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Apocalypse Dude
08-07-2005, 06:08 AM
As the title of the topic says, I have problem getting May Payne 1 to run under Win XP is there anybody out there who as any tips.. I already downloaded the latest patch, Direct-X and video-driver versions.

Can anybody help me ? thnx in advance...
efthimios
08-07-2005, 06:47 AM
Isn't Max PAyne a XP game? What kind of problem do you have exactly?
Apocalypse Dude
08-07-2005, 07:08 AM
Max Payne wasn't designed to run under XP.

The problem I'm facing is that when a want to start a game it throw's me right back to windows and shuts down the game. I can get in the menu but that's about it.
efthimios
08-07-2005, 07:15 AM
Do you get any error messages? What exactly is your graphics card? how much RAM do you have in your system?

BTW, I hope the game is an "original" and not a pirated copy, in which case anything can cause the problem.
Apocalypse Dude
08-07-2005, 07:50 AM
It's an orginal copy, I have a Radeon 9800 SE and 512MB of RAM and I don't get any error messages
efthimios
08-07-2005, 11:21 AM
Apart from the obvious reinstalling the game, have you tried running the game without anything else in the background? Like anti virus, firewall, icq, msn, etc.

Check if the game supports/needs any special resolution and change your desktop to that one. If you have any joysticks/wheels/gamepads, remove them since they might conflict with the game. Though I sense it has something to do with graphics, hmmm, have you got the latest Direct X installed? 9.0c I think it is.
I don't have the game so I can't test it. If none of the above helps, you might want to check with the FAQ at the publisher's site.
Timpsi
08-07-2005, 01:38 PM
Check the thread at http://www.techsupportforum.com/computer/topic/41974-1.html - it looks like some others are having the same problem as you are.
troop18546
08-07-2005, 02:18 PM
I have the game and there is a crack for it inside, but it dont work so there was only one option - installed 1.5 patch and got a crack for ver1.5
Now it works. The only reason I can think of it not running - bugs.
The Niles
08-07-2005, 04:37 PM
I have run Max Payne without problems under XP.
AnC'S
27-07-2005, 01:53 AM
I think that the problem is with ati's video cards, because i run the game on win xp without problems (with a graphic's card integrated). And when i run the game with a radeon 9200 se, the game doesn't works, it shutts down after the loading menu
p.d. (sorry for my english, it's not good :P ).
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