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Terry Pratchett

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Jun 16, 2004, 4:42:12 AM6/16/04
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Taffers,

Okay, I seen T3 needs Win2000 or XP. We've been upgrading to XP all
round, so that's not a problem. But will T1 and T2 also run under XP
okay?

I have the game. Iron self control is being used...
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Terry Pratchett

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Martin Seibert

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Jun 16, 2004, 5:28:45 AM6/16/04
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"Terry Pratchett" <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> schrieb:

> Okay, I seen T3 needs Win2000 or XP. We've been upgrading to XP all
> round, so that's not a problem. But will T1 and T2 also run under XP
> okay?

T1, T2 & T3 run perfectly on my XP

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Dennoch gibt es einen gewaltigen Unterschied, ob ich mit Linux oder mit
Windows herunterfahre...d.h. mit Windows egal von welcher Version
passiert das nicht wie mit Linux <g>
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Albert R. Conklin

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Jun 16, 2004, 8:09:50 AM6/16/04
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ReddShadoe wrote:

> "Terry Pratchett" <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:QnKBpeNk...@unseen.demon.co.uk...

> I cannot get Thief2 to install on XP, even with the workarounds suggested.

I have had no problems at all running T2 or T2 FM's on XP.
Albert

RichGK

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Jun 16, 2004, 8:17:37 AM6/16/04
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"ReddShadoe" <redds...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Terry Pratchett" <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:QnKBpeNk...@unseen.demon.co.uk...
> I cannot get Thief2 to install on XP, even with the workarounds suggested.
>
>

What happens? Or doesn't, as the case may be!


Greger Hoel

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Jun 16, 2004, 9:51:19 AM6/16/04
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 05:56:17 -0400, "ReddShadoe"
<redds...@comcast.net> wrote:

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>"Terry Pratchett" <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:QnKBpeNk...@unseen.demon.co.uk...

>I cannot get Thief2 to install on XP, even with the workarounds suggested.

What exactly is happening?
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What's up Chuck?


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rms

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Jun 16, 2004, 11:33:06 AM6/16/04
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I just installed ThiefGold on XP. I had to use the "setup -lgntforce" to
install the game, and also had to enable Vsync in the videocard display
properties. That's it!

rms


juniper

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Jun 16, 2004, 2:48:29 PM6/16/04
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Terry Pratchett <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<QnKBpeNk...@unseen.demon.co.uk>...
The only problem I had with Thief 1/2/FM on XP was due to having a
processor that allows emulation of multi-threading. There are write
ups on how to get around that though.

Marcus Heuser

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Jun 16, 2004, 5:04:47 PM6/16/04
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Terry Pratchett <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<QnKBpeNk...@unseen.demon.co.uk>...
>
> Okay, I seen T3 needs Win2000 or XP. We've been upgrading to XP all
> round, so that's not a problem. But will T1 and T2 also run under XP
> okay?

Depends - but I think every problem is solvable.

Pentium 4's Hyperthreading must be disabled for all Dark-Engine-games
(T1/T2/SS2).

Personally I have no trouble - but I needed to use a workaround for my
new Nvidia-card (drivers >= v53.03).
Also T1-Gold crashes, when I use the "Options"-screen (which I don't
really need to - one can modify the ini-files with an editor).

> I have the game. Iron self control is being used...

Don't wait - play it! Though it has some shortcomings I think its the
best installment of the franchise in some important aspects: Story &
plot, atmosphere, graphics- & sound-quality. Voice acting is awesome,
also.

Please post your experiences, when you have finished the instant
classic mission which is the highlight of the whole game! You'll know
which one, when you play it ;-)

Stoneskin

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Jun 17, 2004, 6:19:58 AM6/17/04
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juniper left a note on my windscreen which said:

> > Okay, I seen T3 needs Win2000 or XP. We've been upgrading to XP all
> > round, so that's not a problem. But will T1 and T2 also run under XP
> > okay?
> >
> > I have the game. Iron self control is being used...
> The only problem I had with Thief 1/2/FM on XP was due to having a
> processor that allows emulation of multi-threading. There are write
> ups on how to get around that though.

I think this is a problem I'm having. I'm looking now for a way to get
around it but haven't found anything yet.

Any chance of a link?
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Stoneskin

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SpammersDie

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Jun 17, 2004, 8:09:02 AM6/17/04
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"Stoneskin" <n...@thanks.com> wrote in message
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http://www16.brinkster.com/salvage/thief/darkengine.htm


Nightwalker

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Jun 17, 2004, 9:22:36 AM6/17/04
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"Stoneskin" <n...@thanks.com> wrote in message
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The information you need can be found here:
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75031

Nightwalker


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Stoneskin

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Jun 18, 2004, 5:18:51 AM6/18/04
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Nightwalker left a note on my windscreen which said:

> The information you need can be found here:
> http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75031

Thx to you and SpammersDie. It was the safe_texture_manager which fixed
the prob.

I can play my T2 again - w00t!

Samuel Baer

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Aug 29, 2004, 7:57:27 AM8/29/04
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 05:56:17 -0400, "ReddShadoe"
<redds...@comcast.net> wrote:

>
>"Terry Pratchett" <tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:QnKBpeNk...@unseen.demon.co.uk...

>I cannot get Thief2 to install on XP, even with the workarounds suggested.
>

I got it to install in XP, but it didn't work until I upgraded my
NVidia graphics driver.

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