posted 06-16- 04:41 PM               

Every time i try to use certian imported planes,
sdoe will load until i see a glimpse of the cockpit then it will restet back to my desktop, I also can't update to the 1.50 patch, I get error message

>error ept0036: old file not found. however, a file off the same name was found. no update done since file contents do not match.<

I think my exe might be corrupt,

I would be very greatfull if someone could tell me of any links i could download the exe.

or, if anyone feels generous enough to e-mail it to me.

Thanks,

posted 06-16- 07:33 PM               

Install the "normal"-shipped version

Then the 1.5. official patch

(soundpacks etc ~ like the Meatwater stuff)

Read the readme of the user-build planes - most of them need some extra changes in some files...it should all be described in the readme of the planes...

This should work

posted 06-17- 06:24 AM               

But i should have mentioned that i can not reinstall sdoe from the cd, the install gets about half way through then freezes, i discovered this when i tried installing it on a friends m/c.

i really dont want to uninstall sdoe from my m/c as i know i wont be able to reinstall.

Any ideas ?

Will i have to re-buy SDOE ?

AMD K6-2 500Mhz,TNT2 ultra,
windows 98,alladin V chipset on main board

PS

Anyone had problems with tnt2 and alladin v chipset?

posted 06-18- 07:02 PM               

1. The 150 patch only works if you haven't fiddled with anything in the original install, even something as minor as the Sdemons.ini or keyboard.inp file, which are user-modifiable items. So therefore the originals of these files are important.

2. Just as a thought, perhaps the damaged files on your CD are the movies. TRY, when you do an install onto another machine, or yours if needs be, NOT CLICKING on the movies check-box at the beginning of the set-up.

It really worries me if I cannot make backup discs of programs. I only use my backup of FSSDOE and Red Baron to run or load the game. I recently bought Hidden and Dangerous, made my backup and hey presto! they have an anti-backup thingy which means the backup just won't run ...

I am thinking of taking it back because of this alone.