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Title - A10 Tank Killer2 - Silent Thunder I could not get the sim to run in Windows 98 OR Windows XP. The Video Information might give a clue. From the video read me Running Silent Thunder in a window:Silent Thunder accesses your video card through the standard Windows 95 video drivers. In normal operation Silent Thunder should function well on any system that is properly configured to run Win 95. If you should experience any problems while running Silent Thunder in a window, verify that the proper video drivers are selected in your Display Properties. If these selections are correct and you still experience problems, contact your video card manufacturer' Technical Support.Running Silent Thunder in Full Screen Mode:When running in Full Screen Mode, Silent Thunder uses Windows Direct Draw. Direct Draw allows Silent Thunder to run in full screen mode in either high-res or low-res modes, and provides some noticeable frame rate improvements. However, not all video cards tested supported Direct Draw properly. If your card does not support DirectDraw, you may find that the game will freeze or crash to Windows when flying in full-screen mode.NOTE - DirectDraw only affects Silent Thunder when running with Full Screen enabled in the Preferences Menu. If you are running Windows in 640x480 mode, you can play Silent Thunder in a full-screen window without using the full-screen mode and DirectDraw being present on your machine. Windows colors:Silent Thunder was designed to run optimally with a 256 color video driver. If you have Windows set to HIGH COLOR (16 bit) or TRUE COLOR (24 bit), the program itself will play normally, but certain graphic transition screens may have odd colors, or may appear mostly black. You may also find that the program will run faster if you set your Color Palette to 256 colors.Manually Installing Direct Draw:If you should upgrade video drivers or cards, or should find that you need to reinstall DirectDraw, you can do so manually. Simply run Dxsetup.exe, which is found in the Directx directory on your Silent Thunder CD.NOTE - Some video cards provide their own DirectDraw support. Before installing DirectDraw manually, check your video card information to verify that you can install without overwriting critical files. Diamond Stealth:Diamond Multimedia Technologies has released updated video drivers for Windows '95 that will allow the Stealth cards to run with Direct Draw. Contact Diamond Multimedia for a set of Windows '95 drivers if you would like to run in full screen mode.NOTE -- You can run the game in Window play - the drivers will only correct problems in Full Screen (Direct Draw) mode. What to do if you have problems:Reboot -- The Sierra Setup utility program automatically detects whether your machine has Direct Draw installs and installs it, if needed. These changes will not take effect until after you restart your system.Reinstall -- It is possible something interrupted the installation of Direct Draw. Uninstall Silent Thunder and install again. Make sure to click the choice REINSTALL DIRECTX on the DirectX setup box. This utility can be run from Windows explorer. Go into Windows explorer double click on the CD-ROM drive, double click the DIRECTX directory in the root directory and then double click the DXSETUP.EXE file. The direct x reinstallation option is on this screen. Update your drivers -- Contact your video card manufacturer and verify that you have the latest video drivers for your card, and verify that these drivers do, in fact, work with Direct Draw. If you already have the newest drivers, verify that those drivers are the ones currently installed. If you have installed or updated Win 95 since you installed the newer video drivers, it is possible that Windows may have replaced the driver with an older version. You can get information on your video card and drivers by clicking on SYSTEM in the Control Panel