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    Sid Meier's Pirates Fatal Error

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Maximo, Aug 24, 2007.

  1. Maximo

    Maximo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all

    When I play the game Sid Meier's Pirates, everything seems perfect. Everything is really smooth, with the graphical detail on medium to high (but shadows, etc. are turned off, because my graphics card does not support that function). But as soon as I try to attack a ship, a blue screen comes up with a fatal error. It says there is a problem with a certain dll ('ialmdev5.DLL'). Then I have to shut down using the power button. The graphics card I am using is an Intel 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset, with 128mb of video ram (with the latest drivers installed). Check my sig for more specs. This is really bugging me as this is one of my favourite PC games. Please help with this. Thanks!

    EDIT: Here is the code, quoted from the blue screen error. Anything that says 'blah' is obviously not part of the error but is saying that non-important stuff was in its place.
    I will be very grateful for any help.
     
    Maximo, Aug 24, 2007
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