Midtown Madness problem

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David

Apr 05, 2008, 16:47:36
Another cry for help,or a challenge for you.Just managed to get Microsoft's Midtown Madness game for the children,the old one got damaged.got this new one and it installed ok but when press the play icon message reads validating etc,then nothing.Now this machine used to play the game as this is a replacement.The game itself plays on mine (just tested it)but I don't want my machine being hogged.The machine in question plays other game ie Harry Potter etc,any ideas?

If this isn't  solved I will not be able to sit here and watch you all......... :fingers:
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#1
Apr 05, 2008, 16:49:12
Perhaps there was some residue of the old game left, David? Would be worth removing it from Control Panel > Add/Remove, then reinstalling.
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David

#2
Apr 05, 2008, 16:52:48
will try thanks Rik  :fingers:
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

David

#3
Apr 05, 2008, 17:08:46
no joy same thing  :mad:
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#4
Apr 05, 2008, 17:12:52
Sorry, as a non-gamer that was my best shot, David. Possibly you are going to have to go down the route of a registry cleaner. :(
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David

#5
Apr 05, 2008, 17:14:41
I only know mrs smith with her bad back ,but its her day off  >:D
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#6
Apr 05, 2008, 17:16:19
 ;D

Shall I move this over to gaming in the hope that someone picks up on it?
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David

#7
Apr 05, 2008, 17:17:28
thanks Rik,just looking at downloading RC but might have better luck over in Gaming  :fingers:
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Cookiemonster

#8
Apr 05, 2008, 17:18:01
What OS are you using?

Sebby

#9
Apr 05, 2008, 17:20:27
I know very little about gaming, but I'd suggest updating DirectX and graphics drivers.

David

#10
Apr 05, 2008, 17:20:52
Xp on windows 2000
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#11
Apr 05, 2008, 17:21:40
Not sure I'm with you there, David?
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David

#12
Apr 05, 2008, 17:22:08
Quote from: Sebby on Apr 05, 2008, 17:20:27
I know very little about gaming, but I'd suggest updating DirectX and graphics drivers.
Thanks sebby do i get this from ms
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

David

#13
Apr 05, 2008, 17:23:31
Quote from: Rik on Apr 05, 2008, 17:21:40
Not sure I'm with you there, David?
in what respect Rik ?
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Cookiemonster

#14
Apr 05, 2008, 17:25:05
DX9

What Graphics card have you got?

Rik

#15
Apr 05, 2008, 17:27:09
Quote from: badpianoplayer on Apr 05, 2008, 17:23:31
in what respect Rik ?

XP on Win2K? Are you running dual-boot or...
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David

#16
Apr 05, 2008, 17:28:56
windows xp Rik and two noisy angels    valium please
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

David

#17
Apr 05, 2008, 17:30:38
Quote from: jester212 on Apr 05, 2008, 17:25:05
DX9

What Graphics card have you got?
Hav nt a clue.where would I find this info ?
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Sebby

#18
Apr 05, 2008, 17:32:44
Have a look in Device Manager. Click Start, right-click on My Computer and select Properties. Then click the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager. Expand Display adaptors and post what you've got there. :)

Rik

#19
Apr 05, 2008, 17:33:15
Quote from: badpianoplayer on Apr 05, 2008, 17:28:56
windows xp Rik and two noisy angels    valium please

White, yellow or blue? ;)
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Cookiemonster

#20
Apr 05, 2008, 17:34:35 Last Edit: Apr 05, 2008, 17:36:44 by jester212
Or use this little program to give you exact details....GPU-Z

If you do decide to run the program, in the Driver Version colum tells you what drivers you are using if you could post what it says then we can establish if there out of date. :thumb:

David

#21
Apr 05, 2008, 17:35:29
Radeon 9200 se hope this  is the one
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David

#23
Apr 05, 2008, 17:36:52
Quote from: Rik on Apr 05, 2008, 17:33:15
White, yellow or blue? ;)
give me one of each  or a week in The Priory
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Cookiemonster

#24
Apr 05, 2008, 17:37:21
Sebby beat me too it  :thumb:

Rik

#25
Apr 05, 2008, 17:40:51
Quote from: badpianoplayer on Apr 05, 2008, 17:36:52
give me one of each  or a week in The Priory

A blue is worth 5 white or two yellow, so two blue would be better than one of each and less to carry on your journey there. :)
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David

#26
Apr 05, 2008, 17:42:56
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Sebby

#27
Apr 05, 2008, 17:44:23
Yep, then when you install it you can choose what to install (probably just let it install whatever it wants to). :)

David

#28
Apr 05, 2008, 17:45:02
Quote from: Rik on Apr 05, 2008, 17:40:51
A blue is worth 5 white or two yellow, so two blue would be better than one of each and less to carry on your journey there. :)
Fair enough 2 blues  ;D
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Cookiemonster

#29
Apr 05, 2008, 17:46:00
You might need to install net framework if you don't already have it.

