That's it! The old "unofficial patch" - I knew there had to be something
out there! Thank you!
I wasn't doing too well at keeping my creature fattened up on the wife's
computer, anyway...
"georgia_joe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <Crazyjoe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:gbempvoe2mkh1n70ace16a4mbdve9o1ted@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I had the same problem. EA games said to install a patch. Here is what
> they said:
>
> "here was a patch that was made by a third party and not by EA that
> was originally made for the use of additional functions that the game
> did not include, however this has been known to solve issues under
> Windows XP and 2000 with several of our customers. You can try it and
> see if it solves your issues, but again the patch is unsup****ted by EA
> and we cannot be held accountable for any additional errors it
> causes."
>
> <http://www.fileplanet.com/files/110000/110162.shtml>
>
> I installed it and the game worked again for the first time in months.
>
> from On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 16:47:55 -0400, "Anole"
> <se@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >I installed it on my wife's computer which has directx 9.0b and it
worked
> >fine. She has a much slower machine, though, so I was hoping to get it
onto
> >mine. I upgraded to b from a, uninstalled, reinstalled... Still only
the
> >splash screen and sometimes an empty box like it's going to launch in a
> >window (for a second, maybe), but still no dice. I'll have to sneak it
> >every now and again on the wife's...
> >
> >Thanks for the suggestions, though.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Nobody" <somebody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >news:YpOkb.5080$W16.3084@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Unworthy? nah, just unlucky....before you ebay it...which Direct are
you
> >> running? I had some problems with another game and directx 9....they
say
> >you
> >> cant uninstallit, but you can. It's just a PITA. try it on another
> >computer,
> >> it might be the disk scratched, or it might be a bootleg disk (it
uses
a
> >> securerom protection I think and wont run without the disk being the
> >> original...it might install but never play. ) Speaking of which, did
the
> >> install go OK? if it did then contact EA and see if they will give
you
a
> >no
> >> cd patch, and if they wont then search Google for "no cdc game fixes"
and
> >> try a few, but scan them forviruses first......actually I think I
will
do
> >> that now, cd reading takes a lot of battery when you are on the road.
> >>
> >>
> >> Nobody
> >> "Anole" <se@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >> news:bmuo45$18bi$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> > I give up. Back to Ebay it goes, I guess. Tried the patch, tried
every
> >> > tweak on their web site, still only a splash screen. I guess I'm
> >unworthy
> >> > to be a god...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Nobody" <somebody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >> > news:Ne6kb.1223$Uz6.232@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> > > runs fine on my dell inspiron notebook, XP Sp1,1.7gP4M, 256 meg
Ram,
> >> > gforce
> >> > > 2 go....have you tried a reinstall? with the config you listed
you
> >more
> >> > than
> >> > > exceed the minimum....have you tried foul launguage? patch the
game
to
> >> the
> >> > > most recent version? The only other thing I can think of is
better
> >> cooling
> >> > > for the system (that P4 and Gforce get hot...) or try pointing a
gun
> >at
> >> it
> >> > > and teling it you are serious....Other than that I am at a
loss...
> >> > >
> >> > > Nobody
> >> > >
> >> > > "Anole" <se@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >> > > news:bmq3vg$f03n$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> > > > Hey, anybody gotten B&W to run on XP? I've tried compatibility
> >mode,
> >> > safe
> >> > > > mode, just about any trick you can think of, and I can't get
past
> >the
> >> > > splash
> >> > > > screen. The help files don't seem to be much help, either...
> >> > > >
> >> > > > XPP (sp1)
> >> > > > NVida Geforce4 Ti 4200
> >> > > > P4 2.56ghz
> >> > > > 1G RAM... etc.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Any Ideas?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks in advance...
> >> > > >
> >> > > > anole
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
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