Re: Game Won't Start
- From: "Jimmy S." <nosp@xxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 02:07:44 -0500
Hi umwhat,
It's all good... :-)
umwhat Wrote:
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| ...oops , oh well , it's not the exact same problem . sry 'bout that chief .
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|| Hi Biking Hamster,
||
|| Try installing and playing that using 95/98 Compatibility mode.
||
|| To install a program using Windows XP's Compatibility Mode, hold
|| down SHIFT as you insert the game CD, use My Computer to browse
|| to the setup program, and then skip down to step 1 in the list below:
||
|| To run an installed program using Windows XP's Compatibility Mode,
|| first right click the program and "Send To..." / Desktop (create shortcut).
||
|| 1.. Right click on the shortcut to the program.
|| 2.. Click on Properties.
|| 3.. Click on the Compatibility tab.
|| 4.. Click on Run this program in compatibility mode and select one of these:
|| a.. Windows 95
|| b.. Windows 98
|| c.. Windows NT 4
|| d.. Windows 2000
|| 5.. Under Display settings, check mark the mode that you think that is best:
|| a.. Run in 256 colors.
|| b.. Run in 640 X 480 screen resolution.
|| c.. Disable visual themes.
||
|| Click on Apply.Click on Ok.Double click on the program.
||
|| Of course, let's not forget to check for any patches or updates for that game.
|| A good place to find them is: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
||
|| If you'd like to learn more information about compatibility mode, you can click the
|| link in the Compatibility tab that reads "Learn more about program compatibility",
|| or watch this Application Compatibility Power Point Presentation:
|| http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/webcasts/wc112202/WC112202.ppt
||
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
|| 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.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
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|| Biking Hamster Wrote:
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||| I am trying to run an old game, Rollcage II, (released about 2000 I think) on
||| my laptop running Windows XP Home. The game is installed ok but refuses to
||| run after the intro is over and just cuts back to Windows without any error
||| message. The game runs DirectX 7.0 - I have the latest version of DirectX
||| installed - could this be a problem....? The previous version of this game
||| (Rollcage) works ok still.
||| Would appreciate any advice......
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