Vista - My C&C3 experience

Finally got around to grabbing C&C3 and installing it under Vista 64bit. Ran
into a little issue that's kinda funny.

First I installed it under the True Admin account, but when I went to run
the game I got this error message
http://images1.filecloud.com/407563/CnC3_error.jpg

Which I found funny. But just to be sure, I ran Supreme Commander (another
game for Windows game), Stalker and HL2. All where happy. Just for giggles,
I re-applied the Feb 2006 DX runtime update. No difference

So I booted under Vista32, loaded the game and it worked fine.

Booted back under Vista64, it's pointed to the same install location as the
Vista32 and it still reported no DX9.0. I logged out and on to a standard
user account (with UAC enabled), Reinstalled again, same error.

Fortunately , there is already 3 patches out, So I applied patch 1.03 and it
then started fine under Vista 64. The patches don't mention anything about
this bug, but everyone seems to have undocumented fixes these ays. I played
through the first mission and the performance was fine, though the cut scene
videos seem a little choppy in the sound department.

If you read the system requirements for C&C3 you should see they specify
Vista 32 bit for it to run.


"Dale M. White" <dale.white@NOinsightbb.NOcom> wrote in message
news:uhaZ4YvdHHA.588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Finally got around to grabbing C&C3 and installing it under Vista 64bit.
> Ran into a little issue that's kinda funny.
>
> First I installed it under the True Admin account, but when I went to run
> the game I got this error message
> http://images1.filecloud.com/407563/CnC3_error.jpg
>
> Which I found funny. But just to be sure, I ran Supreme Commander (another
> game for Windows game), Stalker and HL2. All where happy. Just for
> giggles, I re-applied the Feb 2006 DX runtime update. No difference
>
> So I booted under Vista32, loaded the game and it worked fine.
>
> Booted back under Vista64, it's pointed to the same install location as
> the Vista32 and it still reported no DX9.0. I logged out and on to a
> standard user account (with UAC enabled), Reinstalled again, same error.
>
> Fortunately , there is already 3 patches out, So I applied patch 1.03 and
> it then started fine under Vista 64. The patches don't mention anything
> about this bug, but everyone seems to have undocumented fixes these ays. I
> played through the first mission and the performance was fine, though the
> cut scene videos seem a little choppy in the sound department.

Yes, I read the System requirements. I noted the experience I had and how it
was fixed. It plays just fine under Vista 64, once you get past that one
little error. I can live with the "isn't official supported" aspect, though
they do have a thread in the forums that address running under Vista 64.

Stalker (and a slew of other new games) doesn't mention any Vista support
and that doesn't stop me\us from trying to play them under Vista64.

"Razzle Fratz" <razzlefratz@papernapkin.net> wrote in message
news:NFURh.433259$BK1.165878@newsfe13.lga...
> If you read the system requirements for C&C3 you should see they specify
> Vista 32 bit for it to run.
>
>
> "Dale M. White" <dale.white@NOinsightbb.NOcom> wrote in message
> news:uhaZ4YvdHHA.588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Finally got around to grabbing C&C3 and installing it under Vista 64bit.
>> Ran into a little issue that's kinda funny.
>>
>> First I installed it under the True Admin account, but when I went to run
>> the game I got this error message
>> http://images1.filecloud.com/407563/CnC3_error.jpg
>>
>> Which I found funny. But just to be sure, I ran Supreme Commander
>> (another game for Windows game), Stalker and HL2. All where happy. Just
>> for giggles, I re-applied the Feb 2006 DX runtime update. No difference
>>
>> So I booted under Vista32, loaded the game and it worked fine.
>>
>> Booted back under Vista64, it's pointed to the same install location as
>> the Vista32 and it still reported no DX9.0. I logged out and on to a
>> standard user account (with UAC enabled), Reinstalled again, same error.
>>
>> Fortunately , there is already 3 patches out, So I applied patch 1.03 and
>> it then started fine under Vista 64. The patches don't mention anything
>> about this bug, but everyone seems to have undocumented fixes these ays.
>> I played through the first mission and the performance was fine, though
>> the cut scene videos seem a little choppy in the sound department.
>

Oh, it would never stop me either! But it WOULD limit my complaining if it
failed.


