Fishies for NT

Cancerman · 02-27-2002, 11:16 AM

Hi,

I installed DX8 for my computer at work but the fishies don't work! Did somebody get it working for NT? I really wanna show it off to my friends at work. Thanks.

feldon34 · 02-27-2002, 02:14 PM

The Aquarium does not run on Windows NT 4 because there Microsoft never wrote a 3D gaming engine for it.

I guess the best thing is to encourage your office to upgrade to Windows NT 5 (Windows 2000, released in fall 1999). NT4 came out in 1994 you know.

Sorry I don't have better news.

Socrates · 02-27-2002, 07:33 PM

Here is the patch:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/

Seriously, though. I am concerned that you said you ere able to install DX8 but not run the fish. DX8 should not have even gone through the install process on an NT4.0 machine. If it did you may have a problem, but maybe you should confirm exactly which OS version and service pack you have.

02-27-2002, 11:16 AM	#1
Cancerman Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 3	Fishies for NT Hi, I installed DX8 for my computer at work but the fishies don't work! Did somebody get it working for NT? I really wanna show it off to my friends at work. Thanks.

02-27-2002, 02:14 PM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	The Aquarium does not run on Windows NT 4 because there Microsoft never wrote a 3D gaming engine for it. I guess the best thing is to encourage your office to upgrade to Windows NT 5 (Windows 2000, released in fall 1999). NT4 came out in 1994 you know. Sorry I don't have better news. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

02-27-2002, 07:33 PM	#3
Socrates Sage Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 1,529	Here is the patch: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/ Seriously, though. I am concerned that you said you ere able to install DX8 but not run the fish. DX8 should not have even gone through the install process on an NT4.0 machine. If it did you may have a problem, but maybe you should confirm exactly which OS version and service pack you have. Bat rays? We don't need no stinking bat rays!