
Windows Games

Ali
After up ATI Radeon Drivers from Catalyst3. 8 to 3. 9, Wolf ET crashes and can't start (send err. report keeps coming on). (Look in the signature for sys. config) already have tried uninstalling the application and reinstalling it.

16 bit games
gmenik
hi is 16 bit game will run in server2003 enterprise? ihave this game dark colony. . . . the game install fine but when i play it would't run. . any clue? ghost recon and mohaa run fine fast too thanx.

Max Payne 2
dieu
I have contacted Take Two on many occasions and they will not address this problem between MP2 and Windows2003 (Will not load), even though they stated to The Inquirer that they are aware of the problem.

Diablo 2 freeznig
ViolentGreen
I broke out my diablo 2 and put it on my system running XP Pro. It will work for a few minutes and then freeze for 10-30 seconds. I have the latest D2 patch and fairly recent ATI drivers. Indexing service is disabled.

NFSIII error: openhandlea - OPEN FAILED ON ' nul'
Curley_Boy
Can anyone help me with this annoying problem? When I try and use the customise car menu in NFSIII, I get the following error: openhandlea - OPEN FAILED ON ' nul' I haven't a clue what's caused this since I have been playing it fine for months and then one day it just appeared.

Freespace 2 and access violations
PTS
All of the sudden I can not get Freesapce 2 to load. It jumps back to the desktop after about one second and nothing happens. I checked the error log in the Freespace 2 folder and it says there was some sort of access violation in module.

"Not Supported"
Dakota
I am trying to play some old games on my computer, but because I have a good graphics card (NVidia 5900) I get a message saying: VGA Card not Supported!. What should I do? Thanks!.

3dmark 2003 error
gmenik
hi to all i try to run 3dmark 2003 in win2k but the problem is giving me a warning message. . it sez Hardware does not support stencil buffer 3dmark03 will not run properly. . . . . i try to run the program it doesn't work.

Need HELP with HIND&W2000
Revlis
Hi everyone. . . I would like to ask,if someone could help me. I have W2000,SP3 (NFTS) & I can't run the game HIND (DigitalIntegration,1995). Instalation - there is no problem,but when I run the program/game.

Command & Conquer Renegade Install Problem
Cpt_Gral_Francisco
Hello everyone. I tried to install my copy of C&C Renegade in my system. When it gets a 100% complete (!), it gives me an error message that says something like this: FILE SYSTEM ERROR. I can't remember the exact message.

Help! I Cant play any Dos games
recorrit
I am having trouble playing any old games(namely XCOM APOCALYPSE), they install ok, but when i go to play them all i get is a black screen. I have all the latest drivers, and I don't know what else to do.

Cant play any old games
recorrit
I am having trouble playing any on games, they install ok, but when i go to play them all i get is a black screen. I have all the latest drivers, and I don't know what else to do. Can anybody help? I am running a Acer Aspire 1700, with SIS650 Vid Card, 198mb Ram, 80G Hd.

Colonization under win2k?
Bossen
I have this ancient game, sid meiers colonization ( dos game ) for some reason it wont run under win2k. . so i wonder, is there some kind of dos emulator to make those really old games to work? i seriously need to play this game Bossen.

Counter Strike 1.6, Steam, and a dll file.
aliem
Maybe I'm just missing a dll file. . . but on the website for steam it says nothing about compatability with NT. Anyway. . . there's a new release of Counter Strike, and it's using a new thing called steam.

Mechwarrior 2 Mercs with WinXP compatability Toolkit?
dutchard
Has anyone gotten Mechwarrior 2 Mercs to work with this toolkit? Version 3. 0 Has Mechwarrior 2 listed in its list, but when I try to customize it to get MW2Mercs to work, it just dumps me to a black screen, same as running it regular.

might and magic VIII install shield problems
gavi
wen i go to install m +m 8 on my home comp with xp, install shield comes up and it goes to 99%, ten a cross comes up and it terminates. i try another comp wit xp and it works beautifully. how do i fix it?.

HUGE problem..istalling gta3 VC other games too.
RedStar
Ok. . for aawhile now. . i have had the odd problem installing some games. Usually i can work around them by installing from another drive or exploring and clicking on the install option. but vice city has me stumped.

help with Wing commander 4
Qster
anyone able to walk me through the procedures to get WC4 Dos working on Win XP (home)? i downloaded VDMSound, but the installation seems to hang and lock up when it gets to identifying the soundcard and controller identification.

Mech Warrior
TT
I have old Mech warrior games and just bought a new computer w/ Win XP. I can't get any of them to work. I'm told by activision that none of the Mech games work w/ XP and they don't plan on doing anything about it.

LBA on winXP
angie80uk
Hi there, am not sure whether there was anything related to my topic before as the forum is quite. . . huge. . . Am trying to run Little Big Adventure on winXP, downloaded VDMSound, upgradings and so, manage to play the first scene without any sound and music anyone can help me here to sort out my problem, so that ...