If like me, you are trying to run Battlefield 3 under Windows8, you’ll need to patch your registry as follows. Copy this text into notepad and save as iebf3fix.reg. Then just double-click it. Restart IE and it is all done.
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}]
@=”SonarAx Control”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Control]
@=””
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\InprocServer32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx”
“ThreadingModel”=”Apartment”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus]
@=”0″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus\1]
@=”131473″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ProgID]
@=”WHISPERAX.WhisperAxCtrl.0.70.4″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ToolboxBitmap32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx, 1″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\TypeLib]
@=”{B926A6E0-4034-4656-BFF5-EBE450004604}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Version]
@=”1.0″
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}]
@=”SonarAx Control”
“TreatAs”=””
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Control]
@=””
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\InprocServer32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx”
“ThreadingModel”=”Apartment”
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus]
@=”0″
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus\1]
@=”131473″
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ProgID]
@=”WHISPERAX.WhisperAxCtrl.0.70.4″
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ToolboxBitmap32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx, 1″
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\TreatAs]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\TypeLib]
@=”{B926A6E0-4034-4656-BFF5-EBE450004604}”
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Version]
@=”1.0″
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NavigatorPluginsList]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NavigatorPluginsList\EA Digital Illusions CE AB]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NavigatorPluginsList\Electronic Sports Network i Sverige AB]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NavigatorPluginsList\ESNLaunchAx Control]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NavigatorPluginsList\SonarAx Control]
“application/ie-plugin-esn-sonar-0.70.4″=””
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}]
@=”SonarAx Control”
“InProcServer32″=””
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Control]
@=””
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\InProcServer32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx”
“ThreadingModel”=”Apartment”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus]
@=”0″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus\1]
@=”131473″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ProgID]
@=”WHISPERAX.WhisperAxCtrl.0.70.4″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ToolboxBitmap32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx, 1″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\TypeLib]
@=”{B926A6E0-4034-4656-BFF5-EBE450004604}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Version]
@=”1.0″
Category: Games
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Fix for Battlefield 3 Plugin
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Dawn of War II Games for Windows Connection problem 0x80151911
You have to hate it when you have your mates all lined up to play a multi-player online game and you are the one with the sick computer.
They are very kind about it but you know they are muting their microphones and shouting “muppet” at you. Or worse.
For me it was trying to get Dawn of War II to connect to Games for Windows. It just kept barfing. Arrgh.
Tried unlocking the necessary network ports: UDP 88, 3074, TCP 3074. Nope. Didn’t do it.
Tried opening the access-list on my trusty Cisco 1702. Nope.
Then we looked at the MTU on the PC. Aha!!
If you have your PC MTU set to a value lower than 1362, it fails.
Pop along to the MTU registry key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\), change it to at least 1370 (I recommend 1492 personally) and restart.
If you have specific values per interface, look at the keys for each adapter in turn: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\[Adapter ID] and create a new DWORD under each one called MTU with the appropriate value.
Good pair of links to read: http://forums.gamesforwindows.com/t/785.aspx and http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-GB/Support/Pages/troubleshootingIssues.aspx
Sorry guys!
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Indiana Jones and the Last Refresh
According to Activision, Lego Indiana Jones won’t work on my TV as it isn’t a proper monitor. All the other Lego games and every other application works. But not this one.
The cause is simply that this new game will not run at 25Hz-50Hz.
I either make the boys play the game in the Study or I buy a new T.V.
Bugger
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Indiana Jones and the D3D Device Error
I like the Lego Star Wars games. My boys love them too. Lego Indiana Jones ? Fantastic. Oh hang on.
I should point out that rather than having an Xbox or Wii, we have a PC in the living room (in a media-centre box) connected to the TV as a games console, DVD player etc.
Lego Star Wars I & II play brilliantly on the TV using this computer but Indiana Jones just keeps giving me “Failed to create d3d device” and error code 0x8876086c.
Lucasarts pointed me at Activision and currently the nice chap on their support site is throwing suggestions at me. Being the stubborn sort that I am I also tried troubleshooting myself using different video cards, updating drivers, using msconfig to disable services and startup programs. But nothing worked.
I then wondered what was letting Lego Star Wars II work and when Indy just didn’t want to show. The only noticeable thing is that the nuconfig.txt file that LSW2 uses states a screen refresh of 60Hz. My nVidia control panel seems to think it is running the TV at 25Hz. Indy’s PCCOnfig.txt tries for 70Hz. Changing the entry in file doesn’t help.
So, I thought “What if I used a monitor?”. Guess what. It worked. Unplug the s-video cable, reboot with a monitor attached at it all works. Not really an option for me here though unless I go buy a new TV with a PC connector – makes LEgo Indiana Jones an expensive game for me.
Well, hopefully that was useful for somebody else in the same boat. I’ll post here if I get a solution via the TV.
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Online Gamers – buy the orange box
I have been waiting for the second sequel to Half-Life 2 since finishing “Episode One”. Well Episode Two is out and can be bought from Steam and downloaded straight to your PC. But that is only half the story.
Valve have released what they called the “Orange Box”. It contains Half-Life 2, Episodes 1 and 2 and a couple of other notable items: Portal and Team Fortress 2.
I got it lst week and have so far not played episode 2. Why ? Well Portal is a tricky little puzzle of a game which makes you think in three dimensions. It is difficult to describe – you just need to play it. OK. I’ll try….
The basic premises is that you need to get to the exit of each enclosed level. Barriers exist in the way of gaps or walls. You luckily have a “portal gun” which can create an entrance to a portal. This takes the form of a person-sized hole you can walk into and you arrive instantly at the exit. To begin with the exit is placed depending on where you place the exit. A little to the left and the exit appears in the ceiling of the next room. A little to the right and it is behind you in the room you are already in. Quite odd to see yourself leaving the room you are entering. In later levels you get to plant both entry and exit which makes it more like some games like Solitaire (the peg game not the card game that should really be called “Patience”). At one stage you have to plant the entrance at the bottom of a cliff and the entrance above you on the wall, facing the other side of the crevasse. Falling from the top into the entrance gives you sufficient momentum to fly across the gap. You really have to try it to understand how ingenious it is.
But the game that has kept me awake for longer has to be Team Fortress 2. With graphics similar in style to the Disney/Pixar film “The Incredibles” and comic violence that allows you to blow off steam, it is the best multiplayer game I have played. Turn-up, pick one of a handful of different characters and get going. You can play it simple and trudge over to the other team with a big gun, you can build things to help your team-mates or spy in the enemy camp. Fast-paced fun. I’ve also discovered some guys from work play it every Tuesday night. That is now in my diary. I just wish I was any good!
