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Windows Games 5469

D3D Black Screen

Milamber_NZ

I'm not sure about the Half-Life black screen issue on XP, it runs fine for me on OGL. But I do have the BLack Screen issue with Operation Flashpoint. The game is running OK, but there is just no display, since OPF has no OGL support, Im not really sure what to do.

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Last reply by Milamber_NZ, 2001-07-18 01:43

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High Heat Baseball 2k2 - WIN2k?

JBoDEAN

Any secrets to getting HHB2k2 working in Win2k sp2? I have the latest patch for HHB2k2. . but it doesnt want to load up.

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Last reply by JBrave715, 2001-07-17 20:28

Windows Games 5469

Black & White in Win2k

Zerohour

I have a problem running Black and White on my pIII 800mhz, 128mb RAM, 32MB Matrox G400, Windows 2000 machine with all of the latest graphics updates, including DirectX 8. 0a, etc. . . When I launch the game's executable, the splash screen comes up, but then it disappears and returns to the desktop.

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Last reply by yakkob, 2001-07-16 12:52

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AMD and bad fps on Quake 3 !!

wuu

Hi all ! I have a problem, i have a AMD Athlon 1 ghz, asus k7m motherboard, gf2 ultra (hercules). (win2k) 12. 40 w2k(hercules drivers) 800 resulution in quake 3 vsync off And i hade 175 fps in quake 3 befor but i hade to format and after that my computer did not work as i whanted.

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Last reply by DosFreak, 2001-07-14 00:55

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Games that work on a laptop

paul_h_amiga

Hello it has been a long while since I last posted to this forum. I was wondering if anyone has a list nof which games offer software rendering and/or graphics. You see I am buying a laptop to take with me to a lot of places, and as well as doing work on the thing, I want to take a time out every once in a while.

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Last reply by CUViper, 2001-07-13 21:49

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Gp3

yakkob

I bought GP3. Installs fine, but just crashes out to desktop after calibration of graphics. This is with the latest patch and without. I have checked the alpha F1 forums and basically I am stumped. 2 things that I think may be causing this are : a) I have DX8 installed The dets i am using are just not compatible wi ...

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Last reply by yakkob, 2001-07-13 03:20

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Quake3 not as fast as it should be

Trance

Hi, Quake3 is not as fast as it should be! check: 1. 27: 106 fps 1. 17: 107 fps My specs: Win2k SP2 Asus A7V Duron 850Mhz @ 1071Mhz Asus v7700 GeForce2 GTS 32Mb (using Det 12. 90) Micron CAS2 PC133 256Mb Maxtor 30Gb 7200 Help!! Could you please post your timedemos?.

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Last reply by Almghty, 2001-07-13 03:20

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Unreal Tournament crashes after its been closed

ironman666

hi everyone. i have a weird problem which is beginning to frustrate me now. i have a 650 Duron, 128meg pc100 ram, voodoo3 3000 AGP, 7ZX Giga-byte board, built-in sound, 3com nic, and Windows 2000 Pro (of course).

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Last reply by Splat, 2001-07-12 13:19

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High Heat 2002

JBrave715

Can anyone get the controller to work properly with High heat 2k2 and RC1? The up button is like stuck, it works ok with the Keyboard but if I use any controller the up button sticks. This is the only game I experience this with.

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Last reply by JBrave715, 2001-07-12 03:51

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Midtown Madness 2 Geforce 2 MX

miku

Hi Guys, I am having problem with midtown madness 2. The textures are all corrupt. The game seems to work fine in software mode but in hardware polygons here and there. I am using Nvidia 12. 41. Any ideas, what I should do? ARC.

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Last reply by miku, 2001-07-12 01:39

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Eratic (choppy) screen movement

SnapperOne

OK, now that I've finally gotten rid of Win98SE, it's time to see how many games I'm going to throw away. So far, I've loaded one, and I've already got a problem Loaded Warzone2100 (Win 95/98). Game seems to play OK, except for screen movement which is choppy, and there appears to be a slight hesitation when excuti ...

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Last reply by Splat, 2001-07-10 10:20

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Wizards And Warriors

drake82

Howdy, I am trying to find out if anyone knows any patches out there that can help me run Wizards and Warriors through Windows 2000. I got a new computer recently and the game only runs Windows 95/98.

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Last reply by Wolf87, 2001-07-10 09:09

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viper racing cmd command ?????

sugarqfx

how do i use the setcmd95. cmd cmd on viper racing? i am currently new to windows 2000 and just upgraded it please help! i heared that it was more stable than windows 98, me or xp! please email your reply to.

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Last reply by sugarqfx, 2001-07-08 13:26

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Covert Ops under Win2000???

Beluga12

Does anybody now if Rainbow Six's Covert Operations works under Win2000? Maybe I need a patch or something else. . . . . . please help me if you can. . . . . Thanx.

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Last reply by donald, 2001-07-07 23:53

Windows Games 5469

batch files and gamespy

Hard_Nick

Does any1 here know how to start CS from gamespy using a batch file? I mean i can start it but it will not connect to the server i have chosen. Instead it will fire up CS as if i had only run the batch file.

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Last reply by Hard_Nick, 2001-07-07 16:37

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Baldurs Gate 2

EJ

I am having a problem running Baldurs Gate 2 in XP. I can install the game fine. When I play everything is real slow. When I move the mouse the pointer on the screen lags behind. The refrash rate is at about 60 and I cant seem to find a way to fix that.

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Last reply by adougher, 2001-07-07 09:42

Windows Games 5469

Fleet Command won't install

Glock_31

When trying to install Flett Command, clicking on setup. exe returns the error not a valid Win32 application. The compatiablilty list had this program working. Any ideas ? Cheers, Glock_31.

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Last reply by Blyre, 2001-07-06 10:17

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Halflife!

shineon134

When playing HalfLife Counter-Strike sometimes when i exit to the desktop the system freezes does anyone have an idea what this could be not a huge deal it does not happen all the time just from time to time but it is annoying.

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Last reply by TBone, 2001-07-06 07:39

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Brian Lara Circket : Valid Win32

miku

Hi Guys, I have Brian Lara Cricket. I have played it in 98 and want to get it working in 2000. In windows 2000 when I execute the exe, I get an error Not a valid Win32 Application Why? I tried using the Application Compatibility Toolkit of Whistler but there is no response, no error.

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Last reply by miku, 2001-07-06 02:03

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Problems installing NBA Live 2000

Jim E KrakoRn

Can anyone help me installing NBA Live 2000? As soon as the autorun activates, I click on install, and the CDROM reads for a little, but then everything just stops for some reason. So I tried to just run the setup.

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Last reply by Jim E KrakoRn, 2001-07-05 03:26