Re: "couldn't exec gamespy.cfg"

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From: pop
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:33

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"walstib77" <buckeyedaddy@myway.com> wrote in message 
news:1128662921.313700.220230@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I get a "couldn't execute gamespy.cfg" message from quake 2 every time
> I try to log on to a Quake 2 server.
>
> I think I may not have successfully upgraded to 3.20; I get a "couldn't
> load pics/colormap.pcx" error from windows when I try to run quake 2
> alone.
>
> Am I missing this file, and is that why I can't log on to any
> multiplayer servers?
>
> Can someone tell me where I might find this file?
>
> THanks very much...
>

your "missing file" is in ...\baseq2\pak0.pak and this message usually means 
that Q2 is lost and cannot find the baseq2 directory or possibly read-only 
or hidden attributes on some of the files is confusing Q2. Check your 
shortcut for the startup directory (which should be the directory containing 
the quake2.exe file) and the attributes of the main Q2 files.
-- 
pop is Mark
Doing nothing makes me tired 'cause I can't take a break.
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