New build older game question

I had a k7n420 pro with onboard video. I put together a msi p6n sli fi with a e6400,2gb 533 ram and msi 7300gt. I'm not a gamer but I had max payne. Installed the game it goes thru the intro but when I want to actually load the game it crashes with xpsp2 message about error report. I also tried mad onion 2001 but it did the same thing. I installed hitman code 47 and that works ok. Are they just too old? Do i need some kind of driver? I did a movie backup and was blown away by the speed. I thank all of You in advance for any replies.

My power supply is a soly tech sl-400tf +3.3v-30 amps..+5v-28amps..+12v1-14amps..+12v2-15amps..-12v-0.8amps..+5vsb-2amps. The card is a MSI nx7300gt-td256eh. I missed the directx 9 under utilities. I realized this after wiping the drive and installing xpsp1, max payne crashed upon clicking it and said needs directx 8.0 compatible vga adapter. I wiped the drive again loaded xp pro sp2 mainboard drivers and vga drivers along with directx 9 under the utilities tab. This is the point where I tried the old mad onion 2001 test and it crashed to the desktop after double clicking it so I uninstalled it and downloaded 3dmark 03. The test went without a problem score 7254. Device manager is fine too. I bought this board for the two ide ports with my 120gb hard drive on primary and dvd burner on secondary. I'm going to try Max Payne again and will post back.

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Bill Gehrke wrote:
Jay, I wonder about this statement of yours "I currently own an HP workstation, but it will not support the new Fermie CUDA cards". How did you come to that conclusion?
Hi Bill,
Well, I make that assertion after a huge amount of time lost trying to make it work.
(See my posts July 16 and July 18th in this thread for the longer version of my excursion: http://forums.adobe.com/message/2945538#2945538)
The GTX-470 calls for at least 550W of power, The HP z400 workstation comes with 475W and it's a proprietary power supply. It won't take a standard ATX PSU -- the screw holes won't line up and even its pin-out for the system power plug is custom.
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You'll notice I got no responses at that other thread when I asked what the "guess" was as to the cause. So, I figured that -- short of it being a bad GPU -- building a new machine was the only way to fix it if it was a cooling problem and the only way to fix it if it was a compatibility problem.
I'm sure anxious to hear your thoughts.
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Is BT Infinity Available to New Builds ...

Hi,
I know there are several posts about this, but 1 more wont hurt.
I previously had BT Infinity, and frankly, loved it. I had the full 40 down 10 up and couldn't rate the service high enough. Perfect.
I moved house a couple of months ago, to a new build - im connected to the Wantage exchange. Big Yay, its infinity enabled! A friend of mine lives just across the road, in one of the pre-existing houses and he has Infinity - I thought I would join up again after my awesome experience before!
However, it seems that I cannot get Infinity - for reasons I cannot yet fathom. The postcode checker states that its available in my area - I know this is not so reliable. I have also checked with my phone number which states that it is not. Strange.
I had a chat with a few of the neighbours .. Also on the new build development ... in fact 2 doors away, and they are having Infinity installed ....
So my question is ... What's wrong with me ... Do BT not like me anymore? Or, as I suspect is more likely, is there an error in the data somewhere and I have simply been omitted ... We were one of the last houses to be built so its entirely possible.
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Just thought I would update this thread for the mods.
I have had a phone line problem this week and have duly had an engineer out. All went well Phone is fixed - Even turned up on time!!
Whilst he was here I cheekily asked about Infinity, which he stated should be no issue, as I practically live on the exchange in terms of cable length, and im connected to CAB 26, which is fibre enabled and right on the exchange.
He did also state that the postcode in which I live does not exist on the BT and Openreach system - Odd, its been registered with Royal Mail for 3 months - new Sat Navs can find it ...
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NO LINE!!! NO HELP! NO DUCTING NEW BUILD HOUSE

