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| 118584 | 2003-02-05 06:05:00 | Hi,I am wondering if anybody out there can tell me where to get or if I can obtain a video driver for a 256 color display game it's an old game kingsquestvi but this new comp doesn't come with that driver I am wondering if there is a downloadable one.I am using a hewlett packard 510 a comp: I am not a computer literate person I know the basic's so any help anybody could supply me would be great and I appreciate all the help I can get with this problem.H/P said I could find one on the net but they also didn't say where and then they said they don't recommend if for the H/P comps? So I am now thoroughly confused. I trust PC world's advise better than I do H/P's. Thanks again for any help you may be able to give:-)) |
Orca (3098) | ||
| 118585 | 2003-02-05 06:13:00 | I've played KQVI on WinXP Pro so it's possible to play. Any chance of getting your Operating System? (Windows 9x, ME, 2K, XP?) In XP you can create a shortcut on your desktop, right click on it, properties, compatibility and you can check it so it can run in 256 Colours. |
Kame (312) | ||
| 118586 | 2003-02-05 06:55:00 | Hi thanks for your reply. Yes operating system is a hewlett packard 510 a running windows xp home edition? I appreciate any help you can give me prefferably with idiot proof instructions:-) |
Orca (3098) | ||
| 118587 | 2003-02-05 07:28:00 | Idiot proof instructions on there way :) go to start; All Programs; Accessories; then choose Program compatibility Wizard; Click Next make sure there is a green dot next to the item that says 'I want to choose from a list of programs Click Next After a moment or so a list of all the programs that are on your computer will show. Scroll down the list until you find program you are looking for Click next You said the game was old so click the dot next to Microsoft Windows 95 then click next then click the box next to 256 Colors and also next to Disable Visual Themes if the game is meant to run on a screen to the size of 640 by 480 (if the game is quite old it probably will) click the box next to that item as well Click next Click next again The program will then run. if the program runs fine then click next, Then click next to No and click next You have just completed. if the game doesn't work probably then you may need to change some of the other settings. if you can't get it to work let us know. |
NathanTheKind (472) | ||
| 118588 | 2003-02-05 07:29:00 | Sorry I forgot to mention at the real end you will need to click finish :) |
NathanTheKind (472) | ||
| 118589 | 2003-02-05 08:53:00 | Hi yes it's me again. Ok first thing I did was print out your really easy instructions thanks for that. Second I installed the game comp says it's installed.3 I followed the instructions. However the game programme won't run at all when I click on the game icon which is supposed to open the game all I get is a black blank screen nothing else then the screens disappears and I end up back on desktop. Help? Thanks again |
Orca (3098) | ||
| 118590 | 2003-02-05 11:40:00 | Hello orca . From my experience that old games usually having trouble running in Win XP even after NathanThekind's advice . In fact that 90% of the old game (dos) that I've tried on my pc doesnt seem to work . Since you said its a old game . I assume its a dos game . If you have a windows boot disk, use that to boot it up to dos and start it from there . Thats how I play my old games except that I cant always get the sound going . If u dont know how to create a boot disc, right click on A drive, goto format and tick create an MS-DOS startup disc . |
Blue_face (1148) | ||
| 118591 | 2003-02-05 20:25:00 | Hi again. So you have a DOS game. these are harder to get working but it can be done for some. first of all an error message is probably coming up in the black screen (also called the command prompt). What you need to do open the command prompt. do this by going to start; All Programs; Accessories; then click on Command Prompt Now I am hoping the that you know a little bit about DOS as you need to know DOS commands to load the program. First off you might as well full screen the command prompt window. this is the middle button of the three in the top right corner first you need to get to the directory where the game is it is likely what you see on screen will be something like this: C:\Documents and Settings\YourName> I am guessing that your game is stored in a folder in the C drive. so first you need to change to the C drive Type the following CD ../.. You should now be at C:\> Now you need to know the name of the folder that your game is in if you don't know how to check this let me know . otherwise type this CD FolderName once you are here you need to load the program, do this by typing in the name of the file for the game. once again if you don't know how to find this out let me know it should look something like this on screen once you have type it C:\FolderName>FileName.exe once you have done this write down the error message and then let me know what it says :) |
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