First post, by redruM
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Howdy. Ok, system specs first:
XP Pro
Service Pack 2
Celeron 2.40Ghz
512Mb RAM
128 Video card memory (I think)
DirectX 9.0c (I think)
1024x768 32bit (Desktop)
Ok, now that that's out of the way - howdy. I'm been trying to run Soul Reaver (1) on my machine, having just finished Blood Omen.
It doesn't work. Normally I'd give up and say "XP is hopeless"... but it HAS worked before. Since then, I have uninstalled it, and only re-installed it now that I've finished Blood Omen (I dislike playing a series out of order). I might have made other changes, but if I did, they weren't big changes, because I honestly don't remember them at all (and you'd think I would remember big changes...)
So. I install the game (full installation) and then apply the 1.2 patch. Then I try running it at various compatibility modes - no go. Then I try the unofficial XP patch. As specified on it's readme, I set compatibility to "98/ME". When I run the game (every time I do, in fact) I'm presented with a "Configurations" windows dialog, much like the one in Longest Journey and Ultima 9. I get hopefull, because without the patch not even this would appear - it would just have quit saying the game has performed some illegal operation of some sort. But then I accept the settings, something happens and then it quits precisely the same way it did before the patch. By fiddling with the configuration, I think I can safely say that the little that happens is that resolutions and color depths are changed if necessary. But after that, it's back to the desktop.
I've tried different combinations of the configuration, and the other compatibility modes. Same result with mode 95. With modes NT and with no compatibility mode (with the XP patch applied, remember) something unpleasant - something begins. I don't know what - no sound, no image, no nothing. Worse, I can't alt-tab, and though I can Ctrl-Alt-Del and click "Task Manager", the actual manager does NOT come up. I can't access anything else. So - hard reset. I didn't try mode 2000 in case the same thing happened.
Oh - I used to install/play the game with the CD on CD-drive F:. I'm now using E:. I don't suppose this has anything to do with anything? I'm actually avoiding using drive F: for anything other than CD burning.
Though nut to crack, this one. For me, at least. Not that I'm much of a nutcracker. Or that I even fancy nuts at all. Anyway, I was wondering - can anyone help me out here?
PS - I'm in the process of re-installing with the "visual modes" and "advanced text services" turned off, to see if it helps. But it's taking a long time, so in case that's NOT it, I'm posting. If it does help, I'll edit accordingly, and people with the same problem will know about it.
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