch I have all the original dll (with the 12), what files are you talking about specifically? Because in the patch "bin" folder I only see [i] engine [/ i] and [i ] Shaderapidx9 [/ i] original dlls, but not the binkw32.dll or mss32 ... I assume that theese are from original Vampire installation isn't it?

I have several old games working on this laptop, from dos games to games from the same date than Vampire, I don't have idea what is the problem, but I think is very specific of VtmB...

I will try installing with gog galaxy or try different "compatibility" modes on the exes because the only (!) result that i have for google search "StackHash_90dd" is from a portuguese or brazilian forum where they pseak of this problem with VtmB and some guy said to try with every compability mode...

If it helps, here are checksums for the 2 gig setup file
MD5 Checksum: 5218B0D33066BEFD08858B908C453F08
SHA-1 Checksum: 4D6B6454507812CB4CBEDC9CCE0347C8B9F224FD
SHA-256 Checksum: 71F5063CC634B3F40CDC89FBD5AB1E05204EB15D13D6549686C6B4C2BA7B3DDF
SHA-512 Checksum: 82CD82FE111E8E4623FCD8B255F1A4EEB153DCAF7B02AC703B16DAECB3044B0D23E99365CA937AF96D89C5A968CD9A86ED5B548F2E2A1C EA35511B22BE8B0415
Generated by MD5 & SHA Checksum Utility @ http://raylin.wordpress.com/downloads/md5-sha-1-checksum-utility

mmm

Seems same checksum for my file, but I have in SHA-512:

82CD82FE111E8E4623FCD8B255F1A4EEB153DCAF7B02AC703B16DAECB3044B0D23E99365CA937AF96D89C5A968CD9A86ED5B548F2E2A1" CE"A35511B22BE8B0415

*The quotation marks are only to mark this two characters.

I don't have spaces betwen characters and your checksum JoeAboveAverage had a space between "C" and "E", where I put quotation marks, is it ok in your report or simply a copy & paste mistake?

Yes, I never touched them. Have you tried installing a standalon newer Bink version?