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Is this evaluation version / burnt copy of LEGIT CD? If not... then you are responsible to report piracy: http://www.bsa.org/usa/report/Reporting-Form.cfm.

Did you tried to contact Ubisoft technical support?

Originally posted by Kirshna: Quote: So... DirectDraw.. I thought ActiveX.. You mean DirectX. Click Start-Run: write "dxdiag", without quotes. Goto Display tab. Make sure that the DirectDraw is Enabled not Disabled. Then goto Control Panel->Display. If you do not see Display, click Switch to Classic View. Click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced. On the Performance or on the Troubleshooting tab, move the Hardware Acceleration slider all the way to the right (the Full position). Click OK, and then click Close. If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes. Try rerunning game. If this does not help, then move the Hardware Acceleration one nod to left. Retry. Quote: So I tried to download the last version of ActiveX... the 9c or something like that. It downloads a bit and after 3 minutes it appears a message "not found cabinet file - could not be trusted" something like that. Mak sure you are downloading it from microsoft.com. Quote: 1) Ensure that the "Cryptographic Services" service is running on your computer. To do this, open Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services. Select "Cryptographic Services" from the list of names. Right-click this service and select Properties. If the service is not shown as "Started", you can start it by clicking the Start button. You should also set the Startup type to Automatic so that it will be running when needed in future. Close the Services control panel and try installing the service pack or security patch. 2) If the "Cryptographic Services" service was already running, stop the service by clicking the Stop button, then using Windows Explorer, locate the folder C:/Windows/System32/catroot2 and rename it to something like xcatroot. Now restart "Cryptographic Services" by clicking the Start button, and try installing the directx. 3) If the directx still fails to install, stop the "Cryptographic Services" service again. Open a command prompt window (click Start, Run, type "cmd", without quotes and hit Enter) and then type the following commands: regsvr32 softpub.dll regsvr32 wintrust.dll regsvr32 initpki.dll regsvr32 dssenh.dll regsvr32 rsaenh.dll regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll regsvr32 sccbase.dll regsvr32 slbcsp.dll regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll Restart "Cryptographic Services" by clicking the Start button again. Then try reinstalling directx.

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Have you tried to dropping the video settings like anti-aliasing?

Originally posted by MatsuDa: Quote: I dont understand what you mean about the human interface device.. Sorry, Im not familiar with much computer terms... Ok. Step by step. 1) Click Start, then Run. 2) Enter "services.msc" without quotes, Ok. 3) Locate "HID Input Service" or "Human Interface Device Access" service. Double click it. 4) Set the startup type to "Automatic" from the compobox. 5) Click "Start" button. 6) OK and exit services application. And one thing you can check is the Event Viewer, look if there are Error and/or Warning entries. Click Start -> Run : "eventvwr.msc". While surfing on other forums, another solution is to buy device called USB port hub. Like "Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4-Port Hub" from Belkin. http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Product_Id=198333

