Cypher Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Hello all,I used to play Emperor on this PC before, and it worked okay, but now after installing it I seem to have problems launching the game - the title screen shows for a sec, then nothing, then my mouse cursor is not showing anymore. I checked the proccesses and game.exe is running, but after a while still nothing, and then it shows me the "send error report" message. I tried the patch and it doesn't work.Any ideas?my pc: Geforce mx 440 64MBp4 2.4GHz512RAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 WindowsXP and Norton AV, Bad graphics drivers, . . or fogot to patch Emperor ?Something like that ;)Do you use WindowsXP and Norton AV, and could you attach a Directx file so we can help you with the rest ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTPoompt Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 yeah, i am having the exact same problem, the mouse dissapears after the title screen, No black screen like others. But game.exe is there running too. (and the ~e something is there too). The game doesn't load but i can easily alt-tab and the mouse comes back. if i alt tab again the game.exe icon is there but when i switch nothing happens (well, the mouse goes away again)here is dxdiag.my vid card is Geforce 4 TI 4200... i don't use the aureal card because it has BAD winXP support... maybe i should take it out?btw i'm using AVG antivirus and zonealarm 4, but even when i exit both it still doesn't work[attachment archived by Gobalopper] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Have you used the install fix ?I can see that this driver is not new, maybe it is not up to date... Name: Intel® 82845 Processor to AGP ControllerDevice ID: PCIVEN_8086&DEV_1A31&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_033&172E68DD&0&08 Driver: C:WINDOWSSystem32DRIVERSAGP440.SYS, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 08:58:00, 25472 bytesIs this an unused onboard graphics card ? :O I thought initially it was the AGP controller, can you confirm for me ? Also, tell me what chipset you have... Thisis what dell have to say is inside your machine...Let us know if either of these things work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Weird, I just started getting this problem today... I'll get back to you on the details, got a few potential solutions to try first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I gather it was working and then went "caput" ?Thats freaky !More info when you can then, or even how you solved it 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Well actually it wasn't working until today, but until today it had a different kind of problem. :PThe install fix worked for me, which was nice since Emperor hasn't actually been working for a long time and now I've finally got it back. I meant to try that thing months ago but got distracted by KOTOR, among others... Ah well, happy ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Right, so, when will we be having the pleasure of seeing you online ? :DCant blame me for trying, eh ? I have found the install fix to be very good for a lot of people with black screen problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 When a get a computer with both Emperor and the Internet. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Sounds like you have a computer (the one with emp installed) and you are posting on the internet (but yes, they are not going to be the same comp).Stop going out, stop spending money on social life. Become a recluse and you will have no money problems :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 If you knew me, you wouldn't say that. :P I don't go out, I rarely leave the house. I have no local social life, I have no money because I do not work. Things will be better in a few months time, you might see me then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTPoompt Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 heh... got it working...used the install fix + new drivers and disabled firewall and stuff...now is it safe to patch the game? or should i not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Install fix strikes again ! :DPatch away my friend, its best to be patched and I dont know of anyone who has problems from patching once its working ok.Might see you online ? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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