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Of course it is the SF version.

Now it's sure my problem wasn't and isn't related to the CD protection, it must be something that was implemented in the patch 1.05.
 
Just had to be sure...as you can imagine. :)

Okay...so 1.00 works perfectly and you're right: there's no way the CD or copy protection is at fault.

Let's try something else then...

Did you download the 1.06 patch from the SF site or the Paradox site? I'm wondering if maybe the 1.06 patch is corrupted on one of their sites or if maybe something got lost in the process.

Try downloading this patch (which is the one I used and I know works perfectly with the game) and then applying it. Then, before launching it, rename the avi folder to avi_old (just in case). Let me know what happens then.

EDIT: For the first attempt, don't change your screeen resolution or anything like that. Just apply the straight patch, rename the folder and then launch.
 
Just to be sure and since I did not see it mentioned here, rename your AVI folder to AVI_Back.
 
ok... it works with 1.00.
so, apply 1.01 and check. if it works, go to 1.02, check, if it works, go forth until it stops working.

other things you may try:
  • upgrade to DX9 (www.microsoft.com/directX)
  • try this tool: http://www.techadvice.com/w98/S/SFC.htm (and read the disclaimer! :D ). Your MFC42.dll is listed as 'beta'. It shouldn't be a problem, but why not try it hey? :) mfc42.dll may be required by another program, so if you experience problems with another software, uninstall it and reinstall it.
  • if you get the money, upgrade to Nvidia Geforce2MX or GeForce4MX (gf4 might be a tad pricey, but GF2MX should be affordable, imho below 50$ and will give you better performance than your Mach64).
all I can think of now.
 
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If you have a bit of cash, an upgrade to XP wouldn't hurt either...and might actually solve more potential problems than a sound card upgrade would...

Another question for you...

Have you had EU2 for quite a while? If so, did you upgrade it with each patch? If so, when did the problem first appear with the patches? I know you had to get a special no-CD patch for 1.05 from SF, but were you able to install and run 1.04 and/or earlier patches and run them without problems? I'm asking because I have an additional thread running in the moderator's forum right now that Patric and Johan are likely to read on occasion and I've been posting details re our various attempt there to see if either they or any of the other mods have any ideas (hence Castellon and Viper's suggestions). Maybe if we can pin down when the problem first appeared it will jog someone's memory as to something that changed between patches.

Also on a related note...did you make any significant hardware/software changes immediately prior to this problem first appearing? For instance, did you add the joystick somewhere in there and install its drivers? Did you change sound cards or video cards at that time? Any other changes?
 
Originally posted by viper37
ok... it works with 1.00.
so, apply 1.01 and check. if it works, go to 1.02, check, if it works, go forth until it stops working.

other things you may try:
  • upgrade to DX9 (www.microsoft.com/directX)
  • try this tool: http://www.techadvice.com/w98/S/SFC.htm (and read the disclaimer! :D ). Your MFC42.dll is listed as 'beta'. It shouldn't be a problem, but why not try it hey? :) mfc42.dll may be required by another program, so if you experience problems with another software, uninstall it and reinstall it.
  • if you get the money, upgrade to Nvidia Geforce2MX or GeForce4MX (gf4 might be a tad pricey, but GF2MX should be affordable, imho below 50$ and will give you better performance than your Mach64).
all I can think of now.
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DirectX 9? I thought it was only a beta...

Hey I already changed my hard drive 1 month ago, I don't have more money to change my video card right now :(
 
Originally posted by MrT
If you have a bit of cash, an upgrade to XP wouldn't hurt either...and might actually solve more potential problems than a sound card upgrade would...

Another question for you...

Have you had EU2 for quite a while? If so, did you upgrade it with each patch? If so, when did the problem first appear with the patches? I know you had to get a special no-CD patch for 1.05 from SF, but were you able to install and run 1.04 and/or earlier patches and run them without problems? I'm asking because I have an additional thread running in the moderator's forum right now that Patric and Johan are likely to read on occasion and I've been posting details re our various attempt there to see if either they or any of the other mods have any ideas (hence Castellon and Viper's suggestions). Maybe if we can pin down when the problem first appeared it will jog someone's memory as to something that changed between patches.

