edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 then to add to your woes,i just tried playing and it froze on the multiplayer option the page changes but the graphics(letters,symbols)freeze,before the text has a chance to appear.i compared the processess between the two laptops and there are several differences between us,tomorrow ill post them.dunno if it will help,but ill feel better.hope santa devises EMPORER BATTLE FOR EDSBRICK.ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 oh and ill try that avg thingy as well.ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 ie explore - Windows explorer. Should be closed while trying to play.ntpatch - Could be several things actually. However, none of them are needed while playing a game, so can be closed.taskmgr - This is the program which is used to open the window in which you found these programs. It'll stop as soon as you close the window.cinetray - Can be closed.wmplayer - Windows media player. Can be closed.vsmon - Zone alarm. - If I'm not mistaken, this file is being used with Zone Alarm. If you have Zone Alarm, try disabeling it before you try to play.winmx - Seems to be assosiated with some sharing program. Can be closed.avgcc32 - Anti virus ? - If so, try closing it down when you try to play.avgserv - Anti virus ? - If so, try closing it down when you try to play.zlclient - Zone alarm. - If I'm not mistaken, this file is being used with Zone Alarm. If you have Zone Alarm, try disabeling it before you try to play.dslagent - Modem driver (?)alg - A business related program. Can be closed.gsicon - Again, a modem driver (?).pctspk - Again, a modem driver (?).soundman - Logitec ? - Can be closed I'd say.synTPEnh - Driver used for the toucpad I think. Leave it !synTPLpr - Help file in relation to the avove driver. Could try to be closed.system idle process - You cannot end this process from Task Manager.As you can see, most processes can be closed.As far as my earlier post goes, in the lockup thread we once encountered that someone was using CloneCD (cd copy program). He couldn't play EBFD. Once he uninstalled CloneCD, EBFD worked like a charm. It means that IF something is preventing EBFD to run properly, it may be a pogram that doesn't need to be running in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Mitten Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Yes Dslagent is the modem,soundman is the sound card settings,gsicon is just the modem app that tells the status of the modem, it can be closed.I have the feeling it might be his onboard GPU drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 hello,and welcome to todays?"fixing eds dune game" session.hello to all you technical people,tried to reinstall with anti virus off as advised,no change.....am now going to close all other processess then try to install and run and play.what are/is my onbord gpu?ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 as far as im aware im not using a clone cd,it seemed reliable enough up till now. ?ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Mitten Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 GPU=Graphics Processing Unit IE in your case, your onboard graphics card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 well,i just reinstalled on the wifes and guess what ,updated and able to play online.now going to try something else.ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Couldn't you already play with your wifes pc online ? Appologies if I'm wrong though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 THATS IT.ive tried closing everything and reinstalling,ive tried playing from my wifes c drive(connected by rj5)ive copied and deleted till im blue in the face.i know my serial number without even looking.all the time i get the same ...game.exe is not responding .why oh why i think ill lay down and have a breakdown.thats not working eitheroh welled :'( :P >:( :O :( :O :P :-X :- :'( :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 yes i can play with my wifes laptop online,but we like playing each other as well,aaaaahhh.i cant go onim in pieces ;)ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Now that you've re-installed, try downloading the install fix from the NAV2003 and EBFD thread. Then copy the game.exe found in there and replace the current one you have.Remember, if you only close down the programs in the background, you need to re-do that every time the pc boots up again ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Mitten Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Have you also tried win xp compatability program to run Emp.Start/all programs/accessories/system tools, compatability program.Select run emperor bfd in windows 98 mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 how/where do i find that thread..pleaseed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Mitten Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Does your wifes laptop also have Norton installed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Mitten Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/emperor/update/EMPENGINSTFIX10.ZIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 how/where do i find that thread..pleaseedftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/emperor/update/EMPENGINSTFIX10.ZIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 LOL ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Mitten Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Heh heh ! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 told you i was dumb............anyway,i already had empenguins,my wife and i both run avg not norton,i ran the compatibility wiz,in 98,very hopeful,but it froze before it could open,not just the game,but the whole bl000y thing.ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Mitten Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Your not dumb Ed, many people have had problems getting Emp to run on their comps.Please have patience WE WILL get you there in the end.We need to know which programs you have installed on your laptop, if you use AIDA you can generate a report and save it in plain text, and attach it to your post reply please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 or thisdumb?ed[attachment deleted by Gobalopper] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Mitten Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 ED, please remove the first txt you posted 2txt, or modify it by removing some of the details like your cd key for example ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsbrick Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 from your urgency i presume it was sensitiveed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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