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DirectX7 based casual games in vista
  1. #1


    Ajish G Habib Guest

    DirectX7 based casual games in vista

    Hello,
    Iam Ajish from kirkykitty games. We are facing a burning problem
    and wishes for support.

    Coming to our problem - As we all know Windows Vista is going to be released
    worldwide very soon- As per the info recieved DirectX7 based games like
    Mazescape shown on our website
    [http://www.kirkykitty.com/downloads/Mazescape_setup.exe - Download size 569
    KB] is not working on the RTM build[Vista Build 6.0.6000]. They were working
    fine on XP and previous Windows opertaing systems. Is this a known issue
    for DirectX7 based games - or is it because of any administrator issues -
    are their any standard solutions available -

    We will eagerly look forward for a solution.
    Thanks for your time,
    Sincerely
    Ajish G Habib
    info @ kirkykitty.com
    www.kirkykitty.com

    N.B: Just drop a line incase any additional info is needed!



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  2. #2


    Ajish G Habib Guest

    RE: DirectX7 based casual games in vista

    Any help or guidings will be deeply appreciated!

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  3. #3


    Jane C Guest

    Re: DirectX7 based casual games in vista

    Hello Ajish,

    You may well be having issues with user rights. Does the game require
    administrative rights to install and/or run? Have you tried installing with
    administrative rights? (Right-click on the installer and Run as
    administrator). If it installs correctly, then does it play correctly with
    or without administrative rights?

    If the game keeps users scores, then where do these scores get written/saved
    to? Under Vista, all such data must be written to the Users directory, and
    not to the Program Files directory. This is part of the new security model.

    Ideally, the game should not require Administrative rights to be installed
    or played. A standard user should be able to install and play. The
    following link is to a download for a document which will help you
    understand UAC compatibility for applications:

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en



    --
    Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
    Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)

    "Ajish G Habib" <AjishGHabib@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:9A3D6FD8-BEAB-4263-BC48-0642F74816A9@microsoft.com...
    > Any help or guidings will be deeply appreciated!



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  4. #4


    Ajish G Habib Guest

    Re: DirectX7 based casual games in vista

    Dear Jane,
    Many thanks for your mail! We will try to check this and will get
    back to you as soon as possible! As we don't have a RTM copy testing is bit
    difficult
    We need the help of some benevolent vista users.

    Thanks once again!
    Sincerely
    Ajish



    "Jane C" wrote:

    > Hello Ajish,
    >
    > You may well be having issues with user rights. Does the game require
    > administrative rights to install and/or run? Have you tried installing with
    > administrative rights? (Right-click on the installer and Run as
    > administrator). If it installs correctly, then does it play correctly with
    > or without administrative rights?
    >
    > If the game keeps users scores, then where do these scores get written/saved
    > to? Under Vista, all such data must be written to the Users directory, and
    > not to the Program Files directory. This is part of the new security model.
    >
    > Ideally, the game should not require Administrative rights to be installed
    > or played. A standard user should be able to install and play. The
    > following link is to a download for a document which will help you
    > understand UAC compatibility for applications:
    >
    > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
    >
    >
    >
    > --
    > Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
    > Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
    >
    > "Ajish G Habib" <AjishGHabib@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:9A3D6FD8-BEAB-4263-BC48-0642F74816A9@microsoft.com...
    > > Any help or guidings will be deeply appreciated!

    >


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  5. #5


    Ajish G Habib Guest

    Re: DirectX7 based casual games in vista

    Dear Jane,
    Thanks a lot for your help. There were some minor UAC
    compatibility issues and we have solved them all. Subscribed MSDN and
    checked the new version on Vista - everything works fine.

    Thanks
    Ajish


    "Jane C" wrote:

    > Hello Ajish,
    >
    > You may well be having issues with user rights. Does the game require
    > administrative rights to install and/or run? Have you tried installing with
    > administrative rights? (Right-click on the installer and Run as
    > administrator). If it installs correctly, then does it play correctly with
    > or without administrative rights?
    >
    > If the game keeps users scores, then where do these scores get written/saved
    > to? Under Vista, all such data must be written to the Users directory, and
    > not to the Program Files directory. This is part of the new security model.
    >
    > Ideally, the game should not require Administrative rights to be installed
    > or played. A standard user should be able to install and play. The
    > following link is to a download for a document which will help you
    > understand UAC compatibility for applications:
    >
    > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
    >
    >
    >
    > --
    > Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
    > Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
    >
    > "Ajish G Habib" <AjishGHabib@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:9A3D6FD8-BEAB-4263-BC48-0642F74816A9@microsoft.com...
    > > Any help or guidings will be deeply appreciated!

    >


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