Mal Elder

hehe, did some more searching (I'm bored at work today)...found the following at Computing.Net...(direct quote follows)... "I also had problems with the Newnet application in my system without me being aware of its installation or its purpose. I emailed them at support@new.net and they sent me copyrighted (yes! copyrighted!!!) instructions on how to get rid of the program. You actually have to go into the registry and modify the configuration if the application fails to be uninstalled by using the Add/Remove Programs software of Windows. Don't waste your time trying to figure out this one! Just write to them and they will email you instructions on how to get rid of the NewNet Application right away! According to the email I received, they have agreements with several companies to distribute their "NewNet Application" with software like: Go!Zilla, BearShare, Mp3.com, iMesh, Babylon, Cydoor, Webshots, GDivx, and KaZaA. I feel it is a clear violation of my privacy to have installed in my system software by any internet company with obscure purposes and worst, without without me being aware of their action. NewNet and those companies certainly deserve some class-action litigation!! Maybe that will discourage this nasty practice! Good Luck to all of you!!! Pablo." http://www.cexx.org/newnet.htm has some awesome information about this, including the fact if you are missing the .dll, you can't connect to the internet site (: Sorry about the previous information, the other sites I was reading implied cable modems, when it looks like that isn't it at all (: Funny, it even mentions that disabling it in MSConfig doesn't work (; I can't wait to get home to check for it on my machine now :/ [ 09-07-2001: Message edited by: Mal Elder ]

did some scaning around the web on "newdot" and found several hits about a newdot~1.dll or newdot~2.dll (probably the same file, depending on whats on the machine...but in the same location due to the way Windows does long filenames). All of the messages had something to do with not getting on the internet, and the ones that gave good information, all mentioned cable modems (: its definately not a Windows file, so Schrully (I can never remember how to spell that long name (; ) is right, probably just need to reinstall your cable modem stuff. Strange about the resolution problem...I gather restarting didn't change anything, unless you got the typical Tech Support answer (just Restore!) before they tried any actual troubleshooting. My guess would of been the monitor not resetting correctly after exiting out of Combat Mission, I have sort of the same issue exiting out of MAME games...they leave the desktop at the resolution of the game I was in (which sucks, because most MAME games run in some low 200x200 type resolution (: ). Turning off then on the monitor again gets it to reset correctly (: Schrully, you just an uber-hobbyist or did you put in time with MS? I did 3 years of support/training with them, and you know more than most of the poor phone-jockeys I worked with (: [ 09-07-2001: Message edited by: Mal Elder ] More Editing (saw the new post): try running MSConfig from your Run prompt...it has a Startup tab, and will list all the programs that run on startup. You probably won't find a direct reference to the missing .dll file there, but it will give you an idea of what programs run at startup (one of which is asking for the newdot~1.dll file (: ). Takes a little time, but this can help you track it all down...if you aren't sure which one it is, you can just uncheck em all, then reboot, then add back one at a time until you get the good ol' error message...then you know who's responsible (: [ 09-07-2001: Message edited by: Mal Elder ]

there isn't ever a need to "downgrade" directx...each new version is backwards-compatible with all older versions. You may have to get new drivers that are compatible with whatever version of DX you have, but that's not a MS problem, they don't write the drivers...your hardware company does. If you had a beta, and you have problem, then at some point you should of read the "This product is Beta, and for testing only...don't put it on a computer you don't want to format in case of problems" message...all MS beta programs make you read that before install...don't click "next" until you've read the screens (: personally, I feel running a beta version of directx is kinda silly, because it means there isn't any drivers for it yet, and no software that takes advantage of anything new added yet...although I'd be curious where you got it (: Access to that meant you had to of signed up for beta-testing with MS, and gone thru the dance required to be accepted.

yeah, got the new drivers, graphics during the game are fine, but my issue is when i exit a PBM turn, the "info" box (how to save your game) is completely black, and then the box where you type the filename to save to is also completely black. Since I use numbers for the filename, its a simple matter to hit backspace, and add +1 to the last number used, but it would be nice to actually see again (: Plus "flickery" text (seems to be only white text?) in the lower info boxes (The numerals in the "Turn # of ##" section, and "Buttoned" and "Passenger" come to mind). Geforce2 MX and Win2k, again the culprits. FSAA is set to "let the program decide", setting mine to anything else causes other strangeness (having messed around with it enough to make solid statements yet tho). Personally, I've had the same problems I've had with the last 2 or 3 driver updates from NVidia, and have a friend with the same issue. Never had any issues in WinME, just for the record, and his CM running in 98se works flawlessly too. I used to do Windows tech support (for MS), and got to do game support for an Xmas, so I know DirectX and dealt with many driver issues...this one is strange, my guess is it's the way 2k is interpreting certain text items in CM, as opposed to driver issues or the "Windows is buggy" cop-out. Changing to a third-party interface (can't remember which one (: ) cleared up some of the odd text issues, which is what makes me think the problem is "text-related". Keep sending in info folks, a lot of good troubleshooting is happening here (: Out of curiousity, anyone with a RC of XP had this issue? Update: starting goofing off with FSAA, set it to 4x, and it does solve the flickery text (: woohoo! Unit info doesn't quite refresh right still, I noticed the turn timer flashing over the top of some of the test, and some name strangeness, ex. Clicking a platoon led by Sgt. Foxhound, then clicking a platoon led by Sgt. Gray gets me Sgt. Grayound (: Once again, the game works fine, just some goofiness with the text (: [ 08-18-2001: Message edited by: Mal Elder ]