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The mystery of the Druids? #877204
03/31/13 10:25 AM
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Has anyone other than me had a problem playing The mystery of the Druids on Windows7? I tried compatability mode WXP, W95, W98 and W2000 and non work. The error that comes up concerns 3D


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Re: The mystery of the Druids? [Re: lexxy] #877260
03/31/13 12:55 PM
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Actually I wasn't even able to use the 3D option on Windows 98 back when the game was first released. Many people had the same problem -- or were able to use the 3D, but had a lot of bugginess (like people standing inside tables, or getting stuck there).

There was a configurator that you run before playing the game, and you could choose one of the non-3D options. I forget whether it popped up automatically when you started the game or whether it was a separate file you'd run. Check the game folder or Start menu folder and see if you can find the configurator.

Re: The mystery of the Druids? [Re: lexxy] #877290
03/31/13 02:48 PM
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Thanks I will try it and get back to you.


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Re: The mystery of the Druids? [Re: lexxy] #877302
03/31/13 03:46 PM
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I gave it the old college try but I am afraid that I will have to wave the white flag on this one. I tried the configuration bit, even tried it on my old wxp and nothing worked. I wonder now WHY I bought this game and had not gotten around to an install. Oh well another one bits the dust.


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Re: The mystery of the Druids? [Re: lexxy] #877315
03/31/13 05:26 PM
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Are you still getting the error message about 3D?

What exactly does the message say?
It might give a clue if we could look up the exact message.

Have you tried running it as an Administrator (right-click the shortcut, then Run As Administrator)? Maybe the problem is nothing to do with 3D graphics.

Re: The mystery of the Druids? [Re: lexxy] #877401
04/01/13 03:44 AM
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The error code is Direct 3d failed code 80040454 .


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Re: The mystery of the Druids? [Re: lexxy] #877506
04/01/13 11:04 AM
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You haven't disabled 3D acceleration for another game have you?

Follow the thread below, it describes how to determine if it's been disabled.

How do I diagnose basic problems with DirectX?

Re: The mystery of the Druids? [Re: lexxy] #877876
04/02/13 08:28 PM
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I want to thank everyone for your help but I have gone to Youtube again to watch rather than play it. So far this year I have found two games that I can not play at all, that has never happened before.


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Re: The mystery of the Druids? [Re: lexxy] #877893
04/02/13 10:08 PM
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Oh well. At least you won't have to contend with the scissors, the bum, and the cat.

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