Max Payne 1 and windows XP....

DanteGR · 09-25-2003, 10:31 AM

Ok I tried to install Max Payne on my brand-new laptop which runs on windows XP.
I installed it successfully but when I try to run the game nothing happens.
And I mean absolutely nothing.
I press play max payne but the computer makes nothing at all.
It just stays on the desktop.
Does anybody know what the problem is?
Thank you in advance.

bigjko · 09-25-2003, 10:35 AM

Try this patch: ftp://ftp.3drealms.com/patches/maxpayne1-05patch.exe

DanteGR · 09-25-2003, 11:21 AM

Thank you so much it runs like a beauty now

Phil25 · 09-25-2003, 12:52 PM

My cousin had Max Payne on XP and it worked like a dream.

remixor · 09-25-2003, 06:20 PM

Worked fine on my XP PC as well, back when I had XP.

DanteGR · 09-25-2003, 09:55 PM

Why what do u have now remixor?

bigjko · 09-25-2003, 10:21 PM

Windows 2000, I hope.

remixor · 09-25-2003, 10:30 PM

2000 indeed. I had 2000 when it came out, got XP because that's how my then-new PC was delivered, was horrified, and switched back to 2000.

twifkak · 09-26-2003, 02:34 AM

? What's horrifying about XP?

remixor · 09-26-2003, 03:16 AM

I just couldn't stand it. I suppose it's not HORRIBLE, but 2000 feels much more comfortable to me and I've many fewer problems with it.

twifkak · 09-26-2003, 04:35 AM

Wow. That post didn't say anything. I'm curious -- I'm no XP fanboy (how can a person that visits /. be a M$ fanboy?) -- which is better. I skipped from 95 first edition to 98se to XP, so I was wondering if 2K was legitimately better, or if you're just afraid of change, like me.

So, specifics.

bigjko · 09-26-2003, 04:43 AM

XP doesn't introduce anything useful. It's got lots of useless junk like auto-thumbnailing, takes more memory, changes things that just weren't meant to be changed, oh and I've heard that sometimes instead of displaying the Blue Screen of Death it defaults to just restarting, giving you no information as to what's wrong. Oh, and Win2k has proved to be more stable.

twifkak · 09-26-2003, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bigjko

XP doesn't introduce anything useful. It's got lots of useless junk like auto-thumbnailing, takes more memory, changes things that just weren't meant to be changed, oh and I've heard that sometimes instead of displaying the Blue Screen of Death it defaults to just restarting, giving you no information as to what's wrong. Oh, and Win2k has proved to be more stable.

I'll accept "takes more memory" and "less stable" -- the rest can be turned off. (Believe me -- my windows "appearance" is more streamlined than 2000. I turn all themes and animations and junk off immediately.) The BSoD thing may be true -- I've experienced something like that, where you saw it, but then it restarted immediately, so you didn't get a chance to read it, but it was a hardware failure... So I dunno. In any case, thanks for the inf0.

bigjko · 09-26-2003, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by twifkak

I'll accept "takes more memory" and "less stable" -- the rest can be turned off. (Believe me -- my windows "appearance" is more streamlined than 2000. I turn all themes and animations and junk off immediately.) The BSoD thing may be true -- I've experienced something like that, where you saw it, but then it restarted immediately, so you didn't get a chance to read it, but it was a hardware failure... So I dunno. In any case, thanks for the inf0.

Yeah, most everything can be tuned to fit your liking in any OS(I don't even use explorer.exe anymore, it takes up memory

), but the points are valid none the less. Those things I mentioned are useless, and pretty much everything that's different about Win2k and WinXP is useless "appearance" stuff like that.

Pinball · 09-27-2003, 12:45 AM

Ahhh, Windows 2000. I was playing Castle Wolfenstein Enemy Territory online with WinXP Home, and for some reason, it wasn't working right after installing some bogus scanner drivers. So I said, "What the hell," and put Win2000 on the system. Wolfenstein ET ran like doo doo. It ran like I had a 386. (I have a 2GHZ Atholon 2400+ with almost a gig of ram and a 128mb Nvidia Geforce FX 5200+). When I put Return to Castle Wolfenstein on the machine running 2000, it blue screened with an error dump count-up. Safe mode was useless and the system would not boot. I was hosed as we say in the IT world. So it was back to XP for me and the games work like gold. So I have to disagree that XP is really all that bad.

tamer68 · 10-31-2003, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bigjko

Try this patch: ftp://ftp.3drealms.com/patches/maxpayne1-05patch.exe

I've same problem with GT INTERACTIVE DRIVER . It doesn't work with XP . Do you know any pacth for it?

Thanks...

AGA · 10-31-2003, 02:55 AM

w00t. Anyone sane who tried 2000 and XP will know that 2K is by far the superior product. I've been running it for more than 2 years and I've never had a problem with any (modern, non-DOS, obviously) games on it.

remixor · 10-31-2003, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bigjko

I don't even use explorer.exe anymore

How do you go about doing that?

Doesn't it just restart automatically when closed?

