Ah..yes..I have done that...tried spacebar..enter..escape..f1..etc..it just takes me back to the first option screen..I have contacted PC magazine and they told me "some" of the cds were defective...but thanks anyway.

<t>Thanks again everyone for your support and patience in helping me deal with my problem, this is one of the most mature boards I have seen in a long time....Other boards could learn a lesson from this one, thanks again..I'll shut up now.<br/>
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PC said they had problems with certain number of discs..I have get right and I have a real old 26 modem..PC said they were sorry, but there was nothing they could do. Luckily a SPWAW gamer offered to send me a complete game...so thanks again everyone for your help and patience.

To the mech.exe thing I got it...But PC magazine has stated that the disk was defective.

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<t>If you have read some of my previous posts, you will understand the problems I have been having, but here is a quick summary...I got the game in an issue of PC Gamer..ok..install went well..game started..got to first option screen..pressed play SPWaW..ok..logos started...got to the Wild Bill ...

<t>That's where you go into the game file..find file mech.exe..double click..and it starts up, bypassing some of the intro logos..is that it? Please respond..I want to go to war..I guess I should explain I do get the screen where it says someones forward?..play SPWAW..scenario stuff...you know that ...

<t>I guess I should have retitled my last post(earlier today) I got the game with an issue of PC magazine...I couldn't get it to work...I guess it was because it was a beta(or just a bad disk)..I could load it..start it..I would get the intro(comp.logos ETC.) then it would go to SPWAW screen(you ...

<t>Well I tried, I downloaded the 4+ upgrade, still can not get it to work...I got the original disc in an issue of pc magazine..I guess it was faulty to begin with...I got it to install..intro runs...then to the credits..then it goes back to the intro option screen (no options to start a game or ...

<t>I tried that same thing..I mean it starts I get the option screen..Ok..I check play..goes through intro..goes to the Wild BILL yeehaw screen then to the SPWAW..and then it goes to credits then boom..back to the first option screen..somebody mentioned that I had the beta one and I needed to update ...

Nope..I am pretty p/c illeterate..see I can't even spell ... I will go look for it and try..thanks.

Thanks I will give it a try..It's hard to believe that they would give you a game that doesn't work..it is the only reason I bought that magazine.

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Yes..it just takes me back to the start screen..I believe it is version 3b

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<t>Install went well..I start up the game..intro runs..then it goes to the Wild Bill screen..then it goes to credits and then back to start up screens..no options to start game or anything...My comp is a 233 p2..64 mgs..vodoo3 2000...latest drivers..checked that v file thingy and that seems to be ...

<t>Install went well..I start up the game..intro runs..then it goes to the Wild Bill screen..then it goes to credits and then back to start up screens..no options to start game or anything...My comp is a 233 p2..64 mgs..vodoo3 2000...latest drivers..checked that v file thingy and that seems to be ...

Where can I download said file/path..thanks in advance.

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Roses are red..violets are blue..I'm schizophrenic..and so am I.