hey i need some help here big time please help me!!!!  when i start NHL 2003 it goes in and everything... but when i click on PLAY to start my GAME it log's me out back to my WINDOWS DESKTOP. PLEASE HELP me...

i have a

700 MHZ
internet 6.0 explorer
64 megs RAM
win 98
VOODOO 3

i think my VOODOO is not COMPATIBLE with NHL 2003 and if that is so, how to i UPGRADE IT???  please help me someone i would relly be HAPPY!!!!    ;D ;D   THANX for your TIME!!!!

but how can i fixed that?? cause i am almost 100% sure that it is my VOOdoo 3 card that is not COPATIBLE but how to i UPGRADE it??? or will ea make a PATCH??  cause i have all the SYSTEM REQUIREMEMNTS exept for  VOODOO CARD.... please please help me i can't wait to play!!!      

THANX for responding so quickly to my last POST!!!!
THANK YOU LUC.

ya i have a VOODOO 3 series 16Bt... and it is not on the list of NHL 2003 requirements but could i go download a DRIVER like voodoo 4 or 5??? will it work?? and if not what do i do??? were do i go to download a FULL DRIVER of voodoo 4 or 5??   thanx for our RESPONSE... i think you will realy help me!!!!

i don't get it i downloaded a driver cal VOODOO 5 version 1.00.01 and then what do i do?? were do i put it in?? the NHL 2002 folder or what??  or  how do i get it to be my DISPLAY ADAPTER??   arrrrr pisses me off ...  atleat i am happy yuo are helping me reallu you are COOL!!!

Hmmm...

VSA-100 Drivers usually (but not always) work to some extend on Voodoo3's...

Please note that the V1.00.01 Driver is very old, if you try this, I'd rather recommend using a more recent Voodoo4/5 Driver like the V1.04.00...

If the Game is Direct3D (I think it is), and requires 32bit (would be strange but possible), it will probably not work, since the Voodoo3 will report to the Game that it's not capable of 32bit in 3D....

One possible way to 'fool' the Game :
Try to locate the File where the Game keeps its 3D Settings...

This is usually an .ini File somewhere in the Game Directory where it is installed, but these Settings sometimes end up in the Windows Registry as well.

There is a remote chance, that editing these by hand, and feeding in a 16bit Mode might make the Game launch....

Another possibility :
Since you only have 64MB of RAM, you might really be on a critical level of available Memory...
Make sure your Swapfile is big enough (e.g. 256MB), and that your System is configured as clean as possible...

What does this mean ?
Close ALL unnecessary Programs that you do not really require for Gaming, such as MS Office Fastfind, AntiVirus Programs, Chat Clients etc. etc....
This will free up as much Memory as possible, and might help if this is causing the error...

64MB is really hard on the edge, it surprises me a new Game will even launch with such low memory ::)

In case you suspect that the Game uses some 3D functions that the Voodoo3 does not have, you could try running it with 3D Analyzer V1.52, which already helped with a multitude of Games in such cases....
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Since we can only download a Demo of the Game, it is very important that you find out why exactly it does not run, if possible...
Once we know what limitation is causing the error, we can provide all known workarounds we know of to fix it :)

Greetings
FalconFly

Well still nothing.... i have the NHl 2003 FULL VERSION here not the DEMO.... my COMPUTER is completly required for that and i have like only use half of my 15GB on my computer so i have enought room. i really think it is cause of that STUPID VOODOO 3 card that is not COMPATIBLE with nhl 2003. i downlaoded a DRIVER of VOODOO 5 and it is only 8 MEGS is it POSSIBLE??? i have a VOODOO 3 CARD in my COMPUTER so if i download a VOODOO 4 or 5 driver and put it has my DISPLAY ADAPTER will it work??? is that what i have to do???   can i E-MAIL EA.SPORTS for this or is there a TOLL FREE NUMBER i could call......      i have been at this for 2 days now i am sure with your help i will make it work!!! thanx!!!

Well still nothing.... i have the NHl 2003 FULL VERSION here not the DEMO.... my COMPUTER is completly required for that and i have like only use half of my 15GB on my computer so i have enought room. i really think it is cause of that STUPID VOODOO 3 card that is not COMPATIBLE with nhl 2003. i downlaoded a DRIVER of VOODOO 5 and it is only 8 MEGS is it POSSIBLE i have a VOODOO 3 CARD in my COMPUTER so if i download a VOODOO 4 or 5 driver and put it has my DISPLAY ADAPTER will it work is that what i have to do   can i E-MAIL EA.SPORTS for this or is there a TOLL FREE NUMBER i could call...... i have been at this for 2 days now i am sure with your help i will make it work!!! thanx!!!   by the way i was the last one how left the message i just forgot to log in...

Well, luckily Drivers are seldom larger than 8MB ::)

So what you downloaded is perfectly fine...

Since I see that it doesn't run, it would seem that the Voodoo3 might indeed not be able to run NHL2003.

(Your writing makes it sound like you haven't installed the Driver yet (?) Just unpack the File, and hit the setup executable to install it... )

Don't forget, you're trying to run one of the latest Games on a ~3 years old Graphics Card, that cannot display 3D in 32bit...

Every Card does hit its limit one day, for some people earlier, for some later...

Sorry, but there's not much more advice I could give from here except to upgrade a) Card and b) Memory...
(64MB really isn't a proper amount of RAM to run today's Games ::) )

If you want to stick with 3dfx, you might be able to buy a used Voodoo4 pretty cheap...

Greetings
FalconFly

ya but the game is direct 3d 16 MB minimum..... so it should work then.... like i said i have every requirement exept for the VOODOO 3 that i have.  how much is a VOODOO 4 or 5 card??

Hm, I don't know where you live, but German Ebay usually has Voodoo4's comparable to around 20-25 US$.

Price will vary greatly on where you look, however...

I think there are probably way more Voodoo4's on US-Ebay than here, which will reduce the price I guess.

Voodoo5's in Germany are pretty expensive, hitting upto 100 US$ sometimes. Normal prices vary around 50-70 US$.
Overall, it has become more of a collectors item, and there are only a few left, which created the high price.

In the US, it should be possible to get one for almost half that price I guess, but I'm not sure...

Greetings
FalconFly

NHL 2003 does not run on a Voodoo 3... I've tried almost everthing with no results...

But it DOES RUN on my Gamecube :)

hey what if i have a C.D. that has a NVDIA driver can install that and will it work even if i have a VOODOO CARD in my COMPUTER or do i have to get a NVDIA card in my COMPUTER??? cause i probably will switch cards with my sister cause the game works at her place and she has a NVADIA ALLADIN.... if so can i switch it in my COMPUTER??

An NVidia Driver set that works on a Voodoo ???

I haven't heard from that in my entire life before (?)
IF this thing really exists and works, be sure to send it to me ;)

Anyway, swapping another Card into your System sure will work, IF it meets the requirements...

So be sure that it does before getting disappointed.

Note that there's no such thing such as a NVidia "Alladin" Chip.

NVidia Chips produced :
Riva128
Riva TNT
Riva TNT2 (Ultra)
GeForce256 (GeForce1)
GeForce2
GeForce3
GeForce4

Some 3rd party manufacturers gave their cards funny names sometimes, so maybe there is an "Alladin" Card, but I've just never heard of it before...

Greetings
FalconFly

I'm coming to this site a few years after the issue here, but my nephew runs NHL 2003 just fine on his Voodoo3 3000 on a Asus P3B-F MB with 128MB of memory and a AWE64 sound card. If memory serves correct (I built the system many years ago) the drivers were 1.07 and I think it was DirectX 8.0 at the time. He still plays today, but we have since upgraded both the memory and video card for NHL 2004.