Wiping out my hard drive ....

mh2365 · 02-12-2005, 11:37 PM

Okay tommorrow morning I am rebooting my whole computer ... too much crap on it ... seemed that I had too much memery used up to play Pirates ... pretty sad but that's the main reason

Now help me out that I'm not forgeting anything .... moved my database to a different computer, same with all my photos. Exported all my universes fighter files and moved them to another computer, just in case the database gets corrupted. Moved my spreadsheet. Unlicensed the game, wrote down my license.

What am I forgetting???

I'll check in the a.m. before I do it, let me know if you see anything.

Gunsmoke · 02-13-2005, 02:52 AM

License... Check (you did unlicense before you wiped your Hard disk didn't you??)
Database .... Check
Image folder.... Check
Saved Bouts, Tourneys etc.... To be confirmed
Bouts folder.... to be confirmed (the HTML outputs of the bouts)
Memo folder ... to be confirmed (the Fighter biographies)
Universe Spreadsheet and paraphenalia... Check
Operating System CD.... bugger

I'm sure it will go fine.

mh2365 · 02-13-2005, 08:48 AM

didn't have any saved bouts or tourneys .... forgot about memo and bouts ... saved memo, not gonna save the bouts folder is way to big and Andreas said in another post that it wouldn't hurt anything to wip it out.

Thanks for the checklist Mark. Now I just gotta figure out how to do it or spend the time on the phone with tech support

javier_83 · 02-13-2005, 01:22 PM

all LBA stuff

Aurelio TBDX

Bam Bam · 02-13-2005, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mh2365

Okay tommorrow morning I am rebooting my whole computer ... too much crap on it ... seemed that I had too much memery used up to play Pirates ... pretty sad but that's the main reason

Now help me out that I'm not forgeting anything .... moved my database to a different computer, same with all my photos. Exported all my universes fighter files and moved them to another computer, just in case the database gets corrupted. Moved my spreadsheet. Unlicensed the game, wrote down my license.

What am I forgetting???

I'll check in the a.m. before I do it, let me know if you see anything.

Is that Sid Meier's Pirates Mh?

mh2365 · 02-13-2005, 03:40 PM

Yes ... and the good news is it runs now ... the bad news is that I thought I had saved my spreadsheet and had not.

My database is fine but now I'll have to spend the next week or so repairing my spreadsheet.

Bam Bam · 02-13-2005, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mh2365

Yes ... and the good news is it runs now ... the bad news is that I thought I had saved my spreadsheet and had not.

My database is fine but now I'll have to spend the next week or so repairing my spreadsheet.

How do you like it anyway? (Pirates) I always pick it up and look at it when Im at EB, but I never buy it for some reason or another..is it anything like the Civilization series?
Looks very interesting

mh2365 · 02-14-2005, 04:19 AM

I was wrong Bam Bam, Pirates still freezes on me. It looks great, like a modern version of the old Pirates game, which is still one of my all time favs. IMO it's nothing like CIV more RPG.

I'm reselling it on EBay now since I can't buy a new computer this year. Here's the link if anyone is interested

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MESE:IT

Bam Bam · 02-14-2005, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mh2365

I was wrong Bam Bam, Pirates still freezes on me. It looks great, like a modern version of the old Pirates game, which is still one of my all time favs. IMO it's nothing like CIV more RPG.

I'm reselling it on EBay now since I can't buy a new computer this year. Here's the link if anyone is interested

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MESE:IT

ahh, that's a shame mh...maybe you just need more RAM? or a new graphics card

mh2365 · 02-14-2005, 09:15 PM

Yeah probably, but my lack of computer savvy prevents me from knowing what I need and my lack of extra funds, prevents me from buying it.

Two car payments, kid in Catholic High School, wife and kid going to Manning Passing Academy barely allowed me to buy Pirates, let alone extra equipment to play it !!!!!

Bam Bam · 02-14-2005, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mh2365

Yeah probably, but my lack of computer savvy prevents me from knowing what I need and my lack of extra funds, prevents me from buying it.

Two car payments, kid in Catholic High School, wife and kid going to Manning Passing Academy barely allowed me to buy Pirates, let alone extra equipment to play it !!!!!

I hear ya man..Id almost guarentee you have low ram or an old graphics card,,,Im not comp savvy either, but you learn after years of computer malfunctions heh.

If you really want to play Pirates Im sure we could get it going

/crosses fingers

mh2365 · 02-15-2005, 04:13 AM

I intend to buy a new computer next year sometime, so I believe it will have to wait until then. Just curious though if I have low ram or need a new graphics card, do I take the tower into a computer shop?

How do I tell what my graphics card is now and how much ram I have?

Gunsmoke · 02-15-2005, 04:51 AM

Depends on your operating system. If you have XP (and some other flavors of windows I think...) you go to the control panel, select System, go to the Hardware tab and select the Device Manager button, expand the branch labeled Display Adaptors and it should be listed there.

Mark

mh2365 · 02-15-2005, 06:57 AM

Okay, I have Intel extreme graphics controller .... Don't know how much ram I have ... I had the same problem when I tried to play Rise of Nations ... it kept telling me that my video drivers needed updating, but I couldn't find any updates.

With Pirates it just shuts down to the desktop. It'll load, play for a minute or two then I try and do something and boom shuts down.

Caligula · 02-15-2005, 07:15 AM

Your problem is that you're trying to play with your computer's included onboard video (the Intel extreme graphics controller)
I'm pretty sure that's the conflict. I believe the Readme states that Pirates! won't play with that video chipset.

mh2365 · 02-15-2005, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caligula

Your problem is that you're trying to play with your computer's included onboard video (the Intel extreme graphics controller)
I'm pretty sure that's the conflict. I believe the Readme states that Pirates! won't play with that video chipset.

interesting, thanks for the info.

