While both computers are running XP may be relevant to compatibility to a particular game, it isn't always determinative. More often than not games that collapse after a given interval of time have as their culprit heating, memory module problems, video or video driver problems. Then, there is always the case that a piece of software running in the background, like an Anti-virus package (or it can even be a .Net application) has reserved a swath of memory that the game wants to write to but is excluded and then crashes. So, you will have to query your friend for some more specifics.

I think when the game goes wrong it just crashes to the desktop with no error message. He has good RAM, a good graphics card and his specs are generally good. Certainly good enough to run Tib Sun. Has anyone else encountered this error with this game or other games?
 
And does anyone know how to fix it?
 
Thankyou for your time,
 
Jord

sounds like someones cheating!!!!!
westwood have a anti cheating software if any cheat etc is picked up you will get knocked off usualy with a "connection error" prompt . other than that dunno good luck

Nope, I wish I could say someone was cheating so I could solve this. I know he definetly is not cheating and I trust his word because I've known him most of my life
 
Anybody else have a solution for this?
 
Jord

Ok, I found out that when it crashes it goes to desktop and says
"Tiberian Sun has encountered an internal error and is no longer to continue normally. Visit our site.. etc"
 
Can anyone help with this?
 
It's now happening to mine. I re-installed Tiberian Sun but without Firestorm and when FS was installed before it wasnt happening so I'm going to try it with FS installed.
 
Get back to me if you can solve this,
 
Jord

Ok, so apparently when I installed firestorm the game works! Even though FireStorm dosent work online when I play standard TS the game now stops crashing! I just need to get my friend to install FS aswell so I can check this works.
 
Jord