Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-29 Thread Hayden Presley
: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Not even Bill Gates? (grin) --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-29 Thread Hayden Presley
, July 07, 2010 10:47 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Games are updated and improved through the use of patches instead of entirely different cores and layouts in a lot of cases, aren't they? Games, just like an OS, are software. Should it be absolutely

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread weisi4u
Hi, No, jim, the desktop will unlikely disapear, since it is something everybody, and I do mean everybody, uses. Kevin - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Thomas Ward Gamers@audyssey.org Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:13:14 -0400 Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Damien Pendleton
10, 2010 1:28 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hello, This is exactly why I will be switching to the mac in the near future and hope that game creators start making more of these accessible games for that platform. Apple is the only major consumer electronics company which

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Ben
...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: 10 July 2010 00:34 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hello, After reading the past few messages on this subject, I have decided to respond with some answers we never like to hear. 1) The total population of legally

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Ben
May I ask... what acefire war... -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien Pendleton Sent: 09 July 2010 23:25 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi, Jim, Thomas, please please stop

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Damien Pendleton
. Regards, Damien. - Original Message - From: Ben gamehead...@aol.co.uk To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error May I ask... what acefire war... -Original Message- From: gamers-boun

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi all, Hmmm…Let’s try and steer things back to gaming. I know many of you are interested in knowing more about Windows 7, but it is really getting off topic now. Let’s try and get back to gaming. However, I will answer one more question publicly before I close this area of discussion for good.

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Hayden Presley
- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien Pendleton Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 2:13 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi David, Well that's the first I've heard on that score. I've never been able

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Hayden Presley
list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Jim, I really don't see any reason that the C++ runtime libraries would blow up your system. I'm 99% sure that won't happen. Main reason is these are just dll libraries that have had bug fixes or additional functions that were not available

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Damien Pendleton
...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 11:50 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi, Just slightly off topic but does anyone know what was used to program JAWS and Windows? Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Jim, Wow...spell checker? That's petulant. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kitchen Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 5:13 PM To: Thomas Ward Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Thomas

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Hayden Presley
, July 10, 2010 5:57 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Hayden, Jaws was programmed in C++. As for Windows, it depends what you mean. The small utilities were programmed in C++, whereas the core of the system itself will most likely have been programmed

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Bryan Peterson
- From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 11:50 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi, Just slightly off topic but does anyone know what was used to program JAWS and Windows? Best Regards, Hayden

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Hayden, Sure do. The Windows operating system and Jaws are both written in C++. That is in large part why it is a very important programming language to know as it is the exact language the operating system uses natively, and why most programming for Windows is heavily object oriented in

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-10 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Damien, Actually, as I recall the Windows kernel, the core, was written in C++ along with the rest of the operating system. At least the modern Windows kernel. It is no longer necessary to write a kernel in Assembly language because C and C++ are quite able to write some extremely low-level

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
- From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Willem Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Willem, Umm, I stated that every single time that I have tried to up grade my computer it has gone to heck! You suggested that I do

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Damien, Yes, I have a fairly current version of Gold Wave, well and an old copy that I like. I also keep my anti virus current, but other than that, I do not see why I should, or have any desire to, up grade to the supposed newest, best, hugest software. I mean as it has been shown with

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Willem, My computer including Internet Explorer are working great! for me now. I have not heard one reason that I should up grade my computer other than some games would require it. And since I am running JFW 4.02 I am pretty sure that I would no longer be able to use many of the newer

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, Ah, but we aren't so different really. If I want to play your games on Windows 7, which I do, I have to install Winkit to get the backwards compatibility runtime libraries for VB. Well, if you want to play my games on XP you have to install the latest Visual C++ Runtime libraries. Either

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Damien, Ah, but I seam to recall there was a massive memory leak in Internet Explorer 6 that was resolved in Internet Explorer 7 and above. So that right there is a good reason to upgrade Internet Explorer if nothing else. Another feature you guys are missing is the Internet Explorer pop up

