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Balling
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18th Apr 06 at 16:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I've gotten hold of a series of rather old adventure games, but I'm having trouble getting them to work!

Whenever I run the required .exe file the monitor just gives me a "signal out of reach" error and then turns off! I then have no choice but to kill the power...

Any help would be appreciated!


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The resolution and refresh rate the game is trying to play at isn't supported by the monitor.
You'll have to have a look how to change the resolution without doing it in game.
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Advanced stuff like resolution changes is not a possibility in old games like these I'm afraid...
I'll have to hook the computer up to an old CRT monitor if I want to play then...


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download scumm
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