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Nothing wrong with OFP, so I didn't think it should go into troubleshooting.

Anyways, recently indoctrinated a buddy into OFP, and went to his place to make sure he got all the good stuff loaded up.

The problem is that his OS is Windows XP. I use Windows 2000 and this:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">H:\OperationFlashpoint\FLASHPOINTBETA.EXE -nosplash -nomap -mod=hisky;GMR_exploMOD;DynamicRange

won't work on his desktop shortcut; it won't accept the command line at all.

In his shortcut, the target info is contained in quotes (in Win2000 this isn't the case). I've tried the command line inside and outside; Nothing works.

Is there an XP user out there that can give me the solution?

Thanks in advance. smile_o.gif

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Well this is more troubleshooting than general.

Moving to TS.

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This how my shortcut is:

"C:\Program Files\Codemasters\OperationFlashpoint\FLASHPOINT192BETA.EXE" -mod=hisky -nosplash

This is on windows XP pro. Make sure to put it in the targetbox. It "should" work but knowing windows between things that should work and that actually work is ussually some distance smile_o.gif

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Both lines look correct to me, the quotes are only needed when there are spaces in the path, which is not the case for the original poster, so he doesn't need any.

On a sidenote: does dynamicrange work with exposion mod? You have at least to remove the config.bin from the dynamicrange/bin folder afaik... not that i think that this is the problem...

Try to create a new shortcut. Go to the ofp folder in the explorer and drag the icon to the desktop while keeping alt pressed down and edit the command line. Maybe you got something else mixed up (working folder, compatibility mode, access rights)... btw: xp home or professional? Starting as administrator or as user? Installed ofp as administrator or as user? Etc...

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Thanks, Supah. We quickly tried doing it by cutting/pasting your command line into the target box and making appropriate adjusments, but still no joy.

Benu, I believe that it's the home version (Can't confirm that just yet). Dynamic isn't working properly, but it's one of those things I never got around to fixing. The information is definitely going into the correct box. I intend to post a screenshot of the problem when the victim returns from work, but in a nutshell, it appears to be reporting a syntax error.

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This is what my shortcut says

Quote[/b] ]"C:\Program Files\Codemasters\OperationFlashpoint\FLASHPOINTBETA.EXE" -nosplash -mod=finmod;hisky

I'm using XP Pro

Are you sure the 'start in' folder is correct?

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This is what my shortcut says
Quote[/b] ]"C:\Program Files\Codemasters\OperationFlashpoint\FLASHPOINTBETA.EXE" -nosplash -mod=finmod;hisky

I'm using XP Pro

Are you sure the 'start in' folder is correct?

Interesting. The start in folder appears to be pointing somewhere else, if I remember right, but OFP cranks up ok anyway (Though without the mods). Something to check on.

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Dynamic isn't working properly, but it's one of those things I never got around to fixing.

Although this thread is about your shortcut not working, to solve DynamicRange go to the GMR_explomod thread find the latest update and dload the 1.45GMR.pbo and use the 1.45 config.bin it also uses OFPEC_blood.pbo put them all in the same Mod folder and Shazzam! tounge_o.gif

U got a compatible Dynamic range with exploMod with extra gore factor smile_o.gif

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Problem solved Gentlemen.

When we created the shortcut, we just cut and pasted the command line into place. For some reason it didn't like it. Tried typing it in by hand, and now it works fine.

Don't you just love Windows?

Thank you all for your input. smile_o.gif

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