Great news Fred. Glad I was able to help!
Cheers,
Jimmy.
| The problem is solved!!
| I performed a repair installation of XP. Everything now works fine!
| Just to let you know...
|
|
| ----- Jimmy S. wrote: -----
|
| Hi Fred,
|
| You can only make a partition if you have unpartitioned space
| available on your hard drive. If your C:\ partition takes up your
| entire drive however (which is most likely the case) then you
| would have to delete the current partition and reformat, or use
| a utility such as Partition Magic to divide C:\ into C: E: F: etc.
|
| --
| Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
|
|
| Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| _________________________________________________________
|
| | | Hello again,
| |
| | Today I tried installing yet another game. This time I get passed the verification codes part but then there is a pop-up
saying
| "Error " and then something about "SetCache bla bla fail" but the installation continues and halts with "shutdown failure".
Any
| thoughts on that?
| |
| | The Windows repair procedure you suggested, will that remove any of my own files, bookmarks etc be removed and do I have to
| install my programs again?
| |
| | By the way, I know nothing about partitions, but as I understand it I can make one and install XP on the new one to see if
it's
| working properly and after that 'destroy' the 'old' one?
| |
| | Thank you for you help so far!
| |
| | ----- Jimmy S. wrote: -----
| |
| | Hi Fred,
| |
| | Wait for others suggestions first, and keep this as a last resort:
| |
| | If you have room on one of your partitions, use it to install another
| | clean installation of Windows. Windows will automatically setup
| | a dual boot, and if the new installation works, you can transfer
| | your data and programs over to the new installation before you
| | remove the old one. Another possible option is to repair windows:
| |
| | Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows:
| | using this method:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
| |
| | Install your games for your users and test them.
| |
| | Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet Firewall,
| | plug back into your Internet connection and install all Critical and
| | Recommended updates from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
| |
| | --
| | Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| | Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| |
| |
| | Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| | Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| | MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| | My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| | _________________________________________________________
| |
| | | | | Hi Jimmy,
| | |
| | | Changing the language setting seems to make no difference. The problem remains.
| | | I have also tried shutting down all unnessecary processes using the StartupManager Program (you gave that tip to
someone in
| a
| | problem I thought might be related, a tip also given from the EA Games Support).
| | |
| | | The funny part is that on only one out of three accounts I have I can continue the installation after entering the
| verification
| | code and not on the other two (the installation then instead crashes at a later stage when it is about to finish).
That makes
| no
| | sence since they are all admin accounts.
| | |
| | | Why is there a difference between the accounts? And why didn't I get a Macintosh?
Just kidding...
| | |
| | | Any more suggestions, anyone? IM DYING HERE!!
| | |
| | | / Fred.
| | |
| | | ----- Jimmy S. wrote: -----
| | |
| | | Hi Fred,
| | |
| | | Try changing your regional setting to USA / English.
| | | I have a suspicion that the CD Key you're typing isn't
| | | being accepted because of the way it's translating the
| | | keyboard codes. Good luck Fred, I hope this works!
| | |
| | | --
| | | Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| | | Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| | |
| | |
| | | Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| | | Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| | | MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| | | My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| | | _________________________________________________________
| | |
| | | e | | | | Hopefully somone can halp me with this problem, I have exhausted the support team at EA games...
| | | | The problem described below applies to Madden2003, Tiger Woods 2004, NHL2003 etc.. (all of them...)
| | | | I'm running Windows XP on my machine (and it's brand new!)
| | | |
| | | | The installation begins with asking for the verification code but after I type it in, it is as if the
installation
| has been
| | | cancelled (I end up back in windows). Note that I am not entering the wrong code! This happens on all of the
mentioned
| games
| |
| | | | Atfer entering the code when trying to install for instance Tiger Woods I get the question 'Are you sure you
want to
| cancel
| | the
| | | installation' even though i pressed the 'ok' button (which should continue the installation, not cancel it!)
| | | |
| | | | Anyway, I updated my drivers, directx and so forth but the problem remains... until today when I got alittle
bit
| further!
| | | | I have three user accounts on the computer (all with admin access), and when I changed to another account
and tried
| to
| | install
| | | the games installation continued without any problems until the very end of the installation process where they
all
| crashed
| | again...
| | | | I also tried installting them on the third account but then I had the same problems as with the first, it
didn't
| work.
| | | |
| | | | This made me suspect Windows being the problem. Why does installation go further with one of the three
accounts even
| though
| | the
| | | all have admin rights and are basically all the same?
| | | |
| | | | Can anyone give me some tips on this one? Would appreciate it!!
| | | |
| | | | / Fred
| | | | Stockholm, Sweden.
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