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More info?)
Glad that helped!
🙂
Cheers,
Jimmy.
"smokinjoe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0acc01c4316e$0a3251d0$3501280a@phx.gbl...
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Try Reinstalling the original SmokinJoe.
| >
| >Here's how to properly install or reinstall a game (and
| patch):
| >
| >Step A: Temporarily disable Startup programs one at a
| time, starting with
| > Firewall, Antivirus & AdBlockers using
| this method:
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=331796
| or this utility:
| >
|
http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php Reboot, go
| to Step B.
| >
| >Step B: In Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs, delete
| the game and then
| > the game's folder especially if you
| previously experienced problems
| > with a patch, or if you installed the
| Trial, Mods, NO CD patches, etc.
| >
| >Note: Click Start to Search or Find your game. Many
| times there are two installs
| >of the same game on a system and the patch installs to
| the wrong one. Also if you
| >installed a Trial version of the game, this could be
| causing a conflict.. Uninstall it
| >and delete the folder.
| >
| >Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any
| stray registry keys for the
| > game, delete them. Reboot your computer,
| and then re-install the game.
| > Regcleaner Download:
|
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
| >
| >Step D: Play a single player game, using an
| administrators account if necessary.
| >
| >Step E: Download new game patches or mods in case the
| old ones are corrupt.
| > Double click the patch/mod to install it.
| If it's a .zip file, unzip it into the
| > game's folder and follow the instruction
| in it's readme.txt file.
| >
| >Step F: Reboot your computer, verify that your game is
| working properly, and
| > re-enable any programs that you disabled
| using the method in Step A.
| >
| >Cheers,
| >Jimmy S.
| >
| >Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User:
|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite:
|
http://nibblesnbits.tk
| >Game FAQ's: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| >
| >"smokinjoe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
| in message news:3d3b01c42ac7$31a5e270$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| >|I downloaded the demo version,and it did great,,,but when
| >| I went out and got the CD.,every time I try to launch
| the
| >| game, I get an error message saying Crimson Skies
| >| Exeutable has encountered a problem and needs to close.
| >| Any info would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
| >
| >
| >.
| >Thank you very much Jimmy S. Helped a bunch! SALUTE!
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