Um... I can't get into the game!

.EXE · Post by **.EXE** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:17 am

Well, I'm not sure if it is vista or just a vista transformation pack.
Here is my user file.

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:24 am

The user.cfg has no information about your graphic card; usually it has. That means the program didn't even get past the screen initialization.

I'd like to see the dxdiag output now:
To run dxdiag, click the Start menu/Windows menu, select "Run", enter "dxdiag" and press Return. Wait till it is fully loaded. Click on the "Save all information" button at the bottom, save them into some file and attach the file here (it's a txt, I think those are allowed, if not, zip it again). We'll then know everything about your computer we need to know.

.EXE · Post by **.EXE** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:32 am

Ok, I'll get it to you as soon as possible. May I ask what you are going to do with the info?

.EXE · Post by **.EXE** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:37 am

Here is my DxDiag.

Post by **Lucifer** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:40 am

I see you're concerned about privacy, and I'm happy to see someone concerned about it.

Here's some information on dxdialog:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190900

We're pretty anal about protecting people's privacy here, so we won't ask for stuff we know will have private information in it without telling you about it and if possible how to remove the private stuff. If it's not possible to remove it, we'll definitely not ask you to post it here, but if we need it to troubleshoot the problem, well, let's just say I don't think we've ever needed any information that could be considered sensitive to troubleshoot.

.EXE · Post by **.EXE** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:43 am

Ah. Thanks for explaining it to me. =) I feel much safer.

Is all my DxDiag ok?

Post by **Lucifer** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:45 am

Heh, beats me, this was beyond me when the first guy posted, I just started responding because I can ask for information just fine when I know what to ask for.

.EXE · Post by **.EXE** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:48 am

So I need z-man?
Save me z-man, save me!

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:50 am

Look at it, see whether you're running Vista or not (by looking at the main DirectX version, only Vista has 10.x), seeing which graphics card is installed and which driver version. I think no personal information is contained in the file, it is explicitly designed for troubleshooting like we're doing now.

Ok, thanks for the file. You're running good old XP. I'd strongly advise against a Vista upgrade in case you're thinking about it.

You seem to have two graphics controllers: an Intel 82810E, probably onboard, which seems to be disabled, no monitor is attached. The one you're really using is a PCI card with an NVidia TNT2 chip.

The drivers for the NVidia card are rather old. New drivers can be found here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html
I suggest you go, download and install them, then try ArmagetronAd again.

.EXE · Post by **.EXE** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:53 am

Oh... so it must be a transformation pack... thanks for the info.
I'll just install nvida or whatever it is and I'll tell you the (hopefull posotive) results!

.EXE · Post by **.EXE** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:57 am

Ok, I go to install and I get a pop up saying that it can't find any compatible drivers and the install will exit, any ideas?

Post by **Lucifer** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:03 am

Whoah, slow down.

I checked the release notes for the driver and didn't see any riva cards listed. I remember reading that nvidia discontinued support for older video cards, and the one you've got is obsolete big time. (I have the same card in an AGP slot on my other machine, so I'm going to face this problem eventually, too. Luckily the open source nvidia driver for linux works just fine, but no 3d acceleration)

So, we're at either someone knows how to make this driver work for you or you should buy a newer video card or you'll need to find an older driver that works.

.EXE · Post by **.EXE** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:11 am

This is wierd though.
When I put it onto the intel monitor, which I had before my new video card was in, it played fine, but now neither monitor works for it.
I can't get a new video card, so I have to try and make it work...

Post by **Lucifer** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:16 am

Aha. I'll have a link for the latest video drivers that work for you in this post. (Still looking at the site)

If you scroll down the products support page linked from the page z-man linked, it lists products not supported, and tnt2 is on that list.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_71.89.html

Here you go, I don't know if this driver is newer than the one you have or not, but it's the newest driver that supports your card.

Edit: I looked at the dsdiag file and it looks like the drivers I linked are a bit newer, so worth a shot for sure.

.EXE · Post by **.EXE** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:20 am

Ah! Thanks Lucifer! I'll download install and tell you!
Edit: No... it still does the pop-up thing. A new video card is not an option though. =(