Dungeon Keeper incompatible with Vista?

[tnuts]

open the game and go to options, graphic options, and disable hardware acceleration. i was having the same issue and this fixed it for me.

ok, i have a different problem with vista, cant seem to find many others
with this complaint. I've installed the patch, compatible XPsp2, all
that stuff... but when i go to open a campain or skirmish or pet
dungeon, the game screen is blank. i can pick up imps, if i float my
hand over an area it'll tell me if its the dungeon heart or walls or
whatever, i can select where to dig, but i cant see a thing!
Anyone know what to do?

 

[PuPp3t]

How I installled Dungeon Keeper on Vista.......1.) Make sure the Bullfrog Directory has no Dungeon Keeper II Folder before re-installing.....2.) Install DKII from original disk and Play it first before any update is applied..... It will Default @ 800x600...3.)The only update that works is the v1.30tov1.61....The v1.30tov1.70 some how must reset cfg to 640x800...Ive uninstalled and re-installed several times on a compaq w/AMD TL-60 w/Nvidia 7000m and works evey time this way...P.s> Still gotta crack 1.7....

 

[grandia]

Here is how I got Dungeon Keeper 1 working through my Vista 64bit PC:

Note: You need a decent PC to create a virtual machine on and an unused windows XP CD and product key.



1). I Installed the windows virtual machine software.

2). I created a virtual machine and installed Windows XP Home Edition SP2 on it.

3). I Inserted the Dungeon Keeper disk into my computer and, (on my virtual machine) right clicked on the D: drive --> open. I then right clicked on KEEPER95.exe, went to properties, went to the compatibility tab and then changed it to run in compatibility mode for windows 95.

4). I then installed Dungeon Keeper on my virtual PC.

5). To make Keeper work on XP:

• Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\repair, and then click OK.
• Right-click Autoexec.nt, and then click Copy.
• Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\system32, and then click OK.
• Right-click anywhere in that folder, and then click Paste.
• If asked to overwrite the file, answer Yes.
• Right-click the Autoexec.nt file that you just copied, and then click Properties.
• Click to select Read-Only, and then click OK.
  
• Repeat steps 1 through 7 to copy the Config.nt file.

I hope this will assist some people in being able to play this excellent game.

 

[eagleheart666]

"fredskis" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]

>
> Hi all. I have been trying to get Dungeon Keeper working with Vista for
> a couple of days.
> I think I'm onto something but am not really sure what yet so just bare
> with me...
>
> On my desktop (Vista Ultimate x64) I get the problem of DK crashing
> after the splash screen with a black 640*480 box and no error messages.
> I installed it in a 98SE virtual machine using VMWare and it runs well
> except the cursor randowly snaps to edges and renders the game pretty
> unplayable as selecting anything becomes a very tedious chore.
> I also installed it on Microsoft Virtual PC and as on Vista it would
> crash after the splash screen.
> I was going to install it on an old system running Windows 98SE
> natively but while doing so decided to try one last thing...
> I installed DK on my laptop (also running Vista Ultimate x64) and voila
> it worked! Unfortunately the Direct3d won't work but for some reason it
> works on there.
> Now for the weird part...
> I brought my laptop home from my girlfriend's place and tried playing
> on my desktop's monitor but got the same error of crash at splash.
> Puzzled I realised that the only change was the resolution, i turned it
> back down to the laptop's 1440*900 from 1680*1050 and it worked.
> Excitedly I tried this on my desktop but unfortunately it did not work
>
>
> Now the only thing I can think of being different between these two
> machines other than the hardware would be Service Pack 1. However, this
> problem, as I understand, has been occurring to others since before it
> was released.
>
> If anyone can get it running, what are their system specs?
>
> My laptop is:
> Dell Inspiron 6400
> Core 2 Duo processor 2Ghz
> 2GB RAM
> NVidia 7300Go
> 1440*900 resolution
>
> Desktop:
> Gigabyte EX38-DS4
> Intel E6600
> 4GB generic RAM
> NVidia 8800GTS G92
> 1680*1050 resolution

I can't believe so many people still play DK 1. Do you play the Deeper Dungeons expansion?

You may be on to something with the resolution, older DirectX games would sometimes have "trouble" changing resolutions in games. The workaround was to set your computer to the same resolution/color depth that the game runs in.

So if DK runs in 640x480x256 colors, set your desktop to 640x480x256 (8-bit) color, and try the game again.

Oh wait, Vista only goes down to 800x600. Well maybe DK runs in 800x600.

DOSBox buddy, a friend to classic games everywhere.

-A.

i just got an idea with the directx, it might sound dumb but here goes, what would happen if you were to install the directx needed for the game (the one that comes with it) v3.0?

 

[fredskis]

I never thought of that!
Try it and report back!
*crosses fingers*

 

[gillyhead]

alfalfa_89;3783387 Wrote:

> ok, i have a different problem with vista, cant seem to find many others
> with this complaint. I've installed the patch, compatible XPsp2, all
> that stuff... but when i go to open a campain or skirmish or pet
> dungeon, the game screen is blank. i can pick up imps, if i float my
> hand over an area it'll tell me if its the dungeon heart or walls or
> whatever, i can select where to dig, but i cant see a thing!
> Anyone know what to do?

i have the exact same problem ne solutions?

 

[Joe]

gillyhead <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>
> alfalfa_89;3783387 Wrote:

>> ok, i have a different problem with vista, cant seem to find many
>> others with this complaint. I've installed the patch, compatible
>> XPsp2, all that stuff... but when i go to open a campain or skirmish
>> or pet dungeon, the game screen is blank. i can pick up imps, if i
>> float my hand over an area it'll tell me if its the dungeon heart or
>> walls or whatever, i can select where to dig, but i cant see a thing!
>> Anyone know what to do?

