Need help - Resident Evil II

[Khalid021]

I recently bought Resident Evil 2. When I start the game I get an error : "Error. Open Driver" then the game starts but without sound. Here is the configuration of my computer :

Intel Pentium III - 733MHZ
192MB RAM
Nvidia Geforce MX 440
Creative Vibra 128
Windows 98 SE
Direct X 9.Oc

A few hours ago I formatted my computer and after installing windows, I tried the game again and it worked fine with sound and everything. But after I installed some programs like Windows media player, Video and audio codecs etc. it's started showing me the same error. Other games like Civilization III and Resident Evil 3 are working fine.

Here is the recommended configuration for the game :

Pentium 200 MHz, 133 MHz or higher with 3D accelerator card
8X CD ROM
32 Mb RAM
4 Mb DirectX 6 compatible 3D accelerator card
DirectX 6 compatible sound card
DirectInput 6 compatible joypad highly recommended
450 Mb free harddisk space for game data plus 100Mb for swap file
Indeo Video and Audio codecs
Windows 95/98



I have installed Indeo codecs but still can't seem to fix it. Does anyone know what could be wrong?

Also there is a file called Dxdiag.exe in the cd which is an older version. When I open it I get the following:

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DirectX Components
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ddraw.dll: 4.09.00.0904 English Final Retail Date: 7/9/2004 04:27:28 Size: 399872 bytes
ddraw16.dll: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail Date: 9/9/1999 07:00:00 Size: 28496 bytes
ddrawex.dll: 4.87.00.0700 English Final Retail Date: 9/9/1999 07:00:00 Size: 24092 bytes
ddraw.vxd: 4.07.00.0700 English Final Retail Date: 9/9/1999 07:00:00 Size: 30469 bytes
ddhelp.exe: 4.09.00.0900 English Final Retail Date: 12/12/2002 00:14:32 Size: 32768 bytes
dxapi.sys: 4.87.00.0700 English Final Retail Date: 9/9/1999 07:00:00 Size: 2170 bytes
d3dim.dll: 4.06.03.0518 English Final Retail Date: 4/23/1999 22:22:00 Size: 643072 bytes
d3drm.dll: 4.06.02.0436 English Final Retail Date: 4/23/1999 22:22:00 Size: 446464 bytes
d3dxof.dll: 4.06.02.0436 English Final Retail Date: 4/23/1999 22:22:00 Size: 118784 bytes
d3dpmesh.dll: 4.06.02.0436 English Final Retail Date: 4/23/1999 22:22:00 Size: 102400 bytes
dplayx.dll: 4.09.00.0904 English Final Retail Date: 7/9/2004 04:27:28 Size: 241664 bytes
dpmodemx.dll: 4.09.00.0900 English Final Retail Date: 12/12/2002 00:14:32 Size: 90112 bytes
dpwsockx.dll: 4.09.00.0904 English Final Retail Date: 7/9/2004 04:27:28 Size: 90112 bytes
dplaysvr.exe: 4.09.00.0900 English Final Retail Date: 12/12/2002 00:14:32 Size: 40960 bytes
dsound.dll: 4.09.00.0904 English Final Retail Date: 7/9/2004 04:27:28 Size: 509440 bytes
dsound.vxd: 4.09.00.0904 English Final Retail Date: 7/9/2004 04:27:28 Size: 49666 bytes
dinput.dll: 4.08.01.0901 English Final Retail Date: 10/30/2001 08:10:00 Size: 667648 bytes
dinput.vxd: 4.08.01.0881 English Final Retail Date: 10/30/2001 08:10:00 Size: 10874 bytes
vjoyd.vxd: 4.08.01.0881 English Final Retail Date: 10/30/2001 08:10:00 Size: 33882 bytes
msanalog.vxd: 4.08.01.0881 English Final Retail Date: 10/30/2001 08:10:00 Size: 12745 bytes
joy.cpl: 4.08.01.0881 English Final Retail Date: 10/30/2001 08:10:00 Size: 442368 bytes
gcdef.dll: 4.08.01.0881 English Final Retail Date: 10/30/2001 08:10:00 Size: 491520 bytes
gchand.dll: 4.08.01.0881 English Final Retail Date: 10/30/2001 08:10:00 Size: 6656 bytes
dxsetup.exe: <File Missing> Date: Size: 0 bytes
dsetup.dll: <File Missing> Date: Size: 0 bytes
dsetup16.dll: <File Missing> Date: Size: 0 bytes
dsetup32.dll: <File Missing> Date: Size: 0 bytes
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DirectX Drivers
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framebuf.dll: 4.10.00.1998 English Final Retail Date: 4/23/1999 22:22:00 Size: 28672 bytes Certified
framebuf.drv: 4.10.00.1998 English Final Retail Date: 4/23/1999 22:22:00 Size: 22192 bytes Certified
msjstick.drv: 4.08.01.0881 English Final Retail Date: 10/30/2001 08:10:00 Size: 2352 bytes
supervga.drv: 4.00.00.0950 English Final Retail Date: 4/23/1999 22:22:00 Size: 52320 bytes Certified
tsd32.dll: 1.03.03.0007 Final Retail Date: 4/23/1999 22:22:00 Size: 32768 bytes Certified
vga.drv: 4.10.00.1998 English Final Retail Date: 4/23/1999 22:22:00 Size: 52080 bytes Certified
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type:
DAC type:
Display Memory: 31.5 MB
Current Mode: 800 x 600 (32 bit)
Driver Name: nvdisp.drv
Driver Version: 4.13.01.3082 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
VDD: *vdd
Mini VDD: nvmini.vxd
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type:
DAC type:
Display Memory: 0.5 MB
Current Mode: 640 x 480 (8 bit)
Driver Name: nvdisp.drv
Driver Version: 4.13.01.3082 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
VDD: *vdd
Mini VDD: nvmini.vxd