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Nope. My copy of Vista never had a classic start menu option or classic desktop option. It did however did allow you to set the control panel back to classic which I also liked. However, that option too is gone in Windows 7. HTH On 7/8/10, weis...@googlemail.com weis...@googlemail.com wrote:

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Hayden Presley
: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kitchen Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 7:55 PM To: Hayden Presley Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Hayden and all, Yes, JFW 4.02. Works great with IE 6.0, Windows Media player 8.0, The programming

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Hayden Presley
: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kitchen Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 7:55 PM To: Hayden Presley Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Hayden and all, Yes, JFW 4.02. Works great with IE 6.0, Windows Media player 8.0, The programming

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Hayden Presley
don't even know about the thing. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of weis...@googlemail.com Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 6:55 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Hayden Presley
: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kitchen Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 7:55 PM To: Hayden Presley Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Hayden and all, Yes, JFW 4.02. Works great with IE 6.0, Windows Media player 8.0, The programming

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Hayden Presley
don't even know about the thing. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of weis...@googlemail.com Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 6:55 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Damien, Ah, but I seam to recall there was a massive memory leak in Internet Explorer 6 that was resolved in Internet Explorer 7 and above. So that right there is a good reason to upgrade Internet Explorer if nothing else. Another feature you guys are missing is the Internet

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Damien, Huh? Tha's bizarre. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien Pendleton Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 11:42 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Damien, Huh? Tha's bizarre. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien Pendleton Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 11:42 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Hayden Presley
[mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien Pendleton Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 11:24 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Thomas, Doesn't Internet Explorer 8 have problems with FTP sites? I certainly know 7 did. Regards, Damien

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, All I can say is you must have had a lot of bad luck as I've never had that problem. I often run Windows update and the system runs better and those patches fixes bugs, security problems, whatever in the operating system I am running. There are cases such as the upgrade to Internet

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Hayden Presley
Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Damien, Ah, but I seam to recall there was a massive memory leak in Internet Explorer 6 that was resolved in Internet Explorer 7 and above. So that right there is a good reason to upgrade Internet Explorer if nothing else. Another feature you

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread dark
. All personal preference though of course. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Damien, Ah, but I seam

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Hayden, I'm actually glad you braught that up because that is a very good point. One I don't think many VI computer users think about since they only think about how they themselves use their computer rather than the mainstream public. As I have said many times on this list I generally work as

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Cara Quinn
Wow, so what's the issue here?… First off, Jim, I agree with you that it's certainly nice to have a system that gives you a good comfort level and I'd actually go so far as to say downright necessary. -But this is where my understanding of people's complaints about this issue ends. I

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Damien, That I don't really know the answer to because I generally don't use Firefox or Internet Explorer for ftp access. I always use a ftp client like Filezilla to access ftp sites. So no practical experience with using Internet Explorer 8 for ftp here. HTH On 7/9/10, Damien Pendleton

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Damien, I do not believe so. I recall someone let me on to their FTP server to download Night of Parasite once. I got it to open in the Windows Explorer interface

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
Hi Thomas, You have the mentality of a counsellor. Grin. Regards, Damien. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Jim, All I can

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
. - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error I must confess I found six a good deal less stable than 7 or 8, which is why I've upgraded to 8 on my desktop

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Hayden, I'm actually glad you braught that up because that is a very good point. One I don't think many VI

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Charles Rivard
: Friday, July 09, 2010 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi, I believe I've heard that =myself. What I'd like to know is, how, in any way, did it benefit Microsoft to take it out in 7? If people love that fresh new interface, then they'll use it. The classic Start Menu

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread dark
I deffinately agree tom, there isn't much point in either complaning of a changing interface or of refusing to upgrade. However, there is another side to the coin. Suppose there was a building which had previously had a ramp to the front door. After some rebuilding work, the ramp was replaced

