windows vista compatibility

MJG · 01-26-2007, 06:18 PM

well peeps... i have had teh windows vista beta for quite some time (me = beta tester)
and i was advised on not installng games on it... but once full version is relesed i can

well i will be getting vista in...3 days... so i will try installing and running w & w on it... and we will see if there are any issues and wat fixes work and stuff...

i am sure it will have alot of issues seeing as no antivirus programs can run on vista as of yet...zomg... if they cant do it wat can lol!

mjg

Bungleau · 01-27-2007, 01:41 AM

Kewl! Be sure to keep us posted!

I don't have a Vista machine yet (nor plans to get one soon), but we'll see what help we can offer [img]smile.gif[/img]

PurpleXVI · 01-27-2007, 08:13 AM

I'm saving my Vista till ZoneAlarm and AVG have versions out for it.

But yeah, it'd be good if someone could try out the various games on Vista and let us know if they can be made to work, and whether or not they need any jiggering to do so.

MJG · 01-29-2007, 12:42 AM

aye... well i wasnt goin to do vista till i discovered nortons was releasing a free version for me seeing as i still had 140 days on my subscription

CoffeeGnome · 02-27-2007, 08:08 PM

I have found a conflict with Windows Vista and the Wizards & Warriors game. The characters faces disappear upon the character icons, in all display modes other than 800 by 600 resolution. There are simply holes where their faces should be. This seems to be true for all races except Gourks which are only missing their noses. Using the 800 by 600 resolution corrects this problem but you will not be able to see the faces in the character icons while using Windows Vista.

Looking for a possible solution,
CoffeeGnome

Bungleau · 02-27-2007, 11:45 PM

LOL! That's got to be an impressive little glitch!

I'm not sure what to look at to try to address that... image or video compression somewhere, maybe?

Radek · 02-28-2007, 03:31 AM

Speaking the newest trash from Redmont, we must also keep in mind the degradation tool integrated in it. You can meet this idiotic tool everytime there is a non Big Bill "certified" piece of code on the way. IMO, this can happen W&W (and other games) easily. This can also be the reason why MJG was recommended "not to install games" on the newest Big Bill nonsense.

Never install Vista! Get more informed what is prepared for you!

Ziroc · 02-28-2007, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bungleau:
LOL! That's got to be an impressive little glitch!

I'm not sure what to look at to try to address that... image or video compression somewhere, maybe?

It's probably the new DirectX 10 messing with W&W. I personally won't bother installing 'Vista' until the first service pack comes out. (And I have a DX 10 card, but will still wait).

A Black Falcon · 04-20-2007, 12:34 AM

Well, I went from my old WinME machine to a new Vista one, and while W&W ran fine on my old computer (or as well as it runs anywhere, anyway... darn alt-tab incompatibility...), on the new one it's got some problems. The game mostly works fine -- I don't need to uncompress the town AVI files or anything to play, and it runs without compatibility mode enabled, though I did turn on Win95 compatibility mode in case that there are bugs within the game itself that that would fix -- but when I click on the 'Intro' button in the main menu, the game crashes to the desktop. I'd imagine that the ending would do the same thing, since those are the game's two Bink files. I guess the version of the binkw32.dll driver included with the game doesn't work with Vista or something? I tried several different versions of that driver I had from several game installs, but the circa 2000-2001 ones all just crash out, and it's not compatible with newer 2006-2007 versions of the driver that I also have. Is there any way to fix this, or do I just have to live with the game crashing in the intro or when I beat it...

One note: RAD Game Tools (newest version), the player from the people who make Bink, plays both videos just fine. It's just when the game tries to play the video internally that it crashes.

