sbweightman on 29/10/2006 at 10:38
Thief 2 doesnt seem to work on my dad's PC, even though his is more modern than mine. They work on mine and on others, so i know it isnt the disk.
It installs fine, game loads up, gets to first level, 5 seconds later, hang. Computer crashes. Hard reboot required.
Ive tried compatability and other tricks, such as minimal installation,
full installation, rebooted a million times, but since it works on other machines, i dont get why it doesnt work on this machine.
Its a Dell (god help us all) Dimension 5100 PIV win XP with basic ram (512) and graphics card.
The only 2 things i could think it is are that the CD drive recently had a disk blow up in it, and this could corrupt the installation somehow.
Any help or advice or solutions would be greatly appreciated. I know he could just play them on a different PC, but when your PC is less than 3 months old and doesnt play games, somethings got to be wrong with the world.
june gloom on 29/10/2006 at 10:46
you're apparently new to the forum so i'll spare you the buttcheeks torn asunder bit and point you towards the TECHNICAL FAQ. it's a big red-font sticky at the top of this forum section. more specifically, the bit on hyperthreading.
i'd link it but while it's technically 5:45am i'm still running an hour ahead and therefore i can't be fucked to find the link for you, so you'll have to do all the legwork on this one. good night.
Garriath on 29/10/2006 at 15:06
To the OP: No worries. I assure you, this problem's quite common, and quite easy to fix.
As mentioned above, go to (
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75031) . Your problem is probably the dual processor one.
When I got Thief II, I spent about 60 minutes altering the settings for my computer, and then fine-tuning the controls to how I like them. Ever since, the game's worked fine.
It shouldn't take you any longer.