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread dark
just hit alt F4. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: Damien Pendleton dam...@x-sight-interactive.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Dark, I have to agree with you

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread dark
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error That's it. They should have left it in as an option for those who do want it. For those who don't, they don't have to use it. --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Charles Rivard
Excellent analogy! --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error I deffinately agree tom, there isn't much point in either

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Charles Rivard
In IE 8, there is. --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: Damien Pendleton dam...@x-sight-interactive.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Dark, I have to agree

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hello Jim, Ok, now you have seriously made me angry. You said, I do understand a person's personal choice to run the latest greatest hugest new software, but in Thomas's case he is also forcing his prospective customers to do the same. That is an absolute and total falsehood. Maybe you should get

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Charles Rivard
09, 2010 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hello Jim, Ok, now you have seriously made me angry. You said, I do understand a person's personal choice to run the latest greatest hugest new software, but in Thomas's case he is also forcing his prospective customers to do the same

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
discrimination. Regards, Damien. - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error I deffinately agree tom, there isn't much point in either complaning of a changing

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread dark
The problem is damian, even in countries like the Us who have a pretty good disability reccord the legal requirements for a computer system, building, book, or anything else to be accessible are solely based on whether it can! be used by a disabled person, not on how much effort it takes.

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Bryan Peterson
: Friday, July 09, 2010 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hello Jim, Ok, now you have seriously made me angry. You said, I do understand a person's personal choice to run the latest greatest hugest new software, but in Thomas's case he is also forcing his prospective customers to do

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Damien, Ok, I think before you can really understand my opinion, where I am coming from, I think you and the others need to know something about me personally. My life experiences, what I do for a living, etc all have help shaped my opinion on this issue and may seam rather drastic or extreme

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread shaun everiss
well the blocker is on xpsp3 anyway. At 03:52 a.m. 10/07/2010, you wrote: Hi Damien, Ah, but I seam to recall there was a massive memory leak in Internet Explorer 6 that was resolved in Internet Explorer 7 and above. So that right there is a good reason to upgrade Internet Explorer if nothing

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
HI Damien, Thanks. Who me? I don't know if I have the mentality of a counselor or not, but I usually try to talk to people through reason and logic. Even when I am angry I like to give people both sides of their own argument if I can. Make them see that every argument has two sides, and there are

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Thomas, One difference that I see is that running my WinKit.zip setup install installs backwards compatibility. Your needed install will up grade my C++ libraries. So, may I respectfully ask you, can you promise me that the new C++ libraries are backwards compatible. That is, if I

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Haden, I hate to disagree with you, but I have been running Windows XP as I have it on my computers for something like 8 years. You know that is as it came from Dell with no up grades or anything. Well other than the software that I have written to make certain taskes easier and quicker

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Cara, As I see it, we are just having one of those classic no resolution stubborn discussions about people who feel the need to be running the newest software as compared to those who do not feel the need to up grade everything if one's computer is running fine and doing what one wants it

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Thomas, May I ask, are you saying that Windows 7 no longer even has a desk top where one can create short cut icons? TGIF and BFN - Original Message - Hi, Nope. My copy of Vista never had a classic start menu option or classic desktop option. It did however did allow you to set the

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Thomas, I was only referring to one needing the latest C++ libraries to be able to run your newest beta 13 of MOTA. And that before that you had again changed your mind and again rewritten MOTA to or not to need the newest Microsoft software or a third party app for your game to run. I

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
] Tomb Hunter Error HI Damien, Thanks. Who me? I don't know if I have the mentality of a counselor or not, but I usually try to talk to people through reason and logic. Even when I am angry I like to give people both sides of their own argument if I can. Make them see that every argument has two

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
. Regards, Damien. - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Thomas Ward Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 11:13 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Thomas, One difference that I see is that running my WinKit.zip setup install installs

