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Re: Unreal 2 startup problems

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From: Lazarus
Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 03:08
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i wouldnt discount HT whether the prog fails or not!


"Steve G" <steve@tracorp.com> wrote in message
news:5b42aaf3.0405041827.7f5b0f59@posting.google.com...
> Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.  As for the other reply about
> hyperthreading, I doubt it would be that because there isn't an actual
> failure, nothing happens at all.  It doesn't even get so far as to
> create unreal2.ini.  Anyway, thanks for the help.
>
>
> "SoS" <no@no.no> wrote in message
news:<40980a0c$0$161$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.dk>...
> > > Upon starting Unreal 2, all I get is the spinning disc for a few
> > > seconds, unreal2.exe uses around 20mb mem, then stops.  I have tried
> > > running the atlantis.bat, executing unreal2 with various command line
> > > arguments, but have only gotten the one result.  I have tried
> > > uninstalling and reinstalling, patching, autoplay/manual start, using
> > > another CD device, upgrading video drivers, upgrading directx, but
> > > have only gotten the one result.  I installed the game off the same CD
> > > set.  I've seen other people post about this but haven't seen any
> > > definite replies.  If ANYONE knows what is going on, please give me a
> > > hand.  I've never even seen the damn game, but I beat Far Cry and need
> > > something else to do now.  TIA
> >
> > Try the no-cd 'patch' from www.gamecopyworld.com to see if it's the copy
> > protecting that's teasing you.
> >
> > After playing Far Cry ... well don't expect too much :\
> >
> > SoS
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From: "Lazarus" <whicanibe@now.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,alt.games.unreal
Subject: Re: Unreal 2 startup problems
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 03:08:54 +0000 (UTC)
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