FRUSTERATING PROBLEM WITH QUAKE 4 AND DOOM 3

GuItArMaN8373 · 04-09-08, 07:03 PM

Hey guys, I decided to post on here because the guys at ID soft are no help what so ever, and people on these forums have always been helpful and responsive.
I've been having this same problem with both ID games, doom 3 and quake 4, for a long time, even after upgrading to the AMAZING hardware that I now I have. The problem with both games is ....i cant max out the settings, I mean I KNOW my pc can handle it, cause the games are pretty old, and I can play newer games liked COD4, Crysis, UT3, and such, at max (except of crysis, big surprise lol).
Anyway, both games wont save the settings I choose. As soon as I restart to apply them, its back to default. I tried EVERYTHING, making my own .cfg files, like many have recommended, and even making the .cfg read-only. Nothing seems to work. Can anyone help me out here? Am i missing something?

Thanks,

Chris

P.S. I attacthed my dxdiag file incase anyone is interested.

MooMasster716 · 04-09-08, 07:34 PM

What are the Pc specs?

disk11 · 04-09-08, 07:42 PM

Do you have the latest patches?

Shelnutt2 · 04-09-08, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MooMasster716

What are the Pc specs?

From dxDiag:
Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs)
3 gigs of ram
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
SB X-Fi Audio

The mobo is either a G31/G33/P35 chipset mobo with dual Realtek RTL8169 NICs

Goateh · 04-09-08, 09:50 PM

This may sound silly, but its just a thought. The .cfg files aren't set to read only are they?

Xymurgy · 04-10-08, 01:46 PM

Are you using dual displays? That would cause a severe fps drop, although wouldn't affect settings not being saved.

GuItArMaN8373 · 04-10-08, 06:55 PM

Nope, just using a single nice sceptre dvi lcd display.
And no the .cfg's are not set to read only.
Latest patches are a go as well.
And yes the mobo is an Abit P35

pejsaboy · 04-10-08, 11:12 PM

You have admin privileges in windows? If not, maybe you need them for the .cfg's to be updated.

technoViking · 04-10-08, 11:33 PM

I can't play quake4 because of some libraries missing with VC++ even when I install them, it won't let me

GuItArMaN8373 · 04-10-08, 11:57 PM

Yeah, I have all admin privileges.

GuItArMaN8373 · 04-12-08, 12:36 AM

Hah nvm guys, got it working now, for both games. For some reason everything is all ok now, thanks anyway.

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Xymurgy Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New Hampshire, USA.	Are you using dual displays? That would cause a severe fps drop, although wouldn't affect settings not being saved.
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04-10-08, 06:55 PM	Thread Starter #7
GuItArMaN8373 Registered Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia	Nope, just using a single nice sceptre dvi lcd display. And no the .cfg's are not set to read only. Latest patches are a go as well. And yes the mobo is an Abit P35
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GuItArMaN8373 Registered Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia	Yeah, I have all admin privileges.
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04-12-08, 12:36 AM	Thread Starter #11
GuItArMaN8373 Registered Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia	Hah nvm guys, got it working now, for both games. For some reason everything is all ok now, thanks anyway.
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