Blocked by my school

C-S wanna be · Post by **C-S wanna be** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 12:10 pm

Hey there people. I'm in school right now and I'm tryin to play UT2k3 demo. i got that all installed fine and everything but now i need to install directx8 because it doesnt come with the demo humf... well this computer let me install the demo to the HD but i cant install the directx8 because the settings on this comp.. they got it so i cant go in REGEDIT and i cant right click on my computer. Cant get into control panel either.. is there anyway i can get past all these restrictions?? please lol must play UT in school arrrgg will be so awsome.

Silver · Post by **Silver** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 12:16 pm

I highly doubt that they have a video card strong enough to handle ol UTK2003 graphics. Needs to be at least a 16 meg with Open-GL capability. As far as getting directx 8, just go to microsoft.com and get the exe for it.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 12:51 pm

I wouldn't really waste the effort trying to get it to run on a school computer. I'm surprised someone from the school hasn't berated you for it yet.

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 1:34 pm

Why do people fear this next generation coming up, I just don't get it...

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 1:36 pm

Originally posted by Noevo
Why do people fear this next generation coming up, I just don't get it...

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 1:56 pm

Which Op-Sys?

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 1:57 pm

Originally posted by Noevo
Why do people fear this next generation coming up, I just don't get it...

That's what they said about my generation back when I got my Atari 2600 in '79

Now look at us...

Wait...

Don't look...

Nevermind.

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 2:01 pm

you played your atari in school?

lol yeah, i'm supposed to be a slacker...oh wait...

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 2:02 pm

Originally posted by Noevo
you played your atari in school?

lol yeah, i'm supposed to be a slacker...oh wait...

Nope, no Atari's in school...we had Apple ][s and TRS-80s for that

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 2:03 pm

lode runner

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 2:05 pm

Originally posted by Noevo
lode runner

Man, I loved playing lode runner

That, and the first three Ultima games, and the Zork series

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 2:07 pm

you lose me for about 10 years after lode runner and oregon trail lol

and some damn pirate type text game thingy I can't remember the name off...

black crowes · Post by **black crowes** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 5:23 pm

Originally posted by Silver
I highly doubt that they have a video card strong enough to handle ol UTK2003 graphics.

You be surprised of the new computers the school systems are buying. My school just got three new labs (about 100 computers) of pentium 4 2.53ghz systems each with 512mb ram. I'm sure these workstations come with adequate graphics cards.
^All this for word processing and powerpoint presentations... what a waste.

C-S wanna be · Post by **C-S wanna be** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 10:52 am

Its a Dell with a 1.6ghz and 255mb ram its runnin 2k pro and im not sure about vid card but i think it should be at least a 16mb seein how its a brand new comp ive d/l the exe and its a self-extracting file so i cant tell it where to install so when it gets done extracting and then i get the message that i cant install anything because im not an admin. so i need to be an admin or find away to get around that and ill be playin. now the comp did let me install the actual game but not directx how goofy is that.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 11:39 am

Your set up as a restricted user, it won't let you install anything that alters systems files, such as DirectX does.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 12:30 pm

Originally posted by RoundEye
Your set up as a restricted user, it won't let you install anything that alters systems files, such as DirectX does.

in other words either log in as the administrator or youw on't be able to play because of restrictions on the computer

there is most likely a reason WHy they have the computers restricted in the first place

installing programs that alter system files is one of them

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 12:31 pm

Originally posted by Silver
I highly doubt that they have a video card strong enough to handle ol UTK2003 graphics. Needs to be at least a 16 meg with Open-GL capability. As far as getting directx 8, just go to microsoft.com and get the exe for it.

d3d

ut2k3 was developed with d3d in mind... ogl is only there for compatability sakes... if you have problems with d3d etc... the game runs default on and better with d3d...

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 12:54 pm

Originally posted by RoundEye
Your set up as a restricted user, it won't let you install anything that alters systems files, such as DirectX does.

Don't get about registry editing ALSO being locked out

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 1:01 pm

I wasted a good amount of computer lab in high school playing Commander Keen and Wolfenstein 3D. It was either that or use the old blue-screen DOS version of Wordperfect.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 1:09 pm

Originally posted by Recondite
It was either that or use the old blue-screen DOS version of Wordperfect.

i hated WP back then!

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 1:14 pm

Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
i hated WP back then!

The bad thing was, they didn't even have the keyboard overlays on so I had no idea how to format anything.