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Boltzmann
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posted July 08, 2002 02:43 AM |
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Big trouble running HOMM4
I've tried everything but can't solve my problem. When I start HOMM4 it's screen appears in three blurred copies, and it's full of vertical lines. All the game is just like this. I can't see almost anything. I use Win XP Home Edition.
This is what I found in the README file:
"Problem: After launching the game from the Start menu or Desktop icon, you get a blank screen, a black box that surrounds the mouse cursor, blurring or choppy graphics, vertical lines on the screen, choppy sound, or no sound.
Answer: There is probably a conflict between your video or sound card and Microsoft's DirectX."
But I can't find anything wrong with my Direct X, or my video card drivers.
My system is:
AMD Duron(tm) Processor 958 MHz
Motherboard Asus A7V-E
512MB RAM
Seagate 40GB HD 7200 RPM
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200 - 64MB
Samsung SyncMaster 3 Screen
I've already got the latest drivers from NVIDIA, and done all the updates to the Win XP...
I was begining to think it was a problem of Win XP, because my brother has a computer with an ATI Video card and Windows 98 and he can run HOMM4 very well.
If any of you know how to solve this problem please tell me. I've spent my money on the game and I'm a big fan, but I'm unable to play... As if life weren't bad enough...
Thanks in advance for all.
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Sir_Elric
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posted July 08, 2002 03:11 AM |
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Under WindowsXP, make sure that you shut down any non-system background
applications.
Video Card specific:
- ATI(TM) Radeon 7200/8500/DDR and Xpert 2000/Rage 128 Pro Based cards -
If you get a graphic corruption on the mouse cursor, disable cursor and bitmap
accelerations. Double-Click the 'Display' icon in the control panel. Click the 'Settings'
tab, click the 'Advanced' button, click the 'Troubleshooting' Tab then move the
'Hardware acceleration' slider one notch to the left.
- Hercules(TM) 3D Prophet 4000XT and 4500/Kyro Based Cards -
If you get a graphic corruption on the mouse cursor, disable cursor and bitmap
accelerations. Double-Click the 'Display' icon in the control panel. Click the 'Settings'
tab, click the 'Advanced' button, click the 'Troubleshooting' Tab then move the
'Hardware acceleration' slider one notch to the left.
- Voodoo(TM) Rush -
Various graphics problems. Animations uneven. Pixel remnants appear around
mouse cursor. At all resolutions. No known workaround.
- Permedia3 -
Very poor performance under Win98. Slow mouse cursor tracking. Very slow
screen transitions. At all resolutions. No known workaround.
- Diamond A50 / SIS 6326
Very Poor performance with the latest Sis drivers. Diamond drivers are
recommended.
- Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Cirrus Logic CL-GD5464
Slow animations at higher than 800x600 resolution.
Other:
- Running on Non-English versions of the Windows Operating System -
If you are using a non-English version of Windows and a non-English keyboard,
before entering a game please reconfigure your game controls by going to the
'Controls' panel under the 'Options' screen from the Main Menu.
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Boltzmann
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posted July 08, 2002 03:16 AM |
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I've read all that. But like I said, my video card is a NVIDIA Geforce 2 MX 100/200. And it isn't in that list. I still couldn't figure out what's happening. I've already tried closing all programs and non-system background programs...
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Sir_Elric
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Having a bad hair day.
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posted July 08, 2002 03:24 AM |
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FYI.
I have WINXP PRO and a Nvidia card also and have no problems whatsoever.
Is it a bought game?(have to ask  )
Have tou tried a reinstall?
Do you have the 1.3 patch?
Did you have AV software running when you installed the game?
Try moving the hardware acceleration down a notch.
HTH
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Boltzmann
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posted July 08, 2002 03:28 AM |
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Yes, I've bought the game. I've patched it to v1.3 and it haven't worked. I tried to reinstall it after disabling my Norton AV. Nothing seems to function. And like I've said, it works perfectly well in my brother's computer, under windows 98.
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pietjebell
Promising
Known Hero
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posted April 20, 2004 01:06 PM |
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zignit
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posted May 19, 2007 04:47 PM |
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crash-runtime error
runtime error
i need a clue, sorry if this problem has been discussed elsewhere, but i've looked around and can't seem to find it anywhere. after posting in various incorrect forums, i was sent here.
homm 4 crashes w/the following error: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library, then something about an unusual termination.
i am running the following:
Operating System Windows XP Pro v5.1.2600
DirectX Version DirectX 9.0
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Driver Version 6.14.10.9147
CPU Model/Name Intel Pentium 4 Processor with MMX(TM) Technology
CPU Speed 1.5GHz
Total Physical Memory 512MB
% Memory Used 67%
Resolution 1024 x 768
Color Depth 32-Bit
Max Swap File Size 1.22GB
Available Swap File 874.48MB
TCP/IP Protocol Installed
3DO Title Heroes of Might and Magic IV-all, including all patches
language 809 (eu)
also h4mod equilibrius, ver 3.5
the game runs great for awhile then crashes. i believe i read someplace (although i don't remember where) that this had something to do with editing maps. and the exe file. i also had this problem in homm3, but it didn't start happening again in homm4 until i starting changing my maps. this is bad because i can no longer do anything, just play for awhile. no particular incident seems to trigger it. i have only been playing homemade maps, so i don't know if it happens in premade ones. i thought my troubles were over when i got homm4. no such luck. l will try to reload, but please tell me what to remove from registry, i feel okay doing this.
later...
...zig
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guarder
Supreme Hero
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posted July 14, 2007 05:52 PM |
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i have win Xp pro, it works perfectly to me
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Zenseii
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posted May 18, 2009 09:45 PM |
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Hi,
Sorry for the bump, but I think I know the sollution to the Windows Virtuall C++ problem. I experienced something similiar when playing Dead Space on pc. I got crashes with the same error until I read a thread where someone said that it was caused by having a joypad/stick in your pc when playing.. The solution would then be to unplugg it. I can't confirm if this works since I'm playing it almost error free on Vista(problem with mulitplayer)
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kladriel
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posted October 20, 2009 11:18 AM |
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Hi! Thanks for your post. Anyways you could always try your searches online. Further guides and instructions will be accessible in there. Hope this helps!
Regards,
kladriel
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ByteBandit
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Soul Merchant
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posted October 25, 2009 04:44 AM |
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Been playing HoMM 1 thru 4 on windows XP SP3. Wish I could report a problem playing the game. My Map editors worked for a while, but now, since my RAM is small Spybot and AVG have eaten the RAM alive. But the games play fine withoout any crashing.
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Eden
Adventuring Hero
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posted November 03, 2009 11:35 PM |
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The only systems problem I've had with HoMM4 is that my new computer has high end graphics cards and hard drives and the like, that money should not be able to buy...but it refuses to play HoMM4, even though it passes on all the requirements a thousand times and more over. My only conclusion is that the machine is too high grade for the game.
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