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04-22-2002, 03:30 AM
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Elite Waterdeep Guard
 Join Date: February 28, 2002
Location: The Gates of Hades
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I had to replace my old install of Win98 with WinXP and now IWD won't run! Is this game not copatible with XP?
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04-22-2002, 07:55 AM
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Elite Waterdeep Guard
Join Date: February 22, 2002
Location: Ohio
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Works fine for me. I recently re-installed so I could play the Trials add-on before IWD2 comes out.
The key to getting games to work on XP is getting the latest video drivers. Go to Windows Update and check out what MS has listed, and if they don't have anything, go to the vendor of your vid card's site. I solved a nasty blue screen error by getting the latest nVidia drivers and I've never seen a blue screen again. XP is very stable and very compatible with any DX6 + game, you just need to make sure the drivers are. I can't tell you how many people have "solved" their XP problems by getting updated drivers. In one instance, updated drivers has caused a problem, only to be fixed later with another update, so it's not always 100%... |
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04-22-2002, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: February 14, 2002
Location: San Francisco
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Yea, all three work for me. I have a Radeon, was getting wierd graphics and things, then I updated the drivers and works fine now...
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04-22-2002, 02:45 PM
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Elite Waterdeep Guard
Join Date: February 28, 2002
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I suspect that the problem stems from installing WinXP *after* HoW. I'm hoping that a reinstall of IWD/HoW will resolve the issue but i will be looking for the latest drivers as well!
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04-22-2002, 02:46 PM
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Baaz Draconian
 Join Date: February 11, 2002
Location: CANADA
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Hi There,
Unfortunately the above doesn't always work. I have the latest pc with all the bells and whistles (yes drivers too) and had so many problems with xp and older games that I finally went with a dual boot. There was quite a lengthy thread about this a few weeks back that you may find useful. It has several url's to help you with your xp headaches. The thread is called "XP?" and was started by rabbit_ate_trix. I believe it's on page 3 or 4 now. I hope this helps you. Happy Hunting, Vixen
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04-23-2002, 03:08 PM
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Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice
 Join Date: November 15, 2001
Location: Asheville, NC
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Have you tried running in Windows compatibility mode? You can right click the short-cut that you normally run with, and goto the compatibility mode tab. Then you can try selecting the listed OS's.
(Credit to this clever little gem goes to a chap by the name of wtatashi from the BIS forums)
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04-23-2002, 06:13 PM
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Elite Waterdeep Guard
Join Date: February 28, 2002
Location: The Gates of Hades
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Thanks for the input folks!
Uninstalling ID/How and reinstalling it sovled the problem. When I installed WinXP I added a hard drive and the drive letters got swapped around. That was probably the real culprit. In any case I'm back to battling the Verbeeg! - Cerberus |
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04-23-2002, 06:27 PM
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Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice
Join Date: November 15, 2001
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LOL ... sometimes the simplest solution is the best one. Glad it worked out!
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