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i downloaded v.1.3.0 and when i start it up it works for about 3 seconds and then it says it has encounterd a problem and needs to close. Please Help

Perhaps you could provide some details of your computer, operating system and graphics card? Any further information provided by the error message?

Grant

no it it didn't say anything differnent, just it needed to close. , i also figured out it only does this when i go to the solar system. below is everything i could find. Where could i fnd the need info


Pentium 4 processor

You should also be able to tell us what sort of operating system you're using. Once we know that, we might be able to tell you how to find information about your graphics card.

Grant

all i know is that it's windows xp home, itlel pent. 4

OK. Now go through My Computer -> Control Panel -> System. The start-up panel there should say a little more about your computer, its clock speed and memory. From there click through Hardware -> Device Manager -> Display Adapters. That'll give you the name of your graphics card. And if you double-click on the named graphics card, you'll be able to glean more information about it, including the current driver.

After that, some of the graphics-wise folk on the forum may be able to help you further.

Grant

ok, this is what i found: ATI technologies Inc. RAGE 128 PRO Ultra GL AGP
Please help me what ive seen is very cool, let me see more

groovitude,

Please read the faq. Especially Q1.
http://63.224.48.65/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2291
Download and install the most recent graphics drivers from ATI.

You do need to know that the RAGE series of cards is not supported very well by ATI any more. You should seriously consider upgrading to a Radeon or a card from a different vendor.

ok one more question, which one do i download (name please)

I've installed 1.3.0 and have updated the video drivers for my card and now Celestia runs for a few seconds or so then i get that blasted message window asking my to send the info on the crashed prog. to MS. (not that I would).

Here's the info about my sistem:
WinXP Pro
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 128
Driver v. 6.14.1.6307
CAT 3.2
OpenGL Settings for ATI

Main Setting: Balanced w/ custom setting box unchecked
Custom Settings: Anisotropic Filtering: Application Pref.
SMOOTHVISION: Disabled
Texture Pref: Quality
MipMap Detail Quality: High Quality
Wait for Vert. Sync: Default Off
TRUFORM: Always Off

HELP!!

groovitude,
the driver you need can be found at http://mirror.ati.com/support/drivers/winxp/winxpr1286133279.html. It includes OpenGL support (which you need for Celestia). Have fun!