MJG · 05-25-2007, 05:53 AM

haha!
look whos back...
and if yall remember about my hand... its fully mended

i havent had any problems with vista... none watso ever....

my computer is in the best condition of its life... it used to crash and burn all the time but now its good

and besides that i bought a new laptop which has mad specs... see below

and i installed some performance heavy games to test on it like bf2142 and counter strike source.... works like a charm....

all in all vista is rockin my world... last screenie is so u can see the transformation

picks below

01-27-2007, 01:41 AM	#2
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Kewl! Be sure to keep us posted! I don't have a Vista machine yet (nor plans to get one soon), but we'll see what help we can offer [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

02-27-2007, 11:45 PM	#6
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	LOL! That's got to be an impressive little glitch! I'm not sure what to look at to try to address that... image or video compression somewhere, maybe? __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

02-28-2007, 03:31 AM	#7
Radek Red Dragon Join Date: April 3, 2001 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 1,586	Speaking the newest trash from Redmont, we must also keep in mind the degradation tool integrated in it. You can meet this idiotic tool everytime there is a non Big Bill "certified" piece of code on the way. IMO, this can happen W&W (and other games) easily. This can also be the reason why MJG was recommended "not to install games" on the newest Big Bill nonsense. Never install Vista! Get more informed what is prepared for you! __________________ My name is Demon\'s Last Day. Yes, the last one.

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01-26-2007, 06:18 PM	#1
MJG Dungeon Master Join Date: April 26, 2003 Location: Australia Age: 31 Posts: 61	well peeps... i have had teh windows vista beta for quite some time (me = beta tester) and i was advised on not installng games on it... but once full version is relesed i can well i will be getting vista in...3 days... so i will try installing and running w & w on it... and we will see if there are any issues and wat fixes work and stuff... i am sure it will have alot of issues seeing as no antivirus programs can run on vista as of yet...zomg... if they cant do it wat can lol! mjg

01-27-2007, 08:13 AM	#3
PurpleXVI Emerald Dragon Join Date: April 6, 2005 Location: Denmark Age: 38 Posts: 903	I'm saving my Vista till ZoneAlarm and AVG have versions out for it. But yeah, it'd be good if someone could try out the various games on Vista and let us know if they can be made to work, and whether or not they need any jiggering to do so.

01-29-2007, 12:42 AM	#4
MJG Dungeon Master Join Date: April 26, 2003 Location: Australia Age: 31 Posts: 61	aye... well i wasnt goin to do vista till i discovered nortons was releasing a free version for me seeing as i still had 140 days on my subscription

02-27-2007, 08:08 PM	#5
CoffeeGnome Welcomed New User Join Date: February 24, 2007 Location: Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Age: 54 Posts: 1	I have found a conflict with Windows Vista and the Wizards & Warriors game. The characters faces disappear upon the character icons, in all display modes other than 800 by 600 resolution. There are simply holes where their faces should be. This seems to be true for all races except Gourks which are only missing their noses. Using the 800 by 600 resolution corrects this problem but you will not be able to see the faces in the character icons while using Windows Vista. Looking for a possible solution, CoffeeGnome

04-20-2007, 12:34 AM	#9
A Black Falcon Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: March 26, 2005 Location: USA Age: 41 Posts: 18	Well, I went from my old WinME machine to a new Vista one, and while W&W ran fine on my old computer (or as well as it runs anywhere, anyway... darn alt-tab incompatibility...), on the new one it's got some problems. The game mostly works fine -- I don't need to uncompress the town AVI files or anything to play, and it runs without compatibility mode enabled, though I did turn on Win95 compatibility mode in case that there are bugs within the game itself that that would fix -- but when I click on the 'Intro' button in the main menu, the game crashes to the desktop. I'd imagine that the ending would do the same thing, since those are the game's two Bink files. I guess the version of the binkw32.dll driver included with the game doesn't work with Vista or something? I tried several different versions of that driver I had from several game installs, but the circa 2000-2001 ones all just crash out, and it's not compatible with newer 2006-2007 versions of the driver that I also have. Is there any way to fix this, or do I just have to live with the game crashing in the intro or when I beat it... One note: RAD Game Tools (newest version), the player from the people who make Bink, plays both videos just fine. It's just when the game tries to play the video internally that it crashes.

05-25-2007, 05:53 AM	#10
MJG Dungeon Master Join Date: April 26, 2003 Location: Australia Age: 31 Posts: 61	haha! look whos back... and if yall remember about my hand... its fully mended i havent had any problems with vista... none watso ever.... my computer is in the best condition of its life... it used to crash and burn all the time but now its good and besides that i bought a new laptop which has mad specs... see below and i installed some performance heavy games to test on it like bf2142 and counter strike source.... works like a charm.... all in all vista is rockin my world... last screenie is so u can see the transformation picks below

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