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Article #75426Re: Stopped at the Start!!!
From: Randy Gross
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:59
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:59
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Matthew Vaughan wrote: > > "Randy Gross" <aaawelder@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:xn0e9evpl177pu000@news.east.earthlink.net... > > I downloaded Quake from the ID site and tried to install it on a HP > > Pavillion with the AMD Athlon 64 processor 3200+ running WindowsXP > > home edition. > > > > When I try to start Quake, I get the splash screen for a split > > second before the game shuts down. > > > > Can someone help me get Quake up and running? > > If you are talking about Quake (I), you will need either WinQuake or > GLQuake (or FuhQuake or some other modern client). The original Quake > was a DOS program that won't generally run on Windows. > > You might want to try this: > > ftp://ftp.yi.se/pub/software/equake/ > > I'd suggest the full client install. matt-no-spam-109@NOSPAM.hotmail.com Thanks Matt, This proved to be exactly what I needed. Excellent! Randy
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