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Old 14-November-03, 05:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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i installed a game, and when i try to load itup it says


D3DERR_INVALIDCALL
CODE 2156 FACILITY 2166 SEVERITY 1


i not sure what to do.....its an directx error i know that....it says it is....haha...my friend installed the game and it worked fine.... ..i have the latest directx...its 9 i think.....i have the newest video card drivers too.....its an nvidia tnt 2.....ya its old i know...haha..and the card will work with the game....also.....everything is enabled in the directx settings.......but what do you do when your direct x is working......... plzz any help would be awsomeee
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Old 14-November-03, 05:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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What game?
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Old 14-November-03, 05:59 PM   #3 (permalink)
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that simpsons hit and run game..
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Old 14-November-03, 06:03 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Uhh..:\
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Old 14-November-03, 06:08 PM   #5 (permalink)
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what does that mean? ... haha....u dont know what it is?..it came out a few days ago.....10th i think....
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Old 14-November-03, 06:09 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Go to your "run" prompt and type "dxdiag".

This will test all your directX features for you.
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Old 14-November-03, 06:19 PM   #7 (permalink)
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ya in my first post i said i went there.. ...i tested the directdraw or whatever and the direct 3d...both tested fine..and directdraw acceleration,direct3d acceleration, and agp texture acceleration are all enabled.....
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Old 14-November-03, 07:26 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Look for new drivers, or mabey for you(tnt2), role back to older ones
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Old 14-November-03, 07:28 PM   #9 (permalink)
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thats crazyyy roll back? or try to find newer updates?... ....good idea lol i'll give it a shot man........
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Old 15-November-03, 09:25 PM   #10 (permalink)
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this guy seems like hes on crack.....anyway....haha.........haha........... anyway install latest drivers.
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Old 16-November-03, 03:35 AM   #11 (permalink)
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haha....... i fixed it.......had to update the drivers......
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Old 20-November-03, 11:17 PM   #12 (permalink)
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hey kc, i have the exact same tnt2 32mb video card with nvida driver 52.16 for winxp installed. can you tell me what driver you used to get this game to work because i am getting the exact same error and have gone through dxdiag steps checking "stuff". i have reverted to dx8.1 but havent tested the game yet. if anyone else knows what i could try lemme know! Thanks, -Rob
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Old 20-November-03, 11:30 PM   #13 (permalink)
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hey i just got the newest drivers for nvidia....u know whats weird...is that ppl told me this game doesnt support this card...but it worked for me....
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Old 20-November-03, 11:38 PM   #14 (permalink)
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do you know what version those drivers u got from nvidia were? i keep getting this error, i have a ak32aMB with the 32MB TNT2 card, 512MB PC133 SDRAM, Athalon XP 1700-i just downloaded an nvidia driver from windowsupdate website, im going to reboot and try it. if i cant get it to work, i may test the game on a 64mb or 128mb video card, but i would like to use this one if possible. thanks for all/any help!
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Old 20-November-03, 11:42 PM   #15 (permalink)
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its called goto www.nvidia.com and download the detonators Get those not the ones from microsfot. Microsofts suck the biog one
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Old 20-November-03, 11:52 PM   #16 (permalink)
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the one nvidia website is pointing me to is called forceware version 52.16 from october 03. ? anyone got a copy of detonator version?
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Old 21-November-03, 12:00 AM   #17 (permalink)
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alright, i did install version 45.23 which i think were called detonator back in august. same dumb error. i will try a different video card, a couple of ati's and the geforce 4 if it's compatable with my 4xagp. im still open to suggestions regarding this tnt2 fi anyone else knows. i have onboard sound btw, dont know if that could be problem...thanks! -r
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Old 21-November-03, 12:18 AM   #18 (permalink)
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i tried my tnt 2 and its not working well all of a sudden...i got that same error...so i tried a geoforce 2, 64mb video card...and the game works fine .. ...so amybe its jus the TnT 2 video card....
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Old 21-November-03, 04:10 AM   #19 (permalink)
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could be your direct x version.....
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Old 22-November-03, 01:21 AM   #20 (permalink)
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well i put a gforce 4 mx400? 128mb card and the game plays just fine. ! thanks-R
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