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Re: Quake wont start/Blue screen of death.

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From: EFMenzel
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:57
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<timwagner2@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:1181218983.436444.263130@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> Hey, I'm useing a Compaq presario laptop with the folowing specs.
>
> 60 gb hd
> 512 Ram
> Mobility Radeon 9200
> and Pentium M 1.40ghz prosesser.
>
> Now, I have anouther computer, Desktop that will run quake fine. It
> has a voodoo card and by useing the 3dfx dll files Im able to get
> Quake to run.
>
> But when I copied Quake files over to this notebook useing my same
> config file. It didnt work, It gave the normal "Cant find Opengl"
> crap.
>
> I finally found out I needed to deleat my config file so as to have
> quake replace it with one pertaining to my system.
> But now when I try to run quake, I get a blue screen of death. As far
> as I know there arent direct drivers for the Mobility Radeon 9200
> series, But I dont think drivers are the problem. I have already
> placed Opengl.dll and Opengl32.dll in System and System32 folders. And
> have Installed the Omega Drivers. Nothing works.
>
> Please help me, as this is getting to be VERY annoying.
>
> Thanks
> -Tim
>

Perhaps I can help you with a little tip: Use tweaked drivers. There are a 
few websites out there with a "mobility modder" so you can use them with 
your card too.
That should stop the system failure and at least youยดll get a slightly boost 
of speed.


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Daniel Menzel
www.efmenzel.de
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