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Old 24-10-2003, 08:11 PM   #1
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Default UFO - Enemy Unknown Problem

I've found that UFO refuses to show you anything on Windows ME. The program's running but it's just a black screen. You can click and get responses from the game but see nothing.
(When running both the UFO Defence.exe and the one with the Sun icon).

In Windows 98, when running the UFO Defence.exe I get a garbled multiple screen image where it is impossible to read anything. Upon running the .exe with the Sun icon, I find the game running perfectly until I choose the option to land and begin a mission at an alien crash site. At that exact moment the game crashes and quits to the desktop.

I hope this helps you and could someone tell me how I am to prevent the multiple screen occurence as described above so I can enjoy this great game.
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Old 25-10-2003, 10:54 PM   #2
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Me, too!
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Old 25-10-2003, 10:55 PM   #3
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Try checking the troubleshooting forum.
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Another proof that the Windows ME are the worst windows ever! In WinXP the game runs perfectly ( at least in my PC )
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Old 16-04-2004, 10:08 AM   #5
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Mhhh.. I have Windows ME as well but although buggy UFO Enemy Unkown ran without DOSBox for me. I had to save often. Every time I had a crash I could simply reload from the last save and start again. The crashes are random. Annoying but workable. ME is the worst piece of crap ever published by the Microsoft corparation.
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Old 17-04-2004, 09:02 AM   #6
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UFO is terrible! If the graphics work then it crashes after a few minutes! I get 2 aliens alive and loads of tech on my first mission but it crashes when I go to my second! :'(!
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What operating system do you have?
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Old 17-04-2004, 05:12 PM   #8
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XP on a high-end system
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Old 18-04-2004, 12:28 AM   #9
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I have the same, but the reasons for this problem you have can be one of a million possibilities... Maybe it has something to do with any program running in the background, but thats just a speculation. Try disabling any anti-virus programs etc.
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Old 18-04-2004, 08:10 AM   #10
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And I would use Dosbox to make it more reliable.. but it aint a dos game...

Now to go thru my little icons bar..
net connection, MSNM, BTsign,ATI remote stuff, getright, cancer research prog, Traffic meter, SETI@Home client, anyDVD player..winzip qwik pick..ATI screen options and programs.. remove the zip drive safely thingy, Intel active monitor, Cellest accelorator(Hey is that why the HOTU pics are blurred?) and my virus scan..
think its any of those?
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