might and magic 8 for windows 7

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might and magic 8 for windows 7

Unread postby Raver_Tom » 15 Jun 2011, 19:05

Is there a way to get might and magic 8 working on a windows 7 computer
every time i load it up it crashes just after the 3DO logo comes up thanx
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Unread postby Angelspit » 15 Jun 2011, 19:23

First step: did you try Windows XP compatibility, Administrator mode?
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Unread postby Daerandin » 15 Jun 2011, 19:29

Have you tried running it in software mode? I am just curious if you experience the same video issue that I have and I have read others experiencing the same issue on 64 bit Win7.

Here's my issue. I still hear the sound playing of the intro movie, but the image seems frozen. If I switch to software rendering then there is no problem. I think I read that grayface was fixing this in his next patch release. I have the exact same problem with MM7 too.
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Unread postby BMJedi » 15 Jun 2011, 20:47

Also, make sure User Account Control (UAC) in the control panel has the slider all the way at the bottom, effectively disabling it. It wreaks havoc with games.
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Unread postby hatsforclowns » 15 Jun 2011, 21:39

GrayFace patch + Run as admistrator and it works like a charm.
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Unread postby BMJedi » 15 Jun 2011, 21:45

hatsforclowns wrote:GrayFace patch + Run as admistrator and it works like a charm.
Mama mia! D'oh!

The Grayface patch seems so obvious to those of us experienced with these games, I can't believe that we didn't think to mention it!

MM6, MM7, and MM8 do not work on Windows XP, Vista, or 7, without the Grayface/Mok patch.
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Unread postby GrayFace » 16 Jun 2011, 09:43

They do, but the chance of working is lower :) I've no idea how to fix video bugs. chickenfist said he fixed them, I'll try to contact him.
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Unread postby GreatEmerald » 17 Jun 2011, 10:11

Grayface's patch without administrator and it works like a charm as well :) Setting it to run as administrator doesn't help with either of the bugs I'm having.
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Unread postby BMJedi » 17 Jun 2011, 14:48

I've mentioned it elsewhere, but you can avoid all these headaches by buying the GoG.com version of the game.

I had one issue with the music on the GoG.com version - installing the Grayface patch makes it stop playing, but all I had to do was set mp3=1 in the .ini, and it works beautifully - it will even do the infinite loops as advertised in the patch.

You don't even have to convert the music tracks to mp3, because they are already converted in the download.
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