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Article #276856Re: Help please - Quake 3 crashes on loading
From: Andy
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 02:22
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 02:22
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You only have to run the 1.32 patch if you are playing the game on line and using the default game browser makes no odds with the graphics problems, the original poster could get a geforce 4 128 meg AGP for has little has �35 uk and then get around 216 to 358 FPS depending on settings and demo played oh and of course patch version. "Forplay2k" <Forp...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ViednZEficcEF5CiXTWJiQ@comcast.com... > Your running a 8meg video card I'd start there as your problem. Low setting > or not. Your have a card that goes back to the P2 time. It time to upgrade, > also have you installed the lastest q3pointrelease_132.exe. > > > > "Thomas" <nospamhere@blueyonder.invalid> wrote in message > news:_pk6a.4740$Yu6.39561236@news-text.cableinet.net... > > Hi, > > > > Am trying to install Quake 3. > > > > Have a P4(1.5Gb)/256Mb/Matrox G200 (8Mb)/40Gb HDD running Win 98SE. > > > > Tried to do a minimal install and everything seems fine until you try to > > load Quake 3 and I get a white screen and a mouse arrow. Nothing else and > > the PC is locked up. > > > > Tried to do a full install. PC Locks up!! > > Re-loaded DirectX (8.1) - DXDiag shows "no problem". PC Locks up!! > > Used GLSet-up to re-install Matrox drivers. PC Locks up!! > > (Have read somewhere that the G200 cannot be use din high res - but cannot > > find a command-line switch to run Q3 at lower res). > > > > Have tried all manner of desktop settings - running in 16bit, 24bit, > 32bit, > > 800*600, 1024*768, 1152*864 - every combination and still the PC locks and > > crashes with this white screen > > > > Strange thing is - the same PC used to run the Quake 3 demo no problem...! > > > > > > Anyone offer a clue as to how to sort this out.(Have tried searching > "google > > groups" and visited many Quake 3 websites, but none have shown a solution > to > > this problem. > > > > Any help appreciated. > > > > > > (Posted to a.g.q3, r.g.c.q.m, u.g.c.q3) > > > > > >
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