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Windows Games 5469

Half-Life Blue Shift, voodoo 4 AGP

wilsonrand

I have Voodoo 4, AGP, with latest XP drivers that were given at Windows update when I installed XP. I can not start a game of Half-Life Blue shift. I always get this error message: selected openGL mode is not supported by your video card.

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Last reply by Maiar, 2001-11-14 01:18

Windows Hardware 9627

SCSI CD burner issue

nhaggin

I apologize if this has been talked about before; my quick perusal of the forum revealed no previous discussion on this topic. I am having an interesting problem with a Yamaha 8424SZ drive. W2K will recognize it on startup, but 30 seconds after I get the desktop, I am told in a little dialog box that I removed the ...

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Last reply by nhaggin, 2001-11-14 01:15

Windows Hardware 9627

3dfx video card

HwoodCats

I have a Maxi Gamer Phoenix with Voodoo Banshee and it works ok but it's not letting me record with my tv tuner. It was ok under windows me but I like windows xp and would like to have an updated driver.

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Last reply by HwoodCats, 2001-11-13 23:41

Windows Games 5469

windows xp and sidewinder problems

jim98val

Help! I have a sidewinder force feedback joystick and am having trouble getting it to work in windows xp. When I try to auto detect it under game controllers it tells me your game controller is not configured properly see your device manager Thanks, any help is apreciated.

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Last reply by kgeissler, 2001-11-13 23:06

Windows Software 5498

Playing m0vies in windows...

cyberguru

I have tried playing two movies in windows xp and when I play them one has no sound at all and one has sound thats goes wierd after less than ten mins. I tried both films using the same codec on my girlfriends pc (both winxp) and they work fine.

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Last reply by cyberguru, 2001-11-13 22:45

Windows Software 5498

Problems installin ATI Radeon VE with XP, please help!

radeonve

hello, I just installed the SDR Version of the ATI Radeon VE Graphic Card under Windows XP. The problem is that XP does not recognize(initialize) the expanded drivers for the card. When I download the newest version from the publishers page XP rejects them saying that those drivers would not be compatible to the ha ...

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Last reply by radeonve, 2001-11-13 22:40

Windows Hardware 9627

What's wrong with this picture?

ahearnb

HINT: IRQ 10 is occupied by Video card and soundcard. Is this a problem? How can I change it? Obviously, I don't know much about this. . . just heard that your video card should not share an IRQ with anything.

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Last reply by ahearnb, 2001-11-13 22:32

Windows Software 5498

Analog mix in xp audigy drivers. How do I get rid of this?

ASiDiE

I just upgraded to a audigy card from a SB live card. I have xp and loaded the drivers off the cd and then installed the XP update. . . Everything seems to work fine. . . BUT. With my old SB live drivers.

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Last reply by ASiDiE, 2001-11-13 22:25

Windows Hardware 9627

Analog mix in xp audigy drivers. How do I get rid of this?

ASiDiE

I just upgraded to a audigy card from a SB live card. I have xp and loaded the drivers off the cd and then installed the XP update. . . Everything seems to work fine. . . BUT. With my old SB live drivers.

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Last reply by ASiDiE, 2001-11-13 22:10

Windows Games 5469

Max Payne, Voodoo 4 AGP

wilsonrand

I have Voodoo 4, AGP, with latest XP drivers that were given at Windows update when I installed XP. I can get into game fine. Problem is the graphics are horrible. Nothing is clear except for the area directly surrounding my character.

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Last reply by wilsonrand, 2001-11-13 21:14

Customization Tweaking 1790

Unbloating XP

jwl812

I just reformated and installed XP Pro. 2 gigs for an install?!!! Can someone tell me how to get rid of some of this trash. The add-remove programs tab doesnt allow too much removing (win98 had better digging around options).

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Last reply by TechLarry, 2001-11-13 19:59

Windows Hardware 9627

HDD running in Pio in Xp ,, Udma in Win2k ??

Mojonba

My Ibm 75 gxp 45Gb is runnning in Pio in WinXp Pro and i dont know why the hell cause my bios detects it as a udma mode 2, Windows 2000 detects it as a Udma mode 2 and i'm even using an 80 pin ribbon cable.

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Last reply by Mojonba, 2001-11-13 16:41

Windows Software 5498

I can't install XP

EQChloe

When I try to install XP, I get this message: SpSetupLoadParameter was unable to find unattendswitch. 11/13/2001 04:04:42,d:\xpclient\base\ntsetup\syssetup\cmdline. c,228,,SETUP: SpSetupLoadParameter was unable to find runoobe.

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Last reply by Bursar, 2001-11-13 15:51

Windows Software 5498

win2k pro or winxp pro?

NTGAMEMAN

which is better? windows 2000 pro sp3 with latest beta updates or final updates? or windows xp pro final corp with latest updates ?

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Last reply by shassouneh, 2001-11-13 14:31

Windows Hardware 9627

Win2k and NMB Multifunction keyboard help

Garousan

Hello everybody, let me apologize if this has already been asked, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I have an NMB Multifunction keyboard (Model RT9258TW). It came with an old Micron computer a friend of mine had; as a result, it apparently needs special Micron drivers versus the NMB drivers (at least that was the ca ...

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Last reply by Garousan, 2001-11-13 10:13

Windows Networking 2246

Win xp calling home

freefalle6

Ok here is my problem, win xp connects to the internet on its own some times. I've disabled remote access and auto up, I dont have a virus either(just did scan with norton 2002 with all current updates and no viruses) I have it on a dialup connection that connects at 28.

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Last reply by fatattack, 2001-11-13 00:30

Windows Networking 2246

Shutting down ports

Durt

I am running a game server and I want to shut down any unnecessary ports. I did a port sniff and this is what I got. Port State Service 80/tcp open http 135/tcp open loc-srv 135/udp open loc-srv 161/udp open snmp 500/udp open isakmp 1025/tcp open listen 1026/tcp open nterm 1027/udp open unknown 3389/tcp open msrdp ...

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Last reply by Durt, 2001-11-13 00:18

Windows Games 5469

XvT and W2k

Redhorse

I'm trying to use X-wing vs. Tie-Fighter under W2k. On this site it says that it should be possible with admin rights, but i can't start the game. When trying to launch the game the dialog for installing DirectX appears (i'm currently using DirectX 8).

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Last reply by ConQueso, 2001-11-12 23:36

Windows Games 5469

Best Space Game Ever?

pr-man

My vote is for Homeworld. All I can say is Simply Beautiful Graphics.

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Last reply by ConQueso, 2001-11-12 23:28

Windows Hardware 9627

Maxi Sound Fortissimo

Lockey

Does anyone have any idea when Guillemot plan on releasing compatible drivers for windows XP, as the the default windows drivers are terrible, as they dont support EAX or A3D, and the win 2000 drivers do not work.

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Last reply by Lockey, 2001-11-12 22:53