Reflex 4.03 installation problem

[pwkpete]

Hey,

anyone try upgrading to 4.03?

After upgrading, it keeps telling me that it can't find a directx driver.

The 4.02 didn't have a problem, I was running directx 8.1, I upgraded to 9, downloaded the new nVidia driver, uninstalled 4.02, rebooted frequently.... Etc.... Standard windows procedures.

I am running on a machine with 256meg RAM, 1.7 ghz P4m and geforct go with 32 meg of ram...

I downloaded some of the upgraded models and they don't seem to work with 4.02...


Just reinstalled 4.02 and it works again...

Thx...

[wsn]

Usually, that happens if the latest driver is NOT installed correctly. Please watch and follow the NVidia instructions to the very detail! Any shortcut will lead to files remaining somewhere - files which are NOT written to comply with DX8.1 or later.

Sorry, I can't change that. This would be NVidia or Microsoft work to make the driver update more safe or a little easier.

You may as well keep 4.02 in the REFLEX directory and install 4.03 into another directory like c:\program files\reflex4030 - this way you may use both versions.

Another problem may come from a high desktop resolution which at the end exceeds your video ram size. Please try starting 4030 at a desktop resolution of 1024x768x16.

Cheers -wolfgang

[pwkpete]

Reducing the resolution made it work.

Normally if a program (or game) has a problem with the memory, it will present an appropriate error. 4.03 gave less than a helpful response. This was not even running in full screen mode, just windowed.

I'm very surprised this program can't run on this machine at 1400x1050, I run Realflight G2 with no problems and have excellent performance, I would expect if that worked, anything would, it has far more eye candy...

[wsn]

For a commercial version I would agree. 4.02 is our commercial version and you did not have that error. 4.03 is a non-commercial update - in fact, it was our trial version to see how XTR will install. BUT 4.03 will never make it to a commercial version. With that support experience we will optimize XTR in a way it has to be.

Cheers - wolfgang