The ATI and SoundMax drivers are up to date. When I saw the post on the
Soundblaster cards I thought I would give that a try.

Kevin

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi,
>
> "Maximus" <Maximus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F937BAAD-6286-46CF-96B3-4EBD413F67CC@microsoft.com...
> |I installed the program and then started it from the desktop. The Fable
> | splash screen appears then goes out. You then get an error message that
> | Fable has failed to exit correctly and it is suggested that you use safe
> | mode. You have the choices of safe mode or continue anyway. Regardless of
> | what you select the program will close and you will get the message that the
> | program was closed and do you want to send the results to microsoft.
> |
> | I have uninstalled the program and reinstalled it without success.
> |
> | The computer is a Dell 8250 with 512 megs of RAM, a ATI 9600 video card and
> | a built in SoundMax sound card. All of the hardware is over the minimum
> | specs for the game. I read in the readme file that there has been a problem
> | with certain Sound Blaster drivers but my computer does not use a Sound
> | Blaster sound card.
> |
> | Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> |
> | Thanks
> |
> | Kevin
> |
> | "Jimmy S." wrote:
> |
> | > Hi,
> | >
> | > "Maximus" <Maximus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B7DAB13B-7E61-4663-9206-113B31AF8AFB@microsoft.com...
> | > | Hi I am looking for a forum or an email address to get some help with Fable.
> | > | Can anyone point me in the direction.
> | > |
> | > | I cannot get the game to start even though I have more then the necessary
> | > | hardware requirements.
> | > |
> | > | Thanks
> | > |
> | > | Kevin
> | >
> | > What happens exactly? Does it give you an error message?
> | >
> | > --
> | > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> | > Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> | >
> | > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> | > MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
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> | > __________________________________________________ _______
> | >
> | >
> | >
>
> Speaking of drivers, have you updated your ATI and SoundMax drivers?
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> __________________________________________________ _______
>
>
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