Amattata Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Okay, so here's the thing. I have LRR for windows 95/98. My computer is XP, has been for ages. Recently I had my whole computer reformatted because it was quite slow, and the disk drive was replaced. Thing is, before my computer was reformatted LRR would run fine. I never had to change any settings, or troubleshoot anything with it. Since it's been reformatted, it hasn't run at all. After it was reformatted, I reinstalled the exact same copy of Windows XP that I had, reinstalled all my old games (including CnCRA2, which is about the same age), but LRR won't work. I am able to install it, but as soon as I attempt to run either of the shortcuts, or the exe file, I immediately recieve an error message saying "LegoRR.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close..." etc and asks if I want to send an error report. The only thing I can think of is that the new disk drive that was put in may be too fast to read from the disk properly, meaning it would be a problem with the hardware not the software. But since I don't know much about computers this is probably just some bull that I've made up. Has anyone had a similar problem, or has anyone got any ideas for how I can fix it? Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 A disk drive being too fast probably isn't the problem. Is the disk scratched up? Have you tried running it in compatibility mode? Open the shortcut properties, and ad -compatibility to the path. I think... Ask around. This happens a lot here. But eventually we get it sorted out. You might have to buy a new copy of the game. Cyrem (admin) has a list of place that you can buy it somewhere here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 You might have to reinstall all the program you had before the reformatting for in xp, some programs stop running if you uninstall others. Also, is your operating system at the same update level as before? Nearly forgot: maybe it's your graphics card. Which type do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I think you could be right about something to do with the disk/disk drive. I too have the 95/98 version of LRR, and also run on XP. Whenever I click on any shortcuts to start LRR, and I don't have my disk in, I get that same error. As for what exactly with the disk/disk drive could be wrong, I'm don't really know. I would suggest checking for scratches, etc on the disk, but since you said you could install from it, the disk still seems to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 You have tried going through the FAQ right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amattata Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Yeah I've tried running in compatibility mode, even tried playing around with the monitor settings, but with the same results each time. My OS is fully updated, although I'm not sure if it's been updated since the computer was reformatted (it was done a couple of months ago). My graphics card is an RS300 AGP, which is what it's always been, and I've never experienced any graphical problems. And yeah I've checked FAQs too. Really found no help there. Interesting note: Yesterday (in my desperation) I checked the (holy) LRR instruction manual (now held together with tape and kept in a plastic sleeve) and it says that LRR can't be run on Windows NT operating systems or Windows 95/98 emulated systems.well does that include compatibility mode? Either way thats how I used to run it so doesn't really matter. I might just end up buying another copy if I can't fix it... :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Does the disk have "windows xp compatible" printed on the front? Also, run CLGen.exe and play with he options. Everyone knows the troubles I had running rr after I got a new nvidia card, and could only run it by setting an option in clgen, then running rr. Even after that, some of them crashed on loading, and others were just very laggy. So, just play around with default-voodo2-savage3D. BTW, I never had to run rr in compatibility mode in xp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I'm actually interested in what the difference between the 95/98 compatible version and the so-called XP version. By that I mean the file size/byte differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amattata Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Yep tried playing with Graphic Card options but didn't change anything. It just refuses to run the exe, so I guess maybe one of the data files is damaged. For Cyrem: With the differences between versions all I can tell you is that the 95/98 takes 150 mb to install, the disk size is 534mb. Oh and it uses DirectX version 6. I Don't know if that's of interest to you. For the XP version they probably just were able to modify it to run on Windows NT OSs or something. Oh well, I'll just get another copy from somewhere. Cheers for the suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirevam Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I find it weird that your disk is only 534 megs when mine is 629. Even if you add on the 150 that's installed (though it would still be on the disk) you get 684 megs, which leaves too much data unaccounted for. Since I ended a sentence in a preposition, I'll have to say that maybe your disk isn't being read completely, either from scratches or perhaps a bad reader. Either way, getting another disk is a good idea, but you might want to check and compare the filesizes of some other disks you have just to narrow down the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amattata Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Thanks; that does seem quite weird. My disk does have a lot of wear and tear on it, but I've been assuming the computer was the problem having been reformatted. I'll get around to buying new disk shortly, but I'll come back here and report on it. It'll be interesting to compare my copy with a brand new one. Once again, thanks. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aki Dazrold Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I don't know if this will work for you, but it's worth a shot. Follow this path: My computer C: Program Files LEGO Media Games Rock Raiders (or where ever it is, if you didn't put it there.) In this folder is the LegoRR executable. Run it. You should get a window that says "Mode Selection". There are two boxes in this window: one that says "Driver", and one that says "Device". Under Device, there should be two options: one that says "RGB Emulation" and one that says "Direct3D HAL". The latter is highlighted by default. Click the Emulation option to highlight it. There are two boxes in this window: one that says "Driver"' date=' and one that says "Device". [/quote'] Well, actually, there are three. There's on that says "Screen Mode" with two options (fullscreen and window) to it's left. Don't touch these, at least not yet. Anyway, after you've done that, click OK. If the game doesn't run, try changing the CLGen file to one of the other options (there should be three of them). Note that each time you click it, the highlight resets to default. If one of them works, memorize which one it was. If it still doesn't work, Imma smash my head into an ice block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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