CoOsMo Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 I got E:BFD a while ago. And I havn't played it for a while and now I want to. It worked on windows ME but right now I have Windows XP. I installed the game properly with no errors. BUT when I try to go into the game the you see the loading thing then it goes off my screen then nothing happends. Im pritty sure a error thing come on but I don't see it( well I saw it once when I was turning off my computer, but only for a second and I could read all of it) . Can anyone help? I have the lastest patch too.I have:655 RamWindows Xp ProffesionalGeForce 4 Mx 440 WITH lastest driversSound Blaster Live30 Gig Hard Drive ( with lots of room left ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryorama Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 left click on icon, then go to properties then compatibility or somtin like that. then u go from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IxianMace Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Well firstly, when you tried to run the game under Windows XP were you logged in as the 'Administrator'? You need Administrator privileges to play the game on Windows XP. This could be the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoOsMo Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 Already tried the compatibility thing. And im pritty sure its not the administrator thing becuase there is only one user...me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die4honr Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 try technical support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoOsMo Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 Its the same problem that this person has. They mention a patch in that topic. What patch?http://www.dune2k.com/forum/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=6967 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terror Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 hmm ok, are you sure have the detonator XP drivers? not ME drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoOsMo Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 I'll try again the drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoOsMo Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 Downloading the drivers from this site:http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=winxp-2k_41.09(It cuts off -2k_41.09 but it is part of the link)I hope these work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Its the same problem that this person has. They mention a patch in that topic. What patch?http://www.dune2k.com/forum/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=6967It looks like the original poster from the thread I mentioned has been deleted from the message board. I believe there is a patch that Westwood offers for people having problems running the game on XP. I have not been able to find anything specific on Westwood's site but here is a link to the latest patch file for Emperor:ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/emperor/update/EM109EN.EXEI would suggest installing this patch first.-- Update --I see from your original post in this thread that you already have the latest patch. Oops! ::)Is the one that I listed above the one you have? If so I am guessing there must be some unofficial version floating around the internet. Maybe that's why the original post by WavyGravy was deleted. :-X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoOsMo Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 Nothings working! :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoOsMo Posted December 22, 2002 Author Share Posted December 22, 2002 How do you log in as Administrator, I have only user, me, so am I automaticly loged in as Administrator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostHunter Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Yes you would be adminTry DefragmentingRe-installing EmperorDownloading newest pacthesAnd make sure nothing is running in background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoOsMo Posted December 22, 2002 Author Share Posted December 22, 2002 I tried all of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 What patch were you guys talking about in that thread. I'm clueless as to what it was/is ?Btw, you might want to try some of the suggestions on my webpage (it's in my sig). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 Apparently WavyGravy has been deleted from the message board and he posted the info about a patch in a thread I linked to. I seem to remember someone asking Gob why there were less active numbers than the current member number on another board. I think Gob said that he periodically deletes members if they have a low post count or have not posted anything in a long time. I believe this is what happened to the original post in the thread I referenced about an unofficial patch. I can't remember the specifics of that post, but the gist of it was the patch allows the software to ignore the copy protection or something like that. I thought the source of this patch came from Westwood, but they make no mention of it on their site. It sounds to me like the problem here may be related to the software not being able to access the disk correctly. My suggestion would be to contact Westwood directly with this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoOsMo Posted December 24, 2002 Author Share Posted December 24, 2002 I will try, last time a asked for help they just gave me stuff that was in there FAQ and I told them that all of that did not work before hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeLeto Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 AT least they reply. I've been waiting on things from both Blizzard and Relic tech support for months. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobalopper Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 That thread was talking about the install patch. Which wouldn't help you since you already have the game installed don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 I think the patch referred to was the "no cd" thingy.Search on Google and you'll bound to find it. I've experienced that this "no cd" thing solved several problems users had while running EBFD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoOsMo Posted December 24, 2002 Author Share Posted December 24, 2002 I tryed at least 5 of the no cd cracks. It still did the same thing. Arg nothing is working! >:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 Could you attach your dxdiag ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest AlusKomo Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 Ive the same problem as CoOsMo. But i dont use the service pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoOsMo Posted December 27, 2002 Author Share Posted December 27, 2002 Anyone know any ideas? Please, I really want to Emperor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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