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BNSF4723 (71 posts)
Dec-26-01, 01:03 AM (EST) "Trainz Demo Problem! Please Help!" I sent a support message to Auran about this but they won't respond until the 7th of January! Here it is: I d-loaded the demo which took 6 hours! I succesfully installed from the zip file, what happens when I click the launcher? THIS!!!ERROR!!! The TRAINZ.EXE file is linked to missing export MFC42.DLL:6880Second Message:C: Program Files\Auran\Trainz Demo\TRAINZ.EXE
A device attached to the system is not functioning.AHHHH! It took me over 6 hours to d-load this and this is what I get! By the way my system is totally stone age material:AMD K6-2 @380mhz
SiS 530 vid. card with 8 mb of memory
Windows 98 ---> Nahh, not bad.
Running with DirectX 8.0 and runs Train Sim nicely with no errors at 640x480 to 1024x768 at 32bit colorHELP PLEASE!!!Matt
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Hel... BNSF4723 Dec-26-01 1 RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Hel... Tony_Hilliam Dec-26-01 2 RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Hel... BNSF4723 Dec-26-01 3 RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Hel... Splatter Dec-26-01 4 RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Hel... BNSF4723 Dec-26-01 5 Problem Resolved, at least the demo... BNSF4723 Dec-27-01 6 RE: Problem Resolved, at least the ... akochan Dec-27-01 7 RE: Problem Resolved, at least the ... BNSF4723 Dec-27-01 8 RE: Problem Resolved, at least the ... JudgeKiller Jan-07-02 9 RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Hel... edlight Jan-08-02 10 RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Hel... edlight Jan-08-02 11

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BNSF4723 (71 posts)
Dec-26-01, 11:19 AM (EST) 1. "RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Help!" I suspect it may be my card, not sure because it works fine with TS.Matt
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Tony_Hilliam (13 posts)
Dec-26-01, 05:35 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Help!" Sorry, it's almost certainly your card - the minimum requirements are a 16meg video card. This is due to the multi-pass texturing systems (amongst other things) needing a lot of graphics card memory. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
BNSF4723 (71 posts)
Dec-26-01, 07:30 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Help!" So it won't even work at all? hmmn. I was thinking it would at least run with crappy frames... So it won't even run at all right? Aggh! A new comp is quite expensive for a 15 year old with no income! Thanks anyway for a great sim, i hope, Auran!Matt
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Splatter (152 posts)
Dec-26-01, 09:41 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Help!" You might not need a whole new computer.I've been seeing 32meg TNT2 cards here lately for around $30.It would at least get the game running.Freddie A. Huff
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BNSF4723 (71 posts)
Dec-26-01, 10:51 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Help!" Yah but I'm not quite so sure if I have an AGP slot in my comp, I don't know what it looks like. I really wanted to play Trainz!!! Matt
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BNSF4723 (71 posts)
Dec-27-01, 00:26 AM (EST) 6. "Problem Resolved, at least the demo prob is..." Okay I got the demo working! Now I just need to get a new 3d accelerator! Thanks for the help,Matt
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akochan (332 posts)
Dec-27-01, 07:00 PM (EST) 7. "RE: Problem Resolved, at least the demo prob is..." When you do get one, be sure to /only/ buy a NVidia GeForce 2 or 3 or you will find yourself with a lemon. Whatever you do don't buy noname cards like ATIs. Geforce 2's are very cheap these days.-Andy
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BNSF4723 (71 posts)
Dec-27-01, 08:19 PM (EST) 8. "RE: Problem Resolved, at least the demo prob is..." Ok, I'm going to get a GeForce 2 then. Do you know of any store (Canadian) that'll sell it in PCI form? I don't have an AGP slot after all.Matt
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JudgeKiller (72 posts)
Jan-07-02, 03:02 PM (EST) 9. "RE: Problem Resolved, at least the demo prob is..." that missing DLL, search for it then download it.
the error, get a new vid card. my old voodoo 3 2000 8mb dont work coz its not a 16mb card ~\/~/\~\/~/\~
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edlight (43 posts)
Jan-08-02, 02:18 AM (EST) 10. "RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Help!" geforce 256 32mb $36 ($42 with postage) US
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I get 1800 3dmarks with a duron 700.
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edlight (43 posts)
Jan-08-02, 02:23 AM (EST) 11. "RE: Trainz Demo Problem! Please Help!" Oh, you need a PCI geforce. compuvest.com has a couple. $80 and $100. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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