>
> i have the exact same problem ne solutions?

Amazing how many posts I see every day about this game. Makes me wonder
why someone doesn't port it to iPhone or something. (Oh, right, EA owns
the license)

Easiest solution, install DOSBox (Google it).

You might need to tweak DOSBox a little, but if you read some of the
docs that come with DOSBox or the stuff online you'll see it's fairly
easy to setup.

Once setup install DK per the instructions that come with the game for
DOS Mode installation.

Game graphics should return. Since it's an emulator a slower system may
not run the game so stellarly.

If you want to fix the game in Windows, try updating your graphic card
drivers, and run DXWebSetup.EXE again (make sure all DirectX files are
installed).

Good luck, old game + new computer = good luck.
--
Joe

 

[EN4CER]

I absolutely love Dungeon Keeper. Great game! I'm not going to ask where you
got it but I will ask if you can re-download or re-install it. What OS are
you running on? Because of my personal enjoyment from this game I would love
to help as much as possible. If you don't mind run dxdiag (start > run >
dxdiag) and save configuration to a file. Copy and paste that file into a
reply. DosBOX may be your only option, although I'm sure we can find a
different way.

"gillyhead" <[email protected]xxxx> wrote in message
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>
> alfalfa_89;3783387 Wrote:

>> ok, i have a different problem with vista, cant seem to find many others
>> with this complaint. I've installed the patch, compatible XPsp2, all
>> that stuff... but when i go to open a campain or skirmish or pet
>> dungeon, the game screen is blank. i can pick up imps, if i float my
>> hand over an area it'll tell me if its the dungeon heart or walls or
>> whatever, i can select where to dig, but i cant see a thing!
>> Anyone know what to do?

>
> i have the exact same problem ne solutions?
>
>
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[faultyD]

Beyond thank!!!
I've been trying it works but the Graphic fails after about ten mins,
quikish solution, save exit to map, select stage, and load work and I
don't mind as long as I can play!
We should have all seen or tried that 1. Shot and the dungeon must
always survive!!

 

[Hyzoran]

My solution was not running it in compatability mode at all, i dont know why but it works, no problems at all, but it may not work for everybody.
Now im trying to get 3d to work :P

 

[lewisstevens1]

im also having the same problem, ive tried that dosbox but it doesnt work, as its like not able to run in dos mode, ive tried dungeon keeper 1 and 2, none work, i tried all the put in admin mode ect, its not working, ive tried copying onto the desktop ect... when i run the program it just appears and is blank, nothing i can do... it sort of freezes, i tried the run in like whateva colours checkbox also.

ive trried updating all...i dont know what to do...

 

[faultyD]

I think it might be an issues with some graphics card or drivers, I got
the 9800GT XFX and using win7 32bit with quad core processor. The only
way it worked for me was to disable the card in device manager, restart
and it works, the 3d file doesn't even wana play when I do that tho but
thats obvious.

lewisstevens1 try this and see if it will work for you, dosbox doesn't
work so nice for me this worked better. Just remember when the colours
spaz out just save and load the stage again it will come back.


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[lewisstevens1]

damn still not working. i restart the computer... boot the program and it goes blank... i try and quite the program i have to do CTRL ALT DEL, and it shows the program is not responding. Any ideas?

 

[lewisstevens1]

Btw meh CPU doesnt support virtual environments i think.... it doesnt support that thing where you can load windows xp in windows vista.

 

[2Manyprobs]

Dungeon Keeper is one of my favorite games..i cant get it 2 work on my vista or my old computer (2003 XP no internet connection for that anymore) dungeon keeper 2 works on my vista but it SUCKS! i want dungeon keeper 1 to work and VRG has removed dungeon keeper 1 someone help me!

 

[dommyuk]

I probably should've posted my solution in this thread instead of the other one, but here we go: I think I've fixed it, or atleast it has for me, you'll need the Application Compatability Toolkit. You may have noticed that none of the 'fixes' it already has works for it, so you'll need to make your own. Click the Fix button and fill out the name and the destination of the executable. You'll want Keeper95 or Deeper95 if you want Deeper Dungeons and select next. Now you'll be at the compatability screen, select none and then next. Now you'll be at the Compatability Fixes section, scroll down to find 'ForceDirectDrawEmulation' and activate it. Now use the Test Run button and the game should run, but the colors might be all messed up. Exit the game and click next and finish on the next screen. If the colours were all screwed up, find the Dungeon Keeper or Deeper Dungeons executable and right click on it and select properties. Go to the compatability tab and turn on 'Run in 256 colours' and 'Run at 640x480 screen resolution'. Then go back into the Application Compatability toolkit and select the fix you previously created then click run and it should work. Only problem I have is the map and 'after mission' score scrolls to fast, so you may need CPUkiller or something similar. If it still doesn't work turn on XP SP2 compatability, which may fix it.

 

[simo001]

after hours of trying, i finally managed to get dungeon keeper to work. After searching countless forums with no luck it, it was youtube that finally gave me the answer lol. i stumbled across this video

YouTube - Dungeon Keeper 1 on Vista/Windows 7

just listen to the guy and follow what he does. he uses the Mac tool kit. You dont even need to run in any compatibility modes, and it works fine. Hope this helps, i specifically joined so i could spread the word and hopefully everyone can start playing this amazing game again lol

its basically the same as the solution above but is alot easier to understand, and he goes through it step by step