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2 total messages Started by Barry Cheung Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00
how to install quakeII in chinese windows 98?
#864
Author: Barry Cheung
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00
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as titled.

I got something like 'language problem...' error message. Pls help me if you
know.

Thanks
Re: how to install quakeII in chinese windows 98?
#865
Author: AkiraBBQ
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 00:00
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Try this

http://www.pcnews.com.hk/faq.shtml#4-1



Sandie <sandie@dontspamme.com> wrote in message
news:sandie-1210990944540001@dt091n32.san.rr.com...
> In article <7tv7r9$bhi4@bassoon>, "Barry Cheung"
> <cheungbarry@hongkong.com> wrote:
>
> :}as titled.
> :}
> :}I got something like 'language problem...' error message. Pls help me if
you
> :}know.
> :}
> :}Thanks
>
> Hi Barry,
> Just a newbie helping another newbie here, but it seems that regional
> settings screw up the installs.  Per the AGQ2 faq @
> http://members.xoom.com/DexSin/quake2/agq2faq.html:
> ---- begin quoted text ----
> [2e] * Q2 -or- a Mission Pack won't install properly! What do?
> I do??
>
> Check the Regional Settings (Control Panel/Regional Settings?
> applet) in Windows and make sure the setting on the Regional?
> Settings tab is the same as the version of Q2 (or mission?
> pack) you're trying to install. For instance, an English?
> (United States) version of Q2 may not allow you to install?
> it on a machine with the Regional Settings set to English?
> (United Kingdom). In that case temporarily change your?
> settings to match your version of Q2 or mission pack.
>
> -or-?
>
> * Quake2: Forget about Activision's installer and just install?
> the game manually. Make a directory called "quake2" and?
> under it make another called "baseq2". Go to the?
> \Install\Data\baseq2 directory of your Q2 CD and copy the?
> large "pak0.pak" file, the "gamex86.dll" file, and the?
> \players directory over to your \quake2\baseq2 directory.?
> Then, go to the \Install\Data directory of the CD and copy?
> "quake2.exe" and the four ".dll" files over to your \quake2?
> directory. Double-click on "quake2.exe" to start the game or?
> make a shortcut with "c:\games\quake2\quake2.exe" in the?
> "Target:" field. Note: You can also append a "+" to that?
> command line in order to start Quake2 with it's console?
> pulled down instead of having to sit through it's opening?
> movie sequence and demo.?
> ----end quoted text ----
>
> Oh, and thanx to all of youz that keep webpages fulla info for newbies
> like me.  It's much appreciated, and when I grow up, I wanna be a
> frag-qweeeeeeeeen!
>
> --
> Sandie
> Please don't spam me, it makes me cranky and irritable.
>
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