26-09-2004 18:15									#1
	Help!! CSG games under Win XP SP2 Tired of ads?

Thanks for the help. I've been able to get CTP working, under Compatability Mode settings, but cannot getthe CSG files to run properly. When I double click on them it just starts the game normally. I know you are supposed to run a regular game of CTP under version 1.2 to allow the game to Rewrite the Registry, but even after doing so, no luck. I have the 1.21 patch installed.

Geez...what a pathetic way to bail on a game , huh?

Help! I need to continue getting my butt kicked!!!

Cuaich

	26-09-2004 19:05									#2
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Sorry abouth the originating post...it was a copy of one sent to Flame Flash and Grandpa Troll.

I've installed CTP on a new machine running XP SP2. I have been able to get the game to run by using Compataility Mode. I've run the 1.2 patch, then run a game to allow that patch to write to the registry re: PBEM games. Then I've installed 1.21 patch. When I double click on CSG files, the game starts to the normal start screen, not the CSG file.



I cannot play my incoming turns. I do not want to cheat my opponents of the opportunity to apply a good butt-kicking so please help if you can!

Cheers
Cuaich

	27-09-2004 06:56									#3
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One would need to set up a .csg game send it to one's self, then the .csg will be properly registered. :0)

	27-09-2004 19:40									#4
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My sweetheart installed Service Pck2 on our XP side of my PC..about 2-3 weeks ago..

Now I am having someproblems, I tried to uninstall and it said successful and then problem persisted so I tried reinstalling service pack 2 but now am denied. I sent for the CD since I could off website..but even the cd wont allow updates...

strange


I am having the problem of accessing links...like now If I wanted to go to a post and see my profile.I get the window to come up and it simply hangs up partially open but you can see outline of the window with nothing in middle...

The way I get to my profile is I go the the page showing the various threads and click on where I was the latest poster I click on my name and no problems..

By The Way, i have no problems on my 98SE side...

~sigh~

Gramps

	27-09-2004 19:42									#5
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I am at work and no probelms here..just on my home machine..

	27-09-2004 19:49									#6
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quote: Originally posted by blackice One would need to set up a .csg game send it to one's self, then the .csg will be properly registered. :0)

Tried this...no luck...arrgh!!



I have checked through the registry, and the values are all identical to my other machine running XP (without service packs) so it must be them that cause the disruption??

I have done everyting in the correct order, I believe:

Install CTP from CD
change compatability mode to Win 95
Run game once (just to be sure), no problems
Install 1.2 patch
run game once (just to be sure)
Install 1.21
you guessed it, run game once to be sure
run PBEM game with myself (oooh...tingles...)
try and open by double clicking on csg file
curse
check compatability mode, which is still set for Win 95
go to bed



Sorry to hear Troll is having troubel now too. But, that will teach him to settle on rivers I wanted!!



Any more ideas, anyone...please?

Cuaich

	27-09-2004 19:49									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Grandpa Troll I am at work and no probelms here..just on my home machine..

Me too, and me too.

	28-09-2004 04:25									#8
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Dang, it can't help I've got CTP 1.21 out of the box. So I didn't have to do the extra stuff.

I'm tempted to send you a CD.
Is that legal?

	28-09-2004 06:38									#9
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quote: Originally posted by checkMate Dang, it can't help I've got CTP 1.21 out of the box. So I didn't have to do the extra stuff. I'm tempted to send you a CD. Is that legal?

argh be dargh Matey...

depends ifin you get caught or make it known publicly..but who would be a Moronius and do that ??

Now 4 real..no one would do that...

Ok..back to your burners folks

	28-09-2004 06:38									#10
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quote: Originally posted by checkMate Dang, it can't help I've got CTP 1.21 out of the box. So I didn't have to do the extra stuff. I'm tempted to send you a CD. Is that legal?

	28-09-2004 22:40									#11
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Cuaich did you do a registry find for csg? Seems to me this happened once to me too in xp and it was the file association registry line that had to be removed.

