Vertig0
03-27-2002, 04:40 PM
Ah... Well, it took me a few hours, but I can *finally* change my graphics settings without hard-crashing.. lol.
Before my little saga begins, here are my system specs..
AMD Athlon (Classic) 800mhz
Asus K7M Mobo
384 megs RAM
Asus V6600 Deluxe (GeForce 1)
SBLive! Plat. 5.1
etc...
Running on Windows XP Pro, with the latest Detonators (28.32).
Problem #1...
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Ok, so I get the game, install it, and run it. No problems so far. Then I try to change my graphics settings in game. It drops to desktop for a second, goes back to a light-brownish colour with the mouse cursor (I'm fairly certain up until this point is normal), then freezes... No BSOD, no HDD activity, nothing. Both my KB and mouse are unresponsive.
I tried *everything* you could possibly think of, short of reformatting my system. Killed all taskbar items, killed all unecessary processes, etc. It turns out the problem was with my video card drivers... In desperation I reverted to the old 22.80 Dets, after which I'm back up and running.
However...
Problem #2...
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Now that I can actually run the game, it drops me to desktop completely randomly!! Even from the main menu! No error message, no BSOD, no lockup. Just back to my desktop, albeit in a REALLY bright state(probably residual effects from my brightness setting in-game).
I *think* I've fixed that problem by killing Zonealarm (I left all my taskbar/tray items after I fixed the 1st problem), but I need to run the game for a longer period of time...
Arrrrrgh... I've been looking forward to playing this game for such a long time!! It blows to have it ruined by these ghey problems... Ah... Any comments/suggestions about either of these issues? Am I the only one to experience these things?
Before my little saga begins, here are my system specs..
AMD Athlon (Classic) 800mhz
Asus K7M Mobo
384 megs RAM
Asus V6600 Deluxe (GeForce 1)
SBLive! Plat. 5.1
etc...
Running on Windows XP Pro, with the latest Detonators (28.32).
Problem #1...
-----------------
Ok, so I get the game, install it, and run it. No problems so far. Then I try to change my graphics settings in game. It drops to desktop for a second, goes back to a light-brownish colour with the mouse cursor (I'm fairly certain up until this point is normal), then freezes... No BSOD, no HDD activity, nothing. Both my KB and mouse are unresponsive.
I tried *everything* you could possibly think of, short of reformatting my system. Killed all taskbar items, killed all unecessary processes, etc. It turns out the problem was with my video card drivers... In desperation I reverted to the old 22.80 Dets, after which I'm back up and running.
However...
Problem #2...
-----------------
Now that I can actually run the game, it drops me to desktop completely randomly!! Even from the main menu! No error message, no BSOD, no lockup. Just back to my desktop, albeit in a REALLY bright state(probably residual effects from my brightness setting in-game).
I *think* I've fixed that problem by killing Zonealarm (I left all my taskbar/tray items after I fixed the 1st problem), but I need to run the game for a longer period of time...
Arrrrrgh... I've been looking forward to playing this game for such a long time!! It blows to have it ruined by these ghey problems... Ah... Any comments/suggestions about either of these issues? Am I the only one to experience these things?