iMac

[maque1]

Originally posted by Hap
DJ, I also tried with it unchecked along with the other boxes unchecked and Mac firewall off and as well the firewall off in Windows too, with no knowledge that turning them off would accomplish anything.

The last time I tried to load the game, had the spinning clipboard page offline, but could get into the tower.  Online, I froze.

Regards,

hap

Davenrino,

How does that HDTV work as a monitor?  The idea has been on my mind for awhile.  The veiw must be great.

[Skuzzy]

If you have a spinning clipboard with an Intel CPU, then the company who designed the motherboard screwed up the high resolution clock implementation.

A work-around would be to right-click on the Aces High II startup ICON, then select "Properties", select the "Compatibility" tab, then select Windows 98/ME compatible mode.

[DAVENRINO]

Originally posted by maque1
Davenrino,

How does that HDTV work as a monitor?  The idea has been on my mind for awhile.  The veiw must be great.

Absolutely Spectacular!!

[Rolex]

I just checked and there are no issues with the high resolution clock when in OSX. All benchmarks show it in applications where it should be evident.

The game should run very well since iMac RAM is DDR2 and the HHD has 2MB of cache.

Apple can't give you any help about Windows, and that's what we need to consider here. It is a Windows machine if Boot Camp is installed correctly.

That is where I think the problem may lie. If it were my machine, I'd be looking at the Boot Camp installation carefully again. Making sure the updates were installed first from the Apple site, that the CD of drivers you burned was complete, and all Windows updates completed.

The monitor is limited to 60 Hz because there is no Windows .inf file for the monitor to show alternate settings. I'd bet someone has made one and you should try a search.

Don't turn those firewalls off since you don't have a router!

The issues have nothing to do with Mac settings anywhere. When in Windows, it is a standard Windows box.

One important question... you did install Windows XP SP2 and not try to install 98 or other flavor of Windows?

[Rolex]

Sorry Hap, didn't look again at original post about having XP SP2. My bad.

I'm going to scour some boards on the net to find out more about this. I'm  as interesed as you are to see about getting it working.

[Hap]

Originally posted by Skuzzy
If you have a spinning clipboard with an Intel CPU, then the company who designed the motherboard screwed up the high resolution clock implementation.

A work-around would be to right-click on the Aces High II startup ICON, then select "Properties", select the "Compatibility" tab, then select Windows 98/ME compatible mode.

Thank-you Skuzzy.  I'll try it!!

Regards,

hap

[Hap]

Originally posted by Rolex
One important question... you did install Windows XP SP2 and not try to install 98 or other flavor of Windows?

Correct Rolex.   I bought a Windows XP disk with SP2 on it from NewEgg.  All the stuff on Mac boards and w/in Boot Camps install guides says, Windows disk must be XP and it must have SP2 on the disk.  That what I did.

I will try Skuzzy's advice as a possible fix.  Nothing to lose.  In short the boot camp install is quite easy.  You start the "assistant" and it prompts you to burn a Mac driver CD.  Pick a partition size and format method (NTFS or Fat 32 -- I chose Fat 32).  38 gigs is partitioned.  Load windows just like one would on a PC.  And it boots.

There were some semi-minor video anomalies upon Windows boot.  Nothing major.  Just some unusual stuff that settles down.  I gather the designers of Boot Camp aren't finished with it yet.  I will probably take another run at it on Wednesday my next day off.  I'll haul the PC out of the closet and see if I can just plug the ethernet cable attaced to the DSL modem into it and get online.  If not, I'll call the DSL guys and ask them to help me with my ipconfig etc.

Or, I bet I can get that info off my iMac?

So by Wednesday, I'll be up in the air either on the PC or the iMac.  

Rolex, here's my reading of your points: leave iMac firewall stuff alone.  Once into Windows, it's a Windows OS, & it's as if OSX doesn't exist.

Take care as I reinstall Boot Camp to follow instructions scrupulously.

Will let you know how it goes.  

If any of you know how to speak computer-ese -- GeekSpeek --, the Mac Owners Support Group is where I've been getting much help transitioning to Mac.  Smart fellers just like there's smart fellers here.  There's a Boot-Camp forum within their forum.  If you think you've got a possible fix, feel free to run it by them.  No problem with me mentioning me and game etc.  

Thank you all for your input very much

hap

p.s. Rolex, thanks for the tip about the refresh rate!

p.s.s.  I'll paste the address of this thread or the thread in its entirety there.  Maybe it'll help.

[DAVENRINO]

Hap,
Firewall, yes but don't block UDP traffic.

[Sancho]

Is it working yet?  Did you ever try any other games than Aces High on this thing?

[Hap]

Not yet Sancho.  I've played the past 2 days on my PC.  As it sits I've 2 separate or 2 related problems.  I figure time will bring a fix.

I've a couple of days off mid-week might give it a fiddle then.  Mac just updated their OSX.  I downloaded it and will probably give it a go.

I've got a router problem.  "Problem" is overstating it.  I've a D-link router that seems to be seeing the internet connection (internet light blinks some -- yes, I pretty ignorant.  And where my ignorance ends, I then am upon the shores of my incompetence.) but neither the PC or iMac can go online.  I'll phone the DSL guys (my phone company) and probably they can tell me what I'm doing wrong.

I think I should at least have no problem going from DSL > router > PC.  But I've got something snafued no doubt.

Thanks for asking,

hap

[Hap]

Wow!!  Max Resolution.  Max Sliders.  FPS stays pegged at 60 -- monitors max refresh rate.  24" of incredible Aces High!

The fix was to select "compatibility" with Windows 95.

Thanks guys for all the suggestions and help.

hap