Rome TW Unplayable PLZ help!

[EatYerGreens]

I've so far not attempted to go to XP SP2. Wondering about how many progs it will knobble.

Just out of interest, when you pick up a major M$ update of this sort, is it putting drivers in place which might actually be older versions than you already had, so you have to go back to all your special gfx/snd/mobo sites and redo all the driver updates?

[Tomcat]

SP2 may contain "generic" MS driver updates and things like DirectX 9.0c but not specific videocard/soundcard type drivers. So it is highly unlikely you will have to reapply specific gfx/snd/mobo drivers you already have. In any event, if SP2 finds later versions already installed, I would expect it to ask before overwriting a newer version - MS have certainly done this in the past.

Like you though, I see no reason to apply SP2 as yet and I will backup my whole system before I do!

Tomcat

[Raven2004]

Have fun.

I should wait until next tuesday.

[boot]

You had to up date the the drivers did you?....im happy its now running and im glad you came back to tell us the prolem and how you solved it..thats good coz i was getting worried...We must HElp eachother out....if you can when you got time can u post a screen shot and what rez and spec..?please.

Thank you
Boot

[element]

Hey guys here is my problem statement and the solution

Problem: After installation I tried to play the game, but when i clicked on the shortcut or on the play rome total war it said please instert the correct cd. Problem was the correct cd WAS inserted.

Solution: Right Click my computer, go to properties, click on the hardware tab, click device manager, you now need to find IDE ATA/ATAPI Controlers. Click this. Whatever device is below this you need to update your drivers for. In my case I had to update my NVidia Platform driver. I went to www.nvidia.com went to download drivers at the top of the webpage. I then went to platform, unified, and chose windows xp. Install this, restart and WHALLA. Rome here we come.

Hopefully this helps you all and wasnt confusing. Once I got ahold of a REAL person on the phone at activision they were most helpfull. Call the number in the back of your manuall to get some help. Realize that you'll have to go through an automated system before you get real person!

I would also like to post my impressions of the game in the rome tw thread for all you Europeans out there, since im at work romeless for the next 4 hours. How many posts do I have to have to get over there?

[Colovion]

great followup - we should start a Stickied post with "Problems and Solutions"