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Xarpolis
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 Posted: 02/20/03 - 18:00 Post subject: Comp Help: Errors loading 3d based programs
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Ok, I'm over a friends house now, and I just gave him faerdal's version of BF1942. The problem is, I got the game and the patches to install just fine, but when I load it to play, it does this.
Screen goes black (as usual... like in EQ)
then screen goes back to desktop again and a small black window pops up and vanishes. Using print screen, I found that the window said "Error" on the top. like... in the bar.
Any idea what might cause this? He's got a 3dfx video card, so I know it should run. he's telling me that some other games that he tries, have the same problem.
thanks.
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Sunkorzien
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Location: New Orleans
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Posted: 02/20/03 - 18:01 Post subject:
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Reinstall drivers?
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Xarpolis
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Joined: 15 Oct 2002
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Location: Philly, PA
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Posted: 02/20/03 - 18:05 Post subject:
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Ok, aparantly he's running a Voodoo 3 on this system. He says that it's also only an 8 meg card, so that might explain why his comp is slow... but I don't think that would really make the game not even load up. So what do you guys think?
I'm downloading a 3rd party driver from the 3dfx site. Omega drivers. Gonna see if maybe that helps. if not I'll bug you guys again.
EDIT: Oh yeah, aside from that...
This is a Pentium 500 system. hopefully that'll be enough for BF1942.
also, I ran ad-aware and he had 562 "found files". a good 200 of them were gator as well as this thing called tracker something. it was nuts.
Last edited by Xarpolis on 02/20/03 - 18:29; edited 1 time in total
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Xarpolis
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Location: Philly, PA
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Posted: 02/20/03 - 18:13 Post subject:
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ok, new driver, same problem. Next idea?
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compusmack
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Posted: 02/20/03 - 18:21 Post subject:
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Voodoo cards dont really get many driver updates nowadays...
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Bait Masterson
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Posted: 02/20/03 - 19:26 Post subject:
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hows his direct X lookign and actually a 3dfx card maybe too low to do anythign nowday, Does 3dfx even do direct 3d? or is it all glide still?
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Zuldane
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Posted: 02/20/03 - 19:37 Post subject:
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they can do Direct 3D
Jon tell him to get a nvidia or nti card, doesn't even have to be the over priced ones, just a $50 one will be good enough to play most games
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Zuldane
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Posted: 02/20/03 - 19:39 Post subject:
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err ATI not nti
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Xion
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Posted: 02/20/03 - 20:34 Post subject:
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8meg voodoo3 won't work for bf1942...that's your problem
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Paden
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Posted: 02/20/03 - 21:19 Post subject:
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i have a 16meg voodoo 3 on my old comp
highest it can go is Direct X 8
Last game i played with it was dungeon siege lol
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Xarpolis
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Location: Philly, PA
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Posted: 02/21/03 - 20:52 Post subject:
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Ok, the problem is fixed. I came over to his house today and gave him my old GeForce 2. BF1942 works now, as do the other games that he was talking about. nice ^
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