TagDaze Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Hi. I installed Emperor: Battle for Dune succesfully, but when I start the game, I see the BFD-splashscreen, the screen turns black for a second, and then I get kicked back to desktop. I am not using any firewall or anti-virus program, and I applied all updates to my Windows XP through Windows Update.My specs:Pentium IV 3.06 GHz1024 MB RAM5 GB harddiskspace free on E: (games-drive)Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 (Kyro II Chipset)DirectX 9.0bThe diagnostic tools that came with BFD say that I have DX8, and -1218 MHz. (Yes, a negative number)Can anyone help me?Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Mitten Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Firstly have you installed the SP 1 service pack from windows,do you have via chipsets in your comp ?Please run DXDIAG and post the report here in this thread.To run Dxdiag simply choose the run tab from the start menu,type in DXDIAG,run all the tests and then save the report as a text file,attach it to your post. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagDaze Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 Thanks for the quick reply.I have installed all updates, including SP1 for XP. I have an Intel chipset. The DXDiag is included with this post.[attachment archived by Gobalopper] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagDaze Posted June 7, 2004 Author Share Posted June 7, 2004 Yeah... So... anyone has any idea what could be the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 The diagnostic tool that came with EBFD isn't written for NT4/Win2K/Win XP. It doesn't recognize it.. That's why that output doesn't make sense.Anyways,First off, update your video card drivers. Lower your desktop res to 1024 * 768. Make sure you have the appropiate monitor installed. Update your mptherboard chipset drivers.Have you tried windows compatibility mode ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagDaze Posted June 8, 2004 Author Share Posted June 8, 2004 Nothing like a good bump to get helped with your tech issues ;DMy videocard drivers are the most recent there are, as are those of my BIOS and my chipset. I tried switching the resolution to 1024x768, but to no avail. Compatability mode doesn't help.As for my screen... it has a "digital" brand on it. (lowercase, every letter in a red square), that's all I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Guys, what about the install patch ? Doesn't that help sometimes in these situations ? I certainly couldn't get mine working until I used it.If you would like to try it, look here http://www.dune2k.com/download.php?id=32.You will need to uninstall emp, then reinstall following the instuctions contained within. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Well, your video card drivers are from 2002, not exactly new I'd say. But I'll guess it'll have to do.I'm wondering one thing though, I seem to remember something with Kyro cards and EBFD if I'm not mistaken. I just can't remember what it was.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagDaze Posted June 9, 2004 Author Share Posted June 9, 2004 Erjin999Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work. I didn't have any problems installing Dune anyway.NyarlathotepI know my drivers are not new, but they are the most recent.Hmm, EBFD + Kyro = Failure, you say? I think I played a rip once on this PC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 All I can tell you is that a black screen and kick back to desktop usually indicates a driver issue. Do you run anything in the background while playing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 TagDaze, does this mean you did actually try it ? I ask because it is not something to fix the installation in an obvious way, it actually fixed EXACTLY what you have described your problem to be (crash to DT).That doesn't mean that the problem that the patch addresses is the only one with these symptoms, but that it doesn't fix a problem with installation only reaching a certain point or something. I used to get 100% installed, run the game, then get kicked back to the desktop. When I found the patch, I tried it and again I got a 100% install, but this time it worked !Well, if you have tried it and it didn't work then I am sorry, butI have no other ideas that Nyar isn't working with you on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagDaze Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 TagDaze, does this mean you did actually try it? I ask because it is not something to fix the installation in an obvious way, it actually fixed EXACTLY what you have described your problem to be (crash to DT).Yes, I tried it as soon as I read your post.Do you run anything in the background while playing?MSN Messenger 6.1 + Plus! ExtensionGetRightIntel Active Monitor That's all. (I don't need a lot)Prince of Persia Sands of Time isn't compatible with my videocard either, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was that. I had to downgrade my drivers for RA2 too, but I already tried both versions. I hate my drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelyprophet Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I'm having the exact same problems (running Win2k, 256MB RAM, XP2000, DX9, etc). I tried the install patch but it's saying it can't find the game1.cab file.I'm not a tech expert so pardon any missing info/me being lame and not seeing something.Can anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 TagDaze, try closing all background programs you've got running.I'm having the exact same problems (running Win2k, 256MB RAM, XP2000, DX9, etc). I tried the install patch but it's saying it can't find the game1.cab file.I'm not a tech expert so pardon any missing info/me being lame and not seeing something.Can anyone help?Could you attach your dxdiag (Go to start => Run and there type dxdiag. Once done, run the tests on the sound and display tab. When tests are run, go to the first tab and click "Save all info". Attach the text file to your reply). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagDaze Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 Closing everything doesn't work. My dxdiag is attached in my 2nd post. (3rd post from the top) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceBear Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I have the same problem. I am not at home so I can't send my DXDiag info.I don't have Norton installed, and I am sure I had EBFD working on my system before under XP, but I since then I've replaced my video card (Geforce 3 to ATI Radeon 9800), my sound card (SB Live to Audigy), and DX (from 7 to 9b). I suspect it's a video card issue or a codec problem.I've tried a noCD crack (in case it was copy protection), several different codec packs, newer drivers for my video card, and disabling my sound card in DX. I tried all the different compatability modes and even downloaded the Compatibility Tools from MS (which did have a listing for EBFD, fyi). I cannot get it to load - splash screen, then I see Dune in my taskbar and Game.exe using 99% of my CPU, but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollyon Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Install the game with the install fix. Use the install fix exes so the game can start without the CD in the drive. This is a problem that frequently occurs with XP machines and one that mrdozy had for a long time. It's linked to detection of the CD. If you use a crack it should fix it (the emperor exe from the install fix acts as a splash crack - but you still need the cd to play an actual game.) Try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceBear Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Install the game with the install fix. Use the install fix exes so the game can start without the CD in the drive. This is a problem that frequently occurs with XP machines and one that mrdozy had for a long time. It's linked to detection of the CD. If you use a crack it should fix it (the emperor exe from the install fix acts as a splash crack - but you still need the cd to play an actual game.) Try it out.Sorry - I left that out in my haste to post. I did try that and it didn't work :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceBear Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 BTW - I have to take it back. I DID try this the other night and it didn't work, but I just tried it again and now it's working (even with the 1.09 patch). Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Prince of Persia Sands of Time isn't compatible with my videocard either, Maybe your computer just doesn't like Sand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necroticon Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I wonder if there is any spice in the Sands of Time? Maybe your computer is just allergic to spice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton Th Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Hi!I have the same problem with EBFD. About 1-2 years ago I had the game installed and it worked fine. Now I can install it but I cant play it. The emperor logo shows up and then nothing happens. I have tested to change most drivers and other methods. But so I heard about someone who said something about installing the game from install fix and start the game with install fix exes to bypass cd identification or something like that. Plz could that person tell me more about that. I dont understand what the install fix is. I cant find any file with that name anywhere. Plz help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Maybe they mean the fix in this thread.However, a crash to desktop usually means a driver issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton Th Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Thanks for your help. I think it was the right thing to do even if i didnt test it.I have 2 windows xp installations at 2 different partitions. One totally clean woth no programs for backup and starting up problems. There I installed EBFD and it worked completely fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Cool, happy gaming :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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