One how to use repair installation: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Originally posted by jemko: Quote: after that next msg is aking if i want to run without sound and if i click yes simtowers runs, so we have progress Good. Originally posted by jemko: Quote: but still missing wavmix16 now i got this msg: this application uses wavmix16.dll which has not been installed corectly. wavmix16.dll must be in the windows system directory: c:\windows\system and wavemix.ini must be in the windows directory: c:\windows What if you create blank wavemix.ini to your Windows folder (like C:\Windows, C:\WINNT)? Where did you copied the dll? C:\WINDOWS\System? Try to copy it too to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 and to SimTower installation folder. I dug out the INI file. Copy the contents of this quote box to WAVEMIX.INI and place it to C:\WINDOWS folder. Quote: [general] ; if ShowDevices exists and is non-zero then will display wave out devices and other stuff ; ; ShowDevices=0 : default ; ShowDevices=1 : show output from waveOutGetDevCaps ShowDevices=0 ; if WaveOutDevice exists it should be between zero and one less num devices ; the default is WAVE_MAPPER ; ; WaveOutDevice=0 : use the first device (default) ; WaveOutDevice=1 : use the second device ; WaveOutDevice=-1: use WAVE_MAPPER (will use [unknow Device] settings) ; WaveOutDevice=0 ; Wavemix will detect if it is running on a 286 and not use any 386 instructions ; you can force it to use the 286 only code on a 386 by setting cmixit=1 ; cmixit=0 (default) ; cmixit=1 uses only 286 code (even on a 386 or >) [default] ; Remix=1 = ResetRemix() (default) ; Remix=2 = NoResetRemix() Remix=1 ; GoodWavePos=0 = uses timeGetTime() (default) ; GoodWavePos=1 = uses waveOutGetPosition() GoodWavePos=0 ; WaveBlocks=# (2<=#<=6) the number of ping pong buffers to use ; if Remix=2, use the smallest number that does not distort the sound ; default=3 WaveBlocks=3 ; WaveBlockLen=# min = 512 max = 4096 ; if a number is not specified (or 0) WaveMix will try to determine a size WaveBlockLen=688 ; SamplesPerSec=11 (11.025 Khz) (default) ; =22 (22.04 KHz) ; =44 (44.1 KHz) SamplesPerSec=11 ; debug=0 (default) ; debug=1,2,3 : level ofdebug information shown [Driver Xref] Windows Sound System Playback=Windows Sound System Sound System Playback=Windows Sound System SB16 Wave Out=SoundBlaster 16 SB16 Playback=SoundBlaster 16 AWE64 Wave Out=SoundBlaster 16 [Windows Sound System] ; Need to set do11khzmce=FALSE in system.ini->[sndsys.drv] if want to use Remix=1 and SamplesPerSec=11 Remix=1 GoodWavePos=1 WaveBlocks=4 SamplesPerSec=22 [soundBlaster 16] Remix=1 GoodWavePos=0 WaveBlocks=5 SamplesPerSec=22 WaveBlockLen=1376 [sBPro Wave Out] Remix=1 GoodWavePos=0 WaveBlocks=5 [MultiSound Wave Out] Remix=2 GoodWavePos=1 WaveBlocks=3 [Media Vision Waveform Output] Remix=1 GoodWavePos=0 WaveBlocks=3 [ultraSound Waveform Output] Remix=2 GoodWavePos=0 WaveBlocks=3 SamplesPerSec=11 [Maestro Playback] Remix=2 GoodWavePos=0 WaveBlocks=5 ContinuousStream=1 [not compatible] ; sound drivers that are not compatible with wavemix.dll can be added here ; (the =1 is necessary). One of the major conflicts occur with the PC Speaker ; drivers. The wavemix.dll will only work with devices that support ; asynchronous operation - most of the pc speaker drivers are synchronous. ; The name of the devices can be easily seen by setting ShowDevices=1 in the ; [general] section and then running a program which uses the wavemixer. One ; major problem with some of the pc speaker drivers is that they report that ; they are asynchronous when they are really not. Wave driver for PC Speaker=1 More information about wavemix here: http://www.compuphase.com/wavemix.htm Good luck with building tower (with sounds or not...)

Can you test the mouse on another system? Is the Human Interface Device (HID) service enabled, set to automatic/manual and running in Services (services.msc). Look for HID in service name. In the Device Manager > Universal Serial Bus Controllers > USB Root Hub > Power Management. Uncheck all boxes on all root hubs.

If you do not have solution yet, try downloading one qt movie and try playing it via console (mplayer ~/movie.mov). Are there any error messages? Where are your codecs located, in /usr/local/lib/codecs/ ? And, see/try this: http://home.comcast.net/~mikemehl/FC/fc1.html, scroll to "mplayer dlls" section.

