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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: nilloc93 on June 20, 2008, 01:38:19 am
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1st ok i downloaded FS2 and got it installed just fine but when i go to play it ses that i have -1154MB of ram how an i have negative ram?
2nd does FS2 open installer normoly take like 4 hours to install? cause i did this then i got rid of it when it did not work and i don't think i should have to wait another 4 hours to play this game
3rd i downloaded openall 1.1 fromt he openall website thing i got a nice little 556kb zip fine i unzipped it and clicked on the .exe file it gaem me a bunch of text and i clicked "ok" it sed installation complete INSTANTLY this seems odd since nothing happened
if you want me system specs i can give em but lets say this computer is but a meager 6 months old is it like WAY to new to play a game like this caue i can play a few older games on here i can run the descent #1 on here i think
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How much memory do you have? Specs would probably help a lot.
The installer takes so long because it has to download all the stuff again if you delete it.
OpenAL does install very quickly. If you run the launcher and don't get the OpenAL message then it's most likely installed correctly.
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k windows vista home premium ODN"T SAY ITS THE PROB cause this is sort of a ripped vista with a lot of the annoying vista thigns replaced with xp tings so its sort of like windown vistaxp or somthing
enyways
total memory is 3 gigs
available right now is 1.55 gigs
avalable virtual memore is 5.96 gigs
456 gigs of hard disk space 258 gigs free
uhh graphics card is a NVIDIA geforce 6150SE nforce 430
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+, 2600 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
thats the general sum of it if you need enyhting more spesific i can get it
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oh yes and iwth the openal it install fast but there is no openal jsut the exe file still i loked around for it all is coauld fine what the installer exe file
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I'm not going to say the OS is the problem but it could be. 64 bit version(s)? Never heard of a config like that but it is possible that it's not reading more than 2 gigs of ram so it's showing the remainder as a negative. That's just a guess and it would be better to wait for someone with more knowledge of FS2_Open and Vista.
While you're waiting you might also want to check out the known Nvidia problem thread in the support forum.
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Don`t worry about the OpenAL thing. It`s just a .DLL file that you needed to play FS2. It`ll do what it`s supposed to without you having to ever see it again.
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ok and i am average computer literate i cannont understand a word of taht support forum thing
so is it even possible for me to play withought the open thign cause i can't install it correctly if i have no idea what i am supposed to do cause apparently my last attempt was wrong
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k wait i am sort of slugging thru this walkthru thing i will post agian if open still does not work after i do all this
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i am stuck where am i supposed to get an fso launcher am i supposed to have FSO installed before i start this walktru i am RILLY confused
and what the HELL is fred?
k thats i i started all over again i am am goign to reinstall FS2 then await instructions on what to do
ok here is all i have installed right now
freespace2: stock not open
and openAL
i still get hte RAM thing so i am wondering do i HAVE to intal open in order to be abel to play
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Getting FSO might help. If you don't want to download a lot of stuff, you can get Turey's FSO Installer and point it at your current FS2 installation. That way it won't redownload the retail files. The only things you need to play FSo are the FSO executables and the Launcher. Downloading those takes little time. Anything else, like the MediaVPs, is extra content that you can download if you want.
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k windows vista home premium ODN"T SAY ITS THE PROB cause this is sort of a ripped vista with a lot of the annoying vista thigns replaced with xp tings so its sort of like windown vistaxp or somthing
Is it Windows XP Ultimate? Cause if so, get rid of it, THROW IT OUT!
And take time to spell right, bud.
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k windows vista home premium ODN"T SAY ITS THE PROB cause this is sort of a ripped vista with a lot of the annoying vista thigns replaced with xp tings so its sort of like windown vistaxp or somthing
Is it Windows XP Ultimate? Cause if so, get rid of it, THROW IT OUT!
And take time to spell right, bud.
Anybody heard of Windows XP Black Edition?
A friend of mine has it and it comes with Windows Blinds that make it look like Vista, (includes the clock and everything). Looks neat!
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Same as XP Ultimate.
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it is not xp its a vista with a bit of windows XP home edition trown in
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OK. Could you please take more than 3 seconds and spell right.
So just let the installer run, it will be more than 4 hours, and OpenAL installed fine.
