Same old problem as the others

[Sardaukar_Madness]

i am having the same problem that many people experience. When i run emperor a black screen appears as if the game is starting, then i go back to desktop, i've tried all the stuff  suggested except for the NAV one, i beleive my problem is a graphical one, nothing to do with NAV but jus to let u know i am using NAV2004, Spybot, Adaware and spywareblaster. i tried using the directX method and tried running it using directX 8.1 but the same thing happens. i also tried the emperor fix and the same thing also happens, compatibility mode also to no avail. tried installing omega drivers, no avail, couldn't find older versions of nvidia drivers so hvnt tried that. i am using Inno3d geforce2 MX 400. i tried installing emperor on my sis's laptop and it runs fine but slow as hell, plus, i wanna plae it on my PC not my sis's crappy laptop. >:(. i hav been trying to get emperor to run for about 2 freakin daes. i hav plaed emperor on my older rig and my older rig was also using the same graphics card, so i figured it must be something wrong with the drivers or directX. I NEED SOME HELP!!...

[gryphon]

do you use Norton on your old computer and your sisters's laptop ?

you could try the same drivers version as your old pc has for the VGA card.

can you post a directX file from your old computer and your new one ?

[Sardaukar_Madness]

My sister's laptop isn't using norton or anything, it doesn't hav access to the internet, so the settings and drivers are default and outdated. my previous rig i remember when i played emperor on it wasnt using norton, that was about 3 years ago, can't remember the driver version. i remember i was using windows 98 back then. i have WinCD, Nero and Alchohol 120% on my current rig. DVDrom/CD-RW(D:),CDrom(E:).

I attached a DxDiag as u asked. My previous rig was upgraded to my current rig so i couldn't provide a Dx file on it. Any help would be much appreciated, i've got nothin to do till i get a gfx upgrade to plae HL2 so i am counting on Emperor to keep me company till then but it won't freakin work  :-.

thx for the effort to help.

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[Nyarlathotep]

Start with installing SP1 for XP.

NOTE: It may cause some programs, like Nero for example, from working properly. A reinstall of those programs should solve those issues.

[erjin999]

Maybe you've already mentioned it and I haven't noticed, but have you tried the install patch to install the game ?

It sounds like the kind of issues you would get when it is needed. Look in the Getting Online Guide for a link if you haven't.

[Sardaukar_Madness]

hey thx for helpin, i got my Geforce 6600GT and HL2, so i won't really be needin emperor, if it still doesn't works i am plannin to sell it to my cousin. well happy gamin folks