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Old 17-06-2008, 08:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default HeLp canīt enter game

I installed the game i have all the requirements 3 gb ram 4400 dual core amd , radeonx1300 series ......when i click icon nothing happens what is the problem??? i saw the faq and iīm ok i have no demon tools program i have windows xp sp2 pls help causeīi spent my piggy bank money for the game :-S thnk u
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Old 17-06-2008, 09:13 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Go to the installation folder and double-click on grid.exe. If it works then delete the existing shortcut and create a new one.
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Old 18-06-2008, 10:38 AM   #3 (permalink)
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The game still doesnīt work ..other ideeas?
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Old 18-06-2008, 03:55 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Read this whole thread, will give you a good idea of the things you can try to get your game to start. Hopefully one of the tricks mention will work for you.

Grid won't start
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Old 18-06-2008, 08:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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still doesnīt work and it doesnīt even show that the exe has stoped working or something like that ..itīs just no action no move nothing i click it it show the hourglass for a sec and then thatīs it nothing plssssss i need to make it work
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Old 19-06-2008, 06:10 AM   #6 (permalink)
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dxdiag please. There is a sticky thread in this forum about tech support, steps to take and how to create a dxdiag
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Old 19-06-2008, 10:21 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Card name: ATI Radeon X1250
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI Radeon X1200 Series (0x791E)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_791E&SUBSYS_0E0A105B&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6706 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 6/14/2007 21:59:16, 268800 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 6/14/2007 21:58:56, 2301440 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-3A5E-11CF-D969-002EA1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x791E
SubSys ID: 0x0E0A105B
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D

Now i see itīs actually 1200 series when minimum requirements r 1300 :-S is this the problem? canīt it work on 1200?
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Old 19-06-2008, 12:05 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Try running GRID in -safemode. Game will run at 800x600, if GRID won't start at this resolution you may be out of luck.
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