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Hi Everyone,
I have been running BVE for ages on Windows XP and it has always been fine. But today i turned on my computer and clicked on the bve icon, the following message was displayed:
UNABLE TO CHANGE HAL.
Why would bve suddenly say this when it has always been fine?
Please,please,please HELP ME!
Thanks!
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>Hi Everyone, >UNABLE TO CHANGE HAL.
>
>Why would bve suddenly say this when it has always been
>fine?
>IIRC, this is when BVE is unable to start Direct3D properly or cannot find a sufficient 3D Accelerator - is your video card working properly at the moment? If it isn't (check to see if any other 3D-intensive games you may have work) I'd recommend reinstalling DirectX and your video card drivers - something has gone awry there IMHO.
Currently recreating the Heathrow Express for BVE.
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I get this all the time. If you have Track Viewer running and start BVE it will do this. If track vieweer has a route loaded, it does this. Similarly if you load a route into Track Viewer and then Start Structure viewer, It does the same thing. Just close Track Viewer...
Joshim,
currently constructing the DLR Route for BVE & Oxford Street BUS ROUTE! Check out my website http://joshimsbveroutes.gamehorizons.net/
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LAST EDITED ON Jul-12-03 AT 06:59 PM (EDT)
That would seem to indicate some conflict in the system as to which app can grab priority on the Direct3D driver files...?Saxon Locomotive Works - "The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer"http://www.zodiac-infosystems.co.uk/rail/bve
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when my meddling sister used to insist on installing netmeeting on the comp i used to get that error, and i'd get 7fps max. try uninstalling anything that uses remote desktop sharing.
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