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Mirazh   02-14-2005 at 09:39:52 PM

I recently installed a few older games and they dont seem to want to run after installation (they arnt DOS and are compatible with XP). I've updated them with their patches but usually I get an error right after the initial screen saying it has encountered a problem and needs to close down.

These three games are Undying, Alice, and No one lives forever 1. They all seem to be closely related in the way they launch. I wonder what the deal could be... maybe I am missing something minor. I have the latest drivers for my vid card, and latest directx.

If anyone has any ideas, let me know. Thanks

P4 3.0ghz, XP SP1, 1 gig ram, 6800GT

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Wolfy   02-15-2005 at 12:44:42 PM
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Have u run a google search for forums for each of those games? I tend to find that if u find a forum dedicated to the game u will find that the problem has already been documented there. Usually is a better place to start than just a general forum here.

"Its only when you look at ants closely with a magnifying glass on a sunny day that you realise how often they burst into flames"

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DFenn   02-15-2005 at 01:06:32 PM
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Have you tried running them in Windows 98 compatability mode? I have a load of Educational games for my kids and this has worked with a number of them.

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Mirazh   02-15-2005 at 11:25:42 PM
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I don't know.. I think its something wrong with my computer cause I just installed WarCraft III and it doesn't want to run either. I even wonder if 6800GT cards are compatible with these games. heh

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Wolfy   02-16-2005 at 11:57:47 AM
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Whenever I get weird probs like that with games I tend to find it's DX at fault.

"Its only when you look at ants closely with a magnifying glass on a sunny day that you realise how often they burst into flames"

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Mirazh   02-16-2005 at 01:26:35 PM
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Well don't know what I can do much about that. I just reinstalled DirectX today and didn't do anything. I tested out one of the games on another computer with DX9c and it played fine.

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Esso   02-20-2005 at 05:23:23 PM
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I've sometimes found that old DOS games don't like running on NTFS drives... my copy of liesure suit larry 1 was like that. It ran fine once I dumped it on my FAT32 partition. Go figure.

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