Ready to give up ....

[RabbitFighter 0]

Ok, after several years I decided to reinstall OFP and play again.  The game installs fine however it will not run.  Here is sequence:

-> double click icon to start the game

-> CD starts spinning up

-> I get two new processes in "Task Manager", one is Operation Flashpoint.exe and the other is ~ef7194.tmp

-> after a few seconds both processes disappear, CD stops spinning

that's it...no error messages, nothing

Here are system specs:

CPU: AMD64 3000+

RAM: 2GB

GPU: ATI X800XL

OS: Windows XP SP2

Monitor: 19" LCD 1280x1024 60Hz

Any thoughts, advice, help?

[XCess 0]

I doubt this would help, but seeing as you have a 60hz monitor, you might need it anyway.

-Goto Start/Run

-Type dxdiag and hit enter

-Click the advanced tab

-Click more help then overrded

-Set override value to 60

-Click ok and exit

This solves any problems with a black screen on starting OFP, usually with 60hz monitors.

Also, which version are you runing, Resistance v1.96 does not require a CD, so an upgrade to latest version could help you out.

[JdB 151]

Also, which version are you runing, Resistance v1.96 does not require a CD, so an upgrade to latest version could help you out.

Quote[/b] ]Operation Flashpoint.exe

= Cold War Crisis

Resistance uses Flashpointresistance.exe.

[Heatseeker 0]

Have you tried patching up to 1.46? How can someone not have resistance?

[RabbitFighter 0]

XCess, I will give that a try later today and see if it helps.

Heatseeker, I have not tried patching yet because I was first trying to just get the game to run in single player mode and then patch.  But, I will apply the patches and see if that helps.

thanks for the input

[wheres my rabbit ? 10]

get resistance for two reasons

1. you aint gonna be playing any multiplayer games on "ye olde 1.46 flashpoint"

2. you need to use the -nomap command to start cos sometimes the game doesn't like to run at all if you have a lot of ram like 2gb

[RabbitFighter 0]

get resistance for two reasons

1. you aint gonna be playing any multiplayer games on "ye olde 1.46 flashpoint"

2. you need to use the -nomap command to start cos sometimes the game doesn't like to run at all if you have a lot of ram like 2gb

I put the -nomap in the program shortcut, like this:

"C:\Program Files\Codemasters\OperationFlashpoint\OperationFlashpoint.exe" -nomap

Didn't help.  Got same results.  Is that the correct usage?

Thanks

[RabbitFighter 0]

I doubt this would help, but seeing as you have a 60hz monitor, you might need it anyway.

-Goto Start/Run

-Type dxdiag and hit enter

-Click the advanced tab

-Click more help then overrded

-Set override value to 60

-Click ok and exit

This solves any problems with a black screen on starting OFP, usually with 60hz monitors.

Also, which version are you runing, Resistance v1.96 does not require a CD, so an upgrade to latest version could help you out.

I tried this also but it didn't do anything.  Thanks anyway.

[action man 0]

Try this:- click on short cut to flashpoint preferences.Next (and i presume you have already done this) click on auto detect setting's.Then(the important bit) start the game from flashpoint preferences.once the game as started this way the next time you want to start it you can start it the normal way

[JdB 151]

I put the -nomap in the program shortcut, like this:

"C:\Program Files\Codemasters\OperationFlashpoint\OperationFlashpoint.exe" -nomap

Didn't help. Got same results. Is that the correct usage?

Like I said before, you have OFP: Cold War Crisis, not OFP: Resistance. -Nomap wasn't even implemented in CWC.

[RabbitFighter 0]

Try this:- click on short cut to flashpoint preferences.Next (and i presume you have already done this) click on auto detect setting's.Then(the important bit) start the game from flashpoint preferences.once the game as started this way the next time you want to start it you can start it the normal way

Tried that...same results.  

thanks anyway

Maybe I'll install on one of my old crappy PCs and see it runs there.

[RabbitFighter 0]

I put the -nomap in the program shortcut, like this:

"C:\Program Files\Codemasters\OperationFlashpoint\OperationFlashpoint.exe" -nomap

Didn't help.  Got same results.  Is that the correct usage?

Like I said before, you have OFP: Cold War Crisis, not OFP: Resistance. -Nomap wasn't even implemented in CWC.

probably had a lot to do it it not working then  

at this point I'm ready to try just about anything....thought about a virgin sacrifice but I couldn't find any  

[Placebo 29]

Sounds ASPI layer related.

http://www.theavonlady.org/theofpfaq/trouble/logoonly.htm