3d Pinball Problems - Page 2

Trinity · 23rd Mar 2007, 05:45 PM

Well the thing is, I had not played it in ages, And it did run with sp2. About a year ago I got a bsod and was forced to do a system restore. And when I did that it broke a lot of my programs. I think the pinball was one and I just did not notice until now. I have not removed the broken file so far. But the strange thing is when I used the file I got from you, It somehow remembered my hi scores... Weird.

When I dl'ed your version, I tried just running the exe. But it would not work. Windows told me I had to extract all the files.

Bestia(ry) · 23rd Mar 2007, 05:50 PM

Nah, don't try to run only the .EXE from some dir,
of course that won't work. ^^
Could you overwrite just the pinball.exe in C:\Windows\System32
with the .EXE from the .ZIP and try to run it?
Thnx in advance.

PS: About remembered highscores ... I guess it's saving
it somewhere in your profile, so the "new" pinball is just
using this given information.

Trinity · 23rd Mar 2007, 06:17 PM

Ok, Just did that and it still does the same thing. (other version works though).

Bestia(ry) · 23rd Mar 2007, 06:21 PM

So, now we know, it's not just the .EXE ...
Well, have fun playin'. ^^

Thnx.

Adrian Wong · 24th Mar 2007, 12:16 AM

Hehe.. Trin's playing 3D Pinball now.

19john28 · 17th Apr 2007, 11:34 AM

Just like Trinity my 3D Pinball tries to start but actually just flashes on and off.

Searching for pinball files with Explorer I found some other pinball.exe files and a couple of them will open the full screen with the 3D Logo, but with a covering message box which says: "WAVEMIX.INF is missing - it must be in the pinball directory"

It is in that directory with the original pinball.exe. I tried a couple of times to replace that file and to rename it etc. but no luck.

Did Microsoft kill this game with one of their updates?

Thanks, John

Trinity · 17th Apr 2007, 12:32 PM

Well, I never really fixed it. The original file is still broken.

I just got a new exe. from Bestia(ry) and have it installed somewhere else. Perhaps is you ask him he will let you have it.

peaz · 17th Apr 2007, 12:46 PM

Hope u get your 3d pinball working.

Hmm this pinball thread is reminding me of the great pinball game i used to play on my Pentium... Hmmm DOS one. gotta find out what it was called. Extreme Pinball? nice and bright VESA graphics... haha. those where the days man

Trinity · 17th Apr 2007, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peaz

Hope u get your 3d pinball working.

Hmm this pinball thread is reminding me of the great pinball game i used to play on my Pentium... Hmmm DOS one. gotta find out what it was called. Extreme Pinball? nice and bright VESA graphics... haha. those where the days man

Google it, and share with us.

I love retro games.

peaz · 17th Apr 2007, 01:37 PM

Googling right now!

23rd Mar 2007, 05:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 6,659 Reputation: 5048 Rep Power: 62	Well the thing is, I had not played it in ages, And it did run with sp2. About a year ago I got a bsod and was forced to do a system restore. And when I did that it broke a lot of my programs. I think the pinball was one and I just did not notice until now. I have not removed the broken file so far. But the strange thing is when I used the file I got from you, It somehow remembered my hi scores... Weird. When I dl'ed your version, I tried just running the exe. But it would not work. Windows told me I had to extract all the files. __________________ E6600, P5B-D, 1Gbx2 Crucial PC2-8500, 7600GT, WD 500GbHDD Conroe Bay-Bee! (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )

23rd Mar 2007, 05:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
Bestia(ry) Fenrisulfr Join Date: 11 Oct 2004 Location: Lyngvi Posts: 2,217 Reputation: 1510 Rep Power: 21	Nah, don't try to run only the .EXE from some dir, of course that won't work. ^^ Could you overwrite just the pinball.exe in C:\Windows\System32 with the .EXE from the .ZIP and try to run it? Thnx in advance. PS: About remembered highscores ... I guess it's saving it somewhere in your profile, so the "new" pinball is just using this given information. __________________ Gods. Men. Beast alike.

23rd Mar 2007, 06:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 6,659 Reputation: 5048 Rep Power: 62	Ok, Just did that and it still does the same thing. (other version works though). __________________ E6600, P5B-D, 1Gbx2 Crucial PC2-8500, 7600GT, WD 500GbHDD Conroe Bay-Bee! (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )

23rd Mar 2007, 06:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
Bestia(ry) Fenrisulfr Join Date: 11 Oct 2004 Location: Lyngvi Posts: 2,217 Reputation: 1510 Rep Power: 21	So, now we know, it's not just the .EXE ... Well, have fun playin'. ^^ Thnx. __________________ Gods. Men. Beast alike.

24th Mar 2007, 12:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,390 Reputation: 2830 Rep Power: 63	Hehe.. Trin's playing 3D Pinball now. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

17th Apr 2007, 11:34 AM	#16 (permalink)
19john28 Newbie Join Date: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Same Problem ... But missed the repair Just like Trinity my 3D Pinball tries to start but actually just flashes on and off. Searching for pinball files with Explorer I found some other pinball.exe files and a couple of them will open the full screen with the 3D Logo, but with a covering message box which says: "WAVEMIX.INF is missing - it must be in the pinball directory" It is in that directory with the original pinball.exe. I tried a couple of times to replace that file and to rename it etc. but no luck. Did Microsoft kill this game with one of their updates? Thanks, John

17th Apr 2007, 12:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 6,659 Reputation: 5048 Rep Power: 62	Well, I never really fixed it. The original file is still broken. I just got a new exe. from Bestia(ry) and have it installed somewhere else. Perhaps is you ask him he will let you have it. __________________ E6600, P5B-D, 1Gbx2 Crucial PC2-8500, 7600GT, WD 500GbHDD Conroe Bay-Bee! (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )

17th Apr 2007, 12:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
peaz ARP Webmaster Join Date: 13 Oct 2002 Location: http://atpeaz.placidthoughts.com/ Posts: 8,473 Reputation: 1633 Rep Power: 30	Hope u get your 3d pinball working. Hmm this pinball thread is reminding me of the great pinball game i used to play on my Pentium... Hmmm DOS one. gotta find out what it was called. Extreme Pinball? nice and bright VESA graphics... haha. those where the days man __________________ Ken Ng Tech ARP Visit my web gallery - Ken's Digital Canvas Shoot and Earn Money from Stock Photography Sterling@PJ Community Forums

17th Apr 2007, 01:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
peaz ARP Webmaster Join Date: 13 Oct 2002 Location: http://atpeaz.placidthoughts.com/ Posts: 8,473 Reputation: 1633 Rep Power: 30	Googling right now! __________________ Ken Ng Tech ARP Visit my web gallery - Ken's Digital Canvas Shoot and Earn Money from Stock Photography Sterling@PJ Community Forums

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