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 11:13 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Thomas, I was only referring to one needing the latest C++ libraries to be able to run your newest beta 13 of MOTA. And that before that you had again changed your mind and again rewritten MOTA

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread David Chittenden
Hello, After reading the past few messages on this subject, I have decided to respond with some answers we never like to hear. 1) The total population of legally blind people in the US is 0.6% of the US population. This includes everyone with up to 20/200 vision. The total population of

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Charles Rivard
...@kitchensinc.net To: Thomas Ward Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Thomas, One difference that I see is that running my WinKit.zip setup install installs backwards compatibility. Your needed install will up grade my C++ libraries

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Damien Pendleton
, 2010 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hello, After reading the past few messages on this subject, I have decided to respond with some answers we never like to hear. 1) The total population of legally blind people in the US is 0.6% of the US population. This includes everyone

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, I really don't see any reason that the C++ runtime libraries would blow up your system. I'm 99% sure that won't happen. Main reason is these are just dll libraries that have had bug fixes or additional functions that were not available in previous versions. Microsoft's Win32 libraries are

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-09 Thread David Chittenden
: David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hello, After reading the past few messages on this subject, I have decided to respond with some answers we never like to hear. 1

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Thomas, Just wondering. I thought that you had decided to program in straight C++ so that people did not need to down load 300 meg of up grades to be able to run your game like they did when it was in C net. But now you have changed your mind and again people need to be running the

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Willem
with firefox. - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Thomas Ward Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Thomas, Just wondering. I thought that you had decided to program in straight C++ so

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Hayden Presley
:57 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Dark, Lol, that's quite a conspiracy theory. Though, it would work, since...well, they are still in business, even after the nightmare that goes by the name Windows Vista. Best Regards, Hayden --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Hayden Presley
there to stay. Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 1:41 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error For me, using classic menue settings

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Charles Rivard
That! really! stinks! --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Dark, Same reason I use

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Hayden Presley
, July 07, 2010 11:36 AM To: Charles Rivard; Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Charles, Quite agreed. Blind people should be able to use a piece of software without having to use set files, scripts, map files, macros and goodness knows what else just to make it work

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Charles Rivard
Not even Bill Gates? (grin) --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi, I dn't think you'll

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Hayden Presley
, July 07, 2010 11:36 AM To: Charles Rivard; Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Charles, Quite agreed. Blind people should be able to use a piece of software without having to use set files, scripts, map files, macros and goodness knows what else just to make it work

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Hayden Presley
, July 07, 2010 11:36 AM To: Charles Rivard; Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Charles, Quite agreed. Blind people should be able to use a piece of software without having to use set files, scripts, map files, macros and goodness knows what else just to make it work

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, Yes, that was definitely one of the reasons I went to straight C++. I didn't feel people needed to download and install a number of extra dependencies like the .Net Framework, Managed DirectX, etc. I still hold to that reasoning However, you still need to have the latest C++ Windows

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Yeah, my decision to run Windows 7 is certainly a personal one, but the decision to build my games using the latest Visual C++ compiler and libraries is a technical one. A decision based on maintaining the greatest amount of stability and compatibility across various Windows versions from XP,

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Charles Rivard
gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Jim, Yes, that was definitely one of the reasons I went to straight C++. I didn't feel people needed to download and install a number of extra dependencies like the .Net Framework, Managed DirectX

Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error

2010-07-08 Thread Charles Rivard
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi, Yeah, my decision to run Windows 7 is certainly a personal one, but the decision to build my games using the latest Visual C++ compiler and libraries is a technical

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2010-07-08 Thread Damien Pendleton
Hi, Ouch. I'm not looking forward to upgrading then. Regards, Damien. - Original Message - From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Dark, Same

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2010-07-08 Thread Damien Pendleton
Of Damien Pendleton Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 11:36 AM To: Charles Rivard; Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Charles, Quite agreed. Blind people should be able to use a piece of software without having to use set files, scripts, map files, macros and goodness

