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Amani Moseley
Registered User
Join date: 23 Jan 2005
Posts: 17
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03-31-2005 23:24
This not popping up at all problem when you double click is not a non XP issue. I have the same issue and I'm on an XP This new version is justt screwed up. obviously not just a windows98 and lower issue im on windows ME and cant get in, cant get the icon to start the program, I tried uninstalling reinstalling restarting and nothing still .. |
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Fieron Shang
Registered User
Join date: 30 Mar 2005
Posts: 27
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04-01-2005 00:09
gah why can't it just work in win98? WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?!?! CMON!!!!!!!!
well i hope the lindens are happy that i can't complete my game project, it was probibly gonna be big.... but nope! sl just had to not work in win98, if i had the money i would upgrade but i dont' so i guess its not just my loss... |
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Fieron Shang
Registered User
Join date: 30 Mar 2005
Posts: 27
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04-01-2005 00:11
obviously not just a windows Me and lower issue im on windows ME and cant get in, cant get the icon to start the program, I tried uninstalling reinstalling restarting and nothing still .. really?! hmmm... well then... maybe theres hope for us win98ers after all  |
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Amani Moseley
Registered User
Join date: 23 Jan 2005
Posts: 17
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04-01-2005 00:16
yea lets hope that they figure it out and fix by tomorrow, i am seriosuly going thru withdrawls and getting really really pissed off...
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Mordred Lehane
Mechanical Alchemist
Join date: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 109
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04-01-2005 04:09
thats gives me a little hope if its not just the 98ers who are having troubles..
it seems a bit silly to alienate a decent percentage of the playerbase (regardless of the recommended specs) over something like font issues... i suppose all we can do is keep bringing it to the lindens attention. |
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Jonathan Moe
Second Life Resident
Join date: 2 Nov 2004
Posts: 83
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04-01-2005 04:57
Fieron
Are you sure it's cuz of Win98, as last week mine did exactly what your saying yours is doing. I unistalled the game and installed it again from scratch. After that i got a msg tellin me to update my drivers. After looking that up i tried again and it came up with two options help or cancel, when i chose cancel it loaded up normally. |
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Zina LeMay
Registered User
Join date: 23 Jan 2005
Posts: 237
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04-01-2005 05:06
OMG
Can't believe that so many people are having so much trouble. I have been trying to get in since 12midnite last night when it was scheduled to go live - couldn't then, couldn't 12 hours later and now am at work and dread what is going to happen when I try again when I get home tonite. Please, please, please work.... Greatest sympathies to all out there who are having a hard time of it. (PS does anyone know the latest scores at the gnoming factory? if I loose my lead because of this I am REALLY gonna be upset!!!) |
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Karsten Rutledge
Linux User
Join date: 8 Feb 2005
Posts: 841
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04-01-2005 06:47
obviously not just a windows98 and lower issue im on windows ME and cant get in, cant get the icon to start the program, I tried uninstalling reinstalling restarting and nothing still .. WinME is basically Win98 with pretty icons and a severe case of itreallysucks. Win2000 and XP are not even built off of the Win95/98/ME core. That line died at ME, and good riddance. It should be interesting to see how many more times people have to say 'You must upgrade to 2000 or XP!' before people stop asking the same question, in the same thread, and getting the same answer. Alternatively, as one person suggested, there's always Linux. Mmm. _____________________
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Amani Moseley
Registered User
Join date: 23 Jan 2005
Posts: 17
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04-01-2005 06:49
well it still wont come up for me the icon is dead, i wonder if there is a back door isp we can use i know alot of people that had to use one to get into there when there icons randomly went dead.. i do not think its a version issue but we will see when linden opens up what they let us know.. b/c i have tried uninstalling reinstalling updating drivers and still nothing dont know what else it could be.. good luck to all .. hopefully yall arent going thru withdrawl like i am
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Amani Moseley
Registered User
Join date: 23 Jan 2005
Posts: 17
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04-01-2005 06:51
WinME is basically Win98 with pretty icons and a severe case of itreallysucks. Win2000 and XP are not even built off of the Win95/98/ME core. That line died at ME, and good riddance. It should be interesting to see how many more times people have to say 'You must upgrade to 2000 or XP!' before people stop asking the same question, in the same thread, and getting the same answer. Alternatively, as one person suggested, there's always Linux. Mmm. is not the case as 3 of my friends are on windows 98 and were able to play last night. |
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Freyja Hathor
Registered User
Join date: 1 Oct 2004
Posts: 29
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04-01-2005 08:48
I loaded the new version and i get to where it says contacting user server, then it goes right back to the log in screen. Doesn't seem like the program isn't responding. This doesn't make sense. My other computer works just fine, I'm curious about firewall setting?
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Kelly Linden
Linden Developer
Join date: 29 Mar 2004
Posts: 896
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04-01-2005 09:04
We are currently working on getting log ins working again. No ETA right now. Check the following thread for more updates:
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Lee Linden
llBuildMonkey();
Join date: 31 Dec 1969
Posts: 743
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04-01-2005 13:33
If you are running Windows 98, Windows 98SE, or Windows ME, you will NOT be able to run Second Life 1.6.
