Common Problems READ HERE FIRST!!! (Updated 15/09/2009)

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Nyerguds wrote:So only the "Acceleration" value in CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\ is needed? Nice

Yeah, disabling the Audio Acceleration is only needed not the Audop Drivers too.
As far as the GUI based Slider option goes, turn it down to "Basic Acceleration"

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET It Works. ^^

Bwhahahaha.

I forgot to remove the "C:\>" from second "Reg" command re-enabling it, so with that fixed, IT WORKS ^^.
C&C95 is done and a SL Entry is Finished.
so on to the next on The Red Alerts.

And when I'm done I'll have a Nice Present for all of you, Assuming some one doesn't mind hosting the files (Archive)...

EDIT:
Well all the Batch files work except the Gaming Center Management Software we use refuses to use the two batch file method, I.E. it will only work with a single batch... so I switched to the more important of the two the second one (Sound Acceleration fix).
All The games (C&C95, RA1, RA2, RA2-YR, Tiberian Sun) run great. Here's a quick report.

C&C95, RA1 -- Only seem to use one CPU core anyway, the rest...

RA2, RA2-YR, Tiberian Sun... -- are set to both cores by default so the ForceCore fix might be needed, but they seem to work fine without it.

I had to also edit the path and make it full not just a relative path... >_<

start /wait "" "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Command & Conquer The First Decade\Command & Conquer(tm) Tiberian Sun(tm)\SUN\sun.exe"

oh don't get me wrong its works fine as it was before if your manually executing it, or if by a Desktop shortcut.. but SL didn't like the relative path..... >_<
Oh I'll upload my work if one of you guys would host it... like C&Patch or something.

sounds useful, I'm sure Nyerguds or Chickndipp could host it, then I can add it to the thread too...

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Frankaz wrote:sounds useful, I'm sure Nyerguds or Chickndipp could host it, then I can add it to the thread too...

ok, sweet... Just send me a PM (Nyerguds or Chickndipp??) with an email address to send it too or maybe... I have Filezilla so FTPing is an option.

Should I edit the Reg Strings to remove any Hardware sensitive info, ie to look like this from my other posts

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HDAUDIO\PCI_Vendor_ID\#String\DirectSound\Mixer Defaults"

\PCI_Vendor_ID
\#String
These two strings were shorten and renamed.

In the copies I will up load should I do that, and (This would be my first time actually contributing ^^) do all the usual stuff.
- Adding comments (so newbs don't get confused lol )
- Adding Licensing (Junks?)
- And what ever else you guys think should go in??

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problem with distributing this is that these ID strings are totally different on every machine...

Interesting, someone gimme a breif overview of this topic? I read someting about command args, i could build this into a launcher that would read the option from the INI...

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Nyerguds wrote:problem with distributing this is that these ID strings are totally different on every machine...

I know. Thats why each person will need to hunt down their specific registry string....

Its not that hard, just point to a basic tutorial on-line or we write one up and add it too the archive package..?

CCHyper wrote:Interesting, someone gimme a brief overview of this topic? I read something about command args, i could build this into a launcher that would read the option from the INI...

I work(Free

) at a gaming center, a little more then a year ago, late summer '07 before I started working for him, I suggested he get TFD because it has all the older Command & Conquer games together.. I wasn't aware at the time just how BAD the compilation was... I am great full for all the dedication from C&C Gaming Community to make them...

I was hoping to use a universal Command line Arug like...
Rundll32.exe ..................................................................
that would disable the Sound Acceleration without the hassle of searching for the reg entry itself since it would be partially different from PC to PC...

but the current solution works for us.

@echo off
:: Disable Audio Acceleration
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HDAUDIO\PCI_Vendor_ID\#String\DirectSound\Mixer Defaults" /v Acceleration /t REG_DWORD /d 15 /f

start /wait "" "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Command & Conquer The First Decade\Command & Conquer(tm) Tiberian Sun(tm)\SUN\sun.exe"

:: Re-Enable Audio Acceleration
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HDAUDIO\PCI_Vendor_ID\#String\DirectSound\Mixer Defaults" /v Acceleration /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

but Vista Apparently doesn't use the acceleration key, and I don't know if it would work on a Win2k PC so for the moment its an XP Fix?

