Update: BEEN_Nath_58 has made a compatibility fix for QuickTime 2.1, which I've added to the attached archive. Now river-crossing videos will play!

This isn't just a Windows 11 fix, this should work across all OS, Windows XP (probably 2000 too?)-11.

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2022-04-26, 14:58:

This isn't just a Windows 11 fix, this should work across all OS, Windows XP (probably 2000 too?)-11.

True, the issue started with Windows XP. I just used Windows 11 because it was the newest version of Windows, and the first to be 64-bit only. So I felt that was the right benchmark for classic MECC games. I'll be looking into more of them, as well as the Blaster series.

By the way, I played through the game to completion. I found no issues.

CDrayan wrote on 2022-04-27, 02:41:

BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2022-04-26, 14:58:

This isn't just a Windows 11 fix, this should work across all OS, Windows XP (probably 2000 too?)-11.

True, the issue started with Windows XP. I just used Windows 11 because it was the newest version of Windows, and the first to be 64-bit only. So I felt that was the right benchmark for classic MECC games. I'll be looking into more of them, as well as the Blaster series.

By the way, I played through the game to completion. I found no issues.

Regarding the installation you could just use OTVDM on Windows 7 SP1+

Your guide could become more useful to people because the same technique can be used on anything Windows XP+, instead of just Windows 11. The patch works on Windows XP as well. Probably you could reupload the fix as for Windows XP+ instead. Also you could mention that this installation procedure may be used if the game cannot be installed or OTVDM can't be used.

CDrayan wrote on 2022-04-21, 14:47:

I have managed to figure out how to get Oregon Trail II to run on modern Windows, QuickTime videos and all! This used OTII versi […]
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I have managed to figure out how to get Oregon Trail II to run on modern Windows, QuickTime videos and all! This used OTII version 1.3 (the newest version of the game), which uses QuickTime. Earlier versions used Video for Windows.

The attached archive contains the necessary configuration and QuickTime 2 files.

1. Make a directory titled OTII on your hard drive, for example C:\MECC\OTII. This will be your game directory.
2. From your Oregon Trail II CD, copy the DATA folder into the game directory.
3. Within the DATA folder, copy the files OTII.EXE, OREGONII.ENG, and OGREGONII.FST into the game's root directory.
4. Then copy the files from this archive into the game's directory. They are the game's configuration file and the QuickTime 2 files needed to play the movies in-game. Note that in OregonII.ini, rsrcpath MUST be an absolute path, i.e. C:\MECC\OTII\DATA\. If it's a relative path, you'll run into problems if loading a save from outside the game directory, like the game hanging when trying to enter a town.
5. Finally, run ot2vidfix.bat. This will allow the river-crossing videos to play.

Have fun, and be safe on the trail!

CDrayan,
Your ZIP file helped fix an issue with the 25th Anniversary "The Oregon Trail II" version 1.3 where there was no opening screen (the entire window was black until I did a Ctrl+Alt+Del and then I heard audio and canceled out of it).
I'm using a Windows XP virtual machine. The game installed itself to C:\Program Files\MECC\Oregon Trail II. I had to then copy the DATA folder from the CD to the root of the game folder on the XP VM and edit the INI file to point to it.
Except for the black screen I mentioned and how I got out of it, the game played fine after that.
Then I saw your post and I copied the contents of your ZIP file and ran the BAT, but had to edit the INI file once again because it had your suggested path instead of the one I was using for the DATA folder.
AFTER I DID THAT, the opening video showed up instead of the black screen and I no longer have to hit Ctrl+Alt+Del anymore to get to the main game window.
THANKS for fixing a really bothersome issue!!!
Steve