I was just wondering if anyone is running this game on xp?? i installed the game and when i try to run it it says i need to download an indeo codec or it wont run, it gave me a website addrress for indeo and i went there to download it but they CHARGE for the download for a game ive already paid for ???? i aint gonna pay another 15 dollars, thats a scam!!! if anybody has a solution or knows where i can download them for free PLEASE post it here or email me at corkrebel28@yahoo.com.
thanks

sorry, i found the answer in the tecchy section, remove .avi fils from /data folder for anyone who was wonering

Just to let you know, that not only MA uses Indeo.
Most of the modern game use this particular codec, so I'd recommend everyone to have it. Don't blame MA.

hmm..odd..i while i play MA on win98 atm but i have played MA on win XP too and it did not required any codec to download.

is your version of windows updated? I do not know for sure but since most games use the codec, microsoft probably included it in an update. Which would explain why some people have to d/l it and some do not. *shrug*

With the September 2002 update to Windows XP (known as Service Pack 1), Microsoft suspended distribution of the Indeo codecs as a base part of its operating system. This only affects users with new PCs that are shipping with Windows XP Service Pack 1, or clean installs of Windows XP SP1 on an older system. Unfortunately, a number of game and multimedia titles require Indeo to be installed on the OS in order to function.

You may download Indeo video codec for free here:
http://www.moviecodec.com/download/codecs.shtml

You need Indeo V5.11. Click on "indeo511.exe".

Fantastic News D/L it , installed & it works

Very Nice intro a shame it isn't longer showing all the different units