AGA · 10-31-2003, 03:08 AM

explorer.exe IS Windows, so I dunno how you run Windows without it...

Eye-Z · 10-31-2003, 02:21 PM

yea i had the same problem with max payne one it start to load then just go to windows..lol

it was on xp...max payne 2 works like a dime though

09-25-2003, 10:31 AM	#1
DanteGR Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 37	Max Payne 1 and windows XP.... Ok I tried to install Max Payne on my brand-new laptop which runs on windows XP. I installed it successfully but when I try to run the game nothing happens. And I mean absolutely nothing. I press play max payne but the computer makes nothing at all. It just stays on the desktop. Does anybody know what the problem is? Thank you in advance. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice"

09-25-2003, 10:35 AM	#2
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09-25-2003, 11:21 AM	#3
DanteGR Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 37	Thank you so much it runs like a beauty now Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice"

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Phil25 Kosmonaut Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: On the moon in the 1500's Posts: 353	My cousin had Max Payne on XP and it worked like a dream. Share Share this post on Twitter

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remixor A search for a crazy man! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,987	Worked fine on my XP PC as well, back when I had XP. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Chris "News Editor" Remo Some sort of Writer or Editor or Something, Idle Thumbs "Some comparisons are a little less obvious. I always think of Grim Fandango as Casablanca on acid." - Will Wright

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bigjko El Luchador Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,629	Windows 2000, I hope. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Use Verb On Noun - Adventure game inspired illustrations

09-25-2003, 10:30 PM	#8
remixor A search for a crazy man! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,987	2000 indeed. I had 2000 when it came out, got XP because that's how my then-new PC was delivered, was horrified, and switched back to 2000. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Chris "News Editor" Remo Some sort of Writer or Editor or Something, Idle Thumbs "Some comparisons are a little less obvious. I always think of Grim Fandango as Casablanca on acid." - Will Wright

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twifkak :P ^^^ at tamz Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Football Town, USA Posts: 1,354	? What's horrifying about XP? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ In the next AG crash ___\| A temporary board ____\| I am born to spam In the "Get New" list __\| Scrolling up and down \| I am born to spam through a broadband ISP \| i am back to steal your bandwidth --Spammo-head, "Windbag"

09-26-2003, 03:16 AM	#10
remixor A search for a crazy man! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,987	I just couldn't stand it. I suppose it's not HORRIBLE, but 2000 feels much more comfortable to me and I've many fewer problems with it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Chris "News Editor" Remo Some sort of Writer or Editor or Something, Idle Thumbs "Some comparisons are a little less obvious. I always think of Grim Fandango as Casablanca on acid." - Will Wright

09-26-2003, 04:35 AM	#11
twifkak :P ^^^ at tamz Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Football Town, USA Posts: 1,354	Wow. That post didn't say anything. I'm curious -- I'm no XP fanboy (how can a person that visits /. be a M$ fanboy?) -- which is better. I skipped from 95 first edition to 98se to XP, so I was wondering if 2K was legitimately better, or if you're just afraid of change, like me. So, specifics. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ In the next AG crash ___\| A temporary board ____\| I am born to spam In the "Get New" list __\| Scrolling up and down \| I am born to spam through a broadband ISP \| i am back to steal your bandwidth --Spammo-head, "Windbag"

09-26-2003, 04:43 AM	#12
bigjko El Luchador Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,629	XP doesn't introduce anything useful. It's got lots of useless junk like auto-thumbnailing, takes more memory, changes things that just weren't meant to be changed, oh and I've heard that sometimes instead of displaying the Blue Screen of Death it defaults to just restarting, giving you no information as to what's wrong. Oh, and Win2k has proved to be more stable. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Use Verb On Noun - Adventure game inspired illustrations

09-27-2003, 12:45 AM	#15
Pinball Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1	Windows 2000 Blue Screens Ahhh, Windows 2000. I was playing Castle Wolfenstein Enemy Territory online with WinXP Home, and for some reason, it wasn't working right after installing some bogus scanner drivers. So I said, "What the hell," and put Win2000 on the system. Wolfenstein ET ran like doo doo. It ran like I had a 386. (I have a 2GHZ Atholon 2400+ with almost a gig of ram and a 128mb Nvidia Geforce FX 5200+). When I put Return to Castle Wolfenstein on the machine running 2000, it blue screened with an error dump count-up. Safe mode was useless and the system would not boot. I was hosed as we say in the IT world. So it was back to XP for me and the games work like gold. So I have to disagree that XP is really all that bad. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-31-2003, 02:55 AM	#17
AGA AdventureGameAficionado Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cardiff, Wales Posts: 1,968	w00t. Anyone sane who tried 2000 and XP will know that 2K is by far the superior product. I've been running it for more than 2 years and I've never had a problem with any (modern, non-DOS, obviously) games on it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Berian Williams - [SIZE=1]Visit agagames.com for free adventure games!

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10-31-2003, 02:21 PM	#20
Eye-Z Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 401	yea i had the same problem with max payne one it start to load then just go to windows..lol it was on xp...max payne 2 works like a dime though Share Share this post on Twitter