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FPSC Classic Product Chat / Directx9 checker app

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s4real
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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 01:09 Edited at: 16th Aug 2013 04:00
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Hi all,
I get many emails saying about fpsc not running on there machine or on other people's machines so I decided to make a simple app that checks if they have the right direct x9 installed and if not takes them to microsoft site download page for the right direct x they need to run fpsc.


This is at beta stage and is for testing at the moment but this could be made better if there a lot of interest for it.

Any ideas where you like to see this go would be a bonus to the development of this little project.

Please note that it will say your system is compatible please wait but will do nothing just close the program this is for future features.

Link to direct x
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=8109

Also feedback if it works or not.

The idea will be that the program will do full compatible check before running your game.


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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 02:38
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Hey s4real, can you link the download page here as well, would appreciate it a lot!

Thanks

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s4real
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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 03:58
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@MrValentine :- Added the link

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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 07:32
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Hey that's neat. Thanks S4real.
This should come in handy when needed.
Quote: "Any ideas where you like to see this go would be a bonus"

Maybe check for Graphics compatibility? I'm not sure where you want to go with this. But I do see I lot of people/threads having problems when A laptop is involved(integrated graphic chipset).
Seems a lot of incompatibility out there?

Anyway, I tested it. Works great! Maybe someone can test it on a
know non-compatible machine?
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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 07:48 Edited at: 16th Aug 2013 07:49
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Nice app. Ran it on the wife's laptop (Vista), my laptop (Win7 64 bit), main desktop (Win7 32 bit), and second desktop (Win XP). Even took it into VMWare and ran in XP (VM) to ensure it does check, since I have a VM with no DirectX.

I did notice that it says "Your system is compatible please wait"... So I wait, and I wait, and I pour a coffee, and I wait, and then I close it (after I finish my coffee). LOL.

Perhaps you could have a "timer" so after X seconds the app closes. Or remove the "please wait" at the end of "Your system is compatible". Otherwise the "younger" people not "computer-savvy" will be confused and wonder why it is taking so long. At least I had my coffee to keep me waiting.

Otherwise, all good.


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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 10:00
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Very useful app, downloaded. I agree with the points BlackFox made. I knew there were some issues with Directx9 not being installed on some systems, but don't most have them anyway?

Also I noticed that I could click into the app and type/delete text. I understand its still being developed, but thought I should mention.

I'll say again how useful this is. It will save so many issues with compatibility for game releases. Thanks s4real

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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 13:22
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Hi S4,

I got my hands on a system that has the respective Problem. It runs Win7 service pack 1 32bit.

Your checker says "System is compatible". Game didnt start.

I afterwards installed manually every single DirectX from 2006 untill now, I installed the latest VC redist, I added the files you sent to me via mail, and I even installed the Free versions of DBro and FPSC.

It did not resolve the problem. The tool still says "comatible"

Here is the crash detail:

Problemsignatur:
Problemereignisname: APPCRASH
Anwendungsname: Ice.exe
Anwendungsversion: 1.0.0.0
Anwendungszeitstempel: 4d460aea
Fehlermodulname: StackHash_0a9e
Fehlermodulversion: 0.0.0.0
Fehlermodulzeitstempel: 00000000
Ausnahmecode: c0000005
Ausnahmeoffset: 00000000
Betriebsystemversion: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Gebietsschema-ID: 3079
Zusatzinformation 1: 0a9e
Zusatzinformation 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Zusatzinformation 3: 0a9e
Zusatzinformation 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789


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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 13:23
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and here is the exe I used, it´s one of the (I suppose the latest) unofficial 1.20 betas.

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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 14:17
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Ertlov, did you install the DBPro specific DX version? [The one that ships with DBPro DGS pack]

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yes, of course.

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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 17:45
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@BlackFox :- The please wait is for you to have time to have a coffee before doing anything else lol
@ncmako :- Yes this will prob end up being a new tool for your games to do a check before your exe.

@Burger :- Thanks for the info yes this would be changed before a proper release.

@Ertlov :- Could we have the full specs of the machine tested your exe in your post and worked fine in windows 8 64bit and windows 7 for me.

Thanks everyone for the feedback

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Laptop Fujitsu Siemens
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and here the other PC

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Posted: 16th Aug 2013 18:42
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It does not work on win8 x32 bit.

It is stuck in "your system is compatible, please wait" I wait one hour, but nothing happens.

Make this forum to something a little bit better and release more stuff. So we can push the Request/NoobHelp threads aside.
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@Corno_1 :- Thats all its meant to do its not meant to do nothing else it has done its job your system is compatible the please wait is for a future feature thats not in it.

Just close job done if you read further up you would know this lol

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Posted: 17th Aug 2013 17:14
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I've had a few emails and a few people say that the app does not work it sit on please wait.

Please read this before trying the app lol

Quote: "Please note that it will say your system is compatible please wait but will do nothing just close the program this is for future features."



Sorry for any confusion on this but it will do something for the future.

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Posted: 17th Aug 2013 20:39
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But I thought you said...
Quote: "The please wait is for you to have time to have a coffee before doing anything else"

So that's what I've been doing, over and over...
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