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Created 19 years ago2005-09-02 13:02:57 UTC by Mercenary Mercenary

Mercenary
Mercenary
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-02 13:02:57 UTC Post #131785
I re-formated my computer not long ago...! (If letters are missing in words it's probebly 'cause I smahed my keyboard). When I installed SP 2 everything f***ed up. Its REALLY laggy when I move windows, I cant play css or diablo II! :nervous: A friend of mine's dad is helping me alittle. But does any1 know how to fix this? When I try to run css it says Unable to init shader system. Diablo says "Error 22: A critical error has accurred while initializing DirectDraw. And I got DirectX 9.0 if that's the problem.

Plz help :(
Mercenary Mercenary
Kasperg
Kasperg
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-02 13:37:08 UTC Post #131791
Have you reinstalled the latest drivers for the graphics card? It must not be a problem with SP2 since I have it and it CS:S works fine. On the other hand, games like Star Wars Ep1 RACER fail with XP SP2...
Kasperg Kasperg
Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-02 16:00:23 UTC Post #131835
(Re)install your motherboard AGP drivers and graphics drivers?
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satchmo
satchmo
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-02 16:22:21 UTC Post #131840
this is a common story. I've heard it a million times. SP2 really makes the computer unstable, even though it's suppose to make the computer more secure.

I would avoid it like the plague. And if you already installed it, I would try to remove it however you can.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-02 16:24:04 UTC Post #131842
I disagree with my learn?d friend. If your PC works fine before, it'll work fine after. The question is "is it all fine at the moment?"
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
Vassy
Vassy
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-02 18:07:33 UTC Post #131869
Works fine with me.
Vassy Vassy
satchmo
satchmo
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-02 18:08:53 UTC Post #131870
I think I am just too scared to try out SP2. Too many of my friends rendered their machines unusable after they updated their computer.

I say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
dandyli0n`
dandyli0n`
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-02 22:43:39 UTC Post #131915
Windows XP SP 2 messes up my comp, too. I tried installing it like 2 times and both times result in a infinite rebooting sequence. (load up, attempt to boot into Windows, failure, crash, restart, repeat)
dandyli0n` dandyli0n`
AJ
AJ
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-02 22:52:02 UTC Post #131916
SP2 seems to be running fine on my computer, even if its a bit intrusive.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
m0p
m0p
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-02 22:57:09 UTC Post #131920
Service Pack 2 is a joke. You should be using Windows 2000 actually, it's alot more stable and suprisingly slightly more secure, considering it is NT 5.0 (XP is NT 5.1). No compatability issues with and Windows XP applications. If you can't live without the tellytubbyland theme and the my first computer icons though, you should avoid it :lol:
m0p m0pIllogical.
Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-03 02:30:03 UTC Post #131942
... or if you want to play games. If you didn't, you could use LINUX :|.
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m0p
m0p
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-03 03:49:11 UTC Post #131951
Win2k is faster in games than WinXP. It's a proven fact. Windows XP is a subset of Win2k rather than a superset as Microsoft call it.
m0p m0pIllogical.
Saribous
Saribous
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-03 06:00:09 UTC Post #131994
I've had a lot more compatability issues with Win2k then I've had with Xp when it comes to games
Saribous Saribous
m0p
m0p
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-03 07:01:53 UTC Post #132007
I've played every new game out there on Win2k and it works fine. Including: Doom3, HL2, F.E.A.R (demo), Riddick, and a few others. No problems at all. Windows XP just sucks so hard :aggrieved:
m0p m0pIllogical.
Saribous
Saribous
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-03 07:19:52 UTC Post #132009
So? There are old games too
Saribous Saribous
m0p
m0p
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-03 07:21:29 UTC Post #132012
Give me an example of compatability problems then. If it is a DOS game, neither XP or 2K support 16-bit (most old DOS games) DOS apps.
m0p m0pIllogical.
dajuppi
dajuppi
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-03 09:23:27 UTC Post #132030
Hmm, I just (Yes, 1-2hours ago) installed sp2 and actually everything works better now. Didn't believe that this would happen.. I was prepared that I've gotta format and install everything again.
dajuppi dajuppi
m0p
m0p
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-03 10:19:34 UTC Post #132047
Well, SP2 has had "mixed" results.
m0p m0pIllogical.
Fragmeister
Fragmeister
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-03 14:39:19 UTC Post #132172
on my first laptop, when i installed sp2, i had to reinstall windows and everything else. on my new laptop, (that i;m using now,) i have sp2 and no probs (except that xp is a piece of shit)
Fragmeister Fragmeister
Habboi
Habboi
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-05 09:11:28 UTC Post #132473
Works fine with me.
Tbh if you want to play old games just install patches and thats settled!

Speed pff, does it really matter, I can wait a long time and still have fun after.
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Kasperg
Kasperg
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-05 09:25:03 UTC Post #132477
Not everygame has the needed patch. The Star Wars RACER patch doesnt solve the problem of the "white screen". I havent had any compatibility problems with XP other than "Max Payne 1", "RACER" and "Rogue Squadron".
I've never used win 2k in my PC, but I doubt any change will be worth the time it takes to reinstall everything.
"if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
That's right. But SP2 has that firewall thingy. And microsoft is capable of not letting us upgrade media player etc. if we dont download their stuff :tired:
Kasperg Kasperg
Dr. Mapper
Dr. Mapper
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-05 10:03:41 UTC Post #132485
did you get Max payne working? You just need to update it.
Can you fix Racer - I have the same problem :(
Dr. Mapper Dr. Mapper
Kasperg
Kasperg
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-05 10:44:41 UTC Post #132490
my SW Racer works in a Intel Centrino Laptop running Windows XP SP2. I assume the problem has something to do with the newer Nvidia chips and drivers. Does anyone know if this game works with an ATi ?
Kasperg Kasperg
Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 19 years ago2005-09-05 13:25:34 UTC Post #132536
not letting us upgrade media player
Oh... no. Calamity.

I was glad to fail the Genuine Windows thing. Now I only get the patches that matter. Ironic how that sounds like an M$ ad., eh?
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
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