| Quick fix for random C&C95 crashes [message #195036] |
Mon, 03 April 2006 15:22  |
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cmatt42
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I believe I have a fix for seemingly random crashes while playing C&C95. I have two computers with Pentium 4s with Hyperthreading, and one laptop with a Centrino processor. I found that the laptop had no problems playing C&C95. I guessed that it was due to the hyperthreading, which I think I've read somewhere. Well, here we go. I assume you have Windows XP and the proper fixes to play.
First, you'll want to start up C&C95. It doesn't matter if you have one of the disks in or not. Press the Windows key + M to minimize C&C95. Now, you'll want to open up the Windows Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del ONCE. Find the process named "C&C95.EXE", right-click it, and click "Set Affinity".
A window will pop up with two checkable boxes; check them so that only one of the boxes are checked. Click "OK", then close the Windows Task Manager. Now you should be able to play the game without crashing.
Can anyone else confirm this? It works fine on one of my computers, and C&C95 doesn't want to work anymore on the other P4.
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| Re: Quick fix for random C&C95 crashes [message #195069 is a reply to message #195043] |
Mon, 03 April 2006 18:40  |
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| Spetz5 wrote on Mon, 03 April 2006 18:59 |
would this work for Renegade random crashes to?
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If you have an AGP video card, check if the Fast Write feature is enabled, sometimes after you update your drivers it's turned on by default. Fast Write creates unstability that in most cases will crash your computer.
If you own "The First Decade" version, see the compatibility mode menu of the application and uncheck/unselect/(whatever it is you need to do) Windows 95.
Updating to recent drivers could aswell help you.
Other possibilities include hardware overheating, hardware unstability due to overclocking/brand/quality and either adware or spyware.
FUCK
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| Re: Quick fix for random C&C95 crashes [message #195481 is a reply to message #195478] |
Fri, 07 April 2006 15:09 |
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Jaspah
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| Ryan3k wrote on Fri, 07 April 2006 17:59 |
I get random crashes a lot in Red Alert, have you verified if this seems to have an effect there?
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It most likely does. RA1 is still quite old and won't support dual CPU's or HyperThreading.
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