Hi Nick,

It sounds more like a flaw in the coding of the game at that point.
Perhaps you'll need to lower your video settings in the game until
you get past that point? Not perfect, but if it helps you continue ..

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
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"MAGOS NICKOLAS" <tinos1974@thn.forthnet.gr> wrote in message news:u3ggZB3xFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| Gia sou. I know your greek lol because i have posted messages in this
| newsgroup in the past. Canadian greek to be more precise! I just
| downloaded the patch from microsoft from the link you provided and installed
| it, however, upon installation it didnt install because it was intented for
| sp1 only and i am past sp2 at the moment. Also, the game does not hang in
| the beginning rather while i am playing at an advanced level.
| "Jimmy S." <nosp@m.pls> wrote in message
| news:eHzUWy2xFHA.3772@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > 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
| >
| > --
| > 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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