Re: NOLF2 and FEAR refuse to boot on Windows XP with GTX 750

Posted on 2020-09-14, 09:03

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Did you get any random slowdown? I experience a problem that the game drops from the normal framerate and caps to 16fps, until the game is restarted. It happens on XP SP3 I honestly only tested each game for 20 minutes each. F.E.A.R. has zero slow downs - I get a meaty 120fps at high detail. NOLF2 …

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Re: NOLF2 and FEAR refuse to boot on Windows XP with GTX 750

Posted on 2020-09-12, 21:08

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I've never had much luck with non Creative cards though I've owned a few, I always go for real Creative cards now. I had a Xonar DG card which gave me trouble on multiple games though usually with sounds or crashing I don't remember not launching but I could have forgotten. Yeah it's a shame …

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Re: NOLF2 and FEAR refuse to boot on Windows XP with GTX 750

Posted on 2020-09-12, 20:46

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It's very peculiar - I removed the Xonar D2X card and NOLF2 immediately started working. I also ran into trouble with Indiana Jones Emperor's Tomb - same issue, clicking does nothing - but the moment I removed the card, it started working. I think the Xonar D2X is not a very good XP card.

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NOLF2 and FEAR refuse to boot on Windows XP with GTX 750

Posted on 2020-09-12, 20:07

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I bought a GTX 750 Ti for my Windows XP retro rig (i5 2500k with 4GB RAM, Xonar D2X) and decided to install some more demanding games but two games absolutely refuse to run - they don't even give a message or anything. If I double click the icon nothing happens. These games are No-One Lives Forever …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-09-07, 21:03

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The whole "1200+" thing was actually a marketing thing from AMD. People only bought MHZ. So Intel made "faster" chips when in reality, the 850mhz Duron was likely very close in performance to Intel's 1200. All companies play the "numbers" game sadly. Lots of misleading numbers to hide crappy …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-09-07, 20:57

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Thanks so much for posting. God I miss these. I am actually finding some pretty cheap results on Ebay now. Can't decide between that or a Kayak XU. Jesse I paid €100 for mine including shipping from the US (I'm in the EU) so they sell quite cheaply. It was in excellent condition as well. Well worth …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-09-05, 07:45

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I really like the look of the older model. Me too and the PC is really well designed inside as well - very easy to take apart and work on. Problem is that the older model lacks some vital features because it was an early Pentium: - no PCI ports, only ISA vs 2x 32bit PCI + 2x ISA - only support up …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-09-03, 06:09

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* HP Vectra VL 5/75 - DOS 6.22 + Windows 3.11 - Pentium 75 - 32MB RAM - SB16 I am so jealous! We used to have these exact machines in my school and I have been trying to track one down for a long time. You don't have any pictures of it already saved, do you? Jess There are two versions of that PC …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-08-30, 08:31

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Good job ! That is a lot of work and time invested. Here is too hoping they last you a long time ! Thank you! It will remain an on-going project since I'm sure some parts will start to fail but I replaced as much as I could by reliable parts - modern power supplies with quality components, recapped …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-08-29, 22:41

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Well I finally completed my retro setup. Basically, I decided on 4 PCs to cover games from the late 80's all the way to 2010 spanning a solid 20 years: * HP Vectra VL 5/75 - DOS 6.22 + Windows 3.11 - Pentium 75 - 32MB RAM - SB16 * IBM PC 330 - Windows 98SE SP3 - Pentium 233 MMX (upgraded from the …

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Re: Black & white DOS when using a KVM switch ... but only on one PC

Posted on 2020-08-27, 12:03

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Older Trident and Cirrus cards have that same "problem"... i have even one Trident 8900 that with modern monitors sometimes starts in color and sometimes BW. I guess I'm lucky it only happens with one of my PCs then. I ordered a Matrox Millenium 2 for now since the Mystique, while a decent card, …

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Re: Black & white DOS when using a KVM switch ... but only on one PC

Posted on 2020-08-27, 10:48

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It happens to me with a virge and a kvm - but a quick reboot always fixes it. Having the input selected on the kvm before booting usually helps too. Yeah I think I'll stop using the on-board chip. The Matrox Mystique performs 10-80% faster in all benchmarks anyway. My only concern is compatibility …

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Re: Black & white DOS when using a KVM switch ... but only on one PC

Posted on 2020-08-27, 10:22

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Oh I believe you, I'm just not sure how its possible :) Yeah no kidding - neither do I. But I changed to the Matrox and all problems are solved. The only "problem" I have now, is that the BIOS gives a long and three short beeps (graphics card error) for some reason but continues to work fine …

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Re: Black & white DOS when using a KVM switch ... but only on one PC

Posted on 2020-08-27, 09:09

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I'm not sure how it can cause Windows to hang. VGA is "dumb" as in is just outputs the signal, it doesn't know or care if something is attached to receive that signal or if its been received ok. Thats why you can set resolutions to something screen cant handle. It just doesn't care, its the screen …

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Black & white DOS when using a KVM switch ... but only on one PC

Posted on 2020-08-26, 22:10

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This is a toughy. I bought a rather expensive Belkin KVM switch (new old stock) so I wouldn't have to swap cables over every time I wanted to switch PCs. It works GREAT except for one big annoyance: on my Windows 98 P233 MMX, I get black & white image in DOS and Windows 98 loading screen (in colour) …

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Re: Is there any reason to keep a Win9X machine around for gaming except for fun or nostalgia?

Posted on 2020-07-10, 11:04

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"Fun & nostalgia" are two pretty big damn reasons if you ask me. I mean, if you threw everything out that offered only fun & nostalgia ... bye bye movies, CDs, books, games, consoles, etc. I think modern society is far too much a throw-away society. If something is outdated but still working, we …

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Re: virus on vogondrivers

Posted on 2020-07-08, 07:29

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What exactly is a moaner type? :P And wouldn't wanting to moan a lot actually be a good reason to come here and moan? :P You'll recognize them the instant you come in contact with them. :) OMG they wrecked my system but I do not want to hear that I may be wrong. Moan. And I hate my Mother. From my …

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Re: Playing GOG games on real Retro DOS PC

Posted on 2020-07-08, 07:08

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This is why I no longer buy GOG games. I really appreciate the hard work they put into getting old games to work on modern systems but games that worked 5 years ago often don't work properly now on Windows 10 and if you're thinking of running them on original hardware, you quickly discover GOG …

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Re: Should I go for Dx2-66 or Dx4-100 for my 486?

Posted on 2020-07-06, 11:51

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Do you want to play Doom II and Duke3D comfortably? Then go with the DX4. But even the fastest 486 in the world will not play 'The spectrum of DOS games' as some DOS games are just too slow on anything below a Pentium (Quake, Terminal Velocity, Tomb Raider, Jane's ATF or USNF, Screamer, etc.) …

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Re: AT PSU worth it for AT computer?

Posted on 2020-06-12, 23:27

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The adapters are available on eBay for as low as $11. I used to buy the ones that also had the -5v added, but sadly that seller is nowhere to be found on eBay anymore. Here is a thread about how to know if you need -5v for an ISA card (not a lot use it) and how to add -5v if you need it: https:// …

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