I installed Alien Nations on my laptop, which is running windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
Upon trying to run the game, an error>OK box pops up with the following text:
"The procedure entry point CreateActCtxW could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll."
Clicking ok causes the error>OK box to simply pop up again, ad infinitum. Sometimes, after clicking OK a bunch of times, the game DOES run, but without sound. The error>OK box still doesn't go away though, it remains on the desktop, 'underneath' the game, still there when I exit out of the game.
Any help would be appreciated.
System specs are as follows; (From DXDIAG)
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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/13/2010, 01:06:37
Machine name: LAPTOP-0
Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional (5.0, Build 2195) Service Pack 4
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
System Model: Satellite 1800
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel Celeron processor, ~1.0GHz
Memory: 112MB RAM
Page File: 80MB used, 183MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINNT
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0904 32bit Unicode
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Display Devices
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Card name: Trident Video Accelerator CyberBlade XP Ai1 v5.9030-008A.22ICDNP
Manufacturer: Trident
Chip type: Trident CyberBlade XP Ai1
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1023&DEV_8820&SUBSYS_00011179&REV_82
Display Memory: 16.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic Television
Monitor Max Res: 640,480
Driver Name: tridxp.dll
Driver Version: 5.00.2195.0131 (English)
DDI Version: 8
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/26/2001 19:32:06, 591893 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: tridxpm.sys
Mini VDD Date: 9/26/2001 19:35:14, 222054 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EC3-CB60-11CF-4A72-92282DC2C835}
Vendor ID: 0x1023
Device ID: 0x8820
SubSys ID: 0x00011179
Revision ID: 0x0082
Revision ID: 0x0082
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Not Available
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run
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Sound Devices
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Description: ALi Audio Wave
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_10B9&DEV_5451&SUBSYS_00011179&REV_01
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: aliadwdm.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.5160 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 9/1/2001 12:34:02, 270848 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Acer Laboratories Inc.
HW Accel Level: Standard
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

Hmm well it seems I won't be running this game on my notebook then. I have been able to get it to run on my main PC at home which is running XP, so it's not the end of the world. Oh well, thanks for your help.

One thing you can try is to run the game directly from AN.exe, not GOG shortcut. Chance is that any alterations were made through goggame.dll and gogwrap.exe, and original files were left untouched.