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MrMunkeepants on 20/3/2008 at 01:30

I've just installed the game on a new computer (xp, intel 6600x2 (@2.4ghz), 2gb RAM, ati radeon 2400 pro 256mb), and the game will not work... the opening runs, but when I try to load the first level, it crashes to desktop and it looks like Ion Launcher has hung (the disc busy cursor, and that ion launcher is taking up 1/2 of my system resources). any ideas?

EvaUnit02 on 20/3/2008 at 12:31

(http://cwdohnal.home.mindspring.com/utglr/) Try the enhanced OpenGL renderer. After installing the downloaded renderer, you need to select it. Boot the game in its Safe Mode (I'm not referring to the Windows Safe Mode, BTW).

EDIT:-
Deus Ex Safe Mode -> Change your 3D video device -> Show all devices -> OpenGL Support.

You should only need to do this once. If you have no luck with the OpenGL renderer, then try the enhanced D3D8 renderer that's downloadable from the same aforementioned link.

Try downloading the latest (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=2&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d740ac79a-5b72-447d-84f9-ee6407ed1a91%26DisplayLang%3den) DirectX redistributable. DirectX is quietly updated every three months or so, installing the latest version can more often than not fix problematic games.

MrMunkeepants on 20/3/2008 at 23:41

thanks for the tips, but I'm getting a "runtime error! abnormal program termination" message when I run DX2.exe. I put openGLdrv.dll in the system folder, and installed the newest Direct X. I tried "C:\Program Files\Deus Ex - Invisible War\System\DX2.exe" -safe-mode and I'm getting the same message. I've never had this problem before on other computers...

Nameless Voice on 21/3/2008 at 00:21

You never even said you were talking about Invisible War. The original Deus Ex was assumed. That OpenGLDrv.dll is for the original game.

Anyway, you'd be better off posting this, with more detail, in (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=81) The Tech Support forum.

MrMunkeepants on 21/3/2008 at 09:20

haha, whoops! another case of "I know what I'm talking about..." thanks for the help, guys :thumb: