Problems with GP3 & Windows XP

I've got a problem with starting GP3 under Windows XP. When I install it and try to run it, an error message "can't get 16bit colour screen" appears! (Celeron 1200, Matrox G400, 192 MB RAM) Has anybody heard of this? Is there any solution? I've seen GP3 working normally under Windows XP, I don't know why it work on my system. (If it means anything: it was an uprgade from Windows 2000, not a clean installation). Please, if anyone can tell me anything, e-mail me: [email hidden]! This must be an error that doesn't happen often, since I haven't found any information anywhere on the Internet. Vedran

"Vedran Dracic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:abmqmq$v8g$[email hidden]... > I've got a problem with starting GP3 under Windows XP. When I install itand

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> try to run it, an error message "can't get 16bit colour screen" appears! > (Celeron 1200, Matrox G400, 192 MB RAM) > Has anybody heard of this? Is there any solution? I've seen GP3 working > normally under Windows XP, I don't know why it work on my system. (If it > means anything: it was an uprgade from Windows 2000, not a clean > installation). > Please, if anyone can tell me anything, e-mail me:

[email hidden]! > > This must be an error that doesn't happen often, since I haven't found any > information anywhere on the Internet. > > Vedran In the last week two people have asked questions about getting newer sims working and the one thing both had in common was the Matrox video card. I just don't think Matrox has any interest in keeping current drivers for gaming. They make a great professional product, but they have abandoned the gamer. Good luck dave henrie

Maybe try running it 'as Win98' Or 'Run as Win2000'? It's an option with XP where you can right click on the run file (exe) and select how you want it to run. James "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:fBCD8.36800$RR3.43728@sccrnsc02...

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> > "Vedran Dracic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:abmqmq$v8g$[email hidden]... > > I've got a problem with starting GP3 under Windows XP. When I install it > and > > try to run it, an error message "can't get 16bit colour screen" appears! > > (Celeron 1200, Matrox G400, 192 MB RAM) > > Has anybody heard of this? Is there any solution? I've seen GP3 working > > normally under Windows XP, I don't know why it work on my system. (If it > > means anything: it was an uprgade from Windows 2000, not a clean > > installation). > > Please, if anyone can tell me anything, e-mail me: > [email hidden]! > > > > This must be an error that doesn't happen often, since I haven't found

any > > information anywhere on the Internet. > > > > Vedran > In the last week two people have asked questions about getting newersims > working and the one thing both had in common was the Matrox video card.I > just don't think Matrox has any interest in keeping current drivers for > gaming. They make a great professional product, but they have abandonedthe > gamer. Good luck > dave henrie > > >

SInce XP doesn't have most of Win2000, how can it run as it? James Pickard wrote:

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> Maybe try running it 'as Win98' Or 'Run as Win2000'? > > It's an option with XP where you can right click on the run file (exe) and > select how you want it to run. > > James > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:fBCD8.36800$RR3.43728@sccrnsc02... > > > > "Vedran Dracic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:abmqmq$v8g$[email hidden]... > > > I've got a problem with starting GP3 under Windows XP. When I install it > > and > > > try to run it, an error message "can't get 16bit colour screen" appears! > > > (Celeron 1200, Matrox G400, 192 MB RAM) > > > Has anybody heard of this? Is there any solution? I've seen GP3 working > > > normally under Windows XP, I don't know why it work on my system. (If it > > > means anything: it was an uprgade from Windows 2000, not a clean > > > installation). > > > Please, if anyone can tell me anything, e-mail me: > > [email hidden]! > > > > > > This must be an error that doesn't happen often, since I haven't found > any > > > information anywhere on the Internet. > > > > > > Vedran > > In the last week two people have asked questions about getting newer > sims > > working and the one thing both had in common was the Matrox video card. > I > > just don't think Matrox has any interest in keeping current drivers for > > gaming. They make a great professional product, but they have abandoned > the > > gamer. Good luck > > dave henrie > > > > > >

Compatibility Mode. See Help and Support, and do a Search for Compatibility Mode. The information and guidance is in there. -- Chris H. "Bryon Lape" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > SInce XP doesn't have most of Win2000, how can it run as it? > > James Pickard wrote: > > > Maybe try running it 'as Win98' Or 'Run as Win2000'? > > > > It's an option with XP where you can right click on the run file (exe) and > > select how you want it to run. > > > > James > > > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:fBCD8.36800$RR3.43728@sccrnsc02... > > > > > > "Vedran Dracic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:abmqmq$v8g$[email hidden]... > > > > I've got a problem with starting GP3 under Windows XP. When I install it > > > and > > > > try to run it, an error message "can't get 16bit colour screen" appears! > > > > (Celeron 1200, Matrox G400, 192 MB RAM) > > > > Has anybody heard of this? Is there any solution? I've seen GP3 working > > > > normally under Windows XP, I don't know why it work on my system. (If it > > > > means anything: it was an uprgade from Windows 2000, not a clean > > > > installation). > > > > Please, if anyone can tell me anything, e-mail me: > > > [email hidden]! > > > > > > > > This must be an error that doesn't happen often, since I haven't found > > any > > > > information anywhere on the Internet. > > > > > > > > Vedran > > > In the last week two people have asked questions about getting newer > > sims > > > working and the one thing both had in common was the Matrox video card. > > I > > > just don't think Matrox has any interest in keeping current drivers for > > > gaming. They make a great professional product, but they have abandoned > > the > > > gamer. Good luck > > > dave henrie > > > > > > > > > > >