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Ankh on Win 7 #724859
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Should I install the Vista patch if I'm using Win7 (actually does the game work on Win7?
Thanks
caz

Re: Ankh on Win 7 [Re: cazziejoe] #724902
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Try it without the Vista patch. If it works, don't install the Vista patch.

Re: Ankh on Win 7 [Re: Jenny100] #725077
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Doesn't work. Has anyone gotten it to play on Win7?
caz

Re: Ankh on Win 7 [Re: cazziejoe] #725100
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Is ***this*** the problem you're seeing?

The German version seems to have the same problem (check ***this translated page***). If I understand the last post, he said it worked when he turned off his dual monitors. But if you're only using one monitor, that suggestion won't help.

Re: Ankh on Win 7 [Re: Jenny100] #725160
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Thanks Jenny. That's not it. Loads fine but freezes up on the first screen. Do we know if anyone got it to run?
Thanks, caz

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May 17, 2011 09:09 PM

Got it working fine!
Thanks, caz

Re: Ankh on Win 7 [Re: cazziejoe] #725201
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Just out of curiosity, what did you do to get it working?

Re: Ankh on Win 7 [Re: Jenny100] #725926
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Just installed with no tweaks and used the patch (which is a bit tricky).
caz

Re: Ankh on Win 7 [Re: cazziejoe] #725953
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How do you mean that using the patch was tricky?

Re: Ankh on Win 7 [Re: Jenny100] #895739
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Originally Posted By: Jenny100
How do you mean that using the patch was tricky?

Maybe I missed another post somewhere about Ankh running on Windows 7, but this old thread was all I found. I thought I'd give a little bit more info for the Windows 7 and Games list.

I have Ankh: Reverse the Curse CD, bought awhile back on Amazon. It's the Viva Media version which is suppose to be free of StarForce. I had it running on my XP machine, but had never finished the game, so I tried to install it on my Win 7. The game didn't run when I first installed it, got stuck on the Deck13 loading screen.

But I did get it to run, and have spent some time in-game with no problems. To get Ankh to work, here's what I did. First, I set it to run in Win XP (Service Pack 3) compatibility mode. Then I downloaded the Vista patch from Game Front:

Vista Patch for Ankh

The patch is basically one file, audiere.dll, which you switch out for the default file found (on my computer) in C:\Program Files (x86)\Ankh\bin\release. I removed the old file to a backup spot, and then just copied over the new file I had downloaded in its place.

Heads-up: the readme (Lisez-moi) and description for this patch is in French, but it's listed for the French or English games. The readme says it's for Vista 32 bit. I'm running Win 7 64 bit, but using XP compatibility mode along with the new file worked. I had to use both the file and XP mode though; neither worked on its own.

Maybe this solution would work with Win 8 too.


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Re: Ankh on Win 7 [Re: cazziejoe] #895783
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Thank you Lanlynk.
I've updated the Windows 7 and Games thread with your instructions.

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