Thanks. I tried to install the chipset driver at: http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=420&OSID=1&CatID=1070 but my computer crashed and i also installed the graphics drivers but without following the installation hints. Should I uninstall everything then reinstall what I need? A voyage of perceptions...of thoughts...of moments and possibilities...

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*scratching head* I think they put instructions up for a reason... "Milk was a bad choice!"

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is there really a need for sarcasm heropsycho2177 ? if you don't want to help,don't help,it's optional. firewire6587

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I changed my keyboard but it still happens. Is there any particular reason for my keyboard to lock up during the game? A voyage of perceptions...of thoughts...of moments and possibilities...

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"is there really a need for sarcasm heropsycho2177 ? if you don't want to help,don't help,it's optional." And I help plenty, thank you. I suggested he upgrade his chipset drivers. What have you suggested to help correct his issue? *Scrolling up* Nothing... If you're seriously getting on me for the light reminder that he should have followed the instructions, especially when he saw them, not sure what to tell you except lighten up. I didn't personally insult him or anything like that. "Milk was a bad choice!"

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your actions speak for themselves,heropsycho2177 or should i say adlibs.i know you help people but the adlibs are unecessary. firewire6587

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Dude, it's called humor. Settle down. Go fight world hunger or something much more worthwhile instead of the evil (?) that is light sarcasm. "Milk was a bad choice!"

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yeah i know what you're saying,i should quit my job as a professional idiot...lol i mainly observe a lot of the posts that are on this site,and i usually offer help,if i have knowledge on the problem presented on the post,if not i move on to the next post. firewire6587

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Didn't say you were an idiot. A little uptight? Yes. Idiot? No. "Milk was a bad choice!"

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i never accused you of calling me a idiot,i just said that for the record.yeah i'd say i'm uptight a lot,i'm very much a critic. firewire6587

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It could be worse, you could be a lawyer. :-) "Milk was a bad choice!"

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this is a place for help! if ya wanna fight use private messages or use IM's

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F**k sake what is this. Goddamned installation instructions didn't work anyway as my computer decided to start being an assh**e , probably because its made out of s**t and operates on a god forsaken program called windows ME. It likes to crash when doing various crap, its no wonder the game doesnt work properly. The best solution is probably to smash everything with my fist and get a new computer. Anyway the game seems to work fine graphically, its just I lose mouse and keyboard control. A voyage of perceptions...of thoughts...of moments and possibilities...

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oh yeah i forgot to mention that the guy with the keyboard locks was also running on Windows ME. At a time I also had windows ME and red faction going, and encountered start up problems with the game occasionally (directX related). Since then the guy with keyboard locks and I have moved on to Windows XP, with no problems running the game. I'm not sure if windows ME does this, but in XP you can right click the program .exe and choose an option to run the game in a differernt compatibility mode. This fix is used to overcome a bug in red faction when dual core CPU users under a windows XP OS cannot play the game, they get huge spike lags. Just throwing it out there that the game engine isnt perfect and the game company volition are real slackers to updates. As I mentioned before, it would probably be wiser to put effort at this forum instead to hopefully solve your problem http://redfaction.levels4you.com/

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yeah true heropsycho2177,but if only i got paid like a lawyer only then would i be happy lol.... Needalilhelp,this website is all about helping people,and no we're not fighting most of us users all joke around with each other all the time,and when someone needs help we do our best to help the user solve thier computer problem. firewire6587

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Thanks for the info keatharo. As people contributing to this problem may know, I'm not exactly a computer wizard so when you say you can right click the .exe how exactly do I do this? A voyage of perceptions...of thoughts...of moments and possibilities...

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Jason, WinME doesn't do that anyway. If you're running WinME, all I can say is good luck. It's probably the worst operating system Microsoft ever made besides maybe DOS4. "Milk was a bad choice!"

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jason,heropsycho2177 hit the nail right on the head about win me,win me is undoubtely the worst os out of all microsoft's os's you might want to buy a retail version of either xp home or xp pro,win me is too buggy anyways,do yourself a favor and upgrade to xp you'll be glad you did,and plus you'll have a lot less headaches....lol i know from experience because i used to have a oem machine that came with win me,i feel your pain !! lol firewire6587

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OK change of subject. Say I have a win XP CD, how do I go about upgrading to it? Does the CD just replace ME and will all my existing programs work after? Thanks A voyage of perceptions...of thoughts...of moments and possibilities...

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If you conduct an upgrade installation, theoretically all your programs will work after install, etc. But from practical experience, an in place upgrade often doesn't work well, most of the time causing your system to run far slower than it should, but often causing system instability as well. I always recommend despite how much of a royal pain in the butt it is to backup your important data, reformat your hard drive, starting from scratch. It's very worth it in the end. "Milk was a bad choice!"

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