Crimson Skies wants Dx7 instead of Dx9, and won't run

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Hi Kiwi,

If it's a Windows XP system, I recommend installing SP 2.
If it's a Windows 98 system, I recommend asking in the
Windows 98 newsgroup as they might be aware of issues
which could cause that type of behaviour on an older OS.

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"The Kiwi" <The Kiwi @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F7D33F08-F471-416C-A54A-67F8BA399092@microsoft.com...
|I have two copies of the game. The second copy was installed on a brand new
| PC that I gave to my grandson, and there were no unusual error messages
| displayed during the install process. It is running Win98se, with an Epox
| 8RDA+ motherboard, an AMD XP 2600 cpu, 512 MB's of PC 3200 DDR, Maxtor 40 GB
| Hdd, Gainward FX 5500 video card, and using the built-in AC-97 sound
| processor on the MB.
|
| When anyone tries to start the game, it displays an error message about
| "installing DirectX 7.0 from CD", and won't run. If you attempt to let it
| overwrite Dx9 by clicking the YES button, it aborts back to the desktop.
| I've already seen the full list of Crimson Skies KB's, and all of the FAQ's
| that Atari still has on their web site, and none relate to this error.
|
| I have uninstalled the game, reinstalled Dx9, and reinstalled the game.
| Same error.
|
| Anyone seen this? Any workaround?
|
|
| Kiwi
|
|

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Hi Kiwi,

You might give them a try just the same as it's partly a DirectX installation issue:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/c [...] win9x.mspx

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Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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"Kiwi" <Kiwi @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5C57B21A-95F2-4C52-8643-0EB9C8BC0EC6@microsoft.com...
| No, I doubt that would be of much value (getting a game problem buried in
| amongst as OS' problems). I had planned to put a copy in the Simulations
| Newsgroup here, however, and will do that.
|
| The K.
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
| >
| > If it's a Windows XP system, I recommend installing SP 2.
|
| Did you READ the question? What OS did I already advise was installed?
|
| > If it's a Windows 98 system, I recommend asking in the
| > Windows 98 newsgroup as they might be aware of issues
| > which could cause that type of behaviour on an older OS.
| >
| > --
| > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > _________________________________________________________
| >
| > "The Kiwi" <The Kiwi @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F7D33F08-F471-416C-A54A-67F8BA399092@microsoft.com...
| > |I have two copies of the game. The second copy was installed on a brand new
| > | PC that I gave to my grandson, and there were no unusual error messages
| > | displayed during the install process. It is running Win98se, with an Epox
| > | 8RDA+ motherboard, an AMD XP 2600 cpu, 512 MB's of PC 3200 DDR, Maxtor 40 GB
| > | Hdd, Gainward FX 5500 video card, and using the built-in AC-97 sound
| > | processor on the MB.
| > |
| > | When anyone tries to start the game, it displays an error message about
| > | "installing DirectX 7.0 from CD", and won't run. If you attempt to let it
| > | overwrite Dx9 by clicking the YES button, it aborts back to the desktop.
| > | I've already seen the full list of Crimson Skies KB's, and all of the FAQ's
| > | that Atari still has on their web site, and none relate to this error.
| > |
| > | I have uninstalled the game, reinstalled Dx9, and reinstalled the game.
| > | Same error.
| > |
| > | Anyone seen this? Any workaround?
| > |
| > |
| > | Kiwi
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
| >

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Phooey! Sorry, Jimmy! Something odd was going on with the idexing of game
forums when I posted originally! So of course it was confusing, when instead
of "General Gaming", which was where I intended to put this, I stuck it into
XP games. Ask the equivalent of a moderator (newsgroups being a lot
different than actual forums, maybe there's none), to kill off the entire
thread?

K.

"The Kiwi" wrote:

> I have two copies of the game. The second copy was installed on a brand new
> PC that I gave to my grandson, and there were no unusual error messages
> displayed during the install process. It is running Win98se, with an Epox
> 8RDA+ motherboard, an AMD XP 2600 cpu, 512 MB's of PC 3200 DDR, > Maxtor 40 GB Hdd, Gainward FX 5500 video card, and using the built-in AC-97 > sound processor on the MB.
>
Wrong place for this. And I was snotty to Jimmy -- still missed the
newsgroup name then.

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Installed fine on my Xp system with Sp2 Still installe dbut not
finished. Prob will take longer as i formated my drive and iam asuming
it stores its save games onthe c:\ Drive so iam ducked.



On Tue, 31 May 2005 22:22:23 -0400, "Jimmy S." <nosp@m.pls> wrote:

>Alas Kiwi, this thread is going to be googlable for eternity. ;-)
>Don't worry about it though, lets hope the DX issue gets sorted.
>
>Cheers,
>Jimmy.
>
>"Kiwi" <Kiwi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:29D0BF3B-6237-4FD0-B663-615E2D7F44BB@microsoft.com...
>| Phooey! Sorry, Jimmy! Something odd was going on with the idexing of game
>| forums when I posted originally! So of course it was confusing, when instead
>| of "General Gaming", which was where I intended to put this, I stuck it into
>| XP games. Ask the equivalent of a moderator (newsgroups being a lot
>| different than actual forums, maybe there's none), to kill off the entire
>| thread?
>|
>| K.
>|
>| "The Kiwi" wrote:
>|
>| > I have two copies of the game. The second copy was installed on a brand new
>| > PC that I gave to my grandson, and there were no unusual error messages
>| > displayed during the install process. It is running Win98se, with an Epox
>| > 8RDA+ motherboard, an AMD XP 2600 cpu, 512 MB's of PC 3200 DDR, > Maxtor 40 GB Hdd, Gainward FX 5500 video card, and using the
>built-in AC-97 > sound processor on the MB.
>| >
>| Wrong place for this. And I was snotty to Jimmy -- still missed the
>| newsgroup name then.
>|
>

Actually, a couple of years down the line, long after my ex-daughter-in-law had a whole series of emotional freaking events, that game and that PC were sent back. But there was an answer that showed up somewhere (when I no longer cared one way or the other).

Whatever it was, apparently was fairly common for Crimson Skies, and I
now assume should show up with some judicious juggling of search criteria.

/s/
Kiwi (yup, the OP for the thread).