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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Networking / June 2008winsock initialization failed
Just clean-installed Win98SE. Tried running game called Heretic II. Game doesn't launch, instead a pop-up box appears which says "winsock initialization failed" After installing Win98SE, I went to Device Manager and removed something (can't remember exactly what it was) called "network adaptor". Could this be the problem? I ran sfc, but that didn't help me out. Any suggestions gratefully received. Best regards, Robert. > Just clean-installed Win98SE. Tried running game called Heretic II. > Game doesn't launch, instead a pop-up box appears which says "winsock [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Any suggestions gratefully received. Best regards, Robert. Correction: I didn't remove "network adaptor" - rather, I think it was called "dial-up adaptor". I got rid of it because a) I don't think I have any dial-up adaptor and b) I don't want to connect to any network or the internet. Most older networkable games required some form of adapter which could be used, even if not used. The dialup adapter [modem] was sufficient for initialization and IPX/SPX, which is what Heretic II used if I remember correctly. You might try modifying its INI or other game file to remove the network aspect.  SignatureMEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________ > Just clean-installed Win98SE. Tried running game called Heretic II. > Game doesn't launch, instead a pop-up box appears which says "winsock [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Any suggestions gratefully received. Best regards, Robert. Correction: I didn't remove "network adaptor" - rather, I think it was called "dial-up adaptor". I got rid of it because a) I don't think I have any dial-up adaptor and b) I don't want to connect to any network or the internet. Oh, wasn't that an old ID game [like Doom]... yeah, so it should have a game config file... SignatureMEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________ | Most older networkable games required some form of adapter which could be | used, even if not used. The dialup adapter [modem] was sufficient for [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] | think I have any dial-up adaptor and b) I don't want to connect to any | network or the internet. > Oh, wasn't that an old ID game [like Doom]... yeah, so it should have a game > config file... > > -- > MEB > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com Problem solved! I used sfc to restore a file named Msvcrt.dll. Once that had been done, Heretic II ran fine. (Please note, I examined its config file and could not spot anything related to winsock, etc.) Now this game loads OK, I used it to test out my voodoo1 card and it works! Glorious BluroVision! ;-) Oh wow, msvcrt gone, ah yeah that would cause problems. Now be fair and the graphics, that is a pretty old game, which I played the heck out of... still have it on floppy disk somewhere ['course the disk is probably shot by now..] Well, I was definitely dealing with an old memory regarding the config... maybe it was a command line option, anyway, glad you got it sorted out. SignatureMEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________ On 21 Jun, 03:01, "MEB" <meb@not h...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Oh, wasn't that an old ID game [like Doom]... yeah, so it should have a game > config file... > > -- > MEB > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com Problem solved! I used sfc to restore a file named Msvcrt.dll. Once that had been done, Heretic II ran fine. (Please note, I examined its config file and could not spot anything related to winsock, etc.) Now this game loads OK, I used it to test out my voodoo1 card and it works! Glorious BluroVision! ;-) You ran SFC and reinstalled the original file, I presume. What version Windows is it, FE or SE? SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com On 21 Jun, 03:01, "MEB" <meb@not h...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Oh, wasn't that an old ID game [like Doom]... yeah, so it should have a > game [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > MEB > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com Problem solved! I used sfc to restore a file named Msvcrt.dll. Once that had been done, Heretic II ran fine. (Please note, I examined its config file and could not spot anything related to winsock, etc.) Now this game loads OK, I used it to test out my voodoo1 card and it works! Glorious BluroVision! ;-) |
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