08-30-2000, 04:24 PM | #1 |
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I've just installed and created my characters, when I click on done (expecting the game to start), it drops to the desktop without any kind of error. I have a Celeron 566 @850mhz, with a ASUS 6800 (latest det. drivers, 5.33), an MX300 soundcard (driver 2048 ), Logitech Mouseman Wheel. I've got it set at 16 bit, no 3d; EAX turned off on the sound card (even tried disabling hardware acceleration). I'm running directX 7.0a. Any help would be appreciated.
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08-30-2000, 10:51 PM | #2 |
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Yours is the kindof tech support call that no one wants to take. Basically, there's no clear-cut solution... you just have to test things and hope you nail it down. Here are some ideas:
1) Have you installed the latest patch for IWD? (available at www.interplay.com) 2) Make sure you stop all unnecessary background programs. If you're using Windows 98, MSConfig is a particularly good way to stop them. 3) Try disabling hardware. Disable your soundcard first. I don't know if disabling your video card will do any good, because I don't think IWD will run on Standard VGA drivers (haven't tested this) 4) If you have the hard drive space, try doing a full install of the game. If you've already done this, try running a regular or minimum install instead, just to see if the performance changes any. Not really much to say beyond that. |
08-31-2000, 09:17 AM | #3 |
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Well I got it to work, and I appreciate the response. What I did was figured it had to be video, sound, or directx .. or any combination of the above. So I uninstalled my video and sound card drivers, then reinstalled with another reinstall of directx over the top. Then did a regular install of the game and it runs fine!!
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