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Thread: PLEASE HELP! URGENT HELP NEEDED

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    PLEASE HELP! URGENT HELP NEEDED

    K i got this wierd problem every time I open a game like Return TO Wolf or Metal of Honor

    THe GL console opens up to start loading the game right? But at the end it closes and displays an error like "cannot open OPen_GL sub system" or some S hit like that

    Anyone have this problem? Can anyone help ? THanks

    Ian
    BYe

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    Re: PLEASE HELP! URGENT HELP NEEDED

    update ur drivers

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    Re: PLEASE HELP! URGENT HELP NEEDED

    HOw do I update my drivers in windows?

    lol sorry i suck :P
    BYe

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    Re: PLEASE HELP! URGENT HELP NEEDED

    Originally posted by ok:
    update ur drivers

    i just tried to update my nvidia driver to the last version
    and got exactly the same message
    "unable to open the opengl subsuystem"
    i went to check if glut32 and opengll32 where in my windos system directory and all was OK

    i realy dontknow what to do now
    if some one can give me some help
    thks

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    Re: PLEASE HELP! URGENT HELP NEEDED

    Yeah thanks ernest for speaking out.

    Come on people anyone got a solution?

    AND HOW THE HELL do u update the DRIVERS!!

    Sorry but its really pissing me off here how I cant play Return To Castle Wolfenstein or any other games that use OPEN GL

    HELP mE!!!! Wheres some admin or masters of this forum? :P

    [This message has been edited by iceblink2 (edited 01-09-2002).]
    BYe

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    Re: PLEASE HELP! URGENT HELP NEEDED

    Originally posted by iceblink2:
    Yeah thanks ernest for speaking out.

    Come on people anyone got a solution?

    AND HOW THE HELL do u update the DRIVERS!!

    Sorry but its really pissing me off here how I cant play Return To Castle Wolfenstein or any other games that use OPEN GL

    HELP mE!!!! Wheres some admin or masters of this forum? :P

    [This message has been edited by iceblink2 (edited 01-09-2002).]
    thanks god it is thursday today
    i got a solution, but am just exhausted !

    in your win.ini
    change DVA=0 to DVA=1
    and restart your computer
    thera apparently a problem of inhibation of graphic mode with win98

    and it ran OK for me

    good luke

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    Re: PLEASE HELP! URGENT HELP NEEDED

    hmmmmmm........... im kinda afraid of editing this file are u sure this wont **** up my computer?


    Anyone else know if it will or wont? I mean I know that the win.ini file is important...........
    :P

    PS> I have windows XP
    BYe

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    Re: PLEASE HELP! URGENT HELP NEEDED

    like "OK" said.. update ur driver..

    I had the same problem (win XP, MoH, counter-strike..)

    how?? just go to the website of ur 3D card, e.g. I have a Nvidia GeForce2, I went to www.nvidia.com.

    then just search for a win XP driver, according to ur 3D card model..install and try.

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    Re: PLEASE HELP! URGENT HELP NEEDED

    Just wanted to say a quick thanks to M3mPHiS for actually telling me how to fix everything. Thanks alot now it works fine.

    BRB gotta go kill nazis,

    Thanks man
    BYe

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