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Old August 12th, 2002, 12:59 AM
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A few people have reported problems launching Space HoRSE, especially in Windows XP. Here are a few of the causes/solutions people have figured out:

Make sure the demo Version of Space HoRSE is unintalled (all Windows).

Use the Windows 98 compatibility option in the shortcut options (XP only).
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Default Re: Common Problems

Hi Todd.

I've noticed that putting my computer into Windows 98 Compatability mode has often caused Space HoRSE to kick out to the desktop after about 10 rounds. I would highly suggest running the game under Windows 2000 compatability mode, since I have not had a problem with this selection (probably since WinXP's vast similarity to 2000)

Just a thought...
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Thanks for pointing that out.
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As it turns out, the Windows XP/2000 crashing is due to a bug in Windows accessing the registry. I will be releasing a patch very soon that fixes this and some network sync issues that have come up.

The patch will also include the Network Game Matching program!
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Default Re: Common Problems

Couple other things. One not such a big deal is the "You have won first prize in the homemade bikini content". Should say contest I assume. Also, the timer should not reset in the market whenever you move. I do enjoy just waiting until the computer players jack up the price as far as they can, but it shold continue to time when moving up or down.
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Good eye on the typo.

If you want the market timer to act like that, enable "Classic Auction" on the new game screen.
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I just got the game yesterday and played 2 full games. Gotta love it! The only issues that I had were the 'increased solar activity' event seemed to Last to long, almost to the point where I thought the application had frozen. Also, at the end of the game, the final video didn't play. I could hear the audio, but the actual video screen was black. I am running WinXP and didn't have any problems with getting kicked out of either game.
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The "black video" thing only happens on some video cards, and only on some videos, but it will be fixed in the patch.
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Default Re: Common Problems

I found a few problems playing lan games. With 2 computers (one is running XP, one running Win2k) - sometimes the "end of round Messages" do not match up on both computers. In one case, it said the player lost a $1000. The other computer reported the player won $250.
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This is fixed in the patch.
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