Why Wont This Work!!!

[Luciel]

get ur hardware right, no way u can run those games with 32mb graphs...

[tbaher]

that isn't the question..
the question is this: Are you a pirate?
Here's my reasoning:
If the games run with original CDs they wont have any additional hardware requirements after the patch (duh).

This is not a hardware issue is it?

You are complaining that the games don't work after applying the crack.

• If they run with your original CDs then everybody stop talking about hardware.
• If they don't then this is the wrong forum.
• If you don't have the original CDs then you will be banned.

[LilGuido]

no no its nothing to do with hardware(look at my second post). no i am not a pirate(arg).

my cds are scratched but they still do work with occational skipping. why question was about the possible reason the game wont run after i apply the cracks.

[tbaher]

That's a good question.

Hardware is out of the question. (BAD cdrom drive problems usually are SOLVED by the crack for example)

Did you try the same CDs on a different machine?


EDIT: Just as a thought .. maybe ur using the wrong language crack or wrong version (like US vs UK).
When a crack says 1.0 it means "vanilla" .. no upgrade patches .. nothing..
(bioware games run the autoupdater after install so unplug ur internet)
Sometimes a retail version of the game is 1.04.3 and the crack would still say "1.0" just because 1.0 means "the version that came with the cd"

[DABhand]

It is 32mb allowed but has to have T&L, the fx5200 has it, but it may have been disabled or your using microsofts nvidia drivers which dont help things.

[LilGuido]

wut exactly is T&L and where exactly could i check to see if its disabled?

im using the 66.93 display driver. i just looked at nvidias site and see that they now have v. 71.89. should i get the new driver and see if that solves my problem?

[DABhand]

T&L is texture and lighting

And if you had 66.93 drivers installed it should have worked.

It is a strange thing why it wont, but im not sure their min spec of 32mb card is enough, publishers have been known to show wrong specs on a case before.