Vista - Thief 3

Keep getting this error message every time I run it, I have tried ever
compatibility and even installed the latest ATI drivers. I have Direct X
10 and 3 gigs of memory!

"Wizard of OCD" <non4@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:482363c1$0$5696$4c368faf@xxxxxxWhy did you start a new thread on the same, ongoing problem?

Did you have any success on the Thief III forum that Andy pointed you to in
reply to your last post??

Does this happen when you try to install the game, or to play it? Your posts
are ambiguous....

On Thu, 08 May 2008 16:34:00 -0400, Wizard of OCD <non4@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Download Directx9 and install that to Vista. It won't overwrite any
DX10 files, just adds a file that is missing that some older games
need. If that doesn't work then maybe you need to install C++ runtime
files. I have Thief3 but don't have it installed. Maybe I will install
it later and see if I get the same error.

Install, game installs perfect, then when I go to run game that it
throws up error message



Olórin wrote:

>> "Wizard of OCD" <non4@xxxxxx> wrote in messageWizard of OCD <non4@xxxxxx> wrote in
news:482650b8$0$5721$4c368faf@xxxxxx:
Sounds like this is a common problem with Vista and Thief 3.

http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83627

The thread here is a website dedicated to Looking Glass games like Thief
series, and System Shock. More than likely the suggestions here will fix
whatever problem you may be experiencing.

Thief came out long before Vista so there are bound to be problems. Try
some of the suggestions on this site for Thief 3 and Vista, respond to
this thread if nothing helps, and explain what you tried to get the game
to work so we don't offer repeat advice.

Good luck,
A.
--
-A.

Andy, Have tried several suggestions. a couple of them seem like
suggestions that my IT department at work gives when they don't know the
answer to anything.

such as trying to install direct x 9 over DX10 that just seems like your
begging for trouble there. this is a brand new system I'm not mucking
about with untested theories.

Andy [YaYa] wrote:

>>>> "Wizard of OCD" <non4@xxxxxx> wrote in messageWizard of OCD <non4@xxxxxx> wrote in
news:482c5e58$0$31725$4c368faf@xxxxxx:
Dude, top down responses, you're confusing the hell outta me.

Installing DirectX 9 in Vista is safe, it just updates DirectX 9 and
earlier files, it won't touch DirectX 10 stuff.

Nice thing about DirectX, is it's well tested. You can install DirectX 3
(The first DirectX with an installer) onto Vista and it won't effect your
DirectX 10.1 installation files. Just don't try to delete DirectX from your
HD. You CAN, sorta in Windows 2k or Pre-XP OSs, but XP and Vista come with
DirectX, simply removing the Dx*.dll files would be bad.

Trust me, DirectX has been tested. You really can't mess it up. The problem
is not with DirectX, it may be something else is causing problems for
DirectX, but the DirectX system is pretty much install and go.

No one would use it if it wasn't any good, OpenGL could of easily taken up
the slack if DirectX failed, but it didn't and here we are.

I think the problem is people think DirectX is something it isn't, all
DirectX does is lets game developers create games using one language, then
DirectX translates that unversal language into something your video card
and audio card (of which every one is different) can understand.

If your video or audio card drivers are stupid or some other program on
your computer is trying to do something it's not supposed to, then you
might get a crash or whatever, but this problem is not DirectX related. If
you installed DirectX via the DXWEBSETUP.EXE program, you have EVERY
version of DirectX on your system that's currently supported.

Dude, I work in IT (part time), Were all a bunch of retards when it comes
to game compatibility. Talk to someone who works tech support or customer
support in Video Games (I used too). Look in the Thief 3 manual, see if
their tech support phone number still works.

I know the old Maxis games (Like SimAnt, or SimCity 2000), you can call the
OLD Maxis Walnut Creek office phone numbers and they will redirect you to
the new EA Support lines in Redwood City.

There are people on the forum I linked earlier that have answers to your
problem, if you post there you'll get a response from people who live on
Thief. If you're really desperate, let me know, i'll see if I can find a
copy of the game to test.
--
-A.