Also on a related note...did you make any significant hardware/software changes immediately prior to this problem first appearing? For instance, did you add the joystick somewhere in there and install its drivers? Did you change sound cards or video cards at that time? Any other changes?
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Do we still have to pay for upgrades with WinXP?

The problem appeared on patch 1.05, I could play EU2 with 1.04 without any problem. But I'll make a test for you, I'll try to find the old patch 1.04 and see if it really works.

Well I changed my hard drive to a better one lastly (3 GB HD to 30 GB HD), but the problem was also on the 3 GB one... So it isn't related to my new HD.
 
1.04 works. So if 1.00 works and 1.04 works, 1.01, 1.02, 1.03 must work too. All patches work except 1.05 and 1.06

*EDIT: 1.05, strangely enough, appears to be working now too, don't know why! So 1.06 is the only patch that doesn't work.*
 
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WinXP patches are all no charge...but I would bet that whatever Uncle Bill decides is the next major modification will end up putting us all out of pocket...again. :rolleyes:

DirectX 9.0 now seems quite stable...or at least it is on my systems. It's worth a try...

I've asked Patric and Johan to look into this in case they have any ideas. What's really strange is that 1.05 is now working for you without the no-CD patch so I haven't the faintest idea what's going on with 1.06. *crosses fingers that Johan or Patric do*
 
Nope...not yet, although I'm not certain that either have had the opportunity to look in yet. Things are rather hectic in the Paradox offices right now I'm told. Let's give them until the end of the weekend and if there's no news forthcoming then I think "Plan C" (re Brock, as per my PM to you) will need to be tried.
 
When you double click the icon to run the game nothing happens right.
Have you tried hiting Ctrl-Alt-Del and see if it lists anything EU2 related as running?
Some people have reported this as happening to them. (there is a copy running but nothing displayed.)
 
Originally posted by Castellon
When you double click the icon to run the game nothing happens right.
Have you tried hiting Ctrl-Alt-Del and see if it lists anything EU2 related as running?
Some people have reported this as happening to them. (there is a copy running but nothing displayed.)
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Yes! It does!

How did you fix their problem?
 
Wow!

Okay...let's try working with that. So there is supposedly a version running and it wimply isn't displaying.

It might be that you can ALT-TAB back to your desktop and then ALT-TAB back intot he game and the display will refresh the graphics for you.

On the other hand, this is very commonly seen if you haven't disabled the Binkplayer. After you did all the recent patching/repatching/uninstalling/etc. did you rename the avi folder to avi_old in your current installation? If not, definitely do so and you may find that it runs perfectly. Also, try turning off your graphic hardware acceleration again since we've been doing whiate a few changes over the past week or so and maybe something's "shaken" loose that might now make this fix work.

If that still doesn't solve the problem then I'll be 99% sure that this is an issue relation to an incompatibility with your video drivers, your OS, and DirectX....and I'm now pretty sure that having Brock swap CDs with you won't fix the problem since I'd be pretty confident that all CD files are working perfectly.

If that's the case, read jpd's excellent comments and suggestions in this thread. His was a sound issue but I'm thinking that a similar issue could be tied into your graphics problem. It might be that there's a 3rd party driver that will resolve it...or (if you haven't already after we discussed it earlier in the thread) upgrade to DirectX 9.0.

It may seem like we're going around in circles here, but at least we can now focus a little more closely on the one area that has now been identified as being the problem.
 
ALT+TAB does nothing since EU2 is only displayed with CTRL+ALT+DEL

Binkplayer is disabled and my graphics acceleration is disabled

I've upgraded to DirectX 9

Where could I find 3rd party drivers?
 
Here are a few that might work...

Alternate - from ATI site
ATI driver I found at Gateway's website - 2002 dating!
This one could also work, even though it's slightly older than the one you've got now...it boasts better DirectX support

If none of those work, try a google search on your card type and look at the support/downloads sections for the latest compatible drivers.

If that still doesn't work, I would suugest getting in touch with ATI and explaining the problem to then since they may be able to recommend another of their drivers that is more recent and will support your card.
 
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