I have no idea why. I just got this game today, I just started playing it (as in, right after the beginning cutsecene) and I try to look in the inventory. It freezes. I have to restart my computer. I tried changing my resolution, but that didn't do anything.
 
 So I go to this forum, hoping to find something. I downloaded the patch, and I reinstalled DirectX v.6, but those didn't help either. 
 
 Any ideas?! :confused:
  
 
  
  
    what are your system specs?
 
 try running it in 16 bit color depth
  
 
  
  
    I'm running an almost-new, home built computer at 1.7 ghz, with about 500 meg of RAM.
 
 However, I think I discovered the problem, yesterday. Examining the disk, I found a large scratch (No, wait, a gouge)
 in the middle of it. This made me particularly mad, as it's brand new. Amazon.com will feel my wrath!!! :mad:
  
 
  
  
    Yes. Amazon do indeed suck. I ordered a CD and a Maths text book. They sent me a scratched CD and a Physics text book. ¬
  
 
  
  
    yeah the scratch is probably the cause, let us know how you get on :)
  
 
  
  
    Recently I have installed GF again on winXP SP1 Eng, GeFOrce2MX, DX9.0 and having a freezing problem. I haven't applied a 1.01 patch yet, and I wonder it helps. This games had worked a few years ago on Win98 machine. 
 
 Does GF run on WindowsXP ?
  
 
  
  
    GF does indeed run on XP (I would install the patch if I was you), and CPU Killer helped me through my troubles. Hooray.
  
 
  
  
    Burge - what do you mean "CPU Killer" ? Thanx.
  
 
  
  
    Thanx ! I will try .... BTW, I really like Tentacles, and I hope I can play again on a newer platform.
  
 
  
  
    Hi, my game also froze up when I went to the inventory, only I don't have a gouge in my CD. I tried downloading the patch, but that didn't seem to solve anything, so now I'm stuck with a saved frozen game. Any ideas?
 
 Thanks!
  
 
  
  
    The easiest thing to do is to start another game or load another saved game. I'ver never been able to unfreeze a frozen game.
  
 
  
  
    im runing xp sp2 direct x 9 installed the patch played through the first disc fine but wheni wint to play the second it crashs all the time
  
 
  
  
    Hi Laura, have a look at this:
  http://www.ninth-world.com/giFAQ.php) 
 HT problem. 
 It fixed my problem on constant game hanging, I couldn't even get out of the room properly without this, or at times couldn't even move. 
 gwur!