not looking to cause trouble before i've even been through the application process ... BUT
<i>1. EVERYONE should run ANY game as ADMIN... we arent kids. that shouldnt be an issue..</i>
unlike windows XP, vista seems to default to loading everything as a user, so a number of games need to be force-run as administrator (i.e. C&C:RA2-Yuri)
<i>2. let windows define your VM(Page File or woteva u want to call it) it will do a better job on auto then what these nubs will do telling you their tips from their little bit of experience. if u have 2gig of ram you wont be calling on VM for much, if u have 3 or 4 gig then forget VM your OS will have some ready but will use it very rarely..</i>
sorry man, but i beg to differ, the virtual memory (swap file) is handled very poorly by xp, having an upper and lower value can cause it to become a little 'confused', rule of thumb, make virtual memory double your physical memory to an upper limit of 4096 with both minimum & maximum set to the same value (sure, if everything's working it wont make a difference, if there's problem's, it's the first thing to check)
<i>3. Safe mode...wtf..! makes no sense at all..nother nub idea..! loading your OS with minimal drivers then trying to run a 3d game that will require all of the drivers not running in your OS ... thats just about the dumbest advice ive heard..</i>
this wasn't my idea, i just google-searched the error & posted it, i haven't played with vista much myself ... but it's an attempt to load the game without crashing, trial and error ... see what does and doesn't work ...
<i>Oh btw, not that i know much, i just build PC's, Repair PC's and also kill PC's when given the opportunity..</i>
awesome, i use to do that with my dad when i was in high school ...