max payne on sp2

[ishaan]

hi

ever since i installed max payne 1 on sp2 it doesnt work. wen i open it...da splash screen comes...den it closes n evrything returns 2 normal..no error messages n all

and my system requirements r way more dan needed no prob dere.

so wat do i do ?

even older games like carmageddon 2, south park, etc dont work. please help

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

Well just try updating with its latest patch
*www.3drealms.com/max/downloads.html

Plus try this Just Simply add in the target line of your shortcut of max payne -skipstartup For exapmle : Target: "C:\Games\Max Payne\MaxPayne.exe" -skipstartup

not sure on this one though but Try deleting the "Movies" folder of Max Payne (keep it in Recycle bin i ya want) and then try

Plus i heard that it had sound comptibility probs with SP2....doubt it wont take anything set below 4.1 or 5.1 sound setup

 

[DKant]

It worked (-skipstartup)! Thanx!

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

even older games like carmageddon 2, south park, etc dont work. please help

well for this there could be compatiblity issues with winXP....the least u could try would be The win98 compatiblity changing.....Right click on .exe file>Properties>Compatibility>win98 and OK.

Or try latest updates for Xp and possibly patches for the games from thier official websites

@Dknat.....anytime mate....glad to help

 

[ishaan]

nope it still didnt work

i had already tried the compatibility thing also...no help

thanks anyways

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

here ishan try this for Fixing carmageddon 2 on XP
First download the V2.0 patch from here *www.downseek.com/download/9695.asp or
*www.actiontrip.com/link.phtml?*www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_temp.asp?patch=carmageddon2
Then download the WinXP fix from here
*www.sci.co.uk/games/downloads/patch/carma2_hw.zip

Just patch ur game with this

Also tell me the exact name of the south park game
i'll just look up for its compatibility patch