Max Payne No CD Help

[rej5150]

I can't get the no cd patch to work, I install the game and apply the newest patch, then I copy the no cd exe file into the Max Payne folder. When I try to run the game nothing happens, no menus, nothing. It worked fine when I was running windows 98, now I am running xp home. Could be an xp issue, If anyone knows what could be the cause, please help..Thanx

P3 1 ghz
512 mb pc133 sdram
soundblaster live 5.1 platinum
geforce 4 ti 4600 (latest nvidia drivers)
via chipset (latest 4 in 1 drivers)

[thequestfor4]

Hey -

I think I was having the same problem. You saw the intro - but then it stopped before the menu, right? Well, I figured out that all you have to do is press control-alt-delete when it "freezes", close the task manager, and then maximize Max Payne again. It works! (even though I have no idea why). Try it, and if it doesn't, I'm sorry because you're screwed. Hehe.

Good luck.