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Older games in 2k

videobruce
I tried to install a number of older games (Win 95, but mostly Win 98) running 2k w/sp3 and many of them came up with a error that the uninstaller didn't register (or something like that). I know that 2k isn't the best choice fro games, but is this (pardon the expression) 'normal for games written around '95 throug ...
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The Pandora Directive etc

gooner9
I have 3 adventure games that i love,Under akilling moon,The Pandora Directive and Tex Murphy:Overseer. I managed to install Killing Moon but it wont run as it a DOS game so i expected that but the other two are Windows games and i can't even install them.
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Strife Windows Port

gilgamesh
Does anyone know if a Strife Windows Port has been made? I would really like to be able to play this great game under Windows XP. Thanks for any help. -gilgamesh.
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Sound stutters on some game intro movies

slaveOne
I've been having a lot of trouble with intro movies in some games ever since I got my new motherboard (or maybe vid card, I got them at almost the same time, so I'm not sure which is causing it). I first noticed the problem in Battlefield 1942.
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EA Sports Car GT Problem/xp

lnetter
For some reason, I am having trouble getting EA Sports Car GT to work on Windows XP. Even though there are no issues during installation, the game does not launch.
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Opinions on best RPG?

pr-man
Ok which RPG game in your opinion in the last 5 years has: 1:Been the most fun to play and 2:Had the best replay Value
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Rogue squadron on win2k?

SP3
Anybody have any tips on getting Rogue Squadron to run under windows 2000 service pack 2? I can't seem to get it to run on my system. I'm using a geforce 4 Ti4600 video card and have tried various drivers.
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Its not exactly flickering

oheka2
REading the topic from me below, it is not exactly flickering. It is like geometric triangles and shards like glass appearing on and off. The car in the game looks like it has multiple angles on it. It is not smooth.
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Counter-strike & Asus A7M266

anark_
Hi, When i play counter strike under windows xp my system crash. The problem is only in opengl mode and windows xp. In direct 3d no problems, in windows 98 & me no problems. I test 2 acelerator graphic and the problem is the same.
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Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

dave.green1
I don't know if you guys are interested but. . . There is a slew of new information about the next offering from Raven and LucasArts. The game is called Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. The official site for can be found.
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original myst on win XP

azygos
WHich is the best way to install Myst (original edition) on win XP so that I get optimum performance. I am using a PIII450 with a riva TNT I card.
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SPYCRAFT-the great game

nickspace
i am running windows XP, i wanted to play spycraft which loaded fine, however when i tried to run the game it said that my task bar is set to always on top and that spycraft cannot run with that set.
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Last question splinter cell sound

vaquero horres
i have sound trouble. . . . . muns fine for 10 min then it sounds like fuzz you can here the normal sounds but there is a high amount of fuzzzzzzzzz in the background it pitches up then down in cycles.
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Spinter cell trouble for my pc

vaquero horres
I have a AMD athlon 1. 25 ghz with 1. 25 gb of ram with a geforce mx/mx 400 with 64 mb of ram. 60 g hard drive. i loaded splinter cell and have started it. The monitor cuts on and then off and goes back to desktop and gives this error HELP i wanna play this game::::: General protection fault! History: FD3DTexture:: ...
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Toca Race Driver Problems

Nick601
I am having trouble running Toca Race Driver when i go to launch the game the screen goes black as if its going to start the game then the system returns to the desktop - no error messages appear or anything the game simply doesnt run! i have got the latest video card drivers (ATI Radeon 7500) i have disabled all a ...
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Unreal Tournament 2

ViolentGreen
Any comments on the lenght of Unreal Tournament 2? I am thinking about purchasing it but was wondering how long of a game it is and the replay value. I have heard it doesn't have a multiplayer feature so that it a downside.
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unreal tournament 2

ViolentGreen
Any comments on the lenght of Unreal Tournament 2? I am thinking about purchasing it but was wondering how long of a game it is and the replay value. I have heard it doesn't have a multiplayer feature so that it a downside.
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