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First post, by thepirategamerboy12

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Hi. Very recently I picked up a copy of Westwood's Blade Runner from my local Goodwill. I followed a guide on play-old-PC-games on playing Blade Runner on Windows 7, and even with the custom installer, I really can't for the life of me get it to work. All that happens every time I try to run the game (even with the replaced HDFRAMES file) is this:
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Does anyone know what I may be doing wrong? Thanks.

Reply 1 of 24, by collector

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Scroll down to Westwood. http://sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3925

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Reply 6 of 24, by collector

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The HDFRAMES.DAT is the main archive of the game's data.It is not legal to distribute. That installer also does not contain compatibility fixes.

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Reply 8 of 24, by thepirategamerboy12

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keenmaster486 wrote:

We're gonna need system specs and software configuration to properly diagnose your problem.

Specs:
ASUSTek Build of Windows 7 x64 (Service Pack 1)
6GB RAM
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50ghz
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000

Reply 13 of 24, by collector

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Try installing from the original discs in case there is something wrong with the images.

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Reply 17 of 24, by liqmat

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Yeah, as a matter of fact, I recently picked up the rare Blade Runner game DVD which was a pack-in with Packard Bell computers I believe only in Europe. It's nice to have the game on one DVD rather than four CDs. Of course I imaged it as to not wear out the DVD.

If you ever run across this rare DVD cheap, grab it.

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Reply 18 of 24, by collector

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That link is not exactly legal, given that the file they have for download is essentially the entirety of the game's data. It does nothing that my installer doesn't do, except that mine does not need the intact main data file. Mine only requires the original CDs to install.

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Reply 19 of 24, by liqmat

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collector wrote:

That link is not exactly legal, given that the file they have for download is essentially the entirety of the game's data. It does nothing that my installer doesn't do, except that mine does not need the intact main data file. Mine only requires the original CDs to install.

What link?

The modified installer was very helpful and very necessary for my setup as with many other systems as well. Hence, why the new installer was developed. Glad everything works for you out of the box, but that is not the case with everyone.

Last edited by liqmat on 2017-09-02, 16:38. Edited 1 time in total.