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Gabrial Knight crash problem

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First post, by Unregistered

Posted on 2003-08-29, 10:09

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when i load up the game (the CD verson in the Gabrial Knight collection) in VDMS sound itll start up just fine and play ike it did on 98 but when i try to save my game it will crash same thing will happen when i try to load a game i know this is a problem that only happens with in VDMS sound as i didnt have these problems from when i had 98 installed on my machine

Reply 1 of 4, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2003-08-29, 13:16

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Are you sure? I believe Sierra did a patch for it. Check your version.

Reply 2 of 4, by Jiri

Posted on 2003-08-29, 20:12

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Try to save only on the travel map:

http://www.quandaryland.com/Help/Gabriel_Knight_I_and_XP.htm

Reply 3 of 4, by Snover

Posted on 2003-08-30, 01:24

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This a known issue. Please do a Quick Search next time.

Closing thread: DUPE

Yes, it’s my fault.

Reply 4 of 4, by Nicht Sehr Gut

Posted on 2003-08-30, 17:55

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Originally posted by Jiri Try to save only on the travel map:

Quick footnote: This only worked for me on the Windows version.

2nd Quick Footnote: That page says to use "Compatibility Mode" for the DOS version, when in fact...the steps he describes are for the Windows version (DOS uses INSTALL, Windows uses SETUP).

Also, this little note:

I found in practice that it was a good idea to restart the PC after selecting this mode. In fact, Windows recommends this

is odd. I've never had a problem switching back to other video modes. Sounds more like a problem with his specific video card.

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