G400 + W2K + Quake III = Lockup

[scsi_guru]

I have been trying to install Quake III Arena on my PIII 800 running W2K (SP2). I have a G400 using the latest drivers. My MOBO is a Tyan Trinity 400 (bios 1.07 - which is latest) and have installed the Via 4-in-1 drivers. I'm running a dual boot with Win98 and W2K. I had Quake III running under Win98 and took it off that partition to run it under W2K. Now after I install Quake III and run it for the first time it usually freezes my system after the ID Software screen. I have to reboot to get back in. I saw some previous posts about renaming the opengl32.dll but that didn't work. I installed the latest patches for the game but it still doesn't work. Can anyone help me with this??? Thanks!!!!

[This message has been edited by scsi_guru (edited 20 May 2001).]

[scsi_guru]

Bump...has anyone ever seen this before???

[scsi_guru]

I can't believe no one's seen this before...

[Rags]

When you say you have renamed the opengl32.dll, which one are you referring to? In other words, where was it located?

Rags

[scsi_guru]

It was located on my W2K partition

[Rags]

That's not what I mean. I meant what folder was it in?

Rags



[This message has been edited by Rags (edited 27 May 2001).]

[scsi_guru]

D:\winnt\system32

[Rags]

You renamed the wrong one. Leave that one alone, you should be looking for one in your Q3 directory somewhere.

Rags

[Rags]

Oh, and make sure that the opengl32.dll in your system32 folder is still there, and the name is correct.

Rags

[scsi_guru]

Thanks!! I'll give that a try and see what happens..Should I rename to anything or to something more specific?? Can't recall where I saw this.

[Rags]

Just rename it to anything I always name it opengl32.bak, that way if I use the 5.51 drivers in winme when I boot to it, I can find it quick and easy to rename it back to opengl32.dll for use in winme/win98 (this is the TurboGL file, if you are running a driver later than 5.51 in win9x, then you should just delete it).

Rags

[scsi_guru]

RAGS...can't find the file in my QIII directory. I even specified to search for hidden files and system files....

[Rags]

It must not be there then.

Okay, goto add/remove programs/Matrox Software and uninstall. Reboot, when windows picks up your video card, click CANCEL. Once windows has finished booting, install the Matrox drivers using the setup.exe, I suggest using the 5.52 drivers.

Rags

[scsi_guru]

Rags...gave the 5.52 drivers a try before leaving town on Sunday and I still can only get past the initial ID Software screen and then my PC locks with a constant white flash of the screen and a continual loop of sound...??? Any other suggestions???

[Rags]

Post up your complete system specs, it will be easier for us to see what's going on.

Rags