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Being a new computer, I am assuming we are talking about WindowsXP. If I am
right, have you tried right-clicking on d3 exe file and choosing, on the
compatibility tab, Windows 98? This fixes lots of games on XP.

See this M$ page:

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWSXP/pro/using/howto/gethelp/appcompat.asp

Brian
"Gandalf" <g.gandalf@lycos.com> wrote in message
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> Removing the .plt file didn't help D3....I got 2 error messages, then:
> 'unable to access Descent3 temp file' use -tempfile to designate a  new
> temp file, and 'unable to access Descent3/cache file. Trying to add a
> temp file in the D3 directory, and adding -tempfile, with and without
> the path name, in the command line, made no difference; and didn't help
> at all, the game couldn't find it, or the cache file, wherever that's
> supposed to be.
>
> Uninstalling the game, and doing a full install on the HD, so it didn't
> have to read from theCD-ROM didn't help, either. All of the same
> problems.....
>
> Any other tips (PLEASE!!!)
>
> TIA