<t> Hi Joe<br/>
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I had a considerable thread on this problem in the SPWAW forum some time ago.<br/>
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As I said then I have had problems running SPWAW from v4 onwards under windows98SE/2000pro and now XP Pro SP2. What is it about Matrix Games? Everything but everything including a large ...

<t> Thanks for the advice. I have downloaded and installed via 4 in 1 and also the Hyperion driver at the same site. I haven't yet flashed the bios on the principle stated on th Asrock website - basically - if it ain't broke don't fix it.<br/>
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I have done a couple of re-boots and so far ...

Rick

I have downloaded and installed the 4 in 1 uopgrade. For sake of space and time please see my further observations to Sztosz

Regards

<t> Hi again Rick<br/>
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I was aware that problems were reported with Asus boards of which Asrock are of course a cheaper variety. I usually put my own set-ups together but found a company here in Manchester UK who could build me what I wanted for one hundred pounds sterling cheaper than I ...

<t> Hi again Rick<br/>
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Motherboard: Asrock K7 Upgrade-600<br/>
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Processor AMD Thunderbird 3200+ Xp<br/>
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Graphics card: MSI Raedon 9250 128MB<br/>
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Your further thoughts appreciated. I have now been booted up for about 4 hours and done various things - downloading e ...

<t> Hi Rick<br/>
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I've checked the memory situation (I have 512mb of ddr 400) and it seems to be ok.<br/>
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I'm pretty sure it is a graphics glitch. When I first booted this morning everything ran in the noraml way. I then re-started and I was back to the taskbar situation. I closed ...

<t> Herewith the answer to my own problem in the hope that it may help others running under XP (Pro).<br/>
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When I open up either SPWAW or Battles in Normandy the screen goes blank for a second or so and then reverts to the desktop. If I then open task manager (right click in taskbar) the ...

<t> Thanks for the reply<br/>
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As I said I've been there, got the t-shirt etc over several years of running SPWAW from version 4 onwards under Win95/98/2000 booting from mech.exe. I have to say that in my experience SPWAW has never run "out of the box" as I would expect a program to do. I ...

<t> Thanks for the advice.<br/>
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I'm tearing my hair out - fortunately I've got plenty. About an hour or so ago I was downloading a file wwhen I suddenly realised a SPWAW autorun icon had appeared on my desk top. I opened it up and SPWAW loaded and played normally. After a while I re-booted ...

<t> Is there anyone out there sucessfully running SPWAW using an Asrock K7Upgrade-600 motherboard? I have in the past run (although with some initial difficulty) SPWAW under Windows 98 SE and Windows 2000Pro. I recently upgraded to an Athlon 3200+ on the above motherboard. When I run the program and ...