Problem with demo not starting with Win98SE solved

[HJ]

Well, I don't have a clue what the SDL is, or why there was a problem, or why did this fix the problem. I'm just happy that it did.

[Johan K]

This error message The OPENGL32.DLL file is linked to missing export GDI32.DLL:Gd;SwapBuffers will appear if your opengl and gdi dlls are incompatible with each other. A windows 98 reinstallation will cure that. But that solution might not be desirable for everyone I guess.

Thanks to Phill for finding this out.

[Ranger]

Windows98 Fix
I downloaded the SDL.DLL from http://www.megaone.com/stuntmania/downloads.html, unzipped the sdl.dll and put it in the C:\Program FIles\Dominions2demo\ directory. Be sure to over wright the existing sdl.dll.

[Jason Pratt]

I had the same problem (on a Windows ME machine, which I suppose isn't surprising given that they're basically the same as Win 98); with the same solution.

However, when I reach the main screen I now find my mouse is invisible. (It comes back when I exit to normal desktop.)

This, to put it mildly, is disconcerting. {g} Thoughts? Anyone else had this problem?

[Johan K]

Try running in a window (press alt+return) or reduce graphics acceleration by two notces in the control panel (system, I think).

[Jason Pratt]

Thanks; I discovered Last night (by accident while trying to improve the fps ) that resizing the window did bring the mouse back. I haven't tried the other fix yet--I may test it out just to verify (for others) if it works, but I don't want to fuzzle up my system too much. I still play other games, and I may need that accelleration (especially on an older computer).

Notably, I expect the problem is my Voodoo 5500 AGP card--the drivers are outdated, because the card itself is outdated. A very nice card that has served me well for years, though... too bad Voodoo went out of business.

[sachmo]

So in Win98, you can get the mouse to appear by playing the game in a window. Is this something that can be fixed, or is it just one of those things?