SERIOUS Crashs in SPWAW 5.0 AND 5.01

[DFourthHorseman]

Hi, I have played SPWAW now and I have now noticed a few problems recently. For example, when I try to initate a WWII long campaign as soviet, the game would automatically drop into windows into 640-800 resolition and freeze a few seconds later. It also happened once or twice when I'm in a game and when I click enter in the save menu to save the game, it would do the same thing again. Sometimes it would drop to my normal resolution (1024-768) and not freeze, sometimes it would not. But recently with 5.0 and 5.01, freezes and resolution drop outs have been a lot more frequent. I don't know why it is happening, I don't have any programs in the background. My system is 533 mhz, 128 Ram, 3.5 GB of available hard drive space, Inno3d Geforce2 MX pci, W98 SE, and I let window determine my swap file size.
Whats the problem? PLEASE HELP ME, so that I can continue to play this great game
trouble free.

Thanks
Ruibing

[john g]

Originally posted by DFourthHorseman:
Hi, I have played SPWAW now and I have now noticed a few problems recently. For example, when I try to initate a WWII long campaign as soviet, the game would automatically drop into windows into 640-800 resolition and freeze a few seconds later. It also happened once or twice when I'm in a game and when I click enter in the save menu to save the game, it would do the same thing again. Sometimes it would drop to my normal resolution (1024-768) and not freeze, sometimes it would not. But recently with 5.0 and 5.01, freezes and resolution drop outs have been a lot more frequent. I don't know why it is happening, I don't have any programs in the background. My system is 533 mhz, 128 Ram, 3.5 GB of available hard drive space, Inno3d Geforce2 MX pci, W98 SE, and I let window determine my swap file size.
Whats the problem? PLEASE HELP ME, so that I can continue to play this great game
trouble free.

Thanks
Ruibing

What version of directx are you running? What does dxdiag report when you run thru all the tests? To me this sounds like a directx-driver interaction problem.
thanks, John.

[Paul Vebber]

Yes - the game forces teh screen resolution to 800x600. IF you are getting some other screen resolution then there is some problem with your video driver, directx, and/or game installation

[Stukadawg]

Would setting the desktop resolution to 800 x 600 help? That way the program doesn't have to switch when it's started or closed.

I had a similar problem with Age of Kings.

My solution was a new computer, I hope yours is much simpler and less expensive.

[Don]

Changing your resolution should change nothing - many of us run higher than 600x800 and have no problems. If I were you I would un-install and re-install, saving any special stuff you want to keep.

[DFourthHorseman]

Thanks, I'll try those advices. It may be DirectX 8.0, wish I kept 7.0 . Can't reinstall it cause I started the game with verision 2.0 or something and upgraded about EIGHT times to get to 5.01, and I got a 56k modem so I can't just download the complete version again. I'll try reinstallin directx though.

Thanks anyways
Ruibing

[Charles2222]

I'm running mine on DirectX 8, no problem and I think V.7 was more of a threat to this game than 8 is. V.7 was a very direct threat to the Talonsoft games anyway.