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Right, i got this game bout a year ago and it worked at the time. but now when i installed it on my new computer it doesnt work. not only does Direct X not install off the disk but it has a runtime error on c:\progra~1\activi~1\sfc3\sfc3.exe.

I tell ya its a b**** and a half.

so can anyone help out

Cabwi Desco wrote:Right, i got this game bout a year ago and it worked at the time. but now when i installed it on my new computer it doesnt work. not only does Direct X not install off the disk but it has a runtime error on c:\progra~1\activi~1\sfc3\sfc3.exe.

I tell ya its a b**** and a half.

so can anyone help out

Patch it, and patch it well.

Install the latest patch. The unpatched version will not run with DirectX 9 or above. Just get the latest patch, and you're safe.

I own at that game...

Praxis wrote:Install the latest patch. The unpatched version will not run with DirectX 9 or above. Just get the latest patch, and you're safe.

I own at that game...

i would tear you apart, your speaking to the master of the H.E.T.!

okay i got the bloody patch off of download.com because the main website was being a pain, so now what do i do with it?

Did you . . . install it?

um i double clicked on it (the little white box surrounded by window looking icon that it was) , got one of those wonderful command line windows (totally blank BTW) and then it dissapears. i then tried to startup the game and it pulled the same shit on me.

okay wait am i supposed to install the normal patch or the one SPECIFICALLY for Direct X 9?

Cabwi Desco wrote:okay wait am i supposed to install the normal patch or the one SPECIFICALLY for Direct X 9?

The official patch is more up to date and includes the DX9 fix

You can get the official patch here http://starfleetcommand3.filefront.com/ ... o?ID=28800

FedRebel wrote:

Cabwi Desco wrote:okay wait am i supposed to install the normal patch or the one SPECIFICALLY for Direct X 9?

The official patch is more up to date and includes the DX9 fix

You can get the official patch here http://starfleetcommand3.filefront.com/ ... o?ID=28800

What if you're a nonenglish version Windows (I'm using the finnish version of Windows XP).

okay i got the DX9 fix and the game loads but when i get to the main page it says PLEASE INSERT THE CORRECT CD, umm its in there you bucket o' bolts!

should i reistall?

I prefer II

death to the Monkey BOYS!!!!

gotta love my cheesy missles o' doom

Lord Revan wrote: What if you're a nonenglish version Windows (I'm using the finnish version of Windows XP).

SFC3Files.com wrote:sfc3 beta patch v534_b ( all languages) (534_b)

The patch should work for you.

Cabwi Desco wrote:okay i got the DX9 fix and the game loads but when i get to the main page it says PLEASE INSERT THE CORRECT CD, umm its in there you bucket o' bolts!

should i reistall?

reinstalling is a prerequisite, if that fails get the 534b patch since it allows for no CD play

can you direct me to this no CD re'q patch?

Cabwi Desco wrote:can you direct me to this no CD re'q patch?

http://starfleetcommand3.filefront.com/ ... o?ID=28800

You have to uninstall SFC3 and delete it's folders

Then install SFC3 Do not install DX8 or GameSpy

Then install the patch

After the patch is installed go into your C:\Progam Files\Activision\Sfc3 folder and open the sfc.ini file

scroll down to the [UI] section, in that section where it says MakeItSo=0 replace the 0 with a 1 and save the change

And now you can play without the CD

Cabwi Desco wrote:okay i got the DX9 fix and the game loads but when i get to the main page it says PLEASE INSERT THE CORRECT CD, umm its in there you bucket o' bolts!

should i reistall?

NOOO. Do NOT install the DX9 fix. Install the LATEST PATCH. The latest patch includes the DX9 fix, and if you have the DX9 fix installed you can't install the latest patch...

oh thanks for telling me. (sarcasm)

right so i Uninstall and delelte the folders,now after that should i get the patch THEN reinstall, or should i do it the other way around?

also should i get rid of the JUST DX9 patch?

Cabwi Desco wrote: right so i Uninstall and delelte the folders

Yes, if you don't there might be some stuff left over that'll screw the game up

now after that should i get the patch THEN reinstall, or should i do it the other way around?

You reinstall the game first, when the the game asks you to instal DX8.1 and gamespy do not install those

After the game is installed you then install the patch

After the patch is installed you edit the sfc.ini file like I told you in my previous post

also should i get rid of the JUST DX9 patch?

Yes, the 534b patch includes the DX9 fix as well as the Nemesis add on and a playable Scimitar

40MB!!!

are they nuts, i cant handle that, i have a bloody 56k with AOL, i dont HAVE 11 hours to DL the bloody thing.

well shit, it seems like I am SOL.

You don't have a download manager and you have dialup connection?

Gamespot has the patch and they have this DLX thing which will make Downloading it easier for you because you can pause the download and resume it whenever you want. But you'll have to sign up for a gamespot basic account

This is the DLX url: http://dlx.gamespot.com/pc/startrekstar ... 12235.html

Cabwi Desco wrote:

Praxis wrote:Install the latest patch. The unpatched version will not run with DirectX 9 or above. Just get the latest patch, and you're safe.

I own at that game...

i would tear you apart, your speaking to the master of the H.E.T.!

And you are speaking to a member of the winning team in the last two GFL Tournaments.

Praxis wrote:

Cabwi Desco wrote:

Praxis wrote:Install the latest patch. The unpatched version will not run with DirectX 9 or above. Just get the latest patch, and you're safe.

I own at that game...

i would tear you apart, your speaking to the master of the H.E.T.!

And you are speaking to a member of the winning team in the last two GFL Tournaments.

yes but can you defeat 5 borg cubes by yourself in a sovreign class dreadnaught? i thought not...

Cabwi Desco wrote:

Praxis wrote:

Cabwi Desco wrote: i would tear you apart, your speaking to the master of the H.E.T.!

And you are speaking to a member of the winning team in the last two GFL Tournaments.

yes but can you defeat 5 borg cubes by yourself in a sovreign class dreadnaught? i thought not...

Haven't tried. I made my own Star Trek vs Star Wars mod, including EU. Can you take out an ISD with a Defiant? I thought not...