Rik

#30
Apr 05, 2008, 17:46:49
Quote from: badpianoplayer on Apr 05, 2008, 17:45:02
Fair enough 2 blues  ;D

In the router as I speak... :)
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Sebby

#31
Apr 05, 2008, 17:47:34
Link, if you need it, David.

David

#32
Apr 05, 2008, 18:49:46
No luck.downloaded the netframe and installed the suite from the link and still the same ...repeat prescription please Rik panic attack imminent  :-X
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#33
Apr 05, 2008, 18:50:38
What minimum hardware spec does the game have on it, David? Does the machine meet that?
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#34
Apr 05, 2008, 19:00:10
Quote from: Rik on Apr 05, 2008, 18:50:38
What minimum hardware spec does the game have on it, David? Does the machine meet that?
Yes Rik its odd because a the children had this game up to about nine months back that copy was scratched and wasn't until now the decided they wanted another copy so Im confused,and yet the game will
play on my new pc,(they have the old one) cant work it out really there is no logic to it. I will just double check .
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#35
Apr 05, 2008, 19:03:02
I'm just in best straw clutching mode, David. The next step is to review what's running on the machine in the background.
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David

#36
Apr 05, 2008, 19:09:47
I will do one thing more with this and then it will make a great frizbee,the front cover states its for windows 98 so I guess I could try having a look in that area.failing that its what is known as a shame

Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#37
Apr 05, 2008, 19:17:42
If it's for '98, David, right-lick on the short cut, select Properties and then the Compatibility tab. Choose to run it in compatibility for Win 98, see if that does the trick.
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Steve

#38
Apr 05, 2008, 19:19:40 Last Edit: Apr 05, 2008, 19:22:16 by stevethegas
In the folder on hard drive where it is in installed you should find some shortcuts? One should read something like midtown madness safe mode. If you find this,it should start the game in software rendering mode and redetect the video card, then presumably you can try starting the game normally, Good luck :)

PS.There is more inf on the microsoft site.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231828/EN-US/
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Sebby

#39
Apr 05, 2008, 19:49:07
That sounds like it could be promising. :thumb:

David

#40
Apr 05, 2008, 20:38:57
Quote from: Rik on Apr 05, 2008, 19:17:42
If it's for '98, David, right-lick on the short cut, select Properties and then the Compatibility tab. Choose to run it in compatibility for Win 98, see if that does the trick.
Thanks Rik this one just gave me send an eror report etc.so will try the other.last chance.
:fingers:
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Malc

#41
Apr 05, 2008, 22:32:10
Sounds like the protection to me. Their must still be protection registry entries in the registry looking for the old CD / dvd.

You need to uninstall the previous version completely. then clean the registry, you can use ccleaner,

http://www.ccleaner.com/download

it's free.

Then reboot and install the new CD.

Hope this works.

David

#42
Apr 06, 2008, 00:29:48 Last Edit: Apr 06, 2008, 00:43:36 by Sebby
Quote from: Malc on Apr 05, 2008, 22:32:10
Sounds like the protection to me. Their must still be protection registry entries in the registry looking for the old CD / dvd.

You need to uninstall the previous version completely. then clean the registry, you can use ccleaner,

http://www.ccleaner.com/download

it's free.

Then reboot and install the new CD.

Hope this works.Worth a go is this or the hammer,thanks guys  :thnks:

Edit: markup sorted
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mrapoc

#43
Apr 06, 2008, 12:19:37
Was about to say give ccleaner a run

DO both clean and registry scan/fix

Update directx?

Run in compatability mode to 2000 or something?

I see you have updated graphics drivers :)

You dont have something like daemon tools running do you? Could be checking for virtualisation tools (a common tool for peeps runnin downloaded games)
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