heinz_3 on 7/7/2003 at 13:10
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Originally posted by Mercury_Storm I am using Windows XP Pro and I did everything in this guide and when I run the game I get a black screen and have to alt tab and ctrl alt del the program, any ideas? Same here!
Xp Pro
black screen
:(
Lucky Hand of Glory on 7/7/2003 at 21:26
Can I get a copy of SS1 for P2?
Crion on 7/7/2003 at 21:35
P2? :confused:
tripwood on 11/7/2003 at 23:44
y'know, here's something funny.
i could never run Ss1 on XP, no matter what i tried. it just didn't like it i guess. i accepted it, it was an old game after all, and a new OS..
recently i installed Win98 SE on this machine, as a dual boot. i figured, this was one of the most compatible OSes ever made for old games.
WRONG!
it still won't allow me to run Ss1. i find that hilarious. it's like it hates me.
i get these 'page fault' errors that kick me out. i used to get a salt the fries, but after i used Daxim's tips, it gave me those.
AND whenever i close the DOS box, my computer freezes.
...hurray!
one good news though, is that i'm now able to run Ss2 on 98. :thumb:
rms on 13/7/2003 at 15:19
Does anyone have a solution to the "Can't open COM1" error ???
I followed the FAQ in this guide to the letter. I'm assuming this is some sort of mouse access problem, as COM1 was generally what my mouse was on way back when. Any tips appreciated !!
rms
[email]rsquires@flash.net[/email]
Omega on 15/8/2003 at 11:03
I'm having the same com port problems here.
I have Windows 2000 SP4.
<a href="http://omega.is-a-geek.com/report.htm" title="Auto generated report by AIDA32." target="_blank">Full system specs</a>.
Does anyone know how to fix the problem?
Omega on 15/8/2003 at 21:55
*bump* ;)
Omega on 16/8/2003 at 11:06
*bumb*
Omega on 16/8/2003 at 15:50
Okay, with the help of Unciaa I managed to overcome my com port problem.
The problem was that I had disabled the com ports in my BIOS. So, I switched them back on, and then it worked. Quite easy actually. :)
Bahu on 17/8/2003 at 16:10
Well, after following the stuff in the guide, as well as reading down to make sure there was no errata, I've managed to get SS1 working. Mostly.
First off, I've got that COM problem, but that's because my UPS is using COM1. No big deal, and I can probably trick it with a little more tweaking.
Secondly, and more importantly, it seems to crash often when switching resolutions. For example if I go to the full-screen automap then try to exit (ESC, right? I finally got my hands on a real copy off of eBay, but the blasted thing has no manual...), it crashes. Every other time I try to reboot after dying, it crashes. Oddly, if I just run CDSHOCK.EXE, I never have problems with it crashing like that. Of course, then I have the slow pointer and the lack of SFX (I've never figured out why XP's DOS emulation can only do adlib and general midi, but never sound blaster).
Being pretty rough on how old DOS games worked, mind shedding a little light on what settings I should be playing with?
System: AMD 1800+ XP chip, cheap motherboard, 512 DDR RAM, GeForce 3 Ti, Audigy, and a bunch of other components that shouldn't make any difference at all. Win XP Pro, naturally.
--Bahu
EDIT: Oh yeah, forgot to mention. I had to turn VESA off, as it causes massive, almost unplayable slowdown. Doesn't seem to prevent the crashes when it's on, though.
