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Penumbra: Overture Not Working on Windows XP - MrMeanTree - 10-31-2011

I got the Penumbra:Collection on Steam (Along with Amnesia) And overture does not seem to want to work. It will go to the main menu, play all the sound right, I click new game and watch the opening cinematic. Then that ends and it says loading (sometimes) then the screen goes dark and sometimes sound will continue and then sometimes it's just silent but the game never actually starts. Help? I've tried verifying the files, defragmenting the drive it is saved on. Anything please? I would really appreciate it.


RE: Penumbra: Overture Not Working on Windows XP - MrMeanTree - 11-01-2011

No one?


RE: Penumbra: Overture Not Working on Windows XP - jens - 11-01-2011

Have you tried updating the drivers for the graphics card? Preferably by uninstalling the current driver, rebooting and then installing the new driver to ensure all files are replaced properly.




RE: Penumbra: Overture Not Working on Windows XP - plutomaniac - 11-01-2011

1. Is it a laptop or a desktop? If a laptop, what model?
2. What graphics card do you have(go to start>run and type dxdiag to check that)?



RE: Penumbra: Overture Not Working on Windows XP - MrMeanTree - 11-01-2011

plutomaniac:1.Desktop.
2.I don't really know. I did as you told and the little directory popped up but I didn't know what to do exactly.

jens:No, I haven't tried updating the graphics cards. Sounding very idiotic here, I don't know how to go about that. I don't want to damage my computer because of my own idiocracy.


RE: Penumbra: Overture Not Working on Windows XP - plutomaniac - 11-01-2011

At dxdiag go to the second tab names Screen (after system). What does it say after Name? Take a pic if you still do not understand.



RE: Penumbra: Overture Not Working on Windows XP - MrMeanTree - 11-01-2011

Intel® 82945G Express Chipset Family


RE: Penumbra: Overture Not Working on Windows XP - MrMeanTree - 11-02-2011

Bump.
Still needing help.


RE: Penumbra: Overture Not Working on Windows XP - jens - 11-02-2011

That chipset is unfortunately below requierments to run the game, it is not possible to get it working on this computer.



RE: Penumbra: Overture Not Working on Windows XP - MrMeanTree - 11-09-2011

Will the other Penumbra games and Amnesia not work?