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I ALLREADY DID THAT AND IT DID NOT WORK THATS WHY I AM POSTING HERE
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WELL WHY DIDN'T IT WORK??!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?
Go into your FreeSpace 2 folder and run launcher.exe.
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i don't know why it did not work if i did i would have fixed the problem and the launcher for what?
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Runt he file launcher.exe that you will find in C;\Games\FreeSpace2. This is the FreeSpace Open launcher.
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k i'll try this again
will take a long time tho casue as sed in my erlier post i got rid of FSO so i need to reinstall
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k thisll be grate youll finaly get to play freespaceopen itll be great
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This sounds like a lot of fun. I'm off to drink, kthxbye.
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Think I'm with Lobo on this one. It's close to a full moon isn't it?
OK what exactly do you have installed as far as FS2 Retail and FS2_Open? Where did you install it to (screenshot of the directory might help).
If you have Retail installed but not FS2_Open installed run Turey's installer and as stated all you need are the main components and the launcher. You don't need to download all the mods those are what take the most time. You can always rerun the install and get them later.
If you have FS2_Open installed run the launcher.exe. It doesn't download anything and should open up immediately. Check your settings in the launcher and run the game.
Note you cannot have FS2_Open installed in any special folders like my documents or the desktop.
Wait up Lobo.............
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k i'll try this again
will take a long time tho casue as sed in my erlier post i got rid of FSO so i need to reinstall
Jesus Christ - this isn't runescape. Take the 10 ****ing seconds to spell your post right. Please
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k i'll try this again
will take a long time tho casue as sed in my erlier post i got rid of FSO so i need to reinstall
Jesus Christ - this isn't runescape. Take the 10 ****ing seconds to spell your post right. Please
man sorry if i don't spell to good when i am spitting mad
k i clicked on the fs2_open_3_6_9.exe file and this isthe error msg i got
error intializing graphics
cannot understand 'videocardFs2open' registry entry!
**** i feel like a dumbass here *remembers LAUNCHER not the exer file*
sorrys
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Run launcher.exe NOT the fs2_open exe. Launcher.exe tells the game what settings to use. If you don't run it at least once then the game won't work.
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error intializing graphics
cannot understand 'videocardFs2open' registry entry!
Well, in any case, if the problem persists, try updating the drivers of your grahpics card. Or something.
Wait up Lobo.............
Change of plans. Started raining. I ain't going outside. Guess I'll drink at home then.
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Do you know what graphics card you have?
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error intializing graphics
cannot understand 'videocardFs2open' registry entry!
You should have mentioned that error earlier as it really narrows down the cause of your problem. I can think of a few causes off the top of my head.
1) You never ran launcher.exe and clicked run, okay or apply after choosing an exe from the browse button at the top.
2) You did but picked FS2.exe instead of an FS2_Open exe.
3) You're not running as an administrator on your PC and thus don't have the rights needed to write to the registry
4) The Registry has simply buggered up added the entry and you'll have to do it manually.
If you can eliminate the first 3 I'll tell you how to do the 4th.
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i guess i should have posted as soon as it worked lol sorry but its a rilly fun game
enyways tahnsk os muhc fro lal yur hleps
(a thank you wis all the words mispelled)
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Glad you got it up and running. :)
just make sure you check your spelling :p
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Wait up Lobo.............
Change of plans. Started raining. I ain't going outside. Guess I'll drink at home then.
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Good plan. No one likes that wet werewolf smell. :D
Glad you got it up and running. :)
just make sure you check your spelling :p
/me wraps the angry noob in tinfoil and fires up the grill.
How do you like your noob Lobo? :pimp:
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what'd i do to deserve this? Ooh ooh ow oh ahh HOT
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You were a n00b too.
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:wtf:
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/me wraps the angry noob in tinfoil and fires up the grill.
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Well normally when you roast stuff on the BBQ your wrap it in tinfoil (although it's actually aluminum). You just happened to be in the right thread at the wrong time. :lol: Figured I'd let you bake for awhile.
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ahh Ow Damn - HOT!!! ooh gemme off :mad: :lol:
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Reminds me of that picture in the MSPaint thread, with one Sathanas dripping BBQ sauce into Capella:
"Careful not to add too much."
"Yeah, yeah..."
But I looked through the whole thread and couldn't find it. :( Someone really needs to archive those.