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Re: Xcomutil 9.6 Trouble

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From: Troy Acker
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 22:19
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That got it...thanks :)


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>
> Troy Acker wrote:
>> Has anyone had a problem getting into combat after running xcomutil? 
>> Every
>> time i start a game using runxcomW file if i enter combat i get tossed 
>> out
>> to windows with a dos window open and a flashing cursor in the corner. I 
>> can
>> run the original files just fine, just not runxcomw. Please HELP!!!...lol
>> any help would be appreciated.
>
> This is a possible initialization problem.  If you installed XcomUtil
> immediately after installing Xcom, before you ever entered combat for
> the first time, some of the game directories may not have been
> initialized.  Try running Xcom without RunXcomW, go into combat once,
> then try it with RunXcomW.  If that doesn't work, contact me.
>
> Scott T Jones
> Author of XcomUtil
> 
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