So here goes . , my ongoing unlimited stress with bt
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wait till 23th bt was suppose to turn up between 1-6pm noone turned up noone called to say they wasnt turn up.
called them up for them to tell me there was a fault in my line? i dont even have a line connected!!!
they also tell me i didnt need someone to come out because the work inside the house was complete and all they had to do with flick a so called switch in the exchange! but yet they booked a appointment and it took them over 4 weeks for them to notice this even after i told them it was a new build with all new fitted bt installed inside and going outside the house into the ground!more wasted time and hassle!
got told it will be connected within 24 hours and i have to wait till 8pm on the friday before calling back , so i ask what time does call centre close friday , get told 10pm ok i said if not connected by 8.01 i will call back after being hung up on and sent to 3 different people i got that so come 8pm friday no connection no line so i call bt back ( ON A MOBILE!!) and what the heck there closed FALSE INFORMATION AGAIN
come saturday i call them again to be passed from pillow to post spending over 3 hours on the phone to them!!!!!
i eventually get through to a manager who tells me the builders need to confirm they have installed the ''' duct'''' so called outside the house. this one manager was the one i spoke to on friday who said he would call me on satursday at 11am. which he never called, in fact he never bothered to call untill come near on 5pm after being on hold and on the phone for over 3 half hours he come through from someone transfereing him as he was the manager on call that day, little to say he was very shocked to have caught me yet again!!!!, where he then went into what his job was and it wasnt stretching to deal with me or my issue as he is very busy! being the manager of not doin the jobs he says i assume!!!!
right so heres a problem i can solve our builders are still building new propertys close to mine so i contact them and approach and they confirm all the work is done, so i relay this back to bt who tell me the order is now goin through and will up and running within 24 hours.
so i then have to wait untill tuesday because of the bank holiday , yet again more calling more transfering here there and everywhere hours and hours pass on the phone
i get back in touch with another manager who tells me that the line will be connected as soon as he has contacted open reach to get someone to turn the line on! wooohoo i think where getting some where
NOOOOO i then recieve another call telling me open reach cant do any work on the line or any work without the builders contacting them , eve though i have already confirmed it with all of them
come friday 31st september i receive a call saying the builders have confirmed the work and the work will be carried out and i should be connected very soon,
no connection as of monday so i call for a update...
get through to another person who has took all my details but has no idea what is going on and just telling me they understand how im feeling!!!!. who then passes me from manager to manager then to faults, then to accounting then finally to contracts! the guy didnt know who i was why i was put through but got through to open reach who told them the line would be connected working via wednesday ...
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i call back up yet again ON A MOBILE to find now that no work will be done no work has been done!
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the finall words for the call was that i had to wait another '''24 HOURS''' For an update on open reach connecting the line , his words was just 24 hours for us to get the update and i promise you we will know more
someone is suppose to be calling me back from never land that never calls so i wont hold my breath.
i have NEVER in all my life been messed about by any company as bad as bt has let me down, i cannot trust anything im being told as they keep saying then taking it back and changing it, all i get is im so sorry i understand or, well i dont know why they have told you that or i cant see that or anything like that!..
im at the end of my wit patience and sanity, please if someone can get my line connected please help because im at a right loss with no phone and appointments and calls i need to make
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Hi misscheryl1987,
Did you get my email on the 14th?
When I spoke with the engineers' department originally, they confirmed that work would start on the 28/09 but may take up to Monday 01/10 for the line to activate, depending on the amount of work required.
At the moment I am unable to get more updates but I will chase up on Monday when the department I need to speak to is open again.
Stephanie
Stephanie
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BT Infinity for new build

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I've tried searching the forum but can't seem to find posts that are related to my situation.
Basically I'm moving into a new build. There isn't a phone line yet. The postcode checker doesn't think BT Infinity is available, so I can't order.
However, as advised by the FAQ at http://community.bt.com/t5/BT-Infinity/BT-Infinity-Availability-FAQs/td-p/181603, I checked on the wholesale checker www.btwholesale.com/adslchecker and it says it's all available. Any advice please?
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Macbook, bootcamp, and older games

Hi
I am really new to gaming--so gamers go easy.
I will be installing XP via Bootcamp on my Macbook with the GMA X3100 chipset. I know that newer games, i.e. Fallout 3, won't play. But what I would like to do is play older PC games like Blade Runner, Bad Mojo, Fallout 1 and 2, GTA III, etc. gog.com and Steam have lots of older games I've never played--and I am content catching up on some of the classics.
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I have a new desktop HP 450 with I7 Intel, Win 7 Home Premium, and ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics, can I still play my regular older games like hidden objects, puzzles, etc? They aren't the "high tech, high action" stuff. If I load these games, will they change my graphics settings or anything on my monitor? Things are perfect - DONT want to screw up anything!!!!!
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Although I am an HP Employee, the advice given here is my own, and not necessarily that of HP's.
Please post rather than send me a Message. It's good for the community and I might not be able to get back quickly.

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- player1 has only gray stones, player2 only black.
- both players have 1 white stone, wich they have to use first.
- the game is over when one of the players can no longer place one of his stones on the board.
What i'm looking for,
I'm looking for a source of a similar game, with:
- a mouse listener, with te option te rotate the selected stone (0, 90, 180, 270), and to move the selected stone.
- enable/disable stone collections. (take turns)
PS. if you don't know where i can find a source similar to this game, sites with game souces are also welcome.
Thanks alot :D

