medal of honor wont work...

[starrider]

ok i just got medal of honor allied assault and installed it no problems there. then wjen i try to run it it starts to run but no pre-game movies run and it bombs to windows and the little consle thing says

[QUOTE--- Common Initialization ---
Medal of Honor Allied Assault 1.00 win-x86 Dec 6 2001
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak5.pk3 (259 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak4.pk3 (593 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak3.pk3 (669 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak2.pk3 (4722 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak1.pk3 (772 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA\main\Pak0.pk3 (11175 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\MOHAA/main

----------------------
18190 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
execing menu.cfg
execing newconfig.cfg
Config: unnamedsoldier.cfg
couldn't exec configs/unnamedsoldier.cfg
execing safemode.cfg
couldn't exec localized.cfg
execing autoexec.cfg
Unknown command "fov"
couldn't exec custom.cfg
...detecting CPU, found Intel Pentium III

------- Input Initialization -------
Initializing DirectInput...
Couldn't set DI coop level
Falling back to Win32 mouse support...
------- Input Initialization Complete ------- 13
You are now setup for easy mode.
----- Client Initialization -----
Called FadeSound with: 0.000000
----- Initializing Renderer ----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINNT\System32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
...using colorsbits of 16
...calling CDS: ok
...registered window class
...created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 0 )
...35 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 0 )
...35 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
...restoring display settings
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
...assuming '3dfxvgl' is a standalone driver
...initializing QGL
...WARNING: missing Glide installation, assuming no 3Dfx available
...shutting down QGL
GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

[/QUOTE]

and that just flashes there untill i tell it to go away.

HOW DO I FIX THIS????

oh and i have a pentium 3, 256 ram 56k modem what elses do you need to know ill be happy to answer.

[Liberator]

The game is failing to load the OpenGL API, which is a fallback in case you don't have Glide.

I need your:
Direct X version
Video Card type and Driver version

Also, see my post in your Video Card thread.

[starrider]

i have direct X 9.0
and my video card is a: GeForce 2 MX/MX 400

[Liberator]

Okay, I really need to know what version of windows you are using and also what version your drivers are but a general fix would be to update the Video Card drivers to their latest version.

Windows 98 Detonator 41.09 (http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=win9x_41.09)

Windows 2000/XP Detonator 41.09 (http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=winxp-2k_41.09)

[starrider]

uh ok my windows version is xp office and ill get back to you on the drivers

[Liberator]

Windows XP comes in three flavors:
Home, which has some of it's more advanced features disabled
Professional, which is equivalent to 2000 professional/server
Enterprise, like Pro but can be installed on multiple computers and doesn't have to be registered.

Office is Microsoft's collection of software, like Word or Excel, that is used in an office enviroment.

To find your Video Card Drivers in Windows XP:
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Click Start
Click Control Panel
Switch to Classic View
Double Click System
When the Dialog pops up, click the Device Manager tab
click the "+" next to Video Adapters, This will tell you the manufacturer(Nvidia)and type(Geforce 2 MX 400) of your Video Card
Double Click the adapter(Nvidia Geforce 2 MX 400)
Click the Driver Tab
Click the Driver Files Details button
Below the white box there should be three lines of text separated by a blank line. The second one should be "File Version" and have several numbers after it, like mine says 4.13.01.4109.
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You're interested in only the last four numbers, if they're not 4109 then update your drivers. It's a 16.3 MB download so it could take a couple of hours depending on your dial-up speed or no time at all if you DSL or a Cable Modem.

[starrider]

well i guess i have the professional flavor then and im downloading the new drivers now.

[Liberator]

That should fix it, if it doesn't something else is fudged.

It's like when I first got HW I loaded it and I exactly 15 seconds past the first NIS and the camera would go all wonky. Turns out the third party soundcard I had installed was conflicting somehow. Needless to say I jerked that puppy out and have enjoyed HW ever since.

[starrider]

YEA!!!!!! it works now. and i apparently have a hidden talent for FPSes. thank you so much for helping mr fix it. and you were right about the drivers. instead of 4109 it was 1208.

[Liberator]

:argh: