First post, by tgomola
I don't know whether these two issues are somehow related or not, but they both appeared after I updated my Windows 10 to Threshold Wave 2 (ver. 1511, compilation 10586.11).
1. Colin McRae Rally 2 doesn't work with wrappers. I've tried dgVoodoo 2 and WineD3D and the game immediately crashes when I try to start it. When I get rid of the wrappers, it runs fine, but the problem is - I need to use a wrapper due to a Windows 10 bug (if you have a laptop with Nvidia Optimus and you try to run a game that uses DX1-8, it always runs on Intel GPU, which has very lousy performance). So far, this is the only game affected; I've also tried Midtown Madness 2, King of the Road and Driver, they run fine with dgVoodoo 2.
2. I can't change graphics settings in neither NFSU2 nor NFSMW2005. When I try to do that, the games freeze. For MW2005, setting the game to Win7 compatibility mode helps. I thought it might be related to files or registry privileges, but after experimenting with them, nothing changed.
3. Test Drive Unlimited 2 occasionally cannot read my saved game. When I restore it from a backup, everything goes back to normal... for some time. And once I get into the game, I can't change graphics settings.
Any ideas? I really don't want to reinstall Windows...
EDIT: These problems exist also on administrator account. Running the games as an administrator within my default account doesn't help.
EDIT2: I've checked Most Wanted on another laptop with Win10 Threshold 2, and the problem doesn't exist there.
EDIT3: This has something to do with Nvidia GT755M. When I run the games on Intel, I can adjust the settings just fine. Downgrading Nvidia drivers didn't help.