Max Payne 1

[mark]

Dear Friens,

My sys config is:
p4 2.8/865gbf intel original mb
512 MB ram
80 gb hdd
winxp
Max Payne is not running on my PC....it comes out during loading.....what might be the problem?
Thanks in adv...
Mark

I have DirectX 9.0....Dont have Graphics card....Sooo...shd i reinstall DirectX?

[saROMan]

give some more info..bro......any ways ...seems prob w ya directX ....

[Neeraj]

i think max payne requires at least a basic graphics card
have u got it coz generally wit p4 u get one
also when u start the game u get a confi screen with resolution and stuff check all the options o`er there n if u dont have a graphics card try software emulation instead of hardware o`er there

[krish]

Try this:

Make a shortcut for the .exe file on the Desktop. Now right click on the shortcut select properties. In the Target box, add -disable3dpreloads after the " & " . So the box will look like:

"x:\--------any path" -disable3dpreloads

click OK and now try.

Nope Max Payne don't needs graphic card I've played it on Celeron-500 128MB RAM & 810i board.

[klinux]

i ran both MP1 & 2 on my onboard graphics card , via km400 , one of the worst in graphis lol . anyways . supports only up dx7 . so not many high end games for .

- run directx , under display see if all options are enabled (ie they should be highlighted and not greyed out) .
- if not available , reinstall dx with new version
- check update for onboard graphics drivers u have
- check if u have option to change memory allocated for video in bios . change it to the next best option . say 64 mb . and increase AGP aperture option in bios .

- try setting all options in game to low and increase gradually if no errors occur .
- disable most background programs b4 running the game

[krish]

klinux, u still have a better one I have KM266 (Pathetic) Can't find a better one in Jaipur

[tarey_g]

The problem is obvious, simply install max payne 1 patch which has a fix for the intel orignal motherboards(this will surely fix it) . No other big problem . ur rig is better than needed for this particular game, enjoy the gr8 game.

[vysakh]

in my compu, mp didnt run on winXP.
i installed 98 for this purpose and my attempt was successful

[mark]

Thank u all for ur advices....i m trying out all ur advices....hope each one works...

[club_pranay]

and while you enjoy the game pls follow the storyline also, and after you blow the chopper dont forget to install and play MP2

and let us know if u want the cheats
btw,
i am 1 of the millions of Max Payne fans

[mark]

Tried out each and every tech.. adviced by u all.....but to no avail....Please help.....Also I m not able to run Medal of Honor, Pacific assault"" it shows incompatibility error of video with directx8.1

Regds
Mark

[NikhilVerma]

Did U try the patch because that one is sure to work...
Coz the same problem happened to my brother...
he as Intel Extreme Graphics card and MP1 didn't run on his PC until I installed the latest patch....

[psappuin]

Hey Mark i even had the same problem, with Max Panyne 1 on XP but it worked on win98 perfectly. but i was able to run MP 2 on XP. didnt found the reason Y?????????????
Amit

[Aseem Nasnodkar]

MP1 dsn't work on XP. Hw much ever u try, there is no patch. So 4get using it on XP. Go 4 some other OS if u r a die hard fan of it. MP2 works. Dat is as cool as MP1. C if u can gt dat!

[magnet]

check whether onboard graphic card drivers r updated or not(minimum 32mb set in bios config)..............well i played max payne 1 properly first time...now in part 3 moving to chapter 7...it causes hardware failure and system reboots automatically......my onboard graphic driver suxs here.......

[infernus]

Well pal, is the copy a legal one? Yup, Max Payne doesnt work on XP for me too.

[ctrl_alt_del]

I am able to play Max Payne 1 on my XP with a SiS 650 onboard card. But at the same time, my friend with Intel Onboard Graphics is unable to do so. Sometimes the game crashesin the splash screen itself and soetimes after the first level has been loaded. I think this is a problem exclusive to Intel Graphics family.

[bharathbala2003]

me too.. i could play it on my PC with XP i dint have any hinges.. but it was a pirated copy (already cracked so no cd req) and it was on my onboard intel graphics card (4mb only!!)

[Darthvader]

dude put it on win 98 compatibility mode

[abhijeet_ghosh]

MP1 dsn't work on XP. Hw much ever u try, there is no patch. So 4get using it on XP.

That's bull ****. I play Max Payne 1 & 2 on Win XP without any probs.

Another reason why getting a console makes sense. No technical issues to worry about.

[a_to_z123]

Hey Hey Hey!!! All u ppl talking nonsense about Max Payne!
Well I'm have been a die hard fan of Max Payne since it's release and lemme give a solution too all your problems.

1. I've also experienced problems while playing MP1 on XP. Actually I can't say how it ran on an Intel MB, as one member has cited here. But it surely has problems with it on XP. I earlier had SIS 650 & later changed to the VIA Pro Savage DDR and it ran superbly on both of'em with XP as the OS. Two of my friends who had Intel MBs cudn't run the same.

2. Now to tell why does MP1 has a problem on XP. Well, u can see it in the documentation itself. The Remedy says that MP hasn't been tested for XP so they aren't sure about its working on XP. And definitely they are right, citing the case of Intel MBs here. The reason being that, MP was developed during the years 199-2000 and released in 2001. The same year XP was released. So the Beta testers cudn't test it for XP platform. Hence the problem.

3. And finally coming to the patches of MP. Lemme tell u that the patch only corrects some graphic problems concerned with MP, viz. flashing of SysTray icons while loading and gameplay,etc. It has nothing to do with the running of the game.

4. Coming to MP2, there are no such problems at all.

That's it! I'm finished wid my explanation. If anybody finds any more problems after this then he/she can contact me. And in the future don't go out blabbing anything abt something abt which u r not sure. It is an insult to the game itself! Heh!

OK then. Bye!
Zaib.

[KoRn]

mp1 works on my pc(win xp pro,128 mb ran,nvidia tnt2 model 64 pro) who told yal it doesnt work i just completed the game a few months back.

[harmax]

use the OS compatibility wizard in winxp to run games like maxpayne