Installing without some elements

Weird

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Right, I've just bought 'sins' and installed it, however i kept getting 'error reading file .....' messages, probably 30 or 40. After trying to install from the hard drive and checking the disc was ok i ignored them and it installed but it's missing a few graphical elements (i think). For instance i think above each unit there is supposed to be a symbol for there race, but it is just a coloured square in mine. It could be that it's meant to be like that but it doesn't look like it to me. I'm running Vista with an intel T8100   and below are all my graphics properties.

Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile Report


Report Date:        09/03/2008
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]:    20:32:38
Driver Version:        7.14.10.1409
Operating System:        Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium* , Service Pack 1 (6.0.6001)
Default Language:        English
DirectX* Version:        10.0
Physical Memory:        3061 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory:    8 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory:    358 MB
Graphics Memory in Use:    159 MB
Processor:        x86 family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Processor Speed:        2094 MHZ
Vendor ID:        8086
Device ID:        2A02
Device Revision:        0C


*   Accelerator Information   *

Accelerator in Use:        Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family

I realise this is a long shot but It was worth a try, even if i just find out that's how the symbols are meant to look.

Cheers - Ric

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Have you tried registering the serial # in Impulse and downloading from it? It bypasses the Windows installer and the disk (obviously) and it should install fine.

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Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

I can't find that in the downloads page. Do you know where it is?

 

p.s. thanks for the reply.

 

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

You can download Impulse from here: http://www.impulsedriven.com

Install it, log in using your Stardock (forum) account, and in the top right corner there should be a button to view registrations (I believe it looks like a key - at work so I can't check).

On that screen you'll be able to add registrations, so add the Sins key and be sure to select Sins as what you're registering, since it doesn't automatically detect what the key is for.

After that, Sins should show up as "Available" when you go to the My Games tab, with the Install button in the lower right. Before you do that, though, you might want to click the blue orb in the top left and go to preferences, where you will be able to set default installation/temp files paths, and if you want it to ask you where to install.

Then, just hit the install button and it will download and install automatically. You do not need to keep Impulse running to play the game, once it downloads and installs you can leave it closed. It will also download the latest patched version automatically (v1.05), and it will allow you to re-download the game whenever you like and to archive it if you want a hard backup. Impulse will also be used exclusively to patch from 1.1 and onward.

Hope this helps :)

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

You are a genius. The game is complete now, thanks for the help.

 

 

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Now for some reason it won't run from the windows dock, lol, I swear I'm cursed. No problem though, just glad the game is working properly. Thanks again for the help |-)

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Check the properties of the shortcut and make sure the file path is correct.

 

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