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First post, by Maccas

Posted on 2003-10-16, 10:18

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Okay on winxp sp1

-I have installed both windows version and dos version

-running windows version works fine except for hyper-speed text and no speech
-running dos version in vdmsound 2.1.0 I get "can't find sound driver please run install"
-running dos version normally yields same result

Now I think the text thing may have something to do with the whole cpu-cycle programming that sierra did back then but it played fine on my 1.4Ghz in win98 a couple of years ago when I was using speech.

I know about the police station puzzle but I have a save just after that point.

I remember a Quest for Glory 1 VGA thread that discussed this problem I had in vdmsound but I can't find the thread now.

Does anyone have any ideas?

edit - the post was on the same page in the same forum as this, I'll post if I have any luck.

edit - neither solution worked in that thread, GK1 has different sound drivers than QFG1VGA

Last edited by Maccas on 2003-10-16, 11:15. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 1 of 10, by collector

Posted on 2003-10-17, 06:30

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You should have a file named "INSTALL.EXE" in your GK1 folder. You need to run this to select a sound card.

Reply 2 of 10, by Malko

Posted on 2003-10-17, 09:28

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I'm using WinXP, too. Until now I only got the game running up to the sierra logo, than it crashes back to win 🙁

What are the correct attributes for vdmsound? Do I have to use compatibility mode?

Malko

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Reply 3 of 10, by Maccas

Posted on 2003-10-18, 00:35

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Okay I ran install using vdmsound, now the sierra lgo comes up then the game exits

Reply 4 of 10, by Reckless

Posted on 2003-10-18, 14:38

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I don't think you'll get GK1 working under 2K/XP. I'm sure there have been posts here that say the game doesn't work (do a search). The Windows version works (with known issues) so that's your best option.

Reply 5 of 10, by Kaminari

Posted on 2003-10-19, 09:15

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[cough] DOSBox [/cough]

Reply 6 of 10, by Kyl3

Posted on 2003-10-19, 19:40

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Depending on you're computer speed.. Kaminari coughed right 😀.. I have a Piv 1.7 (not a fast one, 133 fsb dram e.d.) and I can barely run it. Find it on sourceforge and download it from the north american mirror (others seem broken a.t.m.)

Reply 7 of 10, by Malko

Posted on 2003-10-19, 20:07

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humble question: How to make a 'Backslash' on a german Keyboard? I tried a lot but nothing worked!

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Reply 8 of 10, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2003-10-19, 20:19

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Use the normal slash instead.

Reply 9 of 10, by Malko

Posted on 2003-10-19, 21:12

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thx pusher. BUT:

I just get an error message (Code 29) when trying to execute the sierra.exe!? Anything I should take care of?

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Reply 10 of 10, by Eug

Posted on 2004-04-05, 15:39

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How did you manage to install the windows version of GK1 under winxp? I get a error during installation and boots out, leaving it incomplete.

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