folder, selecting DEVICE MANAGERS, and clicking on DISPLAY ADAPTERS. Video Card Manufacturers:When attempting to resolve video problems with Silent Thunder, you should contact your video card manufacturer's technical support. Before calling you should make sure you have all of the information about your video card and monitor handy, and that you know what version of your video drivers you are using.Below are addresses for some popular video card manufacturers: Advanced Integration Research United States: 408-428-0800 T/S 408-428-1735 BBS Advanced Micro Technology United States: 909-598-6120 T/S 909-594-5770 BBS Alpha Systems Lab United States: 800-576-4275 T/S Altech International United States: 800-882-8194 T/S 408-946-2227 BBS Artist Graphics Company United States: 800-627-8478 T/S 612-631-7664 BBS ATI Technologies United States: 905-882-2626 T/S 905-764-9404 BBS United Kingdom: 01753 631121 TEL 01753 631106 FAX Atlaz Intl., Limited United States: 516-239-1854 T/S Boca United States: 407-241-8088 T/S 407-241-1601 BBS Cache Computers, Inc. United States: 510-226-9922 T/S 510-226-7486 BBS Cardinal United States: 717-293-3124 T/S 717-293-3074 BBS Celerite Graphics, Inc. United States: 510-226-6390 T/S 510-226-7851 BBS Cirrus Logic United States: 408-435-8808 T/S 510-440-9080 BBS Colorgraphic Communication United States: 404-455-3921 T/S 404-452-8238 BBS Cornerstone Technology United States: 800-562-2552 x306 T/S 408-435-8943 BBS CSS Laboratories, Inc. United States: 800-966-2771 T/S 714-852-9231 BBS Diamond United States: 408-325-7100 T/S 408-325-7080 BBS (up to 2400bps) 408-325-7175 BBS (above 2400bps) Edge Technology, Inc. United States: 800-438-3343 T/S ELSA America, Inc. United States: 800-272-3572 T/S 415-588-6286 BBS Focus Information Systems, Inc. United States: 510-657-4586 T/S 510-657-9451 BBS Genoa United States: 408-432-8324 T/S 408-943-1231 BBS Headland (Video Seven) United States: 800-553-1850 T/S 415-656-0503 BBS Hercules Technology United States: 510-623-6050 T/S 510-623-7034 BBS (V32) 510-623-7449 BBS (v32b) Identity Systems Technology United States: 800-723-8324 T/S 214-705-7213 BBS IOcomm Intl., Corp. United States: 800-998-8919 T/S Liberty Electronics USA United States: 800-497-8324 T/S Matrox Electronics Systems Limited United States: 800-462-8769 T/S 514-685-6008 BBS United Kingdom: 01793 614002 TEL 01793 614336 FAX Metheus Corporation United States: 503-690-1550 T/S 503-690-1559 BBS MicroStep, Inc. United States: 818-336-8991 T/S 818-961-9992 BBS Mirage Computer Systems United States: 310-440-1460 T/S Miro United Kingdom: 01223 301102 TEL National Design, Inc. United States: 512-329-5055 T/S 512-329-6327 BBS Number Nine Computer Corporation United States: 617-674-0009 T/S 617-862-7502 BBS Nth Graphics United States: 800-624-7552 T/S 512-832-1964 BBS Oak Technology United States: 408-737-0888 T/S 408-524-9014 BBS Orchid United States: 510-683-0323 T/S 510-683-0327 BBS United Kingdom: 01256 4798898 TEL 01256 64222 FAX Paradise United States: 800-832-4778 T/S 415-968-1834 BBS Sigma Designs United States: 510-770-0100 T/S 510-770-0111 BBS SixGraph Computing, Limited 800-561-2892 T/S 514-336-4169 BBS STB United States: 214-234-8750 T/S 214-437-9615 BBS United Kingdom: 01344 874744 TEL 01344 874546 FAX SuperMac Technology, Inc. United States: 408-245-0646 T/S 408-773-4500 BBS Swan Technologies, Inc. United States: 800-468-7926 T/S 814-237-6143 BBS Trident United States: 415-691-9211 T/S 415-691-1016 BBS United Kingdom: 01273 670570 TEL 01273 670666 FAX Video Logic, Inc. United States: 617-494-0530 T/S 617-494-4960 BBS United Kingdom: 01923 260511 TEL 01923 268969 FAX Video Seven (Headland) United States: 800-553-1850 T/S 415-656-0503 BBS VidTech Microsystems, Inc. United States: 800-752-8033 T/S 612-780-3564 BBS Willow United States: 718-402-9500 T/S Email MiGMan with your experiences or any information related to this sim. |
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