Good that eliminates one of the possibilities I mentioned.
Cheers,
Jimmy.
| Jimmy,
| I can run T&L games on Intel Extreme Graphics in software T&L mode-eg. Max
| Payne 2 demo will runs, as does Call of duty demos.
| "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
| | > Hi jyebum,
| >
| > That appears to be a program error. It's possible that the
| > game is not installed correctly (A), your drivers are outdated
| > (B), or there is something causing a software conflict there(C).
| >
| > One other possibility is that your video card doesn't support
| > Transform & Lighting which is a requirement of that game.
| > Here's a list of cards which do not support Hardware T&L:
| > S3 Video Cards
| > SiS Video Cards
| > ATI Rage 128 Cards
| > NVIDIA TNT/TNT2/VANTA
| > Intel Video Card/Chipsets
| > Trident Video Cards
| > Most Mobility Chipsets
| > Diamond Video Cards
| > Rendition Video Cards
| > 3dfx Video Cards
| >
| > A)
| > --
| > Here's how to properly install or reinstall a game (and/or patch):
| > 1. Backup any saved games and/or mods to a safe location.
| > Save games are often found in My Documents\My Games.
| > 2. Uninstall the game using Control Panel / Add-Remove programs.
| > * Manually delete the game folder if Add-Remove doesn't work.
| > 3. Clear any references to the game leftover in your registry using this
| > Registry Cleaner:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
| > 4. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
| > / Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
| > the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.
| > 5. After a reboot close & exit your Antivirus and any other programs
| > using this method:
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=331796
| > 6. Install the game again from your original CD, do not use a backup.
| > 7. Don't reuse the saved games/mods until you properly test the game.
| >
| > B)
| > Try updating your Video drivers using the instructions at:
|
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
| >
| >
| > C)
| > 1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
| > programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
| > blockers using:
http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php
| >
| > You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
| >
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm
| >
| > 2. Run a virus scan at:
http://housecall.antivirus.com Afterwards
| > Download & Run Spybot from:
http://security.kolla.de to find any
| > Trojans, Adware, or Spyware which could clog up your system.
| >
| > 3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
| > / Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
| > the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.
| >
| > 4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
| > Recommended:
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.
| > _________________________________________________________
| >
| | > | I have installed this games but each time I try to play i get the
| following message
| > | D3Derr_INVALID CALL
| > | CODE 2156,FACILITY 2166
| > | SEVERITY 1
| > | DIRECT X ERROR
| > | Can anyone please tell me what to do ?????
| >
| >
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