TheNightTerror on 8/11/2004 at 21:15
I got the COM1 and COM2 errors on my laptop, too, on Windows XP though. I only got the COM1 error on my laptop, curiously enough. It's funny how when I reinstall SS1 on an XP computer, and see the error, I'm ecstatic, because the game is probably about to fold to my will and work properly. :ebil:
About the monitor problems, have you tried making sure you have the right drivers for your monitor? I had troubles changing resolution to 640x480 from 800x600 on my mother's old monster of a computer, true, it was on Windows 98, and it was happened with SS2, but the symptoms sound rather similar. I'm just shooting in the dark, though, if I hit anyone and burst any arteries, you may shoot me back. :)
Tej on 9/11/2004 at 20:20
Quote Posted by TheNightTerror
About the monitor problems, have you tried making sure you have the right drivers for your monitor? I had troubles changing resolution to 640x480 from 800x600 on my mother's old monster of a computer, true, it was on Windows 98, and it was happened with SS2, but the symptoms sound rather similar. I'm just shooting in the dark, though, if I hit anyone and burst any arteries, you may shoot me back. :)
Nah, no friendly fire shooting back :)
I think the problem is with the DOS VESA support which only works until you switch back to Windows. When switching back, it then cannot restore the former resolution, so it just displays the big black void which the monitor refuses to understand :)
By the way, is there any way to occupy "DOS" COM ports so that cdshock wouldn't sniff them? Maybe a hack that skips those routines?
Desert on 21/11/2004 at 22:57
Hi, everyone. I'm Desert. And I need some help with SS1. I've downloaded the SS1 version of the Underdogs. And I got this error:
Blah Blah Blah... Salt The Fries...
Error (I don't remember)
Not enough memory to make the Email Cursor-??
My PC is a PIII 500MHZ 128 RAM... WniME...
It sucks, yes, but whatever.
PLEASE HELP!! I NEED to play System Shock!
Thanks.
alkali5000 on 22/11/2004 at 01:11
Ok so I did everything the FAQ said to do and I run the game I get this...
An error was encountered while attempting to load and display the Tip of the Day:
Last error reported by Windows:
0x0000007e - the specified module could not be found.
The initialization process will now continue.
After that I click back on the program on the taskbar and it continues. The game appears to play fine except for the fact that I can't run it properly in 640x400 or 640x480 it crashes when I move the mouse! Sometimes I can move the mouse very slowly across the screen but that doesn't seem to work for very long in 640x400 (or at all in 640x480) and the program just closes.
320x200 and 320x240 work just fine... kinda stinks but still playable. If anybody has any idea why this is happening and how to fix it, please help!
CobbleNob on 27/11/2004 at 02:09
They should give ppl jobs to help ppl like us!
My problem, just like jakes.
System shock can no longer run due to a fatal error.
Error code 5001.
Execution error.
cannot run directly from cd. Run executable from hard drive.
Common problem solutions:
*Increase files in config.sys to 30 or more.
*disable SMARTDRV write caching.
*use a minimal config.sys and autoexec.bat.
I'm not entirly sure how to go about the solutions either!
xlushuzdyme21x on 27/11/2004 at 02:39
all right...well i got my game to pretty much work. i still get the com2 error and i have no idea how to fix it or what it means :confused: . the music still sounds weird and the game runs a bit slow but...i also get this weird problem. i'll be playing and it will just randomlly start spinning, or the player will start running like i'm holding down shift, but i'm not. i gotta restart the game to get it to stop...its really annoying. does anyone know how to fix that or the com2 error? :confused:
TheNightTerror on 27/11/2004 at 04:27
@CobbleNob, I'm assuming you're using the downloaded version of System Shock 1? You need to install it to a different directory than the one you downloaded it to.
@xlushuzdyme21x, as far as I know, there's no known solution to the COM2 error. About the eternal spinning problem, press the key that the game seems to think is being pressed again. For example, if you're turning to the right, press the right arrow key, if you're moving forward, press the forward key, etc. Sometimes it helps, but quite often for me, it doesn't. About the music and the game running funny, are you using VDMS sound?
CobbleNob on 27/11/2004 at 17:22
Im afraid it isn't a downloaded version The Night Terror, it's a CD i got. should i install it in a diferent directory?
TheNightTerror on 28/11/2004 at 07:04
It would probably be the best thing to try. Were you trying to run SS1 directly from the CD, perhaps? I only assumed you downloaded it because I never heard of anyone having that problem with an actual CD copy of the game. :erm:
CobbleNob on 29/11/2004 at 01:28
well different directory didnt work. maybe my cds just weird, then again my pcs old, but i thort so is the game so why should that matter! anywhoo, i think i was trying to run it directly from the cd, but isnt that what the cds for? didnt work doin it from the cd, so i'll try playin it without the cd. but dount that'll work.
