Thanks, it was the DX file that was missing. Got it working. Now, if only I didn't suck at Sadoku. *smiles* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] question about games and vista
> Hi Lisa, > Here is just a few trouble shooting tips you can try. > > 1. Make sure dx8vb.dll is in your > c:\windows\system32 > directory. If not you will have to grab a copy off of someone who has > one, or install it via something like Jim Kitchen's winkit program. > 2. Restart the system after doing a game install. Sometimes some games > are picky under Vista, and the system needs to be restarted before they > will run. > 3. If 2 fails attempt to launch the application as administrator. Some > games like Troopenum by BSC require this to run properly on some accounts. > To run the application as administrator go to the applications icon in > the start menu, press the context menu key, arrow to run as > administrator, and press enter. Then, the application will be launched > using administrator rights. > Hth. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
