same problem different problem

[edsbrick]

help

i have xp on a laptop,with the fixes from westwood.empinguns,or something.

i can play emporer ,single player,no option changing.if i try to change settings it just freezes ,as soon as i click,likewise if i click multiplayer.

game.exe causes my problem .........but i want to play online,without target lines or shadows etc.

appreciate any help,but i am computer dumb.

[gryphon]

Just the norto fix or also the latest patch for Dune Emperor ?

Have you tried the game before you updated it ?

[edsbrick]

am running avg anti virus,and i haven't played multi-player yet or changed options.but have played same discs on three different pcs ,one of them a laptop{my wifes}no problems,her laptop ryns xp also.

ed

[Atomic Mitten]

Have you installed the service pack 1 for win xp ? ;)

[edsbrick]

no .should i have ? if so where from?

cheers ed

[Atomic Mitten]

Start your Internet Explorer and then click on tools windows update, let the update page scan for updates and select the SP 1 express.

Do you have a DSL connection ?

[edsbrick]

all installed and yes i am dsl /bt broadband.

[Atomic Mitten]

Does it work now ? if not un-install the game and then re-install it. I hope it works for you now !

[edsbrick]

thanx ill try it.

ed

[edsbrick]

still no go..........blooming thing,every time.it fools me,every time

ed

[edsbrick]

still no go..........blooming thing,every time.it fools me,every time

ed

im just a musical prostitute

[Atomic Mitten]

Which graphics card is in your Laptop ?

[edsbrick]

im afraid i dont know,but with a bit of detective work i think its;sis650-651-m650-740 .when i searched "graphics card" in help..........nothing,so on my display options the above is what is displayed(on).i think. told you i was computer dumb,i have tonight reinstalled everything(including the empigns,and i updated my "sp1")but still no go on the options.i can play single skirmish WITH TARGET LINES,but i wan to play others.help please.

desperate ed

:'( :'( :P >:(

[gryphon]

could you attach your directX diag file in your next post ?

you can get one by clicking on start - run and type in dxdiag. Run all the grafical test en save it as a text file which you upload in your next posts. :)

[edsbrick]

here it is[attachment deleted by Gobalopper]

[Atomic Mitten]

Well looking at your dx diag it seems you don't have much ram memory for XP.

Also your graphics has only 32Mb which is also low for gaming.

Could you perhaps post the dxdiag from your wifes laptop as a comparison ? that would help.

[edsbrick]

i will do that.on the same issue,would it make any difference if i installed from my wifes laptop? by usb linklead.

cheers ed

[edsbrick]

also......i only want to play dune,other than that i just download music.

ed

[Atomic Mitten]

Erm .You can try it. When you say Dune do you mean Dune 2000 or Emperor Battle for dune ?

[edsbrick]

heres

the wifes...........

ed[attachment deleted by Gobalopper]

[edsbrick]

definitely emporer

[Atomic Mitten]

And you can play emp online with your wifes laptop ?

The only difference I can see is that she has SP1 service pack installed.

[edsbrick]

yea she can play online,i was under the impression ihad sp1 installed.presumably i dont.i used to have a normal pc and we used to play each other online or by lan,neither of them adversly.but now,arrgh.

ed

[edsbrick]

gone on update,downloading sp1 now.

ed

[Atomic Mitten]

Erm. Sorry Ed yes you seem to have SP1 installed too.

But you have different CD drive makes.

Try installing the game using the other CD drive, also always play it using the installation drive.

I can't see any other reason why it won't work, but it could be background processers running on your laptop that are using alot of system resources.

Try defragmenting your C drive.