"Dale M. White" <dale.white@NOinsightbb.NOcom> wrote in message
news:emBzdgeeHHA.4596@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Yes, I read the System requirements. I noted the experience I had and how
> it was fixed. It plays just fine under Vista 64, once you get past that
> one little error. I can live with the "isn't official supported" aspect,
> though they do have a thread in the forums that address running under
> Vista 64.
>
> Stalker (and a slew of other new games) doesn't mention any Vista support
> and that doesn't stop me\us from trying to play them under Vista64.
>
> "Razzle Fratz" <razzlefratz@papernapkin.net> wrote in message
> news:NFURh.433259$BK1.165878@newsfe13.lga...
>> If you read the system requirements for C&C3 you should see they specify
>> Vista 32 bit for it to run.
>>
>>
>> "Dale M. White" <dale.white@NOinsightbb.NOcom> wrote in message
>> news:uhaZ4YvdHHA.588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Finally got around to grabbing C&C3 and installing it under Vista 64bit.
>>> Ran into a little issue that's kinda funny.
>>>
>>> First I installed it under the True Admin account, but when I went to
>>> run the game I got this error message
>>> http://images1.filecloud.com/407563/CnC3_error.jpg
>>>
>>> Which I found funny. But just to be sure, I ran Supreme Commander
>>> (another game for Windows game), Stalker and HL2. All where happy. Just
>>> for giggles, I re-applied the Feb 2006 DX runtime update. No difference
>>>
>>> So I booted under Vista32, loaded the game and it worked fine.
>>>
>>> Booted back under Vista64, it's pointed to the same install location as
>>> the Vista32 and it still reported no DX9.0. I logged out and on to a
>>> standard user account (with UAC enabled), Reinstalled again, same error.
>>>
>>> Fortunately , there is already 3 patches out, So I applied patch 1.03
>>> and it then started fine under Vista 64. The patches don't mention
>>> anything about this bug, but everyone seems to have undocumented fixes
>>> these ays. I played through the first mission and the performance was
>>> fine, though the cut scene videos seem a little choppy in the sound
>>> department.
>>
>

Well, I didn't think I was actually complaining, Just reporting my
experience and the fix.

"Razzle Fratz" <razzlefratz@papernapkin.net> wrote in message
news:FybTh.29992$YJ4.12752@newsfe23.lga...
> Oh, it would never stop me either! But it WOULD limit my complaining if
> it failed.
>
>
> "Dale M. White" <dale.white@NOinsightbb.NOcom> wrote in message
> news:emBzdgeeHHA.4596@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Yes, I read the System requirements. I noted the experience I had and how
>> it was fixed. It plays just fine under Vista 64, once you get past that
>> one little error. I can live with the "isn't official supported" aspect,
>> though they do have a thread in the forums that address running under
>> Vista 64.
>>
>> Stalker (and a slew of other new games) doesn't mention any Vista
>> support and that doesn't stop me\us from trying to play them under
>> Vista64.
>>
>> "Razzle Fratz" <razzlefratz@papernapkin.net> wrote in message
>> news:NFURh.433259$BK1.165878@newsfe13.lga...
>>> If you read the system requirements for C&C3 you should see they specify
>>> Vista 32 bit for it to run.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dale M. White" <dale.white@NOinsightbb.NOcom> wrote in message
>>> news:uhaZ4YvdHHA.588@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Finally got around to grabbing C&C3 and installing it under Vista
>>>> 64bit. Ran into a little issue that's kinda funny.
>>>>
>>>> First I installed it under the True Admin account, but when I went to
>>>> run the game I got this error message
>>>> http://images1.filecloud.com/407563/CnC3_error.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Which I found funny. But just to be sure, I ran Supreme Commander
>>>> (another game for Windows game), Stalker and HL2. All where happy. Just
>>>> for giggles, I re-applied the Feb 2006 DX runtime update. No difference
>>>>
>>>> So I booted under Vista32, loaded the game and it worked fine.
>>>>
>>>> Booted back under Vista64, it's pointed to the same install location as
>>>> the Vista32 and it still reported no DX9.0. I logged out and on to a
>>>> standard user account (with UAC enabled), Reinstalled again, same
>>>> error.
>>>>
>>>> Fortunately , there is already 3 patches out, So I applied patch 1.03
>>>> and it then started fine under Vista 64. The patches don't mention
>>>> anything about this bug, but everyone seems to have undocumented fixes
>>>> these ays. I played through the first mission and the performance was
>>>> fine, though the cut scene videos seem a little choppy in the sound
>>>> department.
>>>
>>
>