As listed in our FAQ, and on the download page where you downloaded Second Life, SL requires Windows 2000 and XP. 2000/XP feature a ton of core operating system enhancements that Second Life needs to run properly. We've looked into 98/ME support, but those OS's are an immense workload to get any form of compatibility with, and most machines still running 98 don't meet Second Life's system requirements anyway. It comes down to the amount of work it'd take to provide that support, versus what we could do in the same time, i.e. provide better support for XP users with Intel graphics (which includes many newly-purchaseable retail PCs). |
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Catherine Omega
Geometry Ninja
Join date: 10 Jan 2003
Posts: 2,053
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04-01-2005 13:56
b/c i have tried uninstalling reinstalling updating drivers and still nothing dont know what else it could be.. It's that you're running 9x. I'm sorry, but you're not going to get it to work. _____________________
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Zelinna Jacques
Whispers by Zelinna
Join date: 17 Aug 2004
Posts: 76
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04-02-2005 07:48
Are you running Windows 95, 98, or ME? If so, upgrade. SL only runs on Windows 2000, XP and Mac OS X 10.3. Wanted to let you know.... I upgraded last night from windows 98, to xp that included the service pack 2... also... updated some drivers for video card, and believe.. some chip thing (hahaha tell Im not a pc wiz) on the motherboard. Woot...... it worked!!! I was very frustrated and anguished to know..my SL icon was dead.... however would like to say to Cathrine Omega....... thank you so much..for all your input during the major storm with frustrated residents during a high peek time.....and the patients you gave to all..... hugs hon..... Z |
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Zarah Dawn
Adorned Owner & SL Model
Join date: 3 Feb 2004
Posts: 284
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1.6, win98, and winXP
04-02-2005 11:32
Well, I bit the bullet, and bought WinXP. I knew I was running SL on borrowed time anyhow. I had, before installing, gone to microsoft and run the upgrade report tool. Uninstalled some hardware, undated some drivers, and ran scandisk to check for errors. Then made sure I had backups of what I might loose. Installed....... no glitches. There was a few things that wouldn't let me update until I had the XP OS on my comp, so I installed as is making note of the warnings as they appeared. reinstalled my hardware & Voila! did it work?...... YES! resoundingly ..... was "in-game" last night for 2+ hrs no freezes, no glitches, heck it didn't even freeze up for as a second..... it usually did on win98 and my lag wasn't nearly as severe. Anyhow..... at least one happy customer
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Fieron Shang
Registered User
Join date: 30 Mar 2005
Posts: 27
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04-02-2005 13:45
If you are running Windows 98, Windows 98SE, or Windows ME, you will NOT be able to run Second Life 1.6. As listed in our FAQ, and on the download page where you downloaded Second Life, SL requires Windows 2000 and XP. 2000/XP feature a ton of core operating system enhancements that Second Life needs to run properly. We've looked into 98/ME support, but those OS's are an immense workload to get any form of compatibility with, and most machines still running 98 don't meet Second Life's system requirements anyway. It comes down to the amount of work it'd take to provide that support, versus what we could do in the same time, i.e. provide better support for XP users with Intel graphics (which includes many newly-purchaseable retail PCs). why? why couldn't you have made sl more diverse so that almost every comp can run it... WHY DARN IT??!?!?!?! are you like getting profits from xp sales or something?! |
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Catherine Omega
Geometry Ninja
Join date: 10 Jan 2003
Posts: 2,053
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04-02-2005 14:00
why? why couldn't you have made sl more diverse so that almost every comp can run it... WHY DARN IT??!?!?!?! are you like getting profits from xp sales or something?! It comes down to the amount of work it'd take to provide that support, versus what we could do in the same time, i.e. provide better support for XP users with Intel graphics (which includes many newly-purchaseable retail PCs). _____________________
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iDream Rebel
Member
Join date: 10 Mar 2005
Posts: 33
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04-03-2005 04:42
Just to chip in here, game crashes for me, on startup, as soon as it tries to detect graphics, and the screen goes black and back to desktop, it crashes..
I am using windows server, the funny thing is, it started up ok before i updated the server to SP1, so i asume SL has a problem with SP1. Currently i have uninstalled SL, since i cannot do a thing with it. Mike |
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Catherine Omega
Geometry Ninja
Join date: 10 Jan 2003
Posts: 2,053
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04-03-2005 05:00
Just to chip in here, game crashes for me, on startup, as soon as it tries to detect graphics, and the screen goes black and back to desktop, it crashes.. I am using windows server, the funny thing is, it started up ok before i updated the server to SP1, so i asume SL has a problem with SP1. _____________________
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iDream Rebel
Member
Join date: 10 Mar 2005
Posts: 33
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04-03-2005 05:12
Tried and didont work, i guess becuase SL has to detect the graphics card when you first run it, it cant save its config out ether, since the crash happens before its able too, otherwize would try to edit it.
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iDream Rebel
Member
Join date: 10 Mar 2005
Posts: 33
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04-03-2005 07:00
Reverted back without SP1, SL works again, do SL plant to support the latest versions of windows ?
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Lordfly Digeridoo
Prim Orchestrator
Join date: 21 Jul 2003
Posts: 3,628
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04-03-2005 11:05
Reverted back without SP1, SL works again, do SL plant to support the latest versions of windows ? Out of morbid curiosity, why are you running consumer-grade apps on a Windows Server machine? LF _____________________
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Carnildo Greenacre
Flight Engineer
Join date: 15 Nov 2003
Posts: 1,044
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04-03-2005 22:33
Reverted back without SP1, SL works again, do SL plant to support the latest versions of windows ? Is this Server 2003? I wouldn't try running games of any sort on that. _____________________
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Kasandra Morgan
Self-Declared Goddess
Join date: 17 Mar 2004
Posts: 639
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04-03-2005 22:45
They can't make games to run on a 7 year old OS just because some people refuse to upgrade.
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