this is crazy, so it seems to me. i have played Vampire: The Redemption, and Thief on my Win98SE system without failure...but not High Heat Baseball 2002 (by 3DO).here are my current system specs:
OS --> Win98SE
RAM --> 256mb pc100
CPU --> PIII 600
HD --> Maxtor 20+ gig
GRAPHIC CARD --> Radeon VE 32mb
SOUND CARD --> Creative Sound Blaster 16
INTERNET --> LinkSys 10/100 Ethernet NIC
CD? --> Sony 16x/10x/40x cdrw burner
MONITOR --> Gateway EV700
DIRECTx --> DirectX 8.0a
KEYBOARD --> Gateway 101 key
here are my IRQ settings viewed by MY PROGRAM -> DEVICE MANAGER -> 2x click Computer:
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>>> system timer
01
>>> keyboard
02
>>> programmable interrup controller
03
>>> communications port -- port 2
04
>>> communications port -- port 1
05
>>> Creative Sound Blaster Live!
>>> IRQ holder for PIC steering
06
>>> standard floppy disk controller
07
>>> printer port (lpt1)
08
>>> system CMOS/real time clock
09
>>> *** IRQ not existent yet...because i deleted references to SB16 emulation, since IRQ 5 has Sound Blaster Live!
10
>>> Intel PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
>>> irq holder for pci steering
11
>>> LinkSys 10/100 NIC
>>> Radeon VE graphic card
>>> irq holder for pci steering
12
>>> ps/2 mouse compatible port
13
>>> numeric data processor
14
>>> Intel bus master ide controller
>>> primary ide controller
15
>>> Intel bus master ide controller
>>> secondar ide controller
here is what happening when i try to play the High Heat Baseball 2002 game:
loadup of game --> good
play music while loading up game --> good
display menus in game --> good
make selections in menu --> good
loadup of practice/HR derby/game --> good
introduction of players, show graphics, play music, "play ball!" --> bad...machine locks up....
what do i do from here? i should be able to play my High Heat Baseball 2002 game.
thank you,
Thomas