Originally posted by ScinteX: Quote: Just for the record I am running Fedora Core 3 - seems to run pretty good. I installed Fedora Core 3 on this weekend. And now I think I'll stick with this for while... Quote: You know, if it wasn't for the gaming aspect I'd ditch XP forever. Same here. For gaming, I'll try to install and run Diablo 2. On Linuxcompatible.org (http://www.linuxcompatible.org/thread31964-1.html) there were good thread about how to get it running using Wine http://www.winehq.org/.

Quote: Software piracy is the illegal reproduction and distribution of software applications, whether for business or personal use. Wrong forum for this. Period.

First update your antivirus. Download Trojan.Vundo.B Removal Tool: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.vundo.b.removal.tool.html 1) Disable System Restore.Disabling or enabling Windows XP System Restore 2) PHYSICALLY (turn modem off, pull plug, etc.) disconnect from Internet. Then boot into Safe Mode Starting your computer in Safe mode 3) Scan system with AV. ALL files and ALL harddrives. DELETE any infected file it founds. 4) Delete any values added to the registry. Click Start > Run. Type "regedit", without quotes. Click OK. Navigate to and delete the following subkeys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\ [Trojan file name] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{44240BB5-BD7D-4D49-A1AA-8AB0F3D3CB44} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{44240BB5-BD7D-4D49-A1AA-8AB0F3D3CB44} Exit the Registry Editor. 5) Reboot and restart in Safe mode. Do another full scan to make sure you got rid of it. 6) Re-enable System Restore (If you want).

Have you tried to recreate the swap file for Windows? What about this: How can I verify that my GCF Cache files are good? http://steampowered.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=282

2 choices: 1) Return the package back to where you bought it and ask for English version. 2) Erlernen Sie Deutsch. Ja.

On the page click: first box on left "Graphics Driver" -> next box "GeForce and TNT 2" -> nextbox "Windows XP / 2000" -> Go!

1) Boot into Safe mode. 2) Kill these running processes (if any) with Task Manager (Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc at same time): "go in.exe" "hot_canada.exe" 3) Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer: "go in.exe" "hot_canada.exe" Use Search to find them.

Backup your files first You could get rid of the Linux boot loader (lilo, grub) using Windows 98/ME boot diskette and executing "fdisk /mbr" at command prompt. This will rewrite the Master Boot Record (MBR) to boot from the primary (D)OS partition. You may also need to run fdisk to specify the new active partition to boot. Then in XP, you can use the disk management to removed linux partitions and format them to use with XP. <edit> typos </edit>

OK. Snails are faster than ADSL.

Have you checked the Event Viewer for error and warning entries?

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Hmm... http://www.ubi.com/us/support/default.aspx Support News Quote: Cold Fear Issues - 4/7/2005 If you are having trouble playing Cold Fear due to an error message at startup, or if nothing happens when you try to start the game, then please Click here to submit an incident to Ubisoft Technical Support for further assistance. Same: Ubisoft Solution Center - Cold Fear Will Not Start Try these also, if you do not want to contact UBI or before contacting them...: Black Screen, Visual Display issues, or Computer Locks When Starting Game.

Originally posted by exxccessive: Quote: mushi mushi 虫 虫 In English: insect - insect. Or bug - bug. (You probably do not see the japanese characters)

You could use Virtual Private Network (VPN) between home and office PCs.This system use encryption and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized user(s) can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted. [size:1]Image courtesy Cisco Systems, Inc.[/color] Quote: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/vpn.htm Basically, a VPN is a private network that uses a public network (usually the Internet) to connect remote sites or users together. Instead of using a dedicated, real-world connection such as leased line, a VPN uses "virtual" connections routed through the Internet from the company's private network to the remote site or employee. In this article, you will gain a fundamental understanding of VPNs, and learn about basic VPN components, technologies, tunneling and security.

No, but you can define the proxy setting in Group Policy for your network. --- In Windows 2003 Server, this is located in "User Configuration\ Windows Settings\Internet Explorer Maintenance\Connection". Navigate to the "Active Directory Users and Computers". Right click the Domain object, Properties, Group Policy (Tab) now 'click' the edit (button) and you will see the policy settings.