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Xcalibur Jun 14, 2003, 02:34 PM I'm trying to play my all-time favorite PC game, Crush! Deluxe, on a new PC running Windows XP. The game runs ok, but certain screens are filled with distorted colors that make the screen almost entiredly unreadable. I have tried changing the program compatibility settings in Windows XP (256 colors, 640x480, etc..) but none of them make a difference. The game crashes when trying to run in compatibility mode for Windows 95/98/Me. What else can I try to correct this problem? Has anyone had a similar problem with an older Windows game and were you able to fix it?
nightheart Jun 15, 2003, 07:07 AM The compatibility mode is a joke. I've never seen it work well, for anything. If you want to run older programs/games, your best bet is to set-up a dual boot system...........just my 2 cents.......
Lee2003 Jun 15, 2003, 07:55 AM Agree with nightheart, the Compatibility thing with XP is a joke, I've never had it run any of my old programs, so a easy soloution to this would be to partition your HDD and install windows 98 on the other partition.
Xcalibur Jun 15, 2003, 09:33 AM I thought about that, but what if it turns out to be nothing more than a video card issue? (which is very possible since the game plays fine with the exception of some distorted video) Then I'd have a dual-boot system that still didn't allow me to play the game.
nightheart Jun 16, 2003, 06:29 AM find a M8 running XP and see how it plays on their system. If thats the only game your having problems with, I'd say it's an XP issue myself.........
Having a dual boot, especially if you have the hard drive space is a pretty good idea, in my opinion. If something happens to one of your OS, you can use the other one, and still access files and such. When you need something in a hurry or off the 'net quick, a messed up OS can be a nightmare. This way you can still use you pc, while attempting to repair the messed up OS, just my 2 cents again...........also getting rid of a dual boot system isn't hard either, actually takes longer to set one up............
Keltica Jun 17, 2003, 01:38 PM Xp will not run any Fat16 game, simple as that. Your only option is as previously indicated, to partition and put Win9x on it.
Scott
Badidoh Jun 17, 2003, 03:03 PM what do you mean by fat16 games?
games dont run on what type of partitions
Richskie Jun 17, 2003, 03:39 PM Win2K/XP won't play games written to be run from DOS. You should however be able to play games written for win9x.
QWERTY Jun 17, 2003, 05:24 PM Originally posted by Badidoh
what do you mean by fat16 games?
games dont run on what type of partitions
I think he means DOS. Fat16 or the partition type has little to do with whether a game will actually run or not. (Because Windows XP can access a FAT16 partition and running a game off of a FAT16 partition while in Windows XP still won't make the game run)
Keltica Jun 19, 2003, 02:39 PM Yes sorry I should have said DOS, as I was thinking of old Win95 systems running on FAT16. Yes WinxP sees all previous partions FAT16,32.
Scott
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