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'unexpected catastrophic failure'
Name: josed101 Date: December 20, 2008 at 12:58:34 Pacific OS: Vista CPU/Ram: . Product: . / .
Comment:
When I run one of my chess programs, Chessmaster 9.0, I get the error message: "Unexpected catastrophic failure! Please investigate then kill process. (0x0be0dead)" and then the program is broken. I'm not sure what this means but it might have something to do with this I think.
Name: itguru Date: December 21, 2008 at 06:55:17 Pacific
Reply:
Even version 10 IS NOT VISTA Compatable:
System Requirements Supported OS: Windows® 98, ME, XP (only) Processor: Pentium® III 450 MHz or AMD Duron™ 600 MHz RAM: 128 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended) Video Card: 3D Video card (optional) and 3D video card with 32 MB RAM (recommended) DirectX® 9 compatible Sound card: optional but recommended DirectX Version: DirectX 9 (optional because included on disc) CD-ROM drive speed: 4X Hard Drive space: 450MB Multiplay: Internet connection (56 Kbps or better) or LAN Supported Video cards at Time of Release: ATI 7500 or better, NVidia GeForce or better
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