Laptop compatability

Aem

Aem

New Member
I've got an Advent 7014,
When trying to play older games like black and white or shogun total war my laptop doesn't run it.
I've been talking to the muppets at EA customer Support, and the mongs at Soldout. Their remedy is to update drivers, Like I didn't think of that.
The end result was that they said that my Laptop cannot run them games because of the toning down of laptop chipsets. They also tried saying that the games were made before XP was introduced, so they are not compatible with it.
After advising them that it states no-where on any packaging that the games will not run on laptops, and after advising them that the packaging says it will work on XP. They apologised and said they couldn't help.
Is there any kind of emulator I can run to make the game think I have the specs it needs? (It thinks I have a -560 processer, when I have a PIV 2.8)
 
Aem

Aem

New Member
That link is just for B&W, I got angry with that and introduced it to my heel. Shogun total war: Warlord Edition, is what I'm trying to get to work at the moment. I have run out of ideas to try to get it to work. I've tried:

Turning off or toning down every aspect of my graphics card/resolution etc
Running in diagnostic mode
Windowing it
Running in every different compatability mode.
Installing all patches
Uninstalling/reg cleaning/re-instaling
Checking error logs - No errors in any logs.

I'm stumped. I am not going to bin the game, I'll still be trying to get it to work when I'm old and grey. :mad:
 
Aem

Aem

New Member
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System Information
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Time of this report: 5/1/2005, 10:00:33
Machine name: BUFFY
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: DIXONSXP
System Model: N351s1
BIOS: Version 1.00
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 227MB used, 1019MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: GeForce4 420 (32M)
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce4 420 Go 32M
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0176&SUBSYS_22411584&REV_A3
Display Memory: 32.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.13.0010.3110 (English)
DDI Version: 8
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/8/2002 08:51:00, 3542330 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 8/8/2002 08:51:00, 991354 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4236-11CF-127A-4B0201C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0176
SubSys ID: 0x22411584
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Revision ID: 0x00A3
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: SB Audigy 2 [FEC0]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0008&SUBSYS_20011102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.1041 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 10/6/2004 09:26:30, 404736 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 4000, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 64, 60
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 64, 60
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: Yes
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

Description: Modem #0 Line Playback (emulated)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID:
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 81
Type: Emulated
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
WHQL Logo'd:
Date and Size:
Other Files:
Driver Provider:
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

Description: SiS 7012 Wave
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_7012&SUBSYS_51011584&REV_A0
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: sis7012.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.6070 (English)
Driver Attributes: Beta Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 6/17/2002 19:31:40, 798739 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.(1.07.04)
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xB5B
Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 48000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

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Lax

Lax

VIP Member
Well, it could be that the game is just too old. Have you tried running it on another machine?
 
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