Oh, wasn't that an old ID game [like Doom]... yeah, so it should have a game
config file...

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| Most older networkable games required some form of adapter which could be
| used, even if not used. The dialup adapter [modem] was sufficient for
| initialization and IPX/SPX, which is what Heretic II used if I remember
| correctly.
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| You might try modifying its INI or other game file to remove the network
| aspect.
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| On 20 Jun, 20:57, rpgs rock dvds wrote:
| Just clean-installed Win98SE. Tried running game called Heretic II.
| Game doesn't launch, instead a pop-up box appears which says "winsock
| initialization failed"
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| After installing Win98SE, I went to Device Manager and removed
| something (can't remember exactly what it was) called "network
| adaptor". Could this be the problem?
|
| I ran sfc, but that didn't help me out.
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| Any suggestions gratefully received. Best regards, Robert.
|
| Correction: I didn't remove "network adaptor" - rather, I think it
| was called "dial-up adaptor". I got rid of it because a) I don't
| think I have any dial-up adaptor and b) I don't want to connect to any
| network or the internet.
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