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Thanks for getting back to me quickly EH, i tried everything you said but
nothing seems to work, i visited the avault website and all i could find was
a patch for sim city 3000
anything else ?
"Jimmy S." wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sounds like the E: drive is the CD ROM drive, in which case
> it's normal for 0 bytes to be available, eh. ;-)
>
> Try installing and playing that using 95/98 Compatibility mode.
>
> To install a program using Windows XP's Compatibility Mode, hold
> down SHIFT as you insert the game CD, use My Computer to browse
> to the setup program, and then skip down to step 1 in the list below:
>
> To run an installed program using Windows XP's Compatibility Mode,
> first right click the program and "Send To..." / Desktop (create shortcut).
>
> 1.. Right click on the shortcut to the program.
> 2.. Click on Properties.
> 3.. Click on the Compatibility tab.
> 4.. Click on Run this program in compatibility mode and select one of these:
> a.. Windows 95
> b.. Windows 98
> c.. Windows NT 4
> d.. Windows 2000
> 5.. Under Display settings, check mark the mode that you think that is best:
> a.. Run in 256 colors.
> b.. Run in 640 X 480 screen resolution.
> c.. Disable visual themes.
>
> Click on Apply.Click on Ok.Double click on the program.
>
> Of course, let's not forget to check for any patches or updates for that game.
> A good place to find them is: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
>
> If you'd like to learn more information about compatibility mode, you can click the
> link in the Compatibility tab that reads "Learn more about program compatibility",
> or watch this Application Compatibility Power Point Presentation:
>
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/webcasts/wc112202/WC112202.ppt
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Game FAQs:
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> MS Support at:
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>
> "come u masters of war" <comeumastersofwar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:94DA06B7-2E73-41E6-9571-692EEBCA61A1@microsoft.com...
> | when i try to install sim city 2000 it appears to load as the screen goes
> | black, it switches to 256 color which i need but nothing happens. the game
> | fails to load at
> | all, i tried loading the game from safe mode and also user the
> | administrators account but nothing happens. i checked the amount of space i
> | have on my computer and i have plenty. but when i highlight the E Drive it
> | sais 0 bytes available.
> |
> | please help a canadian without hockey
>
>
>
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