#861985 - 01/13/13 06:50 AM
Re: frogwares/win7
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That's not necessarily anything to do with Win 7. It could be down to hardware/software/drivers. Both those games ran on Win 7 (and Vista) for me. Having said that I'm running 32bit Windows, I would imagine 64bit would have a lower compatability rate. Is that what you have?
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#861995 - 01/13/13 09:25 AM
Re: frogwares/win7
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There is a patch for Sherlock Holmes : Awakening , for playing on Vista , that would likely work on Win 7 . I played Awakening on Vista Ultimate x64 back in the day when I did use it , applied said patch , no issues . Follow Jenny100's link for getting the patch . As for Dracula : Origin . I played it on Vista , but I'm a bit fuzzy on what tweak(s) I made , if any .
Jenny100 , I clicked on the link you listed for the patch , and eventually got an error that "The authentication key you used was not valid" when I clicked the download link itself . Maybe it's just me ? I found another link from Shack News , Only quibble , I had to wait 30 seconds to download .
Edited by Creeping_Doom (01/13/13 09:35 AM) Edit Reason: additional information
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#862011 - 01/13/13 10:38 AM
Re: frogwares/win7
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Dracula Origin ran perfectly for me on 64-bit Windows 7. It was the original disk version.
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#862024 - 01/13/13 11:32 AM
Re: frogwares/win7
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Jenny100 , I clicked on the link you listed for the patch , and eventually got an error that "The authentication key you used was not valid" when I clicked the download link itself . Maybe it's just me ? The gamershell link for the patch is the same one they direct you to on the Frogwares website. I had no problem downloading the patch. http://mail.frogwares.com/support/kb_article.php?ref=5576-WUKZ-4470I just clicked on the red Download button on the gamershell webpage and then on where it said "Your download is ready, click here to begin" after it appeared on the next webpage. I don't know why it didn't work for you. But as long as the patch is the same, it shouldn't matter.
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#862132 - 01/13/13 10:38 PM
Re: frogwares/win7
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oldbroad, you can be comfortable with running CCleaner... just leave everything checked and clean it up.
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#862150 - 01/14/13 12:21 AM
Re: frogwares/win7
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Yes - and actually that's exactly what you do want. Now, if you're running it on programs and you want CCleaner to leave some of your cookies alone, you can do that by going into Options and then Cookies. Move any that you want to keep over to the right side. Gameboomers would be a good example of one you want to CCleaner to leave. Otherwise nuke everything - it's just junk that accumulates on your computer over time.
I always run it on the registry after I uninstall something too - and I let it remove everything that is checked.
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#862184 - 01/14/13 09:56 AM
Re: frogwares/win7
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If you're having problems uninstalling or reinstalling something, the most important thing to run in Ccleaner is the Registry cleaner. Highlight the second selection down on the left of the Ccleaner window, then click the button for "Scan for Issues." Then Fix all issues. Repeat the process until there are no more issues to fix. Here's a pictorial guide http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/tour/registry-cleaner
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#862258 - 01/14/13 07:31 PM
Re: frogwares/win7
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This driver incompatibility bubble that keeps coming up now every time I boot my system is about Tages. Is that from the Dracula CD? My program compatibility assistant checked for solutions online and brought me to www.tagesprotection.com/main.htm.What am I supposed to do now or shouldn't I even do this? Thank you.
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#862278 - 01/14/13 10:16 PM
Re: frogwares/win7
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Yes, the Dracula Origin disc uses TAGES. You may need to update your version of TAGES to work with Windows 7. Start at http://www.tagesprotection.com/main.htmClick on "Drivers" in their weird-looking menu near the top of the page. Then click on the link for the 64-bit drivers (I'm assuming you have 64-bit Windows 7) Or try downloading directly from here http://www.tagesprotection.com/5.5/TagesSetup_x64.exeOnce downloaded, you can run the TagesSetup_x64.exe file to install it. You may have to right-click it and choose "Run As Administrator" or it may just prompt you for a password.
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#862285 - 01/14/13 11:36 PM
Re: frogwares/win7
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Thank you Jenny100. I didn't have to install it; I just "ran" it. Running it installs the driver. The default in set up for this game is 1920x1080. This is a square in the middle of my wide screen. Can I change the size and what would I change it to? I don't know how screen resolution works - never changed it. (Big surprise right?) I don't remember if Dracula Origin allows you to change the resolution from the game menu. If it does, that would be the best way to change resolution. This site shows how to change desktop resolution (scroll down to get to the Windows 7 instructions) http://www.petri.co.il/quickly-change-screen-resolution-in-windows-7.htmWith regard to the Ccleaner. Just about every box is checked. Does it actually remove that stuff or is it just cleaning stuff up inside of those checked items? For instance a few of the checked items are recent documents, adobe reader, office 10. I don't want those items removed. If I run Ccleaner and those items are checked, will they be removed or just cleaned up somehow but still installed in my system? If you're running the registry cleaner part, it will remove any unused keys. If you look at a document, your registry will keep track of the fact that you looked at it. Ccleaner will remove the reference to your having looked at the document, but it won't remove the document itself. Of course maybe you want to keep the reference to recently viewed documents so it stays in a "Recent Documents" menu somewhere. If that's the case, you can uncheck the box in Ccleaner.
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