Yasoo Nikos,

"MAGOS NICKOLAS" <tinos1974@thn.forthnet.gr> wrote in message news:e5WORv2xFHA.2960@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| Hello, about a year ago I purchased new generation tennis and installed it
| on my pc. Upon running it for the first time, I noticed it would not start
| without the indeo codecs software(I got an error message stating that indeo
| codecs were missing). I searched on the game cd, found them and installed
| them. I re-ran the game and then it worked.
|
| I have been playing on and off a while now and everytime my system seems to
| be greatly overloaded as the system fan works overtime! Mind you, my system
| is p4 3.0ghz and my graphics card is ati radeon 128mbs. Recently, while
| playing at the professional level the game completely hangs and i must close
| it with task manager. Also, upon closing the game i get a direct draw error
| message of some sort. I have updated my directx drivers to the latest
| version. I tried visiting their online help sites(2-3 official sites)and
| while one does not even exist, the others are completely useless. I also
| visited the indeo support site and they stated that microsoft stoped
| bundling their codecs since 2002. Unfortunately, my system was purchased
| after that date and probably does not include indeo codecs. While the game
| came pre-packaged with the codecs i am not sure they are adequate enough to
| support this graphic intensive game. Also, they dont give their updates
| free anymore and i must spend money to purchase it by download. Is it worth
| it and will that solve my problem(indeo xp update)?
|
| If this is not the problem then were else should I look? Should I lower
| hardware acceleration to midpoint or perhaps make the game compatible with
| win98 or win95?
| I have reinstalled the game a few times already but it seems to hang at the
| same approximate point. Also, please not the software is an original
| purchase and NOT a copy!!! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
|
| Thanks,
| Nick Magos
|
|

Windows XP Patch: Game Stops Responding or Quits Unexpectedly When
Introductory Video Clip Is Played - Indeo Codec Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

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