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Have you tried running it in Windows' own compatiblity mode? (You'll need SP4) Click Start->Run. Type: regsvr32 %systemroot%\AppPatch\slayerui.dll Reboot. * Create a shortcut to the application and place the shortcut on the desktop. * Right-click the shortcut and click properties. * Select the compatibility tab * Check the Run in compatability mode checkbox * Select the OS you want to the application to think it is running under. <edit> And, the Apcompat.exe tool is located in the Support folder on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM. Quote: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q251062/ Application Compatibility Program (Apcompat.exe) This program is designed to overcome the most common causes of application incompatibility with Windows 2000. You can use this tool with a Windows interface by running the Application Compatibility program, or you can run this program as a command-line tool. To use the Application Compatibility program, 1. Click Browse and specify the executable (.exe) file for the program you want to run. 2. Specify any of the Application Compatibility settings, and then click OK. Try those </edit>

Here is how I installed it. First put the RA CD on first CD/DVD drive. 1) On CD, there are folder named SETUP and there are dos version of the installer, install.exe. Launch it. 2) It'll start and then ask for sound card, I selected none. 3) Then it asks where to install. C:\WESTWOOD\RA 4) Files copied.... 5) After install go to where you installed it. 6) Create shortcut for RUNGAME.EXE. 7) Right-click the shortcut, and select Properties. 8) Select Compatiblity tab, select Windows 2000+Run in 256 colors+run in 640x480+disable visual themes+turn off advanced text service. OK. 9) Run game via shortcut.

Thanks for the link.

Quote: Windows NT shipped with DirectX 2.0. Upgrading to Windows NT 4.0 service pack 3.0 will install DirectX 3.0. However there are no higher versions of DirectX available for Windows NT. Installing Service Pack 4 or higher will install later versions of DirectPlay however. If you want some tweaking, see dosfreak's post here: http://www.ntcompatible.com/One_more_-_DirectX_and_NT4_t28512.html

Quote: Windows NT shipped with DirectX 2.0. Upgrading to Windows NT 4.0 service pack 3.0 will install DirectX 3.0. However there are no higher versions of DirectX available for Windows NT. Installing Service Pack 4 or higher will install later versions of DirectPlay however. Time to upgrade OS?

When i installed RA, i had to use dos version of the installer to get it installed. The game itself worked in compatiblity mode.

And the winner is: Dosfreak! Nemac, see sig.

Try running it with either VDMSound or Dosbox. Latest (?) VDMSound:http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=2071 Latest Dosbox:http://dosbox.sourceforge.net <edit> Fixed URL for dosbox. </edit>

What graphics card you got now? Quote: Sims 2 - System Requirements If you have a T&L capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM then you need at least: * 800 MHz P3 processor * 256 MB RAM if Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 2000 * At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space If you have a non-T&L capable video card (such as Intel Extreme Graphics or Radeon VE Series) then you need at least: * 2.0 GHz processor * 256 MB RAM if Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, or Windows 2000 * At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space Graphics Card: * ATI RadeonTM series (7000 or better) o Radeon 7000/VE series (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor) o 7200, 7500 o 8500, All-In-Wonder 8500 o 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800 o X300, X600, X800 * Nvidia® QuadroTM series o Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4 * Nvidia® Geforce series (GeForce2 and better) o GeForce2 o GeForce3, 3 Ti o GeForce4, 4Ti, MX 420, 440 o GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950 o GeForce 6600, 6800 * Intel® Extreme Graphics (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor) o 82845, 82865, 82915

http://www.gearheadgarage.com/, select "Demo" from the left. <edit> And do not multipost. </edit>

Well, Dudethatwantsff7towork: try creating shortcut to install application (not the autoplay application, autoplay.exe, or similiar) on the CD (install.exe, setup.exe, etc.) on your desktop. Rightclick the shortcut and select "Compatiblity" tab, then tick "Run this program in compatiblity mode for:" box. Try selecting "Windows 95" from the combobox. If that does not help, then try "Windows 98 / Windows ME".

Try dropping graphics settings in game and in NVIDIA control applet, like antialiasing, etc. How hot is your graphics card when this happens?

Why it does not update it? Any error messages? Like "cabinet can not be trusted"? After you try to install it, goto Event Viewer* and look for errors, warnings relating to Windows Installer in same day,hour. * Start->Run: eventvwr.msc

Quote: Video cards supported with the Sims 2 ATI Radeon Series (7000 or better) - Radeon 7000/VE Series (no Hardware T&L, 2.0 GHz Processor needed) - 7200, 7500 - 8500, All-In-Wonder 8500 - 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800 - X300, X600, X800 Nvidia Quadro Series - Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4 Nvidia GeForce Series (GeForce 2 or better) - GeForce2 - GeForce3, 3 Ti - GeForce4, 4Ti, MX 420, 440 - GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950 - GeForce 6600, 6800 Intel Extreme Graphics (no Hardware T&L, 2.0 GHz Processor needed) - 82845, 82865, 82915 Users of the Intel Extreme Graphics series or the Radeon VE series will need a 2Ghz processor as these cards don't support T&L. List of unsupported video cards ATI Rage Fury Matrox Millennium G400 Matrox Millennium G550 NVIDIA Riva TNT2 Matrox Parhelia ST Micro KYRO S3 DeltaChrome S8 SiS 315 Trident Blade XP SiS Xabre 400 XGI Volari

Posted - 2002-02-21 16:55:27 by Cazza Posted - 2005-06-03 14:19:47 by satanicamit sigh... Update your graphics drivers

Try running "sfc /scannow". 'Scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.' If this does not work, try backing up your files and doing repair installation of XP.

Create shortcut for the game executable and select properties for the shortcut. Select Compatiblity tab. Try the Windows 98 compatiblity mode. <edit> I downloaded demo of this game and it worked fine on my XP box. Without any compatiblity mode/patch/etc. </edit>

Before you reinstall the device try this: Open My Computer. Rightclick your CD-R(W) drive and select Properties, select tab named Recording. Tick "Enable CD recording on this drive", if it is not ticked. OK. If this does not help, then do as American Zombie suggested: On the Device Manager, open the "DVD/CD-ROM drives", then rightclick your CDR(w) drive and select "Uninstall". OK. Reboot.

Have you tried to use this webcam in older MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger? And, what if you check if there are newer drivers: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/downloads/categories/US/EN,CRID=1794

Lol Imo, the last one.

http://www.gamearena.com.au/files/details/html/16020

Originally posted by ten2368: Quote: what exactly does memtest 'test'? Does it test the memory of all components, ie video card, ram, etc... It tests the RAM, so you can determite the failing memory module.

Try enabling the "Enable low-level CD-ROM support (MSCDEX)" in the VDMSound-shortcut.

Have you tried install the IPX protocol in XP and then tried running the game? Go to Network Connections via Control Panel. Rightclick your connection ("Local Area Network"). Click Install button, select Protocol and click Add... Select "NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol", OK.

Does this lockup happen also in safe mode? Run memtest, http://www.memtest86.com/. Let it run for couple hours.