*chortle* Nerds R Us does it again!
Cheers,
Jimmy.
| sweet sweet sweet
| although , u are formally warned that , if that doesn't
| work , i'll b back to slurp a bit more knowledge.
| i should b struck down by lightning for ever calling u a
| bunch of nerds
| much cyber luv
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Ganz,
| >
| >I tried his link and it opened right up for me. Here's
| the
| >contents of that page, so you can avoid further
| hassles.
| >
| >=====================================================
| >CAUSE
| >This issue may occur if one or more of the following
| conditions are true:
| > a.. There are programs (such as an antivirus program
| or debugging software) that run in the background and
| that interfere with the game startup process.
| > b.. Your sound card or sound card drivers are
| outdated.
| > c.. The Creative Audigy sound card is installed in
| your computer. This sound card may conflict with the game
| startup process.
| >RESOLUTION
| >To resolve this issue, use the following methods in the
| order presented.
| >
| >Note Method 4 and Method 5 assume that you have the
| Creative Audigy sound card installed.
| >Method 1: Rename the Amdfix.sys File
| > 1.. Click Start, and then click Search.
| > 2.. In the All or Part of the File Name box, type
| amdfix.sys.
| > 3.. Click Search Now.
| > 4.. In the search results list, right-click
| Amdfix.sys, click rename, and then rename the file as
| Amdfix.sys.old.
| > 5.. Restart your computer.
| >If this does not resolve the issue, go to Method 2.
| >Method 2: Restart the Computer by Using a Clean Boot
| Procedure
| >When you start Microsoft Windows with a normal startup,
| several programs start automatically and run in the
| background. These programs may include third-party
| antivirus programs and system utility programs. When you
| try to run one of the games listed at the beginning of
| this article, these programs may interfere with the game.
| If this occurs, you can use a clean boot to start your
| computer before you play a game. This prevents these
| background programs from starting automatically.
| >
| >Note To complete this procedure, you must be logged-on
| as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators
| group. If your computer is connected to a network,
| network policy settings may prevent you from completing
| this procedure.
| > 1.. Click Start, and then click Run.
| > 2.. In the Open box, type msconfig, and then click OK.
| > 3.. In the System Configuration Utility window, click
| the General tab, and then click Selective Startup.
| > 4.. Under Selective Startup, click to clear the
| following check boxes:
| > a.. Process SYSTEM.INI file
| > b.. Process WIN.INI file
| > c.. Load System Services
| > d.. Load Startup Items
| > 5.. Click the Services tab, click to select the Hide
| All Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable
| All.
| > 6.. Click OK, and then click Restart to restart your
| computer.
| >If this does not resolve the issue, go to Method 3.
| >Method 3: Update Your Sound Card Drivers
| >Contact your audio hardware manufacturer to obtain and
| install the latest version of the driver for your sound
| card. For information about how to contact the
| manufacturer of your sound card, see the "References"
| section of this article. Or, visit the following
| Microsoft Windows Update Web site to determine whether
| applicable driver updates are available:
| >
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
| >
| >If this does not resolve the issue, go to Method 4.
| >Method 4: Disable the Creative Welcome Menu
| > 1.. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Sound
| Blaster Audigy, and then click Welcome Menu.
| > 2.. Click to select the Do not show this again check
| box, and then click Close.
| >If this does not resolve the issue, go to Method 5.
| >Method 5: Configure Audigy in the System Configuration
| Utility
| > 1.. Click Start, and then click Run.
| > 2.. In the Open box, type msconfig, and then click OK.
| > 3.. In the System Configuration Utility window, click
| the Startup tab.
| > 4.. Click to clear each Audigy-related check box, and
| then click OK.
| >REFERENCES
| >For information about how to contact your hardware
| manufacturer, click the appropriate article number in the
| following list to view the article in the Microsoft
| Knowledge Base:
| >65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact
| List, A-K
| >
| >60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact
| List, L-P
| >
| >60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact
| List, Q-Z
| >
| >=========================================================
| ==
| >
| >
| >--
| >Cheers,
| >Jimmy S.
| >
| >Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite:
|
http://nibblesnbits.tk
| >Microsoft Online Tech Support:
|
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
| >Game FAQ's:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| >
| | >| here's some feedback .
| >| the page doesn't work . it tells me it's the wrong
| >| address or it's kaput .
| >| will u check it again please ?
| >| will try it again in the next couple of days , just in
| >| case .
| >| hope ur family crisis is sorted and u can help me
| before
| >| the comp goes out the window .
| >| am gonna take some prozac.
| >| cheers very mucho
| >|
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Sorry for the delay, we've had a family health crisis
| >| here. Take a look at
| >| >this Knowledge Base article and run through the
| steps,
| >| then please post back
| >| >with your results:
| >| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
| >| us;812759
| >| >--
| >| >Chris H.
| >| >Microsoft Windows MVP
| >| >Associate Expert
| >| >Expert Zone -
| >| >
| >| >| >| >> hey chris ,
| >| >> terri sent me over after i almost questioned her to
| >| death.
| >| >> my games ( cd's) won't open . were working fine
| till
| >| now.
| >| >> didn't change anything in the computer.
| >| >> most messages are to "unload debugger"
| >| >> applied "disable script debugging" and they still
| show.
| >| >> the updates selection only offers "blast worm"
| >| >> haven't downloaded any updates.
| >| >> one of the games has no msg error but , when opened,
| >| >> flashes for a second , and disappears.
| >| >> they're all xp compatible.
| >| >> plz post , mail me , send me a courrier pigeon ,
| >| >> anything !!!!!!!!!
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >