Re: wont let me play online games..Help!
From: +Elmo_Tech (elmogeek_at_iglou.invalid)
Date: 02/22/04
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Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 08:34:44 -0500
Cactusbrat wrote:
>
> Elmo.. Already tried the shockwave site. I completely un-
> installed my version and installed a new version.
> Nothing! The only thing I HAVE noticed, is that along
> with the blank, white screen, where the game should be, I
> hear a quick "zap" sound, even when I have my speakers on
> mute. Does this sound like a conflict somewhere? Also,
> once in a GREAT while, I can get HEXIC to play, but none
> of the other single player games. If I get HEXIC going,
> as soon as I click off and then try to get it back again,
> it won't. Very curious.....
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Cactusbrat wrote:
> >>
> >> Nope, guys.. none of these additional suggestions from
> >> either of you worked. I deleted the last few Windows
> >> updates, un-installed shockwave and re-installed. I
> >> downloaded another JAVA, made sure none of my objects
> >> were damaged.. nope.. nada, nothing, zip, zilch... :-(
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Most of the single player games have been converted to
> >> macromedia flash now. Reinstall that software
> >>
> >http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?
> >> &P5_Language=English
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >+_Nobody_U_Know_
> >> >Tech and Games Committees
> >> >MSN Gaming Zone
> >> >
> >> >"CactusBrat" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote
> >> in message news:131dd01c3f732$3bd95470
> $a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >Sophi, if you have any luck with this, I hope you'll
> clue
> >> >the rest of us in! I have done EVERYTHING... that's
> >> >EVERYTHING that has been suggested here, including ALL
> >> >the suggestions from Elmotech and absolutely NOTHING
> has
> >> >worked! I've uninstalled and re-installed Java, I've
> >> >disabled JIT, I've done a system restore to a point
> >> >previous to the Microsoft Update that caused all this
> >> >mess, I've changed my Internet browser options, etc,
> etc,
> >> >ad nauseum. This is now insane in the true
> definition of
> >> >the word. Insane: doing the same thing repeatedly,
> >> >expecting different results. I've about had it with
> >> >Microsoft and ZONE. A lot of the single player games
> can
> >> >be found at different game sites, so if I'm desperate
> >> >enough, I go to one of those. Like I said, if you
> find
> >> >something else that works, please pass it along! Good
> >> >luck!
> >> >
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>Sophi wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> i see that i am not the only one to have trouble
> >> >playing
> >> >>> games online...i download games, and all i get is a
> >> >blank
> >> >>> screen with a small colored box sort of icon. If
> >> anyone
> >> >>> has recieved any info, please email me a line..
> >> thanks.
> >> >>
> >> >>For single player games, try the help here:
> >> >>
> >>
> >>http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/MultiPlayer.html#j
> >> a
> >> >va
> >
> >Could you have a virus? If so, try one of these free
> online virus
> >scans:
> >
> >This one has a choice of a Quick or a Complete check.
> The quick check
> >could miss the virus.
> >http://www.pcpitstop.com/
> >
> >Symantec
> >http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?
> productid=ssr&langid=ie&venid=sym
> >
> ><url:http://security2.norton.com/us/home.asp?
> j=1&venid=sym&langid=us&plfid=20&pkj=IHBEXIBVEMBQAUWZKTK>
> >then click the Security check link.
> >
> >http://housecall.antivirus.com/ free online virus scan
> >
> >I had the same problem for awhile. I didn't worry about
> it because the
> >games I wanted to play were available elsewhere and
> worked with Netscape
> >4.8. But, when the Zone games went to the Shockwave
> format, I tried
> >again.. Still no luck, so I disabled Sun Java and
> enabled the JIT
> >compiler, and got better results. Later I got the
> latest version of
> >Java VM, disabled JIT, updated the Shockwave applet and,
> I believe all
> >the games now work.
Many of the games make sounds as they load, I suspect to let you know
they're still loading. But if the sound is off when this happens, I
would suspect a problem with the sound card drivers. Try running DXDiag
and see if there are uncertified drivers. Try running the sound tests
too.
-- +Elmo_Tech MSN® Gaming Zone™ - Technical Support clvck
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