A little venting...
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07/20/10 07:44 PM
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Betty Lou
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First, trouble on my main WIN XP PC, Runaway 3 ATOF will not run right, crashes after first video in cemetery, phooey. Am currently downloading it onto my Toshiba Laptop w/Vista to see if it will run OK there for me. And I was so looking forward to playing this one. Next, I install and attempt to start Still Life2, on main PC (XP) and this one crashes me to desktop also after Claire finishes first phone conversation, and this game installed on my laptop but will not launch/start at all..Then, install and attempt to start Darkness Within2 Dark Lineage and this one won't even start up on main PC (XP) and on my laptop same thing. Now, I have had the latest Microids Treasure Island game lying around, have tried it on my main PC, it starts OK, and I get to finish the first conversation with the Dr. but when he is done and ready to leave, he just stands there FOR HOURS and HOURS, won't leave and I cannot move Jim until he does. My laptop computer doesn't even start this one up. So, so far I am out the money for 3 of 4 recently released games. And I can make that 4 out of 4 if I cannot get Runaway3ATOF running on my laptop once I finish with the long downloads...I am not a happy gamer! And I cannot afford to purchase a different computer for each and every game that comes out, can you? Thanks for letting me vent here and I hope I was not too harsh Love, Betty Lou
I am 'the HAT lady"! and "who loves ya BABY?!"
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Re: A little venting...
[Re: Betty Lou]
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07/20/10 08:36 PM
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Unfortunately Betty Lou, technology is constantly advancing and part of the price of gaming current games involves keeping up with the equipment to play them. You may find that the fix is as simple as a driver update. Do you want me to scootch you to glitches to see if they can help? Ana
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Re: A little venting...
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07/21/10 11:37 AM
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Betty Lou
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I'm back. I will answer all your questions from here but I will do it in Glitches where it should be done as my 'glitches' seem to all be technical ones. See ya all down there, later. Love, Betty Lou
I am 'the HAT lady"! and "who loves ya BABY?!"
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Re: A little venting...
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07/21/10 06:19 PM
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Hi, down here in the Glitches cellar, Betty Lou! Sounds like you need the fine touches of Jenny 100 and InlandAZ...
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Re: A little venting...
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07/21/10 08:18 PM
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Betty Lou has been here in Glitches before. ***Runaway thread******Still Life 2***We weren't able to help her get the games going with her current computer hardware and I think the only solution may be a new video card. Unfortunately we may also need to look at a new power supply to support the card.
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Re: A little venting...
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07/22/10 09:51 AM
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Sorry to be so long in answering, have been cleaning up my laptop and moving the R3ATOF files to it. I will try to answer you all in order and thanks Ana for moving this thread to Glitches with links to my other 2 threads here also - "it works for me!" Runaway 3 ATOF - I copied the 5 downloaded files from my main PC to the laptop last night by using 2 flash drives to move them - then installed the game & patch on the laptop and started it up - and I am SO HAPPY! It runs on that laptop so all is not lost. I am happily in the crypt and will proceed as long as I don't encounter any more technical problems. Guess I have to upgrade my NVIDIA graphics card - Darkness Within 2 Dark Lineage - I tried to start this one up after installing it on both my main PC and my laptop and the game just won't even start. And now I have read Becky's review of it and have decided to chalk this one up as a lost cause for me - if I look at it this way = DW #1 was gifted to me by a Gameboomer friend when it was released, and I got #2 discounted (someone had it at a reduced retail price new a month or so ago) so I really am not out so much and I will offer it soon on TP to whoever wants to take a chance on it running on their computer Treasure Island - I had even forgotten I had bought it, don't remember where I got it, probably paid full price (about $20?) and it just isn't running right on either computer, so too bad - that too I will sell on TP, soon Still Life 2 - I give up, it's not worth the frustration to get it to run and both computers do the same thing, crash me to desktop right after Clair's first phone conversation cutscene. Someone may want it on TP, soon AND, we went to supper last night at IHOP (2 4 1 senior night) and stopped at Target across the street on the way home and I BAAGed the latest ND Twister at the EXTENDED discounted price of $16.99! Meant to BAAG it a couple of weeks ago before the sale ran out but it was same day & Saturday I had my back tooth extracted (bad one) and I was in no mood to go 'shopping', not even for ND, slept a lot for 3 or 4 days on Vicadin instead. Thanks for letting me 'vent', and for all your concern and helpful suggestions here. I love you all! Love, Betty Lou
I am 'the HAT lady"! and "who loves ya BABY?!"
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Re: A little venting...
[Re: Betty Lou]
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07/22/10 01:10 PM
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DW #1 was gifted to me by a Gameboomer friend when it was released Did the original Darkness Within not work either? The requirements for the video card were a lot lower for the original than for the sequel. Do you still want to look for a new video card? This is the info you've given us: WINXP Home Ed Svc Pk 3 Build 2600 Processor = 2.80 gig Pentium 4, 16 KB pmc, 1024 KB smc. Drives = 320.05 GB Usable Hard Dr Capacity, 182.41 GB H D Free Space Display = NVIDIA GeForce FX5200 What we need to know is: What type of video slot is on the motherboard, AGP or PCI-Express? Also what is the wattage of your power supply? It might also help to add memory to the computer if you have less than 2GB. You can find out what type of memory your computer will take by using Crucial's online memory scanner. http://www.crucial.com/index.aspxIs your computer a name brand? If it is, let us know the brand and model number and we'll see if we can find the specs on the Internet. Hi Jenny The key is just an unlock one, its inside the DVD cover. The game just asks to type it in when installing. But does it automatically contact the Internet when you do that? There are some unlock codes that do that, and then lock that number with to that particular computer configuration.
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Re: A little venting...
[Re: Jenny100]
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07/22/10 02:43 PM
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Betty Lou
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I do not remember having any problem playing DW1 at all. As to answering your other questions I need to spend some time gathering the answers - I should know all that off the top of my head, but I do not, any more - I did within the last year upgrade to a lotta more memory - will be back later, soon I hope. Love, Betty Lou
I am 'the HAT lady"! and "who loves ya BABY?!"
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