Vista - Postal 2 & Fahrenheit Installation Problems

Postal 2 (Share The Pain Expansion Included) - European version:

I can't get it to play at all, I installed it perfectly. I go to run the
game and where it usually checks the CD is valid and asks for the CD key and
stuff it comes up with a message saying "this program can only be run in
Windows 98/XP/2003" or some crap like that and won't go any further.

I tried running it as an administrator and I still get the message.....I
tried compatability mode, and it didn't work, the message just came up with
"this program can not be run in compatability mode"......

Has anyone else had this problem and got around it? Or got any ideas what I
can do about it?

Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy):

Well this one "pretends" to install then comes up with a message saying
something along the lines of "intsallation was interupted". What by? God
knows.....

Again tried compatability mode & administrator, and still the same thing
happens....Any ideas how to fix it? or force it to install??

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I'm running the 32 version of Vista, if that makes a difference.

Haven't tried Fahrenheit (Did you know you can change USMODE=1 to 0 and
Indigo Prophecy turns into Fahrenheit, complete with uncensored sex! What
would Jack Thompson say!), yet. And never found Postal worth giving the time
of day too, but I get the humor.

Postal is giving you that message because the developers didn't follow the
code of the Microsoft and did Windows version checking their own way. If
they had done it the Microsoft way you wouldn't be having this problem, and
that sucks.

If contacting the game maker/distributer doesn't result in a solution you
might do a search at msdn.microsoft.com for the "Application Compatibility
Toolkit" it's a confusing tool, but there are utilities built into the ACT
that allows you to trick the game into thinking it's on the right OS.

Fustrating, isn't it?

"Necunoscut" <Necunoscut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3504ED2E-9C08-4F42-8FC9-17F21F94A33D@microsoft.com...
> Postal 2 (Share The Pain Expansion Included) - European version:
>
> I can't get it to play at all, I installed it perfectly. I go to run the
> game and where it usually checks the CD is valid and asks for the CD key
> and
> stuff it comes up with a message saying "this program can only be run in
> Windows 98/XP/2003" or some crap like that and won't go any further.
>
> I tried running it as an administrator and I still get the message.....I
> tried compatability mode, and it didn't work, the message just came up
> with
> "this program can not be run in compatability mode"......
>
> Has anyone else had this problem and got around it? Or got any ideas what
> I
> can do about it?
>
> Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy):
>
> Well this one "pretends" to install then comes up with a message saying
> something along the lines of "intsallation was interupted". What by? God
> knows.....
>
> Again tried compatability mode & administrator, and still the same thing
> happens....Any ideas how to fix it? or force it to install??
>
> ---------------------
>
> I'm running the 32 version of Vista, if that makes a difference.

Is it really that simple to get "Indigo Prophecy" to be "Fahrenheit"? Seems
kinda pointless to make two versions just for that one bit of code
*confused*...

I'm gonna give that compatability toolkit a go, hopefully it'll work.....If
it doesn't, then, meh. I have enough games to keep me occupied while I wait
to see if the game developers will patch it (doubt it, but I live in hope)....

I remember this kind of thing from when XP first came out.....Maybe, in time
I'll actually like this new OS...

"Andy" wrote:

> Haven't tried Fahrenheit (Did you know you can change USMODE=1 to 0 and
> Indigo Prophecy turns into Fahrenheit, complete with uncensored sex! What
> would Jack Thompson say!), yet. And never found Postal worth giving the time
> of day too, but I get the humor.
>
> Postal is giving you that message because the developers didn't follow the
> code of the Microsoft and did Windows version checking their own way. If
> they had done it the Microsoft way you wouldn't be having this problem, and
> that sucks.
>
> If contacting the game maker/distributer doesn't result in a solution you
> might do a search at msdn.microsoft.com for the "Application Compatibility
> Toolkit" it's a confusing tool, but there are utilities built into the ACT
> that allows you to trick the game into thinking it's on the right OS.
>
> Fustrating, isn't it?
>
> "Necunoscut" <Necunoscut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3504ED2E-9C08-4F42-8FC9-17F21F94A33D@microsoft.com...
> > Postal 2 (Share The Pain Expansion Included) - European version:
> >
> > I can't get it to play at all, I installed it perfectly. I go to run the
> > game and where it usually checks the CD is valid and asks for the CD key
> > and
> > stuff it comes up with a message saying "this program can only be run in
> > Windows 98/XP/2003" or some crap like that and won't go any further.
> >
> > I tried running it as an administrator and I still get the message.....I
> > tried compatability mode, and it didn't work, the message just came up
> > with
> > "this program can not be run in compatability mode"......
> >
> > Has anyone else had this problem and got around it? Or got any ideas what
> > I
> > can do about it?
> >
> > Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy):
> >
> > Well this one "pretends" to install then comes up with a message saying
> > something along the lines of "intsallation was interupted". What by? God
> > knows.....
> >
> > Again tried compatability mode & administrator, and still the same thing
> > happens....Any ideas how to fix it? or force it to install??
> >
> > ---------------------
> >
> > I'm running the 32 version of Vista, if that makes a difference.
>

"Necunoscut" <Necunoscut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EB23F2A4-E50A-4E49-A02F-C343455E98D6@microsoft.com...
> Is it really that simple to get "Indigo Prophecy" to be "Fahrenheit"?
> Seems
> kinda pointless to make two versions just for that one bit of code
> *confused*...

Yeah, well in the US, were pretty much against Sex (Blowing peoples heads
clean off is OK, but no sex), so when Fahrenheit was being brought stateside
the publishers said, umm that "full frontal nudity" scene where you get to
do the "simon says" moves with your "controller" just didn't fly, so in
Indigo Prophecy they removed it, but those uber cool devs left all the
original material in the game, all you have to do is change the USMode to
equal zero in the .INI file found in your IP folder, and viola, Fahrenheit.

Not that big of a deal, but with all the excitement over "Hot Coffee" I was
sure someone would make a fuss over this one. Guess it goes to show how
little we care about Adventure Games now a days. /sad.

You get either game running Necunoscut?

-Andy

Its kinda disturbing when you think about it. Blowing someones head into
shreads of brain and skull is ok, but not nudity of any
kind.....hmmmm....Wonder who's wonderful logic dreamed that idea up.....

Anyway, yeah, I got Postal working. Some guys at RWS helped me out....Still
no luck with Fahrenheit though, I might go and pester Atari about it.

"Andy" wrote:

> "Necunoscut" <Necunoscut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EB23F2A4-E50A-4E49-A02F-C343455E98D6@microsoft.com...
> > Is it really that simple to get "Indigo Prophecy" to be "Fahrenheit"?
> > Seems
> > kinda pointless to make two versions just for that one bit of code
> > *confused*...
>
> Yeah, well in the US, were pretty much against Sex (Blowing peoples heads
> clean off is OK, but no sex), so when Fahrenheit was being brought stateside
> the publishers said, umm that "full frontal nudity" scene where you get to
> do the "simon says" moves with your "controller" just didn't fly, so in
> Indigo Prophecy they removed it, but those uber cool devs left all the
> original material in the game, all you have to do is change the USMode to
> equal zero in the .INI file found in your IP folder, and viola, Fahrenheit.
>
> Not that big of a deal, but with all the excitement over "Hot Coffee" I was
> sure someone would make a fuss over this one. Guess it goes to show how
> little we care about Adventure Games now a days. /sad.
>
> You get either game running Necunoscut?
>
> -Andy
>

On Jun 19, 6:24 pm, "Andy" <android8...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Necunoscut" <Necunos...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> news:EB23F2A4-E50A-4E49-A02F-C343455E98D6@microsoft.com...
>
> Not that big of a deal, but with all the excitement over "Hot Coffee" I was
> sure someone would make a fuss over this one. Guess it goes to show how
> little we care about Adventure Games now a days. /sad.


Postal - an Adventure game? Lol.