ok ;o)
fandt lige lidt mere på nettet med en gut der havde dit problem han fik en mail fra deres support med flg. ting der kan prøves...
I'm running XP not ME but was also getting many blue screens. Here's what
Infogrammes tech support recommended to me. I did steps one and two and got
Civ3 to run after that. Maybe it will help? Can't hurt to try.
-Tom
On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 15:47:12 -0800, Tech8 (HE) wrote:
> We need to empty the Windows\temp folder. This is where Windows will store
> temorary files that are not permanantly needed. If this folder has too many
> files it can cause problems like you are experiencing.
>
> To clean out the Temp directory do these things.
>
> Click on Start, then Programs, then Windows Explorer.
> The C: drive should be highlighed, scroll down through the list of folder
> untill you see the Windows folder.
> Click on the Plus in front of the Windows folder. A list of new folders
> should appear directly beneath the Windows folder. Scroll down through these
> new folders until you find one called Temp.
> Click once on the Temp folder itself. On the right hand side should be a
> list of files in the Temp folder.
> Click once on any of the files so that it is highlighed.
> Click on Edit in the upper menu and chose Select All. All of the files
> should now be highlighted.
> Click on File in the upper menu and chose Delete. You will be asked if you
> are sure you want to delete these items, click Yes.
>
> You may recieve a message that states "Cannot delete ~filename: Access
> Denied" hit OK.
> Select all the files again and then hold down the CTRL key. While holding
> down CTRL click once of the file that could not be deleted, usually the very
> top one. This will unselect that file, it will not be highlighted in blue.
> Try deleting the files again. You may recieve that warning several times,
> simply unselect all the files that can not be delted and delete the other.
> We need as few files in this folder as possible. You can also try rebooting
> your computer and try deleting those files again.
>
> Last, we need to disable 3rd party apps, especially items like anti virus
> software, firewalls, crash guards etc.
>
> Also, you will want to make sure nothing is listed in the Task Manager. You
> can get to the Task Manager by holding down the CTRL+ALT+DEL keys, alls at
> the same time. You should only need to be concerned with anything listed in
> the first tab of that window. If anything is listed, systematically go
> through and click on each item and click the End Task button. If a window
> pops up stating that the program is not responding, click End Task on the
> new window.
>
> Once this process is complete, try running the program again, and see how it
> works.
> If that failes, make sure that the disk is not damaged or dirty in any way.
> Hold it up to the light, and see if there are any scratches or other
> physical problems with the CD.
>
> Many times, this kind of problem is caused by a dirty or damaged Disk.
> Inspect the shiny underside of the CD and locate any fingerprints, scratches
> or smudges. Any one of these or a combination could result in the error you
> are receiving.
>
> The best way to resolve this is to clean the CD. You can do this by washing
> the CD under luke-warm water. Use a liquid detergent that is non-abrasive
> and use your fingers to spread the soap evenly across the shiny underside.
> To dry the CD use a soft cotton lint-free towel that will not create any
> further scratches. Paper towels are highly discouraged due to the abrasive
> nature of the fabric.
>
> When drying, make sure that you wipe from the inner-circle towards the
> outer-circle. Wipe against the grain, so you don't leave streaks the same
> way that the laser reads.
>
> Once you have finished, try the game again.
>
> If that doesn't help, then try lowering the caching for the CDRom. This
> setting is basically how much the CDRom looks ahead to gather information,
> before the system asks for it. Sometimes, this process conflicts with the
> caching that Windows does automatically. To change this:
>
> Open the Control Panel.
> Double-click on System.
> Click on the Performance tab.
> Click on the File System button.
> Click on the CD-Rom tab.
> Click on the arrow after Optimization Access Pattern and choose No Read
> Ahead.
> Pull the slider bar from Large down to Small.
> Click Apply then Close and close all other windows.
> You will be prompted to reboot. Do so then try the game again.
>
> If this doesn't help, then disable the DMA for the CDROM. To do this:
>
> Open the Control Panel.
> Double-click on System.
> Click on the Device Manager tab.
> Click the plus (+) next to CDRom.
> Double-click the name that comes out underneath.
> Click the Settings tab.
> Uncheck the box named DMA.
> Click OK.
> Click Close.
> You will be prompted to reboot. Do so then try the game again.
>
> If this still doesn't help, then check the firmware that the CDRom is using.
> To check this:
>
> Open the Control Panel.
> Double-click on System.
> Click on the Device Manager tab.
> Click the plus (+) next to CDRom.
>
> Once you know the firmware version, cross reference it with what is
> available at the manufacturer's website.
>
>
>
> If you are responding to previous information provided by a technician,
> please include the text of the last messages, so that we may review what the
> problem was, and what has been tried already.
>
> Jason H
> Infogrames Technical Support
>
http://www.ina-support.com> Seattle, Washington