Re: Mafia

So that's interesting !!! Went to the link using 98SE and it wants to run
the Validation tool? I didn't bother going thru the entire process but it
got me wondering ...

I take it now one has to have their XP pc connected to the internet and do
any update via a download rather than being able to dl, put on a cd etc. and
take to another pc that's NOT internet connected.

I live in very rural area and can take you to at least a dozen homes that
have a pc running XP but do not subscribe to any isp, e.g. have no use for
Internet itself (or consider Aliant/Sympatico to sleazy/greedy to want to
give them money and they're the only choice available). How are these people
supposed to get their patches etc. so other software keeps working, e.g.
game needs patch to run etc.?




"Jimmy S." <nosp@xxxxx> wrote in message
news:42e8dcfa$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Scott,
>
> You can download the update directly from here:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3c9464fb-7cd7-461b-ad24-6a4d1c5df8ff&DisplayLang=en
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
> "scott" <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:747C6BC4-F0FC-4344-85BC-D942381EB027@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> |
> |
> |
> |
> | I have just installed Mafia but the game will not run because I do not
have
> | the latest video codec to play the intro movies. The 327979 update don´t
work
> | because it is only for windows xp SP1 and I have the SP2 already
installed. I
> | can't find any other patch for this problem. The mafia 1.2 patch doesn't
work
> | either.
> |
> | Help , please
> |
> |
>
>


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