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Sound Devices
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Description: Creative SBPCI Direct Sound Driver
Driver Name: CTPCI9X.VXD
Driver Version: 4.12.01.2003 (English)
Driver Attributes: Beta Retail
Date and Size: 4/6/2000 9:17:28, 459933 bytes

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Input Devices
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Input Drivers
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Registry Key: msjstick.drv<0002>
Active: Yes
DeviceID: VIRTUAL\*PNPB02F\PCI&VEN_1274&DEV_5880&SUBSYS_20001274&REV_02&BUS_00&DEV_08&FUNC_00
Matching DevID: VIRTUAL\*PNPB02F
16-bit Driver: msjstick.drv
32-bit Driver: vjoyd.vxd

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Have you checked the home page for a patch??

 

[Khalid021]

I found only one patch of Resident Evil 2 and even with that it's not working.

 

[ray_gillespie]

Make sure that you have the latest drivers for you soundcard. Also, make sure that you run the dxdiag program from the version installed on your harddisk and not the CD-ROM because that will be out of date. Just click START then RUN then type dxdiag and press enter. See what that comes up with. If it says the same thing after you have your sound drivers, perhaps try a different soundcard from another PC if you have access to one and see what that does. Am I right in thinking that the Vibra 128 is quite an old card? Actually, as you are running 98SE I wouldn't have thought that to be much of a problem.

On a side note, has anyone ever had any success running resident evil 1 on the PC?

 

[lancer]

wow thats an old machine, takes me back. As ray says, go to creatives website:

http://us.creative.com/support/down...ame=Sound+Blaster+Vibra+128&OSName=Windows+XP

above is the link for the driver you need, this should solve the issue, also if it does not uninstall the codecs. and update windows media player to the newest, i think version 8 or 9 is the highest win98 can go.

 

[Electronic Punk]

Thats the problem with really old games, there is just no spport for them these days
That game is from the 3dfx/PowerVR/Matrox days isn't it ?

 

[ray_gillespie]

I think so. I know I've been trying to get RE1 to run on my PC for years and never succeeded. It's one of my fave games ever and I'm forced to dig out my PS everytime I wanna play it. :cry:

 

[lancer]

hey ray, have you tried booting into dos mode and running the game there?

 

[Khalid021]

I have updated the sound card but still no luck but thanks for the help. I also checked the Dxdiag.exe in my computer, everything seems to be fine. Looks like I have to buy PS to play this game.

 

[lancer]

have you tried uninstalling the codecs, or any other program, that you installed after the game was working fine?

 

[ray_gillespie]

hey ray, have you tried booting into dos mode and running the game there?

I've not tried it in DOS actually, but I think it's more of a graphics card problem than an OS problem. I'll give it a go nonetheless, thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Khalid021]

I got the solution to this problem. I tried the game in another computer using windows Xp and it worked. Guess I have to install XP. I'll use win98 for internet,Movies and stuff and XP for playing Resident evil II.