Also consider moving this thread to the help section, some very intellegent people hang out there. ;0)

Grandpa did you try taking out the firewall, or at least turning it off? The sp2 fix enables it automatically.

	29-09-2004 00:05									#12
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quote: Originally posted by blackice Grandpa did you try taking out the firewall, or at least turning it off? The sp2 fix enables it automatically.

Funny you should ask

I got, in association with Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Tropical Depression Jeanne some serious weather..LIGHTNING!

Good News / Bad News..

My PC is f-r-i-e-d

I am at work now on my laptop..

I got the machine in the workshop and see if salvageable and took a few semoans and purchased a new PC



Ok..it wont be in for about 3 days then have to install everything so I will be out of service for playing for about 4-5 days

(Just hope no one demands I play in a 48 hour turn ratio )

Ok..sad aand bad but I will redeem myself

Now no more 98SE since I had several problems associated with Partition issues..

Means I can no longer host MP games.. but I will survive


Ok...I will make a post and alert my folks as to what is happening..

See you folks soon..BUT I am going to the mountain..newer (notthe latest and greatest but lots better than I had..I had an Athlon 2000+ (it was overclocked but was actually like 1.66 gig processor) I am going to an Athlon 3200+ so should improve performance with 512 RAM and 160 Gig HD and the graphics card will be a 64 bit not sure what brand..wife told me I had to wait until Christmas to upgrade but assures me if game play suffers then I can upgrade
Ok

Peace

Gramps

	29-09-2004 01:24									#13
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I have same problem here: Double click don't open file as usual


Turn around:

1. Move CSG file to a folder in save games in CTP directory, i.e. in my PC:

C:\ctp\ctp_program\ctp\save\games\Troll

2. Rename CSG file to remove file extension:

C:\ctp\ctp_program\ctp\save\games\Troll\berXpert turn 126.CSG

Rename to ->

C:\ctp\ctp_program\ctp\save\games\Troll\berXpert turn 126


3. Run CTP and click on single player -> load game

4. Choose your turn file moved in step 1

5. Play , hit END button and send turn to your partner

	29-09-2004 07:04									#14
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Now if we could only do that with online games we would have it made. :0)

Sorry about the news Grandpa, speedy return.

Hey ber long time no see.

	29-09-2004 21:56									#15
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I talked with warehouse yesterday, may have this evening..MAYBE

Soon..

ONE DAY AT A TIME

Gramps

	29-09-2004 22:18									#16
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Thanks for all the tips, guys. I figured I could use the renamed saved game workaround, but it is good to have it confirmed.



Blackice, are you saying I have to fully remove the .csg key in the registry? (I have done a re edit search and found that all the settings are the same as on my Win XP SP1 machine.)

We live in hope...

	29-09-2004 22:42									#17
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Cuaich ya that is what i did and then it reassociated the csg and it worked again.

	02-10-2004 05:42									#18
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quote: Originally posted by blackice Cuaich ya that is what i did and then it reassociated the csg and it worked again.

YEAH!! It worked...thanks Blackice! thought I had tried this before, but perhaps I misseed soemthing. Anyway, I deleted all mentions of csg files in the windows registry, and then reassociated after a restart, and it is working...Cheers!!

	02-10-2004 07:00									#19
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..cheers

	02-10-2004 07:02									#20
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one big happy family

	03-10-2004 09:08									#21
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It is MUCH better getting one's butt kicked without having to drag file around!!!

8^)

	03-10-2004 17:12									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Cuaich It is MUCH better getting one's butt kicked without having to drag file around!!! 8^)

you get your butt kicked..say it aint so..

	03-10-2004 19:37									#23
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quote: Now no more 98SE since I had several problems associated with Partition issues..

