At the start of 2010 I installed the game DiRT2 for the first time and had no problems of any kind. Game worked exceptionally and according to Steam statistics, I clocked 85 hours of game play within January and February. After that I took a break from it (played other games, or had too busy time to play anything) and now, or rather at the end of 2010, I decided to try it again. Only now the game constantly crashes shortly after it is launched. I've updated all of the drivers to latest versions and what not, but no cigar. Unfortunately the error messages so far do not tell much about anything, at least to me. Another unfortunate thing is that it is ONLY DiRT2 what does it, everything else I have, including other Steam products, work well. Error logs are usually like this: Faulting application name: dirt2_game.exe, version: 1.1.0.0, time stamp: 0x4b598827 Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x7525e2c4 Faulting process id: 0x11c8 Faulting application start time: 0x01cbb044dbce477d Faulting application path: c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dirt 2\dirt2_game.exe Faulting module path: unknown Report Id: 3e0f1de9-1c38-11e0-8b9c-00241dce16e2 - <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> - <System> <Provider Name="Application Error" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>100</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-01-09T21:34:31.000000000Z" /> <EventRecordID>44086</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>Algis-PC</Computer> <Security /> </System> - <EventData> <Data>dirt2_game.exe</Data> <Data>1.1.0.0</Data> <Data>4b598827</Data> <Data>unknown</Data> <Data>0.0.0.0</Data> <Data>00000000</Data> <Data>c0000005</Data> <Data>7525e2c4</Data> <Data>11c8</Data> <Data>01cbb044dbce477d</Data> <Data>c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dirt 2\dirt2_game.exe</Data> <Data>unknown</Data> <Data>3e0f1de9-1c38-11e0-8b9c-00241dce16e2</Data> </EventData> </Event> And also, additional logs show this: Fault bucket , type 0 Event Name: APPCRASH Response: Not available Cab Id: 0 Problem signature: P1: dirt2_game.exe P2: 1.1.0.0 P3: 4b598827 P4: StackHash_abcc P5: 0.0.0.0 P6: 00000000 P7: c0000005 P8: 7525e2c4 P9: P10: Attached files: C:\Users\Algis\AppData\Local\Temp\WER8367.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml These files may be available here: C:\Users\Algis\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_dirt2_game.exe_2b45a2db4ac2d139c2ca1ed4573657313cb0a7f_0e3991d8 Analysis symbol: Rechecking for solution: 0 Report Id: 3e0f1de9-1c38-11e0-8b9c-00241dce16e2 Report Status: 65 - <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> - <System> <Provider Name="Windows Error Reporting" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">1001</EventID> <Level>4</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-01-09T21:34:36.000000000Z" /> <EventRecordID>44087</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>Algis-PC</Computer> <Security /> </System> - <EventData> <Data /> <Data>0</Data> <Data>APPCRASH</Data> <Data>Not available</Data> <Data>0</Data> <Data>dirt2_game.exe</Data> <Data>1.1.0.0</Data> <Data>4b598827</Data> <Data>StackHash_abcc</Data> <Data>0.0.0.0</Data> <Data>00000000</Data> <Data>c0000005</Data> <Data>7525e2c4</Data> <Data /> <Data /> <Data>C:\Users\Algis\AppData\Local\Temp\WER8367.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml</Data> <Data>C:\Users\Algis\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_dirt2_game.exe_2b45a2db4ac2d139c2ca1ed4573657313cb0a7f_0e3991d8</Data> <Data /> <Data>0</Data> <Data>3e0f1de9-1c38-11e0-8b9c-00241dce16e2</Data> <Data>65</Data> </EventData> </Event> I've done searches on Microsoft Support site and Codemasters support (developers of DiRT2) are also looking into this but so far no suggestions have been either found or have worked. During the time when I did not play the game I did not do any major updates to my computer, just the usual regular Windows updates, driver updates, and some additional new programs were installed which I used, but none of them affected the software or hardware in any way. Only major update of the game itself was made in March 2010 when it was patched. If someone could even point as to what may cause it or how to find out more details about the cause, it would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Whailor.

Hi, Due to your Windows 7 have many difference after you played this game last time, it could be caused by software conflicts. Currently, I suggest you try a Clean Boot to check the result. Since this issue is related to third-party program, to get more help, it is recommended to contact software manufacturer: DiRT 2 Forums Note: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information. Hope it helps. Alex ZhaoPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.