Any recommendation for a new one?

Caligula · 02-15-2005, 09:47 AM

Depends...how old is the system, what are it's specs, and what kind of power supply does it have? Let me know those and I can recommend something for you.

mh2365 · 02-15-2005, 10:01 AM

How do I find out those things? I know it's a Dell Dimension 2300 and I bought it in 2003. But not sure how to find out the specs or what you mean by specs .... and power supply?

Thanks for the help, like I said not computer savvy at all

Bam Bam · 02-15-2005, 12:09 PM

Mh, go to the start menu, click run, in the box type, DXDIAG, hit enter, the screen that loads will have all the information about your computer. If you want, you could jot down the RAM,processor speed, and chip types, and direct x version, then everyone here can take a look and come up with a solution.

mh2365 · 02-15-2005, 02:54 PM

here ya go

02-12-2005, 11:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,963 Warnings: 2	Wiping out my hard drive .... Okay tommorrow morning I am rebooting my whole computer ... too much crap on it ... seemed that I had too much memery used up to play Pirates ... pretty sad but that's the main reason Now help me out that I'm not forgeting anything .... moved my database to a different computer, same with all my photos. Exported all my universes fighter files and moved them to another computer, just in case the database gets corrupted. Moved my spreadsheet. Unlicensed the game, wrote down my license. What am I forgetting??? I'll check in the a.m. before I do it, let me know if you see anything.

02-13-2005, 02:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gunsmoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 945	License... Check (you did unlicense before you wiped your Hard disk didn't you??) Database .... Check Image folder.... Check Saved Bouts, Tourneys etc.... To be confirmed Bouts folder.... to be confirmed (the HTML outputs of the bouts) Memo folder ... to be confirmed (the Fighter biographies) Universe Spreadsheet and paraphenalia... Check Operating System CD.... bugger I'm sure it will go fine. __________________ Cornerwork the Title Bout Championship Boxing fansite!

02-15-2005, 04:51 AM	#13 (permalink)
Gunsmoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 945	Depends on your operating system. If you have XP (and some other flavors of windows I think...) you go to the control panel, select System, go to the Hardware tab and select the Device Manager button, expand the branch labeled Display Adaptors and it should be listed there. Mark __________________ Cornerwork the Title Bout Championship Boxing fansite!

02-15-2005, 12:09 PM	#19 (permalink)
Bam Bam All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York Posts: 983	Mh, go to the start menu, click run, in the box type, DXDIAG, hit enter, the screen that loads will have all the information about your computer. If you want, you could jot down the RAM,processor speed, and chip types, and direct x version, then everyone here can take a look and come up with a solution. __________________ runs a 4.4 40..

02-15-2005, 02:54 PM	#20 (permalink)
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,963 Warnings: 2	here ya go Last edited by mh2365 : 04-15-2007 at 08:11 PM.

02-13-2005, 08:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,963 Warnings: 2	didn't have any saved bouts or tourneys .... forgot about memo and bouts ... saved memo, not gonna save the bouts folder is way to big and Andreas said in another post that it wouldn't hurt anything to wip it out. Thanks for the checklist Mark. Now I just gotta figure out how to do it or spend the time on the phone with tech support

02-13-2005, 01:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
javier_83 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,369	all LBA stuff Aurelio TBDX

02-13-2005, 03:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,963 Warnings: 2	Yes ... and the good news is it runs now ... the bad news is that I thought I had saved my spreadsheet and had not. My database is fine but now I'll have to spend the next week or so repairing my spreadsheet.

02-14-2005, 04:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,963 Warnings: 2	I was wrong Bam Bam, Pirates still freezes on me. It looks great, like a modern version of the old Pirates game, which is still one of my all time favs. IMO it's nothing like CIV more RPG. I'm reselling it on EBay now since I can't buy a new computer this year. Here's the link if anyone is interested http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MESE:IT

02-14-2005, 09:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,963 Warnings: 2	Yeah probably, but my lack of computer savvy prevents me from knowing what I need and my lack of extra funds, prevents me from buying it. Two car payments, kid in Catholic High School, wife and kid going to Manning Passing Academy barely allowed me to buy Pirates, let alone extra equipment to play it !!!!!

02-15-2005, 04:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,963 Warnings: 2	I intend to buy a new computer next year sometime, so I believe it will have to wait until then. Just curious though if I have low ram or need a new graphics card, do I take the tower into a computer shop? How do I tell what my graphics card is now and how much ram I have?

02-15-2005, 06:57 AM	#14 (permalink)
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,963 Warnings: 2	Okay, I have Intel extreme graphics controller .... Don't know how much ram I have ... I had the same problem when I tried to play Rise of Nations ... it kept telling me that my video drivers needed updating, but I couldn't find any updates. With Pirates it just shuts down to the desktop. It'll load, play for a minute or two then I try and do something and boom shuts down.

02-15-2005, 07:15 AM	#15 (permalink)
Caligula Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 28	Your problem is that you're trying to play with your computer's included onboard video (the Intel extreme graphics controller) I'm pretty sure that's the conflict. I believe the Readme states that Pirates! won't play with that video chipset.

02-15-2005, 09:47 AM	#17 (permalink)
Caligula Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 28	Depends...how old is the system, what are it's specs, and what kind of power supply does it have? Let me know those and I can recommend something for you.

02-15-2005, 10:01 AM	#18 (permalink)
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,963 Warnings: 2	How do I find out those things? I know it's a Dell Dimension 2300 and I bought it in 2003. But not sure how to find out the specs or what you mean by specs .... and power supply? Thanks for the help, like I said not computer savvy at all

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