Command & Conquer Series & SP3

jedihobbit · As of 02/01/11

Built a system for a friend and when M$ did the XP updates SP3 was included. This is the system specs:

Case: Ultra MicroFly
PSU: Ultra 600W (from a MX6) [update later]
Mobo: Biostar Tf 7025-M2
CPU: AMD 4400+ Brisbane (CAA4C 0725WPDW) w/ zalman CNPS8700
GPU: MSI NX8800GT OC (Dual Slot version)
Memory: 2 x 1024 Corsair CM2X1024 â€“ 6400C4
HDD: TBD
Optical Drive #1: Lite-On SATA DVD-R #DH-16D2S-04
Optical Drive #2: Lite-On SATA DVD-RW+ #LH-20A1S
FDD: Mitsumi Card Reader/ Writer + Floppy
OS: M$ XP Pro w/ SP3

Received a couple of emails from a friend about issues in playing his main games, The C & C series. As noted in his comments the only difference other than the new system, the BB refers to a NF7-S system I built for him, is the install of SP3. Wouldnâ€™t think there would be a hardware issue, but open to suggestions there.

â€œNot sure what I did, tried to load command & conquer: Yuriâ€™s revenge ( expansion pack) will load and install but will not play?â€

â€œTried the other CDâ€™s no luck in that department still comes up with a â€œFatal Errorâ€ however it does allow me to register and stuff, but to load not working for a game play no luck. Is their a way we can undo SP3 and only load SP2? I seem to recall everything worked on BB in SP2.â€

Iâ€™m too software challenged to make any usefull suggestions other than SP3 being the problem.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 15 May 2008 17:12:42 Post Subject:

Got any error messages?

jedihobbit · As of 02/01/11

â€œTried the other CDâ€™s no luck in that department still comes up with a â€œFatal Errorâ€ however it does allow me to register and stuff"

That's all I have so far....I'll see if he remembers any others. Grin

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:13:02 Post Subject:

Try Right clicking on the exe that starts the game and go properties, click on the compatibility tab and try running it in like Windows 98/ME compatibility. See if that helps.

jedihobbit · As of 02/01/11

Thanks will relay info!

Kilamon · Rated XXX Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 811

Also, another thing may be process explorer, the sysinternals tool. Some games register that tool as an anti-cd or other cracking tool. I had to turn it off to play all my EA games released after Dec 06.

jedihobbit · As of 02/01/11

As he didn't have to do it on the older system (98 compatibility) and as there is nothing too critical on the hdd (just some test stuff to copy) we're going to reinstall w/o SP3 to confirm that it isn't on the SW side and maybe hardware.