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slowmurmur · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:27 am Post subject: new computer -game locks up

I use to play on my old computer fine, now I got a knew one
the games tarts up ok but when I start to play the battle it locks up in ideas?
Windows xp
AMD 64 3700+
1 gb RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT - video card
Haaallppp! Rolling Eyes

Polemarchos · Rep: **27.3**

try compability mode for win 98...
use a Fat32 C: partition with win98(for older games) / D: Win Xp
download the latest nvidia driver, but search for driver from your manufacto no the common releases...

cc5 usually works with xp

slowmurmur · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:44 pm Post subject: How do you do that?

Change to win 98 - the game still comes up -but then the screen goes black - or green i should say - u can here the music but thats it.

Polemarchos · Rep: **27.3**

go CC5.exe -> Options -> Compability mode -> set win98...

if thats not working, here is what you should the next time u format hdd...

1)

patition a plain HDD into e.g. 10 Gb (for Win98 fat32) and one with 30 Gb for XP (NTFS)

install win 98 on the C: partition.. after that install XP on D: partition...

whenever you are going to start your pc now, Windows will ask you which
operating system you wanna start....

under W98 CC5 runs on fast maschines without a prob...

walkaround solution:

there is a small prog called "Abandon Loader" - specialiced to make opld game s running on newer hardware...

and maybe you shpuld stick to the installdirectory given you by cc5 install prog... C:Program Files\ssi\...

slems · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:53 pm Post subject:

are u patched with 5.01 ?
on my PC with winXP 5.00 it don't work, dark screen... after the patch installation, CC5 works fine

slowmurmur · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:20 am Post subject: directdraw problem

Well I got the game started but then after 5 minutes or so it locks up and I get the error message
"Informs directdraw that the previous bit which is transfering information to or from this surface is incomplete"
I think it is realated to the Nvidia card - driver although I read somewere that it could be directx 9 releated issue.

ANZAC_Lord4war · Rep: **3.5**

disable direct X

slowmurmur · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:09 am Post subject: This is gonna sound stupid

How do you disable direct x ?


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