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02-14-2008

"DarkMisstress" <DarkMisstress@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I am at the end of my tether!
>
> I go to install Dungeon Keeper or Dungeon Keeper Gold on my new Vista PC
> and
> it gets to the title screen with Horny and then closes into a blackbox at
> the
> top left of my screen, minimizes then closes.
>
> I am not the only one who cannot get it running on Vista either as you can
> see there are among hundreds of people with this problem:
>
> http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopi...40aa2d5711e8f2
>
> http://www.compatdb.org/ubbthreads.p.../178301/page/1
>
> http://z9.invisionfree.com/Keeper_Kl...showtopic=1350
>
> http://z9.invisionfree.com/Keeper_Kl...showtopic=1092
>
>
> Is there any patch to get it running on vista? Changing the compatibility
> options don't work either!
>
> Will Microsoft actually do anything for this?
>
> Please let me know. Regards.

Wow, 100 people still play Dungeon Keeper? Don't get me wrong, Dungeon
Keeper is the "bee's-knees", but really, 100?

I got it running, forget how, but I believe I used DOSBox and that worked,
and I also ran it in Vista using a lot of compatibility tweaks. I can't for
the life of me remember how.

FYI, good for you keeping the spirit of Bullfrog alive. John Riccitello from
EA just stated that destroying Bullfrog was one of EA's "Biggest Mistakes".

-A.

02-14-2008	#7 (permalink)
Andy [YaYa] n/a posts	Re: Dungeon Keeper incompatible with Vista? "DarkMisstress" <DarkMisstress@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:0FE25993-01E6-41C5-BB33-3E51582947DC@xxxxxx Quote: >I am at the end of my tether! > > I go to install Dungeon Keeper or Dungeon Keeper Gold on my new Vista PC > and > it gets to the title screen with Horny and then closes into a blackbox at > the > top left of my screen, minimizes then closes. > > I am not the only one who cannot get it running on Vista either as you can > see there are among hundreds of people with this problem: > > http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopi...40aa2d5711e8f2 > > http://www.compatdb.org/ubbthreads.p.../178301/page/1 > > http://z9.invisionfree.com/Keeper_Kl...showtopic=1350 > > http://z9.invisionfree.com/Keeper_Kl...showtopic=1092 > > > Is there any patch to get it running on vista? Changing the compatibility > options don't work either! > > Will Microsoft actually do anything for this? > > Please let me know. Regards. Wow, 100 people still play Dungeon Keeper? Don't get me wrong, Dungeon Keeper is the "bee's-knees", but really, 100? I got it running, forget how, but I believe I used DOSBox and that worked, and I also ran it in Vista using a lot of compatibility tweaks. I can't for the life of me remember how. FYI, good for you keeping the spirit of Bullfrog alive. John Riccitello from EA just stated that destroying Bullfrog was one of EA's "Biggest Mistakes". -A.
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