Solution to W:A on vista [Archive]

JackED41

10 May 2007, 19:07

Cyclaws

10 May 2007, 23:58

Very nice find.

Yup, this fixes the problem for both Worms World Party and Worms Armagaddon.

DragonQ

11 May 2007, 11:58

My laptop has an ATI Radeon Mobility X1300, and so far no suggested solution has worked (leaving WA window open, using that colour-pallette changer etc.)

:(

zagreus 36

19 May 2007, 11:40

i have a intel 946gz express cipset does anyone know of a solotion to this

NLA

26 May 2007, 00:42

Thanks guys, after installing the drivers under XP SP2 compatiblity, I bluescreen ~30-45 seconds after Vista Ultimate boots up. :/

NLA

26 May 2007, 00:58

Actually, do you mean the Vista 32-bit 160.03 drivers, as opposed to the XP drivers? Drivers are OS dependent, so why not stick with whats meant to be used?

Vista 32-bit 160.03 forceware driver: http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1634

franpa

26 May 2007, 03:43

you dont apply compatibility mode to the drivers... that is counter productive to the extreme. (i think, i don't have vista ;\ )

you want to get winXP drivers and install them, not get the vista drivers (winXP ones) and simply run them without using any compatibility mode.

NLA

26 May 2007, 12:46

you can't install XP drivers under Vista without enabling XP compatibility in the compatibility tab. Vista won't let you.

franpa

26 May 2007, 15:40

oh, ok then >.>

Cyclaws

26 May 2007, 15:53

you can't install XP drivers under Vista without enabling XP compatibility in the compatibility tab. Vista won't let you.

You can, but that's irrelevant, because we do mean the Vista 160.03 forceware drivers.

kikumbob

26 May 2007, 17:27

Those drivers also allow me to run Worms Mayhem when I could not.

NLA

26 May 2007, 19:04

Oh, I see. You're all silly ATI people. Yeah, I installed the XP 160.03 drivers for my NVIDIA. I got BSoD'ed pretty quickly. :p

SupSuper

26 May 2007, 22:03

tal05

2 Jun 2007, 23:23

whenever i try to install the program "nvidia windows xp display drivers" thing i get an error message up which says "the NVIDIA seup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware.Setup will now exit" please help me
thankyou

CyberShadow

2 Jun 2007, 23:53

What video card do you have?

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 14:22

What video card do you have?

i didn't know what to write to i'll write it all

total graphics memory: 224 mb
dedicated video memory: 0 mb
system video memory: 32 mb
shared system memory: 192 mb

chip type: intel (R) GMA 950
DAC type: internal
adpater string: mobile intel (R) 945GM express chipset family
bios information: intel video bios

it means nothing to me lol

CyberShadow

3 Jun 2007, 14:29

That doesn't look like an nVidia video card to me. Why are you trying to install drivers for a video card you don't have? You should try getting drivers for your video card model. I wouldn't be surprised if that wouldn't help, given that it's a fairly obscure and non-mainstream model.

You'll have to either wait for Intel to fix their drivers, get a real video card or install an earlier version of Windows.

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 14:30

and wots that in english?

MrBunsy

3 Jun 2007, 14:35

That was in English.

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 14:38

i was speakin to the pokemon guy not santa

MrBunsy

3 Jun 2007, 17:14

i was speakin to the pokemon guy not santa
and wots that in english?
Now I feel compelled to ask the same question.

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 17:14

thanks trippenz
but is there anyway to make worms armageddon work without buying another card?
like maybe a patch that worms for my computer?

Muzer

3 Jun 2007, 17:50

Wait, how is WA not working (i.e. what happens, what version are you on etc etc).

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 17:53

well.. i duble click the shortcut, and then the worms armageddon window opens, then the program says "worms armageddon not responding" and then a error message saying "close program?" thats it :(:(:(:(

Muzer

3 Jun 2007, 18:03

Try this:
Uninstall the game.
Install the game again but DO NOT attemp to update or patch it.
Download and install this (http://worms.thecybershadow.net/files/WA_update-3.6.26.5_Beta_Installer.exe)
Now try it :)

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 18:13

i got a "trymedia" version so it wont work :(:(:(:(:(
i need to get a cd
somehow :S

CyberShadow

3 Jun 2007, 18:28

You can get a CD version of the game by ordering it from the secure Team17 online shop (https://secure.team17.com/browse.html?area=search&keyword=Armageddon).

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 18:29

anyway to get for free? legally?

Melon

3 Jun 2007, 19:13

No. You'll have to buy it. It's so incredibly cheap. £5 for a game that will last you years, you'd be crazy not to buy it.

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 19:42

u got a point
is w:a any gd?
has it got online play/online chat etc?

Muzer

3 Jun 2007, 19:44

Yeah. As an extra bonus, try to get a refund from trymedia.

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 19:59

i can't lol, it says it was a full version then it turns out to be a blumin trial!
anyway... if i bought the game and it didn't work AGAIN i wud be totally bummed init?

Muzer

3 Jun 2007, 20:22

Oh. If it's the trial then it won't matter. When you buy the game, and if it still doesn't work, we will try our absolute hardest to get it working.

BUT REMEMBER, BUY A CD VERSION!

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 20:24

cheers m8, u've bin gr8 help :D
nice av by the way :D
i've made a new avatar thread now to try and bring back the craze :P hopefully lol
sorry for being offsubject lol

http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?p=582568#post582568

Muzer

3 Jun 2007, 21:28

Finally, a good and willing animator!

tal05

3 Jun 2007, 22:50

hehe...
i've got loads of avs for myself but i need to somehow make a sig worm :-/
some ppl are askin for some wierd typs of avs .e.g:
1. walking concrete donkey :confused:
2. a worm doing the boogy :confused:
lol

Jason87

14 Jun 2007, 20:20

I have a solution too play worms armageddon on vista

Get the new forceware 160.03 beta drivers

and it works

i am so happy!!

Hope this helps other people!!
;) ;) ;)

Link:- http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1633#download

Was trying for ages trying to get this to work, then found this post. Them drivers fixed my problems of the game lagging.

Thanks :).