Sim City 4 won't work with GEforce 4 MX440

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Has anyone had this problem? It gives me the option to select it in the
configuration, but then switches back to software mode in the game. And if I
change it in-game, it says it has to restart the game, and when I do that it
still goes back to software. This is really annoying, because the game is
unacceptably slow in software once you have a large city. Can anyone help?

 

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"Yann Ryan" <nospamwoowooyryanlmk@eircom.net> wrote in message
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> Has anyone had this problem? It gives me the option to select it in the
> configuration, but then switches back to software mode in the game. And if
> I change it in-game, it says it has to restart the game, and when I do
> that it still goes back to software. This is really annoying, because the
> game is unacceptably slow in software once you have a large city. Can
> anyone help?

An update: I get an error message something like: "graphics rules
(graphics.sgr) cannot be parsed. Using in-built graphics rules"
Anyone else get this error message. It's really annoying!
>

 

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Yann Ryan wrote:
> "Yann Ryan" <nospamwoowooyryanlmk@eircom.net> wrote in message
> news:cl324d$6dk$1@kermit.esat.net...
>> Has anyone had this problem? It gives me the option to select it in
>> the configuration, but then switches back to software mode in the
>> game. And if I change it in-game, it says it has to restart the
>> game, and when I do that it still goes back to software. This is
>> really annoying, because the game is unacceptably slow in software
>> once you have a large city. Can anyone help?
>
> An update: I get an error message something like: "graphics rules
> (graphics.sgr) cannot be parsed. Using in-built graphics rules"
> Anyone else get this error message. It's really annoying!

Get a new Graphics card, one without MX in it, if you can't afford one,
download the latest drivers for the one you have.

 

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Yann Ryan wrote:
> Pentium 4 celeron 2.2ghz
> 256mb Ram

Your RAM is a bit low, another 256 should help and as I'm not sure what you
mean by 'software mode' then I can't realy suggest anything else.

 

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By software mode I mean that in the in game options, it will only run in
'software mode'. I assume that this means that It's not using my Mx440 to
render the graphics, and rather using the processor to render everything,
which is why I think the thing is running so slow - it is unplayable in a
city over about 80,000 population.


"Will Bradshaw" <wbradshaw@beasolutions.com> wrote in message
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> Yann Ryan wrote:
>> Pentium 4 celeron 2.2ghz
>> 256mb Ram
>
> Your RAM is a bit low, another 256 should help and as I'm not sure what
> you mean by 'software mode' then I can't realy suggest anything else.
>

 

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The newest nVidia drivers are not so good for SC4. I use the 53.03 drivers
with mine. I also have the MX440 and it runs in hardware mode just fine. Any
drivers after the 53.03 have texturing problems on my card. I try all the
newest drivers, but always go back.

Duane
"Will Bradshaw" <wbradshaw@beasolutions.com> wrote in message
news:2tkotpF21s7b5U1@uni-berlin.de...
> Yann Ryan wrote:
>> "Yann Ryan" <nospamwoowooyryanlmk@eircom.net> wrote in message
>> news:cl324d$6dk$1@kermit.esat.net...
>>> Has anyone had this problem? It gives me the option to select it in
>>> the configuration, but then switches back to software mode in the
>>> game. And if I change it in-game, it says it has to restart the
>>> game, and when I do that it still goes back to software. This is
>>> really annoying, because the game is unacceptably slow in software
>>> once you have a large city. Can anyone help?
>>
>> An update: I get an error message something like: "graphics rules
>> (graphics.sgr) cannot be parsed. Using in-built graphics rules"
>> Anyone else get this error message. It's really annoying!
>
> Get a new Graphics card, one without MX in it, if you can't afford one,
> download the latest drivers for the one you have.
>
>

 

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How do I get those drivers? Is there a place on the internet to download old
drivers?


"Duane Morse" <Duane@computerroom.com> wrote in message
news:b2gfd.2$s45.7875@news.uswest.net...
> The newest nVidia drivers are not so good for SC4. I use the 53.03 drivers
> with mine. I also have the MX440 and it runs in hardware mode just fine.
> Any drivers after the 53.03 have texturing problems on my card. I try all
> the newest drivers, but always go back.
>
> Duane
> "Will Bradshaw" <wbradshaw@beasolutions.com> wrote in message
> news:2tkotpF21s7b5U1@uni-berlin.de...
>> Yann Ryan wrote:
>>> "Yann Ryan" <nospamwoowooyryanlmk@eircom.net> wrote in message
>>> news:cl324d$6dk$1@kermit.esat.net...
>>>> Has anyone had this problem? It gives me the option to select it in
>>>> the configuration, but then switches back to software mode in the
>>>> game. And if I change it in-game, it says it has to restart the
>>>> game, and when I do that it still goes back to software. This is
>>>> really annoying, because the game is unacceptably slow in software
>>>> once you have a large city. Can anyone help?
>>>
>>> An update: I get an error message something like: "graphics rules
>>> (graphics.sgr) cannot be parsed. Using in-built graphics rules"
>>> Anyone else get this error message. It's really annoying!
>>
>> Get a new Graphics card, one without MX in it, if you can't afford one,
>> download the latest drivers for the one you have.
>>
>>
>
>

 

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> How do I get those drivers? Is there a place on the internet to download
old
> drivers?

From the official site of the chip's maker - NVidia.

www.nvidia.com