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I'm hoping you guys can help me with this. I'm trying to get Descent 3 playable in Windows but I am having some trouble.

1. When I type a key it will input at least 4 of that key on the screen. (for example where I enter my pilot name)
2. When in the game: as soon as i move, my ship will "teleport" randomly all over the area that I am currently in in the level.
3. And it crashes randomly.

Well I've got an athlon 800, geforce4, 512megs of sdram in this old computer. I'm thinking that possibly the ram could be damaged. Any thoughts?

Descent 3 works perfect on this same machine in linux. I only want to get the windows version working so I can play co-op with friends.

If you need any more info just let me know. Any thoughts or comments appriciated.

windows me? dude....i pity you

He said windows 2000, not ME, there is a HUGE difference. Windows me is the successor to win98, and is the last member of the dos-based lineaga. Windows 2000 on the other hand, is the successor to windows NT 4 and the direct predecessor to windows XP.

Descent 3 runs pefectly fine on my copy of 2000. O_o I'm assuming you've got D3 patched and all the latest hardware drivers, right?

Mr. Perfect wrote:Descent 3 runs pefectly fine on my copy of 2000. O_o I'm assuming you've got D3 patched and all the latest hardware drivers, right?

Correct, though I need to check and make sure I have the latest nvidia driver.

Any mods installed?

Post your error.log (opens in notepad). And please, don't post anything beyond the actual error message. All those register values are useless to us.

Is this a fresh install of Win2k? Have you scanned the system for adware/spyware and/or viruses? What do you have running in the background? What have you done to the machine in the last 48 hours?

Ok, this is a pretty fresh install of win2k. I applied sp4 and that's what made d3 do what i posted above, it still crashed randomly before sp4 and that's why i applied it. My computer has no spyware (or at least none that adaware can detect. Directx version: 8.0
I have d3 with 1.4 patch applied and the nocd patch applied.
Here is the latest error d3 has in error.log
Excecution in WinMain() was stopped by an Access Violation
Username: Administrator
MachineName: LAIN
Descent 3 Release build 586
Error occurred at 8/27/2004 22:41:39.
Module: C:\Games\Descent3\main.exe.
System Memory Status:
Percent of memory in use: 28
Bytes of physical memory : 536330240
Free physical memory bytes : 384716800
Available virtual memory : 1187749888


Modules:
C:\Games\Descent3\main.exe, addr: 0x00400000 size:1789952 [5/27/2000 23:58:36]
Excecution in WinMain() was stopped by an Access Violation
Username: Administrator
MachineName: LAIN
Descent 3 Release build 586
Error occurred at 8/27/2004 23:24:25.
Module: C:\Games\Descent3\main.exe.
System Memory Status:
Percent of memory in use: 47
Bytes of physical memory : 536330240
Free physical memory bytes : 280780800
Available virtual memory : 1114845184

I'm checking out to see if there are new video card drivers right now.

Just a shot in the dark, but re-install D3, patch it to 1.4 and don't apply the no-cd patch. (If you don't want to keep the CD in, make an image of the first CD and mount it via daemon tools.

MD-2389 wrote:Just a shot in the dark, but re-install D3, patch it to 1.4 and don't apply the no-cd patch. (If you don't want to keep the CD in, make an image of the first CD and mount it via daemon tools.

Thanks for the advise. Just did that but nothing has changed.

have you tried any of the "Compatability Modes"


goto C:\Games\Descent3\main.exe <-- right click on MAIN and goto Compatibility and try running it in each mode

Ace, D3 runs just fine w/o any need for compatibility mode.

xamindar wrote: Descent 3 works perfect on this same machine in linux.

Um..... There are 3 different Versions of D3 (sold seperately)

Linux
Windows
Mac

Which LEGIT ones does you have(not downloaded or copied versions)

MD-2389 wrote:Ace, D3 runs just fine w/o any need for compatibility mode.

i had a issue once, getting it to run on a Win2k machine, and using Compatability Mode Windows98 got it to work.

Ace um...Win2k doesnt have compatability mode settings. It has a compatability mode program on the CD, but most true win32 apps make it crash because they can run nativly under win2k.

Win2K SP2 added the same Compatibility Mode found in XP. Here's how to enable it.

Woah s***, I never knew this existed! Thanks DCrazy, now I go see if I can get D1 working right with this....

Avder wrote:Ace um...Win2k doesnt have compatability mode settings. It has a compatability mode program on the CD, but most true win32 apps make it crash because they can run nativly under win2k.

