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Article #174380Re: Unreal 2 startup problems
From: Lazarus
Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 03:08
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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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!number1.nntp.ash.giganews.com!internal1.nntp.sjc.giganews.com!border2.nntp.sjc.giganews.com!border1.nntp.sjc.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed.news2me.com!newsfeed.icl.net!feed.news.tiscali.de!newsfeed.stueberl.de!newsr1.ipcore.viaginterkom.de!news-peer1!btnet-feed5!btnet!news.btopenworld.com!not-for-mail 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) Organization: BT Openworld Lines: 33 Message-ID: <c79ls5$gdn$1@sparta.btinternet.com> References: <5b42aaf3.0405041142.7f992c61@posting.google.com> <40980a0c$0$161$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.dk> <5b42aaf3.0405041827.7f5b0f59@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: host213-122-33-106.in-addr.btopenworld.com X-Trace: sparta.btinternet.com 1083726534 16823 213.122.33.106 (5 May 2004 03:08:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news-complaints@lists.btinternet.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 03:08:54 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit