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[dosraider]

Originally Posted by gufetto

Can someone, perhaps, take a few minutes to download this and give it a look?

Come on, seriously, 5 parts download via mediafire will take what .... 5 days ??? Don't push it will ya, provide some serious download from host with 1 link and maybe , and that's a big maybe I'll take a look.
That game isn't really appealing

But already have a good idea what's going on: Win7 64, if the game installs in /prog files (x86)/, now those are protected in win7 64, try to install in something as /users/your name/mace/ or something, if you have a D partition even better, try on D partition.
If fails, now it's probably that '64' that is to blame and you're screwed indeed.
VPC2007 it will be.

One last remark, I wouldn't be so eager to try to install all kind of old apps and obsolete sysfiles on my new PC.
VPC2007 is more secure.

[Edit]
Just thought about the fact you prob don't know but in Win 64 16b softs won't work.
As the game is I think W9X installer is most likely 16b or has partial 16b code sections.
Happens more with W9X softs.
Some -(in fact plenty)- even had dos based code somewhere, devs laziness you could say.

[gufetto]

Originally Posted by dosraider

Come on, seriously, 5 parts download via mediafire will take what .... 5 days ??? Don't push it will ya, provide some serious download from host with 1 link and maybe , and that's a big maybe I'll take a look.
That game isn't really appealing

What? It took me literally five minutes to download the entire game. What are you saying?

In any case, I've tried to make a .bat file which orders to kill explorer.exe when launching the game. Still no changes. It's good, however, that I am learning a lot of tech stuff in two days, given that I had no idea how to make a .bat file or how to access regedit before.
BUT I AM SO LOSING MY PATIENCE.

Odd thing is, by accessing my directx data I can see DirectDraw: Enabled....

[dosraider]

Originally Posted by gufetto

What? It took me literally five minutes to download the entire game. What are you saying?

I get: no parallel downloads allowed from same IP, must be a location restriction or whatever, dunno and won't spend time on that advertising infested site t osolve it. ( can be my 'popup blocker' interferes, who knows, and no won't disable it, not interested in god knows what sex live cam ads .... *sigh*)....

If you're really so eager to play that game, why don't you try VPC2007+Xp ????? Honestly: that would be my first move anyway.
Or VPC2007+W98SE .....
But I guess VPC+XP would be easier for you, W98 had its own headache suppliers ......

Also, you buy a 64b OS and want to play obsolete games that were designed for W9X on it ....., it's like going with a new car to the shop and want them to mount your granddads old spare tires on your new shiny car ... just saying

[Edit]
Asked a mate with mediacrap account to down game for me.
Result:

Runs flawless in VPC2007+W98SE ( and will be the same in VPC2007+XP).
So that will be your easiest solution.
FYI: install updated DX from 'directx' folder on CD BUT:uncheck D3D acceleration option, VPC doesn't support that kind of hardware.
All in VPC of course.