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Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-06-2006, 11:12 PM
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Posted By Edgar
If you did not reboot and the computer crashed,...

If you did not reboot and the computer crashed, you could end up with a half installed state just like what happened when I first installed 5.2. FerdFerd also installed 5.5 but had the same problem...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-06-2006, 10:01 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Thank you all for the help in solving this...

Thank you all for the help in solving this problem.

I think the real problem was really caused by Intellipoint's incomplete uninstall/install.

The deleting of old files and rebooting twice...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-05-2006, 03:10 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
If you all did this already, Here is my...

If you all did this already,

Here is my suggestion.
1. Please try uninstalling the current Intellipoint.
2. Reboot twice. - important
3. Optional but just curious on results - Test MA2.6 or...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-05-2006, 11:57 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
FerdFerd, Thanks for the MsInfo file. I was...

FerdFerd,
Thanks for the MsInfo file. I was just going to ask you again so I can compare with Dale's and mine. Now I hope I can see some similarities and/or differences that can point to the real...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-05-2006, 10:46 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Both MA2.0 and MA2.6 can be installed at the same...

Both MA2.0 and MA2.6 can be installed at the same time. That should not be a problem.
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-05-2006, 02:15 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
More update: The problem still not happening...

More update:

The problem still not happening on my system.
I decided to reinstall Intellipoint 5.2 to see if I can get a good installation and see if the bug will show up.

This is for testing...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-04-2006, 11:49 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Note: I am still testing MA2.6 right now and...

Note:
I am still testing MA2.6 right now and making changes on the settings of MA2.6 to see if there are any settings that will make it fail.

One more note, I missed the second page of that link...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-04-2006, 11:41 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
This is what I have done so far. This will be...

This is what I have done so far. This will be long but I have to explain what I went through.

I installed Intellipoint 5.5 on my Laptop. Played with it for a while and no problem detected.

I...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-04-2006, 09:07 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
I have news. I found an Intellipoint Mouse and I...

I have news. I found an Intellipoint Mouse and I installed into two computers with Intellipoint Software. The first computer did not exhibit the problem. I think the second computer did. Now that I...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-04-2006, 05:15 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
I must have missed this in our previous...

I must have missed this in our previous conversations in troubleshooting this.
If this fixes the problem then the workaround already exist and there is nothing else I can do. I thought the problem...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-04-2006, 04:16 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Dale, I was actually hoping if you could...

Dale,
I was actually hoping if you could uninstall intellipoint for now and use the normal PS2 Mouse driver to see if the problem disappears or not.

I am still looking for a good resolution to...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-04-2006, 03:03 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Search for "intellipoint problem closing windows"...

Search for "intellipoint problem closing windows" on Google and there are a couple of instances of other people having problem with Intellipoint mouse.

Note that I did not search on this before...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-04-2006, 02:55 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Dale, Please read this link. ...

Dale, Please read this link.
http://forum.networktechs.com/archive/topic.php/t-1819071031.html

This person also had this same problem but not on MA2.6 screensaver.

They found a solution but I...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-04-2006, 11:57 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Dale, What do you suggest? About programming...

Dale, What do you suggest?
About programming time, I work on whatever project that Prolific's highest priority is. We have many projects that we work on. I am pretty much doing this support on my...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-03-2006, 09:41 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Thanks for helping out Dale. I am glad Goldfish...

Thanks for helping out Dale. I am glad Goldfish is working for you. It is beginning to look like DirectX 6 is not compatible with your system. We will wait for FerdFerd and see if he has the same...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 03-02-2006, 05:49 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
The new version was only to fix the 8th fish. ...

The new version was only to fix the 8th fish.
There is no code change to fix the closing of other applications because I have no clue yet how to fix that.
The nag screen from the Goldfish and...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 02-27-2006, 06:56 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Dale, if you want to do another test, try...

Dale,
if you want to do another test, try running Goldfish 2.0 or Sharks 2.0 to see if that has the problem. Both of those are DirectX 7 like the Carousel.
However, Carousel may have fixed your...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 02-27-2006, 05:42 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
The only program that I saw in your MsInfo that...

The only program that I saw in your MsInfo that may be a possible conflict is this (c:\program files\actual window manager\actualwindowmanagercenter.exe).
But if the others who has the problems are...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 02-26-2006, 05:27 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
I have one more request. It would help me if I...

I have one more request.
It would help me if I can get MsInfo32 report on systems that has this problem.

Warning!!!! This report has all the programs that the system runs and installed. I can...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 02-26-2006, 05:01 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
3D Pipes is an openGL and not DirectX. The...

3D Pipes is an openGL and not DirectX.

The 3DWindowsXP.exe should be good enough as a DirectX screensaver.

There is something that was mentioned that may be important. The Snap To behaviour of...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 02-26-2006, 12:31 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
If you use other screensavers, this problem...

If you use other screensavers, this problem doesn't happen?
Do you have any other 3D screensavers that you can try?

The Carousel won't hurt if you try to use it but if the system is generating a...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 02-26-2006, 11:29 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
I think we are getting somewhere. The key here is...

I think we are getting somewhere. The key here is that with the "Exit on Mousemove" unchecked, the screensaver still exits. Is this true for everyone else with this bug?
If that is the case then I...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 02-26-2006, 01:13 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Dale, First of all, Carousel uses DirectX 7...

Dale,
First of all, Carousel uses DirectX 7 calls and MA2.6 still has DirectX 6 calls.
Carousel runs the screensavers it starts differently compared to running MA2.6 on its own. Carousel stays in...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 02-25-2006, 11:10 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
Dale, Have you tried my suggestions of either...

Dale,
Have you tried my suggestions of either using Carousel or reinstalling the video drivers?

Also, do you start the screensaver by running it through the icon and if you do, does it also close...
Forum: Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive 02-25-2006, 04:21 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 58,905
Posted By Edgar
FerdFerd, It works for you now so I suggest to...

FerdFerd,
It works for you now so I suggest to keep your setup as is. I am hoping the other two who has the same problem that sent me their dxdiag report to just reinstall. They already have the...
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