Info: Windows 7 *GUARANTEED* fix

[Rich]

I had set up a shortcut to the exe file and I tried emulating in that. Win95, win98, winxp sp 2&3. Nothing worked.

Heh, now I don't remember how I used the fix file. There are no instructions. It worked fine except for the odd movement in the game.

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Render

Does the full blown version allow one to change the size of the window in windowed mode?

UNBEATEN
PATHES,
R

If you mean resize the window to whatever you like as you can with internet explorer...no....... but the higher resolutions should allow you to fill the screen when playing the game

Don

[NCrawler]

Originally Posted by Render

The fix file skips the settings screen and goes right to the pre-game splash screen (wasn't that kind of a no-no?). This means loading the game without the fix, changing settings, and then exiting, before loading the game with the fix file for each test run.

If you are comfortable using a hex editor to modify your main .exe to start the game (so that you can modify settings), I can post instructions. That's how I start the game...



NC

[Imp]

Now know of some Windows 7 systems this was used on, again all fixed.
Might be worth adding a second download for SPWW2 or saying need to edit what it points to in notepad for it to work as some people dont seem to realise.

[Render]

I'm back.

My previous Win7 rig died a horrible and unexpectedly untimely death (motherboard fried and took the RAM, CPU, and GPU with it).
There is no RMA on used rigs...


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New weapon:

Win7Pro64.
EVGA P55 mobo/Intel I7 875K 4GHz unlocked CPU (first ever liquid cooled for me)
4GB Corsair RAM (expanding to 8GB when I find the money)
Single EVGA 470GTX 1.3GB overclock
Thermaltake TR2RX 850watt PSU
All wrapped in a brand new jet black Coolermaster Haf+ 922 mid-tower.
Still using the same Samsung 906bw monitor and the same five internal hard drives ( moment they're 320GB each, not 250GB).
Lightscribe and LabelTag 24x DVD's.

$1100 (or 850 78rpm records out of my album collection)

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Pending work schedules I'll be back to testing the DL version sometime next week. Hoping to find the Paypal cash to order the real version before Christmas.

HAPPY
HOLIDAYS
Y'ALL,
R

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Render

I'm back.

My previous Win7 rig died a horrible and unexpectedly untimely death (motherboard fried and took the RAM, CPU, and GPU with it).
There is no RMA on used rigs...


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OUCH... Doubleplusungood

[Render]

You ain't kidding. With two dead rigs in seven months...

I also installed a new breaker panel for my office. Each outlet now has its own 60amp breaker and all of the outlets are now GFCI. (Ok...I paid somebody else to do that part)

I'm self-employed and these rigs aren't just gaming rigs, they're my lifeline and primary money maker (hence the large drive space). The last thing I need is yet another unpaid three week vacation.

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Ran a quick test from a thumbdrive DL copy. Samesame, guess its back to square one on the testing. But if I can fill the screen with the full version that should help my eyes.

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The proper resolution to most problems is maximum available firepower.

RELOADING,
R

[Imp]

That does smart nice replacement though, chuck a few more inputs at it mainly USB & top machine.
Easy solution is buy the game the Desktop patch works a treat.
At start up I decide whether to run fullscreen or if working set it to fill about 80% of it so I can keep an eye on whats going on.
Your machine will hardly notice its running & if what you do uses a lot of memory recomend upgrading fast. Surprises me how much faster machines run if you are using less than about 70% memory most of the time its a cheap speed up. Or at least worked that way for me.

[DRG]

If you've had two dead rigs in seven months I've got to think you have a serious problem with voltage regulation where you live.

Don

[Render]

Don - That thought had crossed my mind. Hence the new separate breaker panel and outlets.

But both of those rigs had seen hard usage and were well beyond their service life expectancy. The older XP rig spent most of its time in a hot dusty environment and hung on like a bitter old clydesdale horse (or an old DOS game we all love). The second rig had been a dedicated COD4/WAW server for a fairly large gaming community and was running 24/7 non-stop for a couple of years before I got it (my bad for taking the cheap route).

All of the rigs (and late 1970's stereo equipment) that are in my office are run through a late 1990's 2,500watt rackmount UPS.

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To give an idea of what I do for work, I wrote the below article.

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat...vered_from.php

I'm the in-house weapons guy for the Long War Journal. Most of what I write is for private consumption, although sometimes I post articles on my own little bloglet. It's only just recently that I've been asked to step up to the LWJ front line. Making it a particularly bad time to have to build a new system and format my drives...

ENJOYING
THE DAY
OFF,
R