Ok what partition issue's?

quote: See you folks soon..BUT I am going to the mountain..newer (notthe latest and greatest but lots better than I had..I had an Athlon 2000+ (it was overclocked but was actually like 1.66 gig processor) I am going to an Athlon 3200+ so should improve performance with 512 RAM and 160 Gig HD and the graphics card will be a 64 bit not sure what brand..wife told me I had to wait until Christmas to upgrade but assures me if game play suffers then I can upgrade

Is that the xp3200 onboard processor, video, lan, sound?
If you only have one HD, get yourself a 20, 40 gig to run win98se. You will find that way more stable. If the video is onboard you should also have an agp slot. If so a real cheap upgrade would be the color power, ati clone 128 mb ddr video card. $72.00 CND. I have a computer exactly like that in the garage. Fast, over clockable, great graphics, plays any game, has s-video out for dvd movies sweet and very cheap to build about $550.00 CND.

	03-10-2004 19:40									#24
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Cuaich I do tutoring if you would like to learn some tricks? How are the trees looking in your area? Lots of color starting down here.

	03-10-2004 22:07									#25
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quote: Originally posted by blackice Ok what partition issue's? Is that the xp3200 onboard processor, video, lan, sound? If you only have one HD, get yourself a 20, 40 gig to run win98se. You will find that way more stable. If the video is onboard you should also have an agp slot. If so a real cheap upgrade would be the color power, ati clone 128 mb ddr video card. $72.00 CND. I have a computer exactly like that in the garage. Fast, over clockable, great graphics, plays any game, has s-video out for dvd movies sweet and very cheap to build about $550.00 CND.

I added 512 RAM and my older Graphics Card Radeon 9800 (128 ddr) and all is running great with exception of the 98 issue

No problems..

For real we only have like 3 or 4 whom play MP anymore..I wish more did

But alas i will stick with my XP and be content with PBEM or someone else hosting

Gramps

As for the Partition issues I could never run my defrag for XP or even for that matter access my device manager..all sorts of additional quirks but that is all behind us now

Gramps

	04-10-2004 07:42									#26
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quote: Originally posted by blackice Cuaich I do tutoring if you would like to learn some tricks? How are the trees looking in your area? Lots of color starting down here.

Tutoring? As in Computer tutoring, or CTP tutoring? the latter would be more necessary at the moment!



Trees are starting to change...we have lots in our backyard, so are getting the rakes tuned up!

	04-10-2004 20:35									#27
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While it does look beautiful, fall sucks cuz ya know that cold snowy weather is right around the corner.
We have lots of trees here but the wind blows all leaves to several nieghbors lots. I rarely rake.

Ya ctp tutoring, if you like.

Humm the defrag issue etc. sounds more like spyware, melware and or trojans than it does a windows issue.
Well next upgrade would be a second hd and run a true duel boot system.

Well we need to spark more interest in online then.
Ever run hijack this? It shows you what is running on your machine. I have attached it if you do not have it.

Attachment: hijackthis.zip
This has been downloaded 1 time(s).

	05-10-2004 03:40									#28
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quote: Originally posted by blackice While it does look beautiful, fall sucks cuz ya know that cold snowy weather is right around the corner. We have lots of trees here but the wind blows all leaves to several nieghbors lots. I rarely rake. Ya ctp tutoring, if you like. Humm the defrag issue etc. sounds more like spyware, melware and or trojans than it does a windows issue. Well next upgrade would be a second hd and run a true duel boot system. Well we need to spark more interest in online then. Ever run hijack this? It shows you what is running on your machine. I have attached it if you do not have it.

lol..like hijackthis..

install that and then what happens?

does it have spyware?

just asking

Gramps

	05-10-2004 23:07									#29
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No no spyware hit the scan button and it will show you what is running in the background. You can then make a log of it and pass it off for analizing if you have such issue's again.

	23-12-2004 17:48									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Cuaich Thanks for all the tips, guys. I figured I could use the renamed saved game workaround, but it is good to have it confirmed. Blackice, are you saying I have to fully remove the .csg key in the registry? (I have done a re edit search and found that all the settings are the same as on my Win XP SP1 machine.) We live in hope...

Didn't work for me. I removed all .csg enries in register, rebooted and then double clicked on a pbem game. I only get to the start page inside CTP still.

So atm I am unable to play PBEM games again. this sucks.

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