MOHAA DOESNT WORK ON NEW INTEL GRAPHICS

<p>Also for anyone else getting this issue this fix was Posted by <strong>&quot;Own3mall&quot; on X-null</strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.x-null.net/forums/showthread.php?1604-Fix-for-MOHAA-1-11-Windows-7-x64-Crash-to-Desktop-Newer-i7-Processors&amp;p=14700&amp;posted=1#post14700" target="_blank">http://www.x-null.net/forums/showthread.php?1604-Fix-for-MOHAA-1-11-Windows-7-x64-Crash-to-Desktop-Newer-i7-Processors&amp;p=14700&amp;posted=1#post14700</a></p> <p>I recently bought a new gaming laptop, and whenever I tried to launch MOHAA, I would get a black screen with a mouse cursor. &nbsp;Then, MOHAA would just crash back to the desktop without any error messages. &nbsp;</p> <p>After spending hours searching online, It turns out that newer processors running Intel integrated graphics can interfere with older games. &nbsp;If you have an i7 CPU or similar with integrated Intel HD Graphics running Windows 7, you&#39;ll need to set your preferred main GPU within your Nvidia or ATI driver control panel. &nbsp;For some reason, both Nvidia and ATI default to the integrated graphics card for older games such as MOHAA. &nbsp;As such, you must set your preferences to always use the better video card. &nbsp;Here&#39;s a detailed guide on how to do it with both Nvidia and ATI video cards:</p> <p>[B]Nvidia Fix:[/B]</p> <p>Step 1: Load the Nvidia Control Panel:</p> <p><img alt="" src="/AAAAMOHAA/sites/default/files/AAAA/mohaa_nvidia_fix_part1.jpg" style="width: 401px; height: 181px;" /></p> <p>Step 2: Go to &quot;Manage 3D Settings&quot;, under &quot;Global Settings&quot; tab, pick your better video card under the &quot;Preferred graphics processor:&quot; dropdown. &nbsp;</p> <p>[I]Original Settings:[/I]<br /> <img alt="" src="/AAAAMOHAA/sites/default/files/AAAA/mohaa_nvidia_fix_part2.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 442px;" /></p> <p>[I]Final Settings:[/I]<br /> <img alt="" src="/AAAAMOHAA/sites/default/files/AAAA/mohaa_nvidia_fix_part3.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 442px;" /></p> <p>[B]ATI Fix (No Screenshots):[/B]</p> <p>[quote]Open your catalyst controller (or equivalent graphics controller) and change the switchable graphics to manual (this willl make your screen go funny, but don&#39;t worry), click on the Power option, switchable graphics, select high performance GPU, funny screen again, run configure.exe again on the MOHAA games you have installed, and voila, Medal of Honor in all its glory![/quote]</p> <p>Original Post for ATI Fix: &nbsp;<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/218815-medal-honor-allied-assault-crashes-desktop-2.html#post2031529</span></p> <p>Hope this helps.</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Own3mall</strong></p>

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