Are you talking about building it into the TFD Launcher?
in that case

tfd-launcher.ini
{
cnc95-sca = yes
cnc95-dsa = yes

cncra1-sca = yes
cncra1-dsa = yes

cncra2-sca = yes
cncra2-dsa = yes

cncra2yr-sca = yes
cncra2yr-dsa = yes

}
dsa = Disable Sound Acceleration
sca = Single Core Affinity.

might look something like that.

Nope, i could just hook some code into the RA launcher and, adding the args it would parse over to the main executable, these logics enabled via the INI

Will one of you guys (Nyerguds, CCHyper, or other)... at some point contact me via PM if one of you is willing to host the TFD-Acceleration Fix Archive...

I'm even going to through in desktop shortcuts, but they may need updating if the install is in a different location...

What I need advice on is the other support files that will go in the archive
Info file, copyright data( do I even need this at all?), acknowledgments (Nyerguds thanks for Helping me^^), etc???????????????

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I got exams for the following 2 and a half weeks, so I won't be very active... feel free to send the whole shebang to my email address though. It's just my nickname at gmail.com

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Nyerguds wrote:I got exams for the following 2 and a half weeks, so I won't be very active... feel free to send the whole shebang to my email address though. It's just my nickname at gmail.com

ok

. Thanks.

Again good luck with your exams. If you don't mind what are you studying?

About this...?

Melchior wrote:What I need advice on is the other support files that will go in the archive
Info file, copyright data( do I even need this at all?), acknowledgments (Nyerguds thanks for Helping me^^), etc???????????????

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Melchior wrote:ok . Thanks.

Again good luck with your exams. If you don't mind what are you studying?

Hardly the place to discuss that but anyway... um, in general, I'm studying to become Bachelor in Applied Informatics.
Specifically, at this moment, I'm studying the most boring thing I've ever had in my courses... Information Systems Management X_x
(I'm a programmer ffs. Do I care what enterprise managers need to do with computer-based automation systems for resource & production management... if I ever work on that kind of systems, THEY still make the decisions anyway. The course is an interesting read maybe, but certainly not worth an exam)

Melchior wrote:About this...?

Melchior wrote:What I need advice on is the other support files that will go in the archive
Info file, copyright data( do I even need this at all?), acknowledgments (Nyerguds thanks for Helping me^^), etc???????????????

Well for the rest, credit to the author of ForceCore, I'd say, with the URL of his website. That's probably about it

Thanks for the info.

When I get a chance I will make up an Archive and email it to you.
I have saved a copy of a draft email so I won't forget to email you.

Updated with extra Zero Hour help.

Guys (Frankaz), the common problems thread needs to be updated. (It only works for Vista Business and Ultimate)

Vista users should also disable User Account Control:
Start -> Control Panel -> Classic View -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy -> Local Polices -> Security Options ->
User Account Control: Behaviour of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode -> Change to: Elevate without prompting
User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode. Change to: Disable

This part needs to be scrapped.

Secpol (or the securities policy module) is only included in Vista Business and Vista Ultimate, rendering 99% of people who would need this advice without a solution. Not that 99% of people don't have Vista Ultimate, it's just that the ones who do can usually fix problems themselves.

Change it to this: (works for all Vista)

Elearen wrote:Vista users should also disable User Account Control. Although this usually unnecessary, there are instances where this has solved various user's problems.

* Hold the Windows button on your Keyboard and press the "R" key.
* In the box, type the following: msconfig, then click OK.
* Click Allow to grant this program administrative priveliges.
* The MSConfig program should appear. Click on the Tools Tab.
* Scroll to the "Disable User Account Control" script.
* Run it.
* Restart your computer.

UAC should now be disabled, automatically granting administrative priveliges to all programs, such as needed by RA2 and TibSun.

Or similar.

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is the Users Control Panel on the Home versions? if so I'll just add that instead...

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