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2010-07-08 Thread Damien Pendleton
Hi Hayden, Do you know that this message has been sent three times? Regards, Damien. - Original Message - From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi

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2010-07-08 Thread Muhammed Deniz
: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 11:36 AM To: Charles Rivard; Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Charles, Quite agreed. Blind people should be able to use a piece of software without having to use set files, scripts, map files, macros and goodness knows what else just

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2010-07-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, Yep. The Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime setup for 2000, XP, and Vista is on the products page. It is at the top of the product catalog so no one can miss them. It is only like a 5 or 6 MB download so we aren't talking a real huge download here to patch Windows for our games. On

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2010-07-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, Vista didn't have a classic mode either. So I guess I had two or three years to get use to it. However, it isn't all doom and gloom. You can certainly change certain aspects of the new start menu to clean up some of the clutter people are talking about. Smile. On 7/8/10, Charles

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2010-07-08 Thread Jim Kitchen
: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Thomas, Just wondering. I thought that you had decided to program in straight C++ so that people did not need to down load 300 meg of up grades to be able to run your game like they did when it was in C net. But now you have changed your mind and again

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2010-07-08 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Thomas, Ok, but still all I hear is I need the latest, latest, latest, and as I stated every time I up grade my computer it goes to heck! So I plan to use my computer the way that it is until it dies and I need to somehow buy a new computer and a screen reader that will run on it. BFN

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2010-07-08 Thread Hayden Presley
Hi Jim, Wow, JFW 4.02? Best Regards, Hayden -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kitchen Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 2:53 PM To: Willem Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Willem, Umm, I stated that every

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2010-07-08 Thread Charles Rivard
I was thinking the same thing! --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Jim, Wow, JFW 4.02

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2010-07-08 Thread Bryan Peterson
: Thursday, July 08, 2010 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error I was thinking the same thing! --- Shepherds are the best beasts! - Original Message - From: Hayden Presley hdpres...@hotmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 6

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2010-07-08 Thread weisi4u
Jul 2010 15:36:44 -0400 Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi, Well, Vista didn't have a classic mode either. So I guess I had two or three years to get use to it. However, it isn't all doom and gloom. You can certainly change certain aspects of the new start menu to clean up some

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2010-07-08 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Hayden and all, Yes, JFW 4.02. Works great with IE 6.0, Windows Media player 8.0, The programming environment in VB6 and well with Windows XP in general including the command prompt, batch files and all of the programs that I write in VB6. Of course I have been a fan of Jaws since Jaws

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2010-07-08 Thread Willem
and behold actually installing new software. - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen j...@kitchensinc.net To: Thomas Ward Gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Thomas, Ok, but still all I hear is I need the latest, latest

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2010-07-07 Thread Ben
I will always use xp because it runs all the stuff I run and that's it -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of shaun everiss Sent: 07 July 2010 05:11 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error well

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2010-07-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, Oh, I don't know. A lot of the newer stuff for Windows 7 simply is not backwards compatible with Windows XP. That's why Microsoft doesn't have an upgrade installation that upgrades Windows XP to Windows 7 and you have to do a complete reinstall. The operating systems are just too

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2010-07-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, To be honest that's something I don't quite get about VI computer users. Just about everyone I've met uses classic start menu this, classic desktop that, etc. Why in the heck not just use XP with the default settings? I have ever since XP came out, I have never used the classic menus etc, and

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2010-07-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, last I heard Windows XP is going to be supported until 2014 which is quite a while yet. Microsoft was going to drop support in 2011 but several corperations screamed bloody murder over that because several businesses still haven't upgraded to Vista or Windows 7 yet. Anyway, you have a

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2010-07-07 Thread Damien Pendleton
versions behind the current release. Regards, Damien. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Tomb Hunter Error Hi Shaun, Oh, I don't know. A lot

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