If you have problems with crashing (especially under Windows 8 like me), try this:
http://forums.riftgame.com/technic....re.html
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START BUTTON
In the search box type "cmd" without quotes BUT DONT HIT ENTER.
"CMD" will appear in the PROGRAMS pull down list.
Right click on CMD and RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR
dos box C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32> prompt will appear. (YOU MUST BE AT THIS DIRECTORY!!!)
enter: "bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVa 3072" with no quotes
Enter key and Re-boot.
Explanation of what you just did:
Seems Rift requires a bit more RAM than what is admitted. W7 32bit shares ram 50-50 with the OS and program. But what if Rift wants more than 50%. if it doesnt have it, it crashes.
The above fix adjusts RAM allocation so that RIFT gets 2/3 or Ram (instead of 1/2) and OS gets 1/3 of RAM (instead of 1/2).
Since this I haven't noticed any crashes.
Please note: I did this on W7 32 bit with 4 G of Ram installed. Dont known how this will work with any other configuration and if you have less than 4Gig this may not work and a figure other than 3072 may have to be used.
google: IncreaseUserVa for more info on the subject.
It works for me perfectly atm ;-)