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#570038 - 11/22/09 03:26 PM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Sherlock]
Draclvr Offline
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Registered: 06/03/05
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Great, Sherlock!
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#570065 - 11/22/09 04:40 PM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: sarahandus]
Collector Offline
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Originally Posted By: sarahandus
Won't install or run

Shivers
Torin's Passage
The Dig
Last Half of Darkness-Shadow of the Servant

Amber & the Kyrandia series I didn't even try.

For Torin's Passage use this installer. Shivers 1 is a 16-bit game and won't run on 64-bit Windows. If you have 64-bit Windows you will need to run the the non-DOS games in a virtualizer. For the DOS games use DOSBox. Also, don't forget about ScummVM. It supports the Kyrandia series and the LucasArts Scumm games, including The Dig. Even though jafa did not test his installers on Windows 7, I would be surprised if they didn't work on Win7.

On a side note, I just installed Windows 7 Pro 64 on my workstation and will be able to start experimenting, myself. One thing that I want to do is to start testing some of my new Sierra installers to see if there are any issues with them on Win7 that need to be fixed.


Edited by Collector (11/22/09 04:40 PM)

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#570112 - 11/22/09 09:07 PM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Collector]
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Collector, I can't wait for your results. When you get them working, would you like that million dollars in cash or as a check?
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#570149 - 11/23/09 01:26 AM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Draclvr]
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I absolutely LOVE my Win 7 Pro 64! laugh
It plays everything I throw at it - also applications. So Cool.
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#570200 - 11/23/09 08:25 AM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: misslilo]
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I have Microsoft's Virtual Machine installed on the other HD with XP as well as Scummv, that's where I play those old games. Yes, I received the error message they were 16bit and non-workable for 7 64 bit windows.

I don't love this new fangled thing. Maybe some day when I figure out how to find things like restore and documents without trawling through mounds of files. In the meantime it does play the games that work very nicely.

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#570231 - 11/23/09 10:07 AM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: sarahandus]
Draclvr Offline
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Two clicks for Documents and after opening up Control Panel, 3 clicks for System Restore. Easy!
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#570503 - 11/24/09 09:11 AM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Draclvr]
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It may be easy for you but I can't find documents from control panel, have to use start menu. And the restore seems to be erratic, some time it's as you say three clicks but the last time took wandering around to find another way in. Of course that time was because of a crash and resulting problems with the folders.

But there are so many things that won't work in 7 that were a snap in XP, for instance moving things from one folder to another. Just point to move was so easy as compared to drag and drop.

Ah well, I'll get use to it some day.

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#570520 - 11/24/09 09:47 AM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: sarahandus]
Draclvr Offline
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I don't think you can find documents from control panel. I use the folder looking icon in the taskbar which is also called Libraries. From there, I have access to everything.

Hey, I've had - oh, about 5 more months of wandering around in the OS than you have, so I MIGHT have an advantage on you! cool
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#570618 - 11/24/09 04:32 PM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Draclvr]
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Here are my initial results on Windows 7 Pro 64. I have many more that I can check. Note that I only checked to see if the games started and that I could do basic game play, such as in game navigation and interaction with objects, etc. and did not play any of these games very far, so there may be specific bugs that may arise at later point in the games. Also I do not think that it hurts to have multiple reports on the same games, as some may have issues with certain games and others not. This can eliminate Windows 7 specific issues and what may just be problems with hardware, driver or configuration differences.

Works for me without issue:

A Tale of Two Kingdoms (AGS game)
Barrow Hill
The Black Mirror
Culpa Innata
Dark Fall
ECHO
Indigo Prophecy
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Keepsake
The Longest Journey
Dreamfall
Paradise
Penumbra
Sinking Island
Stargate Adventure (AGS game)
Syberia
Syberia 2
Sam and Max - Season One
Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time


Runs, but with tweaking and/or issues:

The Last Express - Compatibility issue message on close.
The Neverhood - Win 95 compatibility mode for installer, color artifacting
Sanitarium (2nd release)- color artifacting
Scratches - BSOD, but runs by editing config file as previously noted.

Requires XP Mode:
Obsidian
NOIR - Requires XP Mode to run 16-bit game on 64-bit Windows, had to disable integration features for compatibility mode to get 640x480x 256 colors.

Will not even start for me, even in XP Mode:

Crystal Key 2 - Does not work on XP/Vista, either
Still Life - Black screen only, game does not load.
The Legend of Lotus Spring - Does not work on XP/Vista, either
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity - Does not work in Vista, either

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#570623 - 11/24/09 04:56 PM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Collector]
Draclvr Offline
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It's great to have multiple experiences and I see that they seem to be consistent with mine so far. Did you figure out a fix for the color artifacting in Sanitarium? I got it too, but have not had time to troubleshoot it.
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#570650 - 11/24/09 06:04 PM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Draclvr]
Collector Offline
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Registered: 10/09/09
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I don't seem to be able to change to 256 color depth through Compatibility mode and an old stand by tool that I have used for this does not work right on 7. Even changing color depth through the advanced display settings does not help. Setting "Disable visual themes" in Compatibility mode fixes the color artifacting for The Neverhood, but not Sanitarium.

I have a couple of ideas that I want to try, but it may be an issue with my graphics card's drivers and I am having trouble getting the ATI installer to work. I had to manually update my driver.

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#570654 - 11/24/09 06:18 PM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Collector]
Draclvr Offline
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Ahhh... Let me know if you figure something out.
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#570700 - 11/24/09 09:01 PM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Collector]
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Originally Posted By: Collector
Still Life - Black screen only, game does not load.

That's probably due to the StarForce copy "protection" used on it, which is an older version that isn't compatible with Vista (and apparently not with Windows 7 either)

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#570723 - 11/24/09 09:58 PM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Jenny100]
mj2c Offline
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Registered: 12/06/07
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Even the none starforce version has the same problem. Currently playing it on VirtualBox and it plays great on that.

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#570774 - 11/25/09 02:46 AM Re: Windows 7 and Games [Re: Jenny100]
Collector Offline
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Registered: 10/09/09
Posts: 88
Originally Posted By: Jenny100
Originally Posted By: Collector
Still Life - Black screen only, game does not load.

That's probably due to the StarForce copy "protection" used on it, which is an older version that isn't compatible with Vista (and apparently not with Windows 7 either)

Runs fine on my Vista. I have not spent any time investigating it.

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