Ok, here's what i already have.
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class quadsapplet extends Applet
//declaraties voor stenen
private Steen Steen1;
     private Steen[] steentjesSpeler1;
private Steen[] steentjesSpeler2;
private Steen[] speelBord;
     private static Image achtergrond;
     private String plaatje;
     private int vak1, vak2, vak3, vak4, x, y, xBord, yBord;
public TextField tekstvak1;
public TextField tekstvak2;
public TextField tekstvak3;
public Button knop;
public Button knop1;
//declaraties voor bord
private Bord bord;
     public void init()
tekstvak1 = new TextField();
tekstvak1.setBounds(10, 550, 70,30);
add (tekstvak1);
tekstvak2 = new TextField();
tekstvak2.setBounds(300, 550, 70,30);
add (tekstvak2);
tekstvak3 = new TextField();
tekstvak3.setBounds(700, 550, 70,30);
add (tekstvak3);
knop = new Button("Verplaats grijs");
knop.setBounds(150, 550, 100,30);
knop.addActionListener(new KnopHandler() );
add (knop);
knop1 = new Button("Verplaats zwart");
knop1.setBounds(450, 550, 100,30);
knop1.addActionListener(new Knop1Handler() );
add (knop1);
setBackground(new Color(150, 156, 223 ));
          steentjesSpeler1 = new Steen[18];
steentjesSpeler2 = new Steen[18];
speelBord = new Steen[36];
          vak1 = 1;
          vak2 = 1;
          vak3 = 1;
          vak4 = 1;
          xBord = 200;
yBord =10;
x = 20;
// bord
//stenen speler 1
          for(int i=0 ; i<18 ; i++)
               steentjesSpeler1[i] = new Steen(Color.black, x, y, vak1, vak2, vak3, vak4, false, "3");
steentjesSpeler1.setArrX(i);
               add(steentjesSpeler1[i]);
               System.out.println("Steen "+(i+1)+" created!" );
               plaatje = "./images/g"+(i+1)+".jpg";
               achtergrond = getImage( getDocumentBase(), plaatje );
               System.out.println(plaatje );
               steentjesSpeler1[i].setafbeelding( achtergrond );
               x += 70;
               if(x>99)
                    x = 20;
                    y += 60;
//stenen speler 2
for(int i=0 ; i<18 ; i++)
               steentjesSpeler2[i] = new Steen(Color.black, x + 630 , y - 540, vak1, vak2, vak3, vak4, false, "3");
               add(steentjesSpeler2[i]);
               System.out.println("Steen "+(i+1)+" created!" );
               plaatje = "./images/z"+(i+1)+".jpg";
               achtergrond = getImage( getDocumentBase(), plaatje );
System.out.println(plaatje );
steentjesSpeler2[i].setafbeelding( achtergrond );
               x += 70;
               if(x>99)
                    x = 20;
                    y += 60;
for(int i=0 ; i<36 ; i++)
               speelBord[i] = new Steen(Color.black, xBord, yBord, vak1, vak2, vak3, vak4, false, "3");
speelBord[i].setArrX(i);
//speelBord[1] = new Steen(Color.black, xBord, yBord, 1,1,1,1, false, "3");
add(speelBord[i]);
System.out.println("Steen "+(i+1)+" created!" );
               plaatje = "./images/"+(i+1)+".jpg";
               achtergrond = getImage( getDocumentBase(), plaatje );
               System.out.println(plaatje );
               speelBord[i].setafbeelding( achtergrond );
               xBord += 70;
               if(xBord>550)
                    xBord = 200;
                    yBord += 70;
          setLayout( null );
} // eind init()
class KnopHandler implements ActionListener
public void actionPerformed ( ActionEvent e)
String invoer1 = tekstvak1.getText();
int getal1 = -1;
getal1 = Integer.parseInt( invoer1 );
String invoerstring2 = tekstvak2.getText();
int getal2 = -1;
getal2 = Integer.parseInt( invoerstring2 ) ;
speelBord[getal2].afbeelding = steentjesSpeler1[getal1].afbeelding;
tekstvak2.setText("");
tekstvak1.setText("");
for (int teller = 0; teller<36; teller++){
speelBord[teller].repaint();
getal1 = -1;
getal2 = -1;
class Knop1Handler implements ActionListener
public void actionPerformed ( ActionEvent e)
String invoer3 = tekstvak3.getText();
int getal11 = -1;
getal11 = Integer.parseInt( invoer3 );
String invoerstring22 = tekstvak2.getText();
int getal22 = -1;
getal22 = Integer.parseInt( invoerstring22 ) ;
speelBord[getal11].afbeelding = steentjesSpeler2[getal22].afbeelding;
tekstvak2.setText("");
tekstvak3.setText("");
for (int teller = 0; teller<36; teller++){
speelBord[teller].repaint();
getal11 = -1;
getal22 = -1;
//tekenen van het bord
/*public void paint( Graphics g )
//bord.tekenBord( g, 172, 20);
//g.drawString(Bord.bord[0][0]);
My problems right now are,
- i can't select more than 1 stone
- i can't rotate 1 stone (i did rotate them all, but that's a bit useless)
- i can't make players to take turns.
- i can't move stones, i can only copy them...
So if i can't use source codes, does anyone know a tutorial for all this?
PS. sorry about the dutch code.

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