Info Windows 7 *GUARANTEED* fix - Page 12

DRG · #**111** February 5th, 2011, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratos

Thanks DRG, is working now, a bit laggy but working.

Can you give us a discription of what you mean by "laggy" and have you tried adjusting any of the game adjustments found under the MISC tab of GameOptions

I assume then you copied the change I posted to the Ncrawler CMD file ? That was looking for the winSPMBT.EXE and the main reason it didn't work for you running winSPWW2

Did you move the game out of Program files

Are you runing the game in fullscreen mode ?

Don

Mobhack · #**112** February 8th, 2011, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRG

I need a few people who are running the game using Win7 in fullscreen mode to act as beta testers for us

The attachment contains a new GameOptions.exe and a .cmd file that will emulate what NCrawler did with his fix but will allow players to start the game from GameOptions.

I would ask that anyone who takes the time to DL this please take the time to report back on how it worked for you.

You will need to do the following

1/ Ensure you have SHOW INTRODUCTION already set to NO with your existing GameOptions. That's the first line on the first page when it loads.

2/ Go to wherever you have your game installed and rename your existing GameOptions.EXE to XXGameOptions.EXE to ensure if this does not work you still have a copy of GameOptions that works.

3/ Extract the attached ZIP file to where ever you have the game installed. It needs to be extracted to the main winSPMBT folder that your existing GameOptions.exe is already in.

4/ Start up GameOptions then press PLAY WINSPMBT. If you are running the game fullscreen and the NCrawler fix solved your palette issues with fullscreen mode this should work as well. If not, let us know

Thanks

Don

Unfortunately, now that I have a Windows 7 development machine, this fix does not work due to some quirks in Windows batch file handling.

To cut a long story short

the line:

start explorer.exe

Works completely differently if a CMD file is called from the desktop level (ie double clicking on it in Windows Explorer) and when it is called from a program via the Shellexecute command (as done with the modified GameOptions beta included in the quoted post).

-If called from the desktop level, it restores explorer.exe and your desktop.

-If called from inside a programme (via the shellexecute command), it merely opens a Windows Explorer window on your desktop. It does not restore the desktop!.

Cheers
Andy

NB - if you get left on a bare Windows 7 desktop:
CTRL+ALT+ESC launches Windows Task Mananger
On the Applications tab select "new Task" button
Type in explorer.exe to the dialogue and accept
Job done, close Windows Task Mananger

Mobhack · #**113** February 9th, 2011, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mobhack

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRG

I need a few people who are running the game using Win7 in fullscreen mode to act as beta testers for us

The attachment contains a new GameOptions.exe and a .cmd file that will emulate what NCrawler did with his fix but will allow players to start the game from GameOptions.

I would ask that anyone who takes the time to DL this please take the time to report back on how it worked for you.

You will need to do the following

1/ Ensure you have SHOW INTRODUCTION already set to NO with your existing GameOptions. That's the first line on the first page when it loads.

2/ Go to wherever you have your game installed and rename your existing GameOptions.EXE to XXGameOptions.EXE to ensure if this does not work you still have a copy of GameOptions that works.

3/ Extract the attached ZIP file to where ever you have the game installed. It needs to be extracted to the main winSPMBT folder that your existing GameOptions.exe is already in.

4/ Start up GameOptions then press PLAY WINSPMBT. If you are running the game fullscreen and the NCrawler fix solved your palette issues with fullscreen mode this should work as well. If not, let us know

Thanks

Don

Unfortunately, now that I have a Windows 7 development machine, this fix does not work due to some quirks in Windows batch file handling.

To cut a long story short

OK - A final rewrite of the CMD batch file seems to solve the problem when run from an external programme. (GameOptions in our case)

- If your Windows 7 or Vista machine is not English then you may well have to edit the line
cd c:\windows to whatever your national language calls the Windows directory, if it differs.

I stumbled on this purely by accident just now - explorer.exe does have entirely differing behaviour if started in the windows directory - an entirely undocumented feature...

Cheers
Andy

DRG · #**114** February 9th, 2011, 08:59 AM

We would appreciate feedback from anyone who tries this please

Don

DRG · #**115** February 9th, 2011, 09:09 AM

We are asking EVERYONE who tries this new CMD file with the gameoptions BETA to report back on how the game now works running in FULLSCREEN mode.

We need this feedback to make the game better

Thank you

Don

Wdll · #**116** February 9th, 2011, 03:03 PM

I would gladly help but I have Vista 64.

DRG · #**117** February 9th, 2011, 04:08 PM

PLEASE try this with VISTA64

Don

Wdll · #**118** February 10th, 2011, 06:38 AM

Vista 64 home premium edition.

ok, I am lost.
I am probably doing something wrong here/missed something.
I downloaded the Win7SPMBT09Feb2011.zip file
I extracted it in a third folder. Am I supposed to just copy the cmd file in it and paste it in the game's folder, then just start the game?

DRG · #**119** February 10th, 2011, 08:10 AM

I'll get back to you

DRG · #**120** February 10th, 2011, 08:33 AM

There is a new thread for the fullscreen BETA test using GameOptions. This thread is now locked and unstuck. We will be posting a new thread with Win7/Vist info soon

Don