removing the .plt file didn't help D3....

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#88653

Author: g.ga... Gandalf
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 05:27

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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

Re: removing the .plt file didn't help D3....

#88654

Author: Brian
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:23

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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
news:3f2f3d04.770752@news.visi.com...
> 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

Re: removing the .plt file didn't help D3....

#88655

Author: Gandalf
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 23:18

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On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:23:12 -0300, "Brian" <bsinclair@tutopia.com.br> wrote:

>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.
>

>>
>> TIA
>
<snip>

No, I kept Win 98 SE, to avoid all the problems, or I should say, all of the
*new* problems, with Micro$uck ME and XP.

ID3 should rn on Win 98 SE..... (Famous last words......)

Re: removing the .plt file didn't help D3....

#88656

Author: Damien McBain
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:17

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Gandalf wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:23:12 -0300, "Brian" <bsinclair@tutopia.com.br>
> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>
>>>
>>> TIA
>>
> <snip>
>
> No, I kept Win 98 SE, to avoid all the problems, or I should say, all
> of the *new* problems, with Micro$uck ME and XP.
>
> ID3 should rn on Win 98 SE..... (Famous last words......)

Win2k rox. Maybe upgrade to that?
-- 
Damien McBain
themadbomber at bigpond dot com

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