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SERIOUS Crashs in SPWAW 5.0 AND 5.01 - 5/17/2001 8:01:00 AM

DFourthHorseman

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Hi, I have played SPWAW now and I have now noticed a few problems recently. For example, when I try to initate a WWII long campaign as soviet, the game would automatically drop into windows into 640-800 resolition and freeze a few seconds later. It also happened once or twice when I'm in a game and when I click enter in the save menu to save the game, it would do the same thing again. Sometimes it would drop to my normal resolution (1024-768) and not freeze, sometimes it would not. But recently with 5.0 and 5.01, freezes and resolution drop outs have been a lot more frequent. I don't know why it is happening, I don't have any programs in the background. My system is 533 mhz, 128 Ram, 3.5 GB of available hard drive space, Inno3d Geforce2 MX pci, W98 SE, and I let window determine my swap file size. Whats the problem? PLEASE HELP ME, so that I can continue to play this great game trouble free. Thanks Ruibing :D

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- 5/17/2001 8:11:00 AM

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Originally posted by DFourthHorseman: Hi, I have played SPWAW now and I have now noticed a few problems recently. For example, when I try to initate a WWII long campaign as soviet, the game would automatically drop into windows into 640-800 resolition and freeze a few seconds later. It also happened once or twice when I'm in a game and when I click enter in the save menu to save the game, it would do the same thing again. Sometimes it would drop to my normal resolution (1024-768) and not freeze, sometimes it would not. But recently with 5.0 and 5.01, freezes and resolution drop outs have been a lot more frequent. I don't know why it is happening, I don't have any programs in the background. My system is 533 mhz, 128 Ram, 3.5 GB of available hard drive space, Inno3d Geforce2 MX pci, W98 SE, and I let window determine my swap file size. Whats the problem? PLEASE HELP ME, so that I can continue to play this great game trouble free. Thanks Ruibing :D

What version of directx are you running? What does dxdiag report when you run thru all the tests? To me this sounds like a directx-driver interaction problem. thanks, John.

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- 5/17/2001 8:21:00 AM

Paul Vebber

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Yes - the game forces teh screen resolution to 800x600. IF you are getting some other screen resolution then there is some problem with your video driver, directx, and/or game installation

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- 5/17/2001 9:21:00 AM

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Would setting the desktop resolution to 800 x 600 help? That way the program doesn't have to switch when it's started or closed. I had a similar problem with Age of Kings. My solution was a new computer, I hope yours is much simpler and less expensive.

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- 5/17/2001 9:41:00 AM

Don

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Changing your resolution should change nothing - many of us run higher than 600x800 and have no problems. If I were you I would un-install and re-install, saving any special stuff you want to keep.

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- 5/19/2001 3:05:00 AM

DFourthHorseman

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Thanks, I'll try those advices. It may be DirectX 8.0, wish I kept 7.0 :( . Can't reinstall it cause I started the game with verision 2.0 or something and upgraded about EIGHT times to get to 5.01, and I got a 56k modem so I can't just download the complete version again. I'll try reinstallin directx though. Thanks anyways Ruibing

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- 5/19/2001 3:15:00 AM

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I'm running mine on DirectX 8, no problem and I think V.7 was more of a threat to this game than 8 is. V.7 was a very direct threat to the Talonsoft games anyway.

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