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Old 02-24-2008   #1 (permalink)
gwr102558
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The Bard's Tale - the game

I am trying to install The Bard's Tale game. The game will not install on the
hard drive. Would like to know what I have to do to get it installed.

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Old 02-24-2008   #2 (permalink)
VRG Scotty
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"gwr102558" <gwr102558@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am trying to install The Bard's Tale game. The game will not install on
>the
> hard drive. Would like to know what I have to do to get it installed.
As posted in the previous post have you tried the usuall stuff IE running
as administrator and using compatibility mode, turning off UAC ?
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Old 02-24-2008   #3 (permalink)
gwr102558
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RE: The Bard's Tale - the game

I installed Windows Media Player Series 9, Directx 9, did the compatibility
for Windows xp and it still will not work.

"gwr102558" wrote:
Quote:

> I am trying to install The Bard's Tale game. The game will not install on the
> hard drive. Would like to know what I have to do to get it installed.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-25-2008   #4 (permalink)
Andy [YaYa]
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Re: The Bard's Tale - the game

"gwr102558" <gwr102558@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I installed Windows Media Player Series 9, Directx 9, did the compatibility
> for Windows xp and it still will not work.
>
> "gwr102558" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> I am trying to install The Bard's Tale game. The game will not install on
>> the
>> hard drive. Would like to know what I have to do to get it installed.
Contact the game maker, see if they support Vista or have any
troubleshooting tips?

I assume you're running the new "Bard's Tale" right, and not the old one
from the 80s?

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Old 02-25-2008   #5 (permalink)
gwr102558
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Re: The Bard's Tale - the game

It is the one for 2005.

"Andy [YaYa]" wrote:
Quote:

> "gwr102558" <gwr102558@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:92D95F73-F78F-4D93-A975-63E99378C76D@xxxxxx
Quote:

> >I installed Windows Media Player Series 9, Directx 9, did the compatibility
> > for Windows xp and it still will not work.
> >
> > "gwr102558" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> >> I am trying to install The Bard's Tale game. The game will not install on
> >> the
> >> hard drive. Would like to know what I have to do to get it installed.
>
> Contact the game maker, see if they support Vista or have any
> troubleshooting tips?
>
> I assume you're running the new "Bard's Tale" right, and not the old one
> from the 80s?
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-26-2008   #6 (permalink)
Andy [YaYa]
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Re: The Bard's Tale - the game

Yeah, I checked the Sierra website, they have no patches for the PC version
of The Bard's Tale, and no support information at all.

Exactly what is happening when you try to install? Are you getting any error
messages?

Only think I can suggest is running in Admin mode, and since the game
doesn't seem to have any support for Vista you may not get it working
without a little hacking.

Good luck,
A.

"gwr102558" <gwr102558@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> It is the one for 2005.
>
> "Andy [YaYa]" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> "gwr102558" <gwr102558@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:92D95F73-F78F-4D93-A975-63E99378C76D@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> >I installed Windows Media Player Series 9, Directx 9, did the
>> >compatibility
>> > for Windows xp and it still will not work.
>> >
>> > "gwr102558" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I am trying to install The Bard's Tale game. The game will not install
>> >> on
>> >> the
>> >> hard drive. Would like to know what I have to do to get it installed.
>>
>> Contact the game maker, see if they support Vista or have any
>> troubleshooting tips?
>>
>> I assume you're running the new "Bard's Tale" right, and not the old one
>> from the 80s?
>>
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Old 02-26-2008   #7 (permalink)
gwr102558
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Re: The Bard's Tale - the game

It was telling me that I needed to install Windows Media Player Series 9.
Which I did. I put the disc in the cd-rom drive and the install window would
come on. I click on install, the drive would start, but the game would never
load.

"Andy [YaYa]" wrote:
Quote:

> Yeah, I checked the Sierra website, they have no patches for the PC version
> of The Bard's Tale, and no support information at all.
>
> Exactly what is happening when you try to install? Are you getting any error
> messages?
>
> Only think I can suggest is running in Admin mode, and since the game
> doesn't seem to have any support for Vista you may not get it working
> without a little hacking.
>
> Good luck,
> A.
>
> "gwr102558" <gwr102558@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:22878A3F-5DB6-4867-BD56-9B05B2962A56@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > It is the one for 2005.
> >
> > "Andy [YaYa]" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> >> "gwr102558" <gwr102558@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:92D95F73-F78F-4D93-A975-63E99378C76D@xxxxxx
> >> >I installed Windows Media Player Series 9, Directx 9, did the
> >> >compatibility
> >> > for Windows xp and it still will not work.
> >> >
> >> > "gwr102558" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I am trying to install The Bard's Tale game. The game will not install
> >> >> on
> >> >> the
> >> >> hard drive. Would like to know what I have to do to get it installed.
> >>
> >> Contact the game maker, see if they support Vista or have any
> >> troubleshooting tips?
> >>
> >> I assume you're running the new "Bard's Tale" right, and not the old one
> >> from the 80s?
> >>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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