Trainz Demo Problem! Please Help!

[BNSF4723]

I sent a support message to Auran about this but they won't respond until the 7th of January! Here it is: I d-loaded the demo which took 6 hours! I succesfully installed from the zip file, what happens when I click the launcher? THIS!!!

ERROR!!! The TRAINZ.EXE file is linked to missing export MFC42.DLL:6880

Second Message:

C: Program Files\Auran\Trainz Demo\TRAINZ.EXE
A device attached to the system is not functioning.

AHHHH! It took me over 6 hours to d-load this and this is what I get! By the way my system is totally stone age material:

AMD K6-2 @380mhz :o
SiS 530 vid. card with 8 mb of memory :o
Windows 98 ---> Nahh, not bad.
Running with DirectX 8.0 and runs Train Sim nicely with no errors at 640x480 to 1024x768 at 32bit color

HELP PLEASE!!!

Matt

[BNSF4723]

I suspect it may be my card, not sure because it works fine with TS.

Matt
StL&H Hamilton Sub- 25% Done! Holding at 25% to do some research.

[Tony_Hilliam]

Sorry, it's almost certainly your card - the minimum requirements are a 16meg video card. This is due to the multi-pass texturing systems (amongst other things) needing a lot of graphics card memory.

[BNSF4723]

So it won't even work at all? hmmn. I was thinking it would at least run with crappy frames... So it won't even run at all right? Aggh! A new comp is quite expensive for a 15 year old with no income! :-( Thanks anyway for a great sim, i hope, Auran!

Matt
StL&H Hamilton Sub- 25% Done! Holding at 25% to do some research.

[Splatter]

You might not need a whole new computer.I've been seeing 32meg TNT2 cards here lately for around $30.It would at least get the game running.

Freddie A. Huff
http://www.trainsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3bc871872909aa47.gif

[BNSF4723]

Yah but I'm not quite so sure if I have an AGP slot in my comp, I don't know what it looks like. I really wanted to play Trainz!!! :-(

Matt
StL&H Hamilton Sub- 25% Done! Holding at 25% to do some research.

[BNSF4723]

Okay I got the demo working! Now I just need to get a new 3d accelerator! Thanks for the help,

Matt
StL&H Hamilton Sub- 25% Done! Holding at 25% to do some research.

[akochan]

When you do get one, be sure to /only/ buy a NVidia GeForce 2 or 3 or you will find yourself with a lemon. Whatever you do don't buy noname cards like ATIs. Geforce 2's are very cheap these days.

-Andy
akochan@crosswinds.net

[BNSF4723]

Ok, I'm going to get a GeForce 2 then. Do you know of any store (Canadian) that'll sell it in PCI form? I don't have an AGP slot after all.

Matt
StL&H Hamilton Sub- 25% Done! Holding at 25% to do some research.

[JudgeKiller]

that missing DLL, search for it then download it.
the error, get a new vid card. my old voodoo 3 2000 8mb dont work coz its not a 16mb card :(

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Mums System:
Pentium 3 700mhz
128 RAM
Voodoo 3 2000 8mb
Windows 98 SE
19" Monitor
8x DVD 40x CD
15gb HDD
scabby 56k modem

My System (Under Construction):
AMD 500mhz
2x 128mb RAM
GeForce2 MX 32mb
40x CD
56k
Windows 98 SE (Using mums Windows CD's)
15 - 17" Monitor
20gb HDD

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geforce 256 32mb $36 ($42 with postage) US
compuvest.com
I get 1800 3dmarks with a duron 700.
Don't bother if you can't provide 64 mb agp aperture in your mb bios.

Service Pack 1 will improve performance too.

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Oh, you need a PCI geforce. compuvest.com has a couple. $80 and $100.