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    Why won't my computer play this game?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ericyp, Aug 5, 2007.

  1. ericyp

    ericyp Notebook Consultant

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    It's just medal of honor pacific assault. I have a t7300 core 2 duo, an 8400m gs and 2 gigs of ram, running on xp. It says first that my system doesn't match the requirements of windows 2000/xp, pentium IV 1.5 ghz processor, 256mb ram, and dx8.1 card with 64mb of memory. I hit proceed anyway. And then after I configure it and hit play, it says it cannot locate the correct cd-rom. I inserted disk 1, which is the correct disk according to the manual, but it still doesn't recognize it. Is something wrong with the disk.
     
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    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    put in the other disk, thats sometimes what you have to do
     
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    ericyp Notebook Consultant

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    Same thing keeps happening. Stupid computer games. Can't even get a damn refund. I should've just bought a console game. You just pop the disk in and hit the power button and start playing. Every time I've tried to play a computer game this sort of bs happens.
     
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    imhungry29 Notebook Evangelist

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    did u update the game? might have something to do with that. maybe u need to reinstall Direct x 9 or whatever u use.
     
    imhungry29, Aug 5, 2007
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    try not to get frustrated. its a PC, you know what to expect when installing new software.

    relax. think.

    possibly reinstall? update direct x. update drivers.
     
    masterchef341, Aug 5, 2007
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    ericyp Notebook Consultant

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    Uninstalled and reinstalled, got it to work!
     
    ericyp, Aug 6, 2007
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    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    See.....everything...or atlease almost everything has a solution....you just need to find it
     
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    ericyp Notebook Consultant

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    One more thing though... I installed the 162.18 drivers on laptop2go.com since I read on another thread here that they're the best for gaming. It did bring up my framerate by 30%. But now when I closed the lid and then reopened it, it remained a blank black screen.... so I think the driver is still kinda iffy. Is this driver the same as the 162.18 driver listed on nvidias website? http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_162.18.html
    that one is certified and signed so I'd imagine it's more stable and has fewer glitches? Will it be just as fast? Thanks.
     
    ericyp, Aug 6, 2007
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