Re: Freelancer video/text problems

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From: Jimmy S. (Private)
Date: 08/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:26:03 -0400

Hi Richard,

Let's try it another way then. First the fonts ...

Go to Control Panel / Fonts / File / Install.. / Browse to the
Fonts folder on your Freelancer CD and re-install the fonts. 

-- 
Cheers,
Jimmy S.
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_________________________________________________________
"Richard" <rk1@leapbeyond.com> wrote in message news:0f8e01c48b22$4034fd60$3a01280a@phx.gbl...
| WOW, thanks for the super-fast response!
|
| I did a reinstall; same problem.  Exact same thing
| happens when I install and run the Trial, too, by the way.
|
| I also tried copying the fonts off the CD into my Fonts
| directory; Windows says they already exist.  Note that
| the "New Game" button does show up and stay visible
| correctly.
|
| In desperation I even tried playing around with the
| flconfigdatabase.txt file but it only made things worse...
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Richard,
| >
| >Install the game properly on your system.  The original
| >attempt failed to install the fonts and sound codec. :-)
| >
| >-- 
| >Cheers,                                 Windows XP MVP
| Shell / User
| >Jimmy S.
| http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| >
| >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
| http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty;  nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| >"Richard" <rk1@leapbeyond.com> wrote in message
| news:026201c48aec$9362fef0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| >| Debilitating problem with Freelancer on my machine:  On
| >| the main menu, most of the text on the buttons doesn't
| >| show up.  The New Game one is the only one that shows
| up
| >| normally.  The Load Game and Options button text flash
| on
| >| for a split second in sequence.
| >|
| >| During the game, text on buttons doesn't show up.
| >| Tooltips work fine, however.
| >|
| >| Also, a couple video sequences didn't play sound.
| >|
| >| My computer is a Pentium 1.8GHz with 512MB ram.  I
| have a
| >| Matrox G400TV video card in the AGP slot and an ATI 3D
| >| Rage II in a PCI slot.  Running two Samsung 21" LCD's.
| >| Note that disabling the secondary (ATI one) doesn't
| make
| >| a difference.  The computer is running Windows XP SP1.
| >|
| >| I've tried updating the graphics drivers, upgrading to
| >| DirectX 9c, and installing the latest XML service pack.
| >|
| >| Please help!
| >|
| >| -Richard
| >|
| >| ps. please email a copy of response to rk1(a)
| >| leapbeyond.com thanks!
| >
| >
| >.
| >

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