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Guest
11-13-2001, 04:17 PM
I installed max payne and got the error that i did not have Directx 8.0. It
was "Max Payne requires DirectX 8.0 or later. Please see (and so on)." I
then installed 8.0 from the max payne disk. When I restarted my computer,
it stopped at the Windows ME screen and just kept making loading noises. I
pressed esc so i could see what was happening. It was constantly repeating
something like "cannot update file %1 to %2" or something. So when it
finished, Windows ME started, and i determined that 8.0 had been installed.
So i try max payne again, and i get the same error. So i download Directx
8.1 from Microsoft.com and install it. the same thing happens with the
stopping at the Windows screen, but it finished and loaded Windows. I STILL
got the same error that i didnt have DX 8.0. I bought the game used, if
that makes any difference, and my sytem is a Compaq 850 mhz P3 with 128 megs
RAM and an NVIDIA Xtasy 5564 GeForce 2 MX graphics card. I emailed Talonsoft and i tried everything they told me except tyo update drivers (and I REALLY prefer not to, I tried and it totally messed up my picture and i quickly changed it back)Please help! Sorry if it's a cliche, but I cant find any simple answers! I also downloaded the 1.02 patch.

Thank you all

Neszis

[ 11-13-2001: Message edited by: Neszis ]

Guest
11-14-2001, 09:52 PM
I have the same problem. Running Win XP(DirectX 8.1) and have the "made for XP" driver for my ATI 128 Rage card and updated Win XP drivers for my intel 440bx chip set. Have the latest Max Payne update. Still nothing....same error when trying to exe. Please HELP!