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chpo -> SP WAW: Great game, but useless? (1/5/2002 4:08:00 AM)

Hi all, I installed the 5.01 version and it played great!
That is, until I sat down next day. Now the computer would spontaneously reboot. So far, I verified that it would reboot in SPWAW, Internet explorer, Windows explorer and Acrobat reader so the whole system felt shaky. I have a backup done via Norton Ghost that I put back in. Everything was fine again until I reinstalled SPWAW again. Reboot in the intro screen this time - when I pressed a key to get past what I had seen once. Upgrades to 6.1 did not help. My system runs Win98 with DirectX 8 on an Athlon card at 1,4 GHz. The graphic card is Geforce 2MX. Ideas, anyone?



AbsntMndedProf -> (1/5/2002 4:24:00 AM)

How much RAM does your PC have? If you run 68 MB, as I do, it may be helpfull to shut down any other apps might be running while SP:WaW is running. I shut all other apps, such as the Norton Antivirus auto-protect program, while playing SP:WaW and have not had any shut-down problems since I started doing it. Good luck! SP:WaW is worth a little extra effort, IMHO. Eric Maietta



AbsntMndedProf -> (1/5/2002 4:25:00 AM)

I run 64 MB RAM. Duhhhh! Eric Maietta



chpo -> (1/5/2002 4:28:00 AM)

Sorry, I forgot about the RAM. No, I have 256MB of RAM so that should not be a problem. It really galls me to have to miss out on this game that the rest of you are enjoying!



DaveConn -> (1/5/2002 4:53:00 AM)

If you are not already doing so, try running the game from the mech.exe file to skip the opening videos; it may make a difference.
-Dave Conn



chpo -> (1/5/2002 5:03:00 AM)

Thanks Dave!
Unfortunately, running the mech file directly was what I did to start with. I then skipped that in the hope that it might have something to do with the problem, but nope.... I am beginning to feel like Cinderella here, left out of the big party...



Larry Holt -> (1/5/2002 5:24:00 AM)

I found that versions 2 through 6 had some instabilities in them. I have not seen any in ver 7 (I installed from MCNA then patched up to 7). Can you try this and see if it helps? Video drivers are often notorious for this kind of problem. Can you try an updated one or a generic VGA driver and see if you get the reboots? Good luck.



Don Doom -> (1/5/2002 5:27:00 AM)

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Originally posted by chpo:
Hi all, My system runs Win98 with DirectX 8 on an Athlon card at 1,4 GHz. The graphic card is Geforce 2MX. Ideas, anyone?

See if your sound & vidio cards support dx8, if not back out 8 & reinstall dx7, which is what I run on and have no problems.



Warrior -> (1/5/2002 5:28:00 AM)

If you haven't already tried it, delete the steel.prf file from the SAVE folder, reboot and try again. I have all sorts of weird stuff on my machine, and the only thing SPWaW ever had a conflict with was an old version of GuardDog. On the other hand, I'd be suspicious of anything you have installed from Norton, since they get into everything. BTW, was that Windows 98 you run, or Windows 98 Second Edition? From what I understand, SE is a more stable platform that the original Win 98. And don't worry, we'll find the answer for you. Can't have a frustrated gamer out there... except the ones trying to beat my scenarios!



chpo -> (1/5/2002 5:31:00 AM)

Thanks Larry! I have a Samsung SyncMaster 151s (flat) screen and have loaded the manufacturer's driver. Not that that is a guarantee, but still... I could try the version 7 of course, but this was not available at the MatrixGames site. Where can I find it? Then I only have to download it via my 56k modem or as I did with the other one - get it at work and bring it home on diskettes. That took some time...



chpo -> (1/5/2002 5:34:00 AM)

Thanks Don & Warrior too! At least I have some ideas to work with now. I think I'll start fiddling with it tomorrow though, it is 11.30 pm here...



Frank W. -> (1/5/2002 7:01:00 AM)

quote:

Originally posted by chpo:
Thanks Don & Warrior too! At least I have some ideas to work with now. I think I'll start fiddling with it tomorrow though, it is 11.30 pm here...

i donīt think it has something to do w/ the mx card. i own a hercules mx and it runs fine...from ver 5.0 to 6.1 all runs fine...okay,some minor soundprobs..but... it runs w/ dx7 + 8. no prob have u got a VIA chipset on your mainboad?
if yes, this ones could cause some probs w/
some configurations. try the newest via divers
in this case



Les_the_Sarge_9_1 -> (1/5/2002 9:02:00 AM)

What no one is saying, and what might be the case, is your system and your settings and your methods might be aaaaall just fine. And you might be the proud owner of a virus eh. If you have a virus you might not have any luck doing anything at all. Last time I had any trouble running software that should actually work I did indeed have a virus. All that you have mentioned indicates you should have absolutely no trouble running Steel Panthers (at least on the surface, your comments indicate all the right moves). If you have the needed processor speed, minimum Ram, a decent sound and video situation, and a good install Steel Panthers should work fine.
Othwerwise is sounds like an outside source trouble.
Your downloaded source files might be damaged too. How did you aaaactually download your files? If what you start with is damaged, nothing you do is going to matter eh. Hopefully you dont have to go through a long tedious fresh download. But if you do need a fresh download, ensure you use something like Getright (which seems the popular choice at Matrix). I sure hope it isnt a virus problem, but dont assume it isnt. Viruses happen to people all the time (yes even if you have an updated excellent anti virus program). [ January 04, 2002: Message edited by: Les the Sarge 9-1 ]



skukko -> (1/5/2002 3:37:00 PM)

Are you able to run other games ?



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