critical error

[[HWY]Bull pup 223]

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me. I got my girlfriend a copy of AA, but when I installed it and went to play I got a critical error about a missing package for the windrv. I have no clue how to fix it. Her computer has a pentiumIII 1gig processor, and an Invidia Geforce2 64MB graphics card. If you need more info let me know. Thank you!

[eddiek]

does she have the latest directx i mean 8.1 ?

[deaths workers]

wow i never met anyone who gave his girlfriend aa for a present nice :wink:

[eddiek]

is that was a present ? cuz i didn't see in messege present ?

[[HWY]Bull pup 223]

yes it was a present, and I downloaded the latest direct x on her computer, but her little sister got on before I could install it. But I will be there tommorow to install it. Why?

[IsZi]

Pretty cheap "present" there. LOL
;) 8-)

[[HWY]Bull pup 223]

yea yea yea....I know, but I'm unemployed. And she likes it better then anything else I've ever given her. I think it's cuz she can shoot me :P

[IsZi]

Yes... something she's probably wanted to do for quite some time now.

;-) 8-)

[[HWY]Bull pup 223]

lol....I can't say she wouldn't want to :D

[eddiek]

you really need that direct x that 99% of the prob probably

[TR-JustinMc06-]

ya, if something is wrong just blame it on the directX 8.1

[-(Oc)-Mavric]

If that all fales goto the americas army web site www.americasarmy.com click on support, at the bottom there is a link for a live chat with one of their support staff, there is usualy a line, but they can figure out any thing... :) be shure to have the error message ready for them... :)

It does sound like a direct X problem, you need 8.1 or better.

Check the version
Start menu
Run
dxdiag
:) there is a lot of useful info there.

[Mschadt]

Another thing you might try before waiting in line for IRC tech Go to your 'Army Operations\SystemInfoAAO' folder and run the program called 'SystemInfoWindow.exe'. That might pin down the problem. Also every time I've had an error like that I just reinstall it over and over until it works. If you do have to go into the IRC be sure the copy the error message into a text file so you can spit it out right when they ask.

BTW that SystemInfoWindow program ain't the best thing. I think they probably spent about 10 minutes scripting it. It tells me I have an out dated version of Direct X, Last time I checked 9 comes after 8 on the number line :lol:

[deaths workers]

i found aafiles.com the best site to download from but thats just me :wink:

[[HWY]Bull pup 223]

well we got it fixed. Had to update directx, and display drivers. then had to update AA itself, from 1.2.0. Thanx for all your help!

[eddiek]

:lol: i said it was direct x you can blame direct x for half of the problams :lol:

[TR-JustinMc06-]

yep, DirectX is the prob probley 75% of the time.