<t>Interesting, Rickenbacker... If the VESA480.dll file is the generic driver, how do I run that manually off of the CD and stArt the rest of the game? Doesn't that need instructions to work because it is a .dll file? If you can remember how you did it, please let me know! I tried to find the ...

<r>Ilja, believe it or not <IMG src="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif"><s>[img]</s><URL url="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif">http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif</URL><e>[/img]</e></IMG>, I tried that TOO! I agree with WAW being a WIN game, but alas, had problems getting that ...

<t>Yes, Red Baron, it is there.. THanks for trying it out, But please don't put your system in jeopardy :^) That is one of the first things I tried. The error is VESA480.dll load initialization failed. I had to jerry rig SPWAW to get it to work, but once I got it to work, Man, What a neat game! So ...

<r>Red Baron- Thanks for the ideas, but I have tried all of that already. I have created a shortcut, and tried it with all of the suggestions that you have given. I also have written a custom config.sys and autoexec.bat file for the shortcut that contained the necessary CD and Mouse drivers + sound ...

<t>I know this is off topic, but I am sure many of you still play SP3, so here goes. I tried to play SP3 in EVERY way possible under WIN98se, but it just wouldn't work- I kept getting a VESA480.dll failed to load error. The sound DID work when I used it in the WIN Dos Box, but the Video was a NO GO ...

<t>I had the exact same problem with the PC Gamer disk. Look on this site for a thread where a person has graciously uploaded a MECH.exe file for download...I believe the thread has something to do with somebody mistakenly wanting the English mech back after installing the Finnish one (I can't ...

<t>Thanks for the advice guys! I am running pretty recent video card drivers, so I don't think that that is the problem (shouldn't all cards be VESA compliant?!). I will check the settings for the Dos stuff, and see what they are set to. I do leave the CD in the drive, so all's well there. In the ...

<t>I know this is a SPWAW forum, but I figured I would ask anyway.. Could anybody give some advice for installing SP3 on a WIN98se computer? I installed it, and ran it from windows, but there was no video. Sound worked OK, but no video. I looked for the VINSTALL program in the game directory, which ...

<t>If you all want to watch a movie that is BETTER than Saving Private Ryan, Check out the THIN RED LINE. It is about a US / Japan altercation...IMHO, it is FAR more realistic than SPR. SPR is alright, but THIN RED LINE seems to be a more realistic view of combat and has some cool scenes that make ...

<t>I am curious to know if any of the people that have compiled and put this game together have tried to recreate this "crashing to the desktop" problem that some of us have had or still have. I have tried MANY things, and still have random crashes to the desktop. I can play through a few turns now ...

<t>Sturmtiger- which sound in the game is that exactly? Is that the menu music, or the click when you pick start turn, etc. I will also try this and hopefully, it will work for me as wel- NOTHING else has worked for me.. I am just wondering which sound this is because I have a different version of ...

<r>I too am having Crash problems. I am TRYING to play the SPWAW on W98se, Amd500mhz, 128mb RAM, ATi Rage Fury Pro 32MB, Vortex SQ2500 sound card. I have the version off the PC gamer disk I bought. Q3A demo, Q2, and other games work very well!?!. For SPWAW, I have done the following all to not avail ...

<t>I also have problems with the game crashing to the desktop. Try updating your drivers and looking for conflicts resource wise...I have read that there are sound problems, so I updated my sound drivers..Nothing. However, I also have an ATi card; possibly a conflict between the game and ATi cards ...

<t>I sure appreciate the GREAT help Schrullenhaft! I will do as you say and look around for sites stating what updates do what. Incidentally, I suspected audio drivers also, so I installed the 2048 vortex drivers- Eax, a3d! Wow, are they are better than the CD drivers- possibly the last release of ...

<t>I am using Win98se. I tried to run a campaign as suggested, and all was well until it was time to take a turn..Then- Crash to the desktop! I also checked for IRQ sharing, and there doesn't seem to be any DEVICES sharing, but the sound card and video card share their IRQ w/ PCI steering. I think ...

<t>Hello, and my compliments on what seems to be a truly revolutionary way of releasing a PC game! Anyway, I purchased the Oct 2000 issue of PC gamer magazine, with the SPWAW game contained on one of the cover disks. Install went ok, (I installed it on my D: Drive- my primary windows partition is ...