DS9: The Fallen on Windows Vista

[MyCylon]

I wasn't quite sure where to put this since it's a technical question, but I thought I'd give it a try in the DS9 forum since the chances seem relatively high that somebody in here might have this game.

Has anyone ever run this on Windows Vista? My brother has it and tried running it (with and without compatibility mode) , but it wouldn't work. He was able to install it but it wouldn't start.

I did a check on the internet but found nothing. Does anyone have a solution to this?

 

[clint g]

The only method I can think of that might work is installing an XP partition on the hard drive and playing the game from there.

 

[MyCylon]

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I'm afraid a parallel installation is not an option in this case. Neither is a VM, for that matter (you'd probably get into trouble with the 3D graphics anyway).

 

[TheGodBen]

I played it on Vista last year and I don't remember having to jump through any hoops to get it to run. The game did run at around 1.5 speed, so it was really weird to play.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Do a GGL for "old games on PC" or some such. There are .dlls and generic registry hacks out there as it's a fairly common problem. There's a plethora of older games that just don't work w/ Vista out of the box. The backwards compatibility is just horrid.

 

[USS Triumphant]

Another thing to look out for is the possibility that some files aren't being able to integrate into Windows properly because of Vista's stupid UAP.

To get around this, put the installation CD in, but cancel out of the autorun. Then, browse to the CD, right-click on the installer (usually Setup.exe), and select Run As Administrator.

Or, go into User settings in the Control Panel and just turn the damned UAP off for good.

 

[MyCylon]

I played it on Vista last year and I don't remember having to jump through any hoops to get it to run. The game did run at around 1.5 speed, so it was really weird to play.

Wow, that IS weird.

Do a GGL for "old games on PC" or some such. There are .dlls and generic registry hacks out there as it's a fairly common problem.

Thanks. I will check this!

Another thing to look out for is the possibility that some files aren't being able to integrate into Windows properly because of Vista's stupid UAP.

To get around this, put the installation CD in, but cancel out of the autorun. Then, browse to the CD, right-click on the installer (usually Setup.exe), and select Run As Administrator.

I think that's a very good idea. I will suggest that he tries this.

Or, go into User settings in the Control Panel and just turn the damned UAP off for good.

Honestly, I feel safer when he's got it turned on .

 

[AdmiralGarak]

Try asking this question in the Vista compatability thread stickied to the top of Trek Gaming. Looking through the XP compatability thread might not hurt either.

 

[MyCylon]

Try asking this question in the Vista compatability thread stickied to the top of Trek Gaming. Looking through the XP compatability thread might not hurt either.

Thanks for that! I will check there. And I'm ashamed to say, I wasn't even aware we had a Trek Gaming forum...

 

[Kirk1980]

Failing that, you could use Daemon Tools CD Drive emulator.

 

[AdmiralGarak]

Try asking this question in the Vista compatability thread stickied to the top of Trek Gaming. Looking through the XP compatability thread might not hurt either.

Thanks for that! I will check there. And I'm ashamed to say, I wasn't even aware we had a Trek Gaming forum...

High traffic, it ain't.

 

[MyCylon]

Failing that, you could use Daemon Tools CD Drive emulator.

Is that a virtual CD drive? If so, I'm not sure how that would help. The installation works fine. It's getting the program to run that doesn't work.

Or maybe I misunderstood what you meant.

Try asking this question in the Vista compatability thread stickied to the top of Trek Gaming. Looking through the XP compatability thread might not hurt either.

Thanks for that! I will check there. And I'm ashamed to say, I wasn't even aware we had a Trek Gaming forum...

High traffic, it ain't.

Btw. I haven't been on to my brother again. But I will let you know if it worked as soon as I find out.