DCrazy wrote:Win2K SP2 added the same Compatibility Mode found in XP. Here's how to enable it.

PWNED!! Avder

Avder wrote:Woah s***, I never knew this existed! Thanks DCrazy, now I go see if I can get D1 working right with this....

That only works for 32-bit programs Avder.

Ace: Give the spamming a rest. If you're not going to help, STFU.

BUBBALOU wrote:

xamindar wrote: Descent 3 works perfect on this same machine in linux.

Um..... There are 3 different Versions of D3 (sold seperately)

Linux
Windows
Mac

Which LEGIT ones does you have(not downloaded or copied versions)

Umm, excuse you. I have legaly purchased Descent, Descent2, Descent3 for Windows, Descent3 for Linux, and D3 Mercenary. So stfu and take your trolling elseware.

I used to play D3 in windows 98 all the time but sence installing 2000 it has been nothing but trouble for me.

AceCombat wrote:have you tried any of the "Compatability Modes"


goto C:\Games\Descent3\main.exe <-- right click on MAIN and goto Compatibility and try running it in each mode

I don't get that option when right-clicking on main.exe, only properties which doesn't have a compatability mode listed anywhere.

(EDIT) never mind:

DCrazy wrote:Win2K SP2 added the same Compatibility Mode found in XP. Here's how to enable it.

Now I got it.

OK FFace, I asked you a simple question, and you replied like a No0b. Figure it out yourself

D3 is native to NT, if you are using compatiblity mode, then you have some serious personal issues of headupthebuttocks syndrome

No, you asked a very stupid question BB. Please stay out if you aren't going to help.


Well, once I enabled compatability mode on D3 it now doesn't work at all, just gives a black screen and I have to kill it. I guess I'll have to wait until I buy a new computer.

Thank you to most of you for helping me out!

you upgraded from 98 to win2k...?
Dual boot w/LINUX?

Uh... upgraded from 98 to 2000? Where the HELL do you see that? He even said it's a fresh Win2K install with SP4!

Despite the fact that it's not even *possible* to do an upgrade install from a 9x operating system to an NT OS, you have no reason to believe he did.

DCrazy wrote:Despite the fact that it's not even *possible* to do an upgrade install from a 9x operating system to an NT OS, you have no reason to believe he did.

Im so sorry, I am so used to doing dual boot machines, I always ignore that bs logic!

win2k sucks...period for games, as a workstation it is top. 98 or XP for games... nuff said

BTW DLazy
stay in your bubble... and go back to your forum, where no one posts

Whatever, I do agree that Win2K isn't the greatest gaming operating system.

Ack, I think I have receaved all the help I can possibly hope for. Guess it's my crappy computer

Mods might as well lock this thread.

DCrazy wrote:Despite the fact that it's not even *possible* to do an upgrade install from a 9x operating system to an NT OS, you have no reason to believe he did.

Um, actually, thats how I first installed win2k on my 450. I upgraded from 98. Not full install, upgrade.

DCrazy wrote:Despite the fact that it's not even *possible* to do an upgrade install from a 9x operating system to an NT OS, you have no reason to believe he did.

bull★■◆●.

click me Please do your research before making claims like that, mmmk? If he said 2000 Server, then you'd be right.

Xamindar: From the way you describe it, its possibly a hardware issue. I suggest you download a bootable ISO of Memtest86 (google it) and let it run overnight to test your RAM. Make sure to run ALL of the tests, not the only the standard 8.

MD-2389 wrote:I suggest you download a bootable ISO of Memtest86 (google it) and let it run overnight to test your RAM. Make sure to run ALL of the tests, not the only the standard 8.

oh yeah, thanks MD!! I was trying to remimber the name of that program and you got it for me! I will be doing that tonite.

/sarcasm/ Oh.... good idea, run -ALL- the tests. Only took TWENTY FOUR HOURS! /sarcasm/

hmm, didn't find any errors. Is it possible that my ram is fine, just that my mobo doesn't like it (ie. this ram is incompatible with my mobo)? This motherboard has been very picky about ram in the past. Or would memtest86 find errors if it was "incompatable".

Nevertheless, my friend gave me his old 1.2Gh athlon and motherboard which uses ddr ram. When I get a chance I'll swap them and reinstall Windows, maybe go with XP this time. Anyone have any problems running D3 under Win XP?

Xamindar wrote:Anyone have any problems running D3 under Win XP?

No one has any problems with D3 under NT win2k or XP unless they use the wrong drivers for their video card