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netzed posted 05-03-99 09:23 AM ET
I can install the game properly but 2 things can be produce after :
1- i try to run the game just after install and a little green line appears on the top of my screen , backgrounded with my desk. at this moment, my computer crashes (no way out)
2- i restart my computer just after install. Then , win98 tell me (error occured in the module unknow.....blablabla) with a beautiful blue background (my computer still crashed)
i use a Nvidia TNT graphic card with P II 350 and lot of free HDD space and memory...
So , just one thing : HELP ME TO PLAY !!!!
thanks
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 05-03-99 09:27 AM ET
I'd try setting your graphics hardware acceleration to 0. Right-click on the My Computer icon, select properties, then performance, then graphics. Set this slider to 0. Another thing to try is setting your desktop resolution to one the game uses (800x600x256 colors (8bit) or 1024x768x256 colors).
jkm
firaxis games
netzed posted 05-04-99 06:42 AM ET
Arrrgggg No effect.
Can the smacp2fr patch file help me ?
Or another patch peharps ?
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 05-04-99 10:43 AM ET
It's a hardware conflict of some type, so we just need to figure out what the problem is. Give me a full rundown of your system. Have you updated your video drivers recently? Also, try running DXDiag.exe and look for problems in the notes section of the two driver pages.
jkm
firaxis games
White Tiger posted 05-04-99 12:01 PM ET
I had the same problem. I have almost the same system. TnT celeron 333, win 98. The problem was that the motherboard wasn't handling the agp correctly. There are files you can download for you motherboard to "fix" this, but I ended up getting a new motherboard, which solved my problems. The main culprits seem to be the ALI based motherboards.
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Author	Topic: Install (full or not) then Crashes
netzed	posted 05-03-99 09:23 AM ET I can install the game properly but 2 things can be produce after : 1- i try to run the game just after install and a little green line appears on the top of my screen , backgrounded with my desk. at this moment, my computer crashes (no way out) 2- i restart my computer just after install. Then , win98 tell me (error occured in the module unknow.....blablabla) with a beautiful blue background (my computer still crashed) i use a Nvidia TNT graphic card with P II 350 and lot of free HDD space and memory... So , just one thing : HELP ME TO PLAY !!!! thanks
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 05-03-99 09:27 AM ET I'd try setting your graphics hardware acceleration to 0. Right-click on the My Computer icon, select properties, then performance, then graphics. Set this slider to 0. Another thing to try is setting your desktop resolution to one the game uses (800x600x256 colors (8bit) or 1024x768x256 colors). jkm firaxis games
netzed	posted 05-04-99 06:42 AM ET Arrrgggg No effect. Can the smacp2fr patch file help me ? Or another patch peharps ?
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 05-04-99 10:43 AM ET It's a hardware conflict of some type, so we just need to figure out what the problem is. Give me a full rundown of your system. Have you updated your video drivers recently? Also, try running DXDiag.exe and look for problems in the notes section of the two driver pages. jkm firaxis games
White Tiger	posted 05-04-99 12:01 PM ET I had the same problem. I have almost the same system. TnT celeron 333, win 98. The problem was that the motherboard wasn't handling the agp correctly. There are files you can download for you motherboard to "fix" this, but I ended up getting a new motherboard, which solved my problems. The main culprits seem to be the ALI based motherboards.