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Andy

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Since: May 28, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:35 am
Post subject: HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista
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For those having trouble with Dungeon Keeper 2.

Install DK2
Download patch from ftp://ftp.ea.com/pub/archive/bullfrog/patches/dk2/
(v1.70)
Right click Desktop Icon, Choose Properties.
Compatibility, set to Windows XP SP2 mode
Check Disable visual themes and desktop composition
Click OK
Run Game.

Worked for me, hope it works for you,
A.
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Bpotter

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Since: Oct 30, 2009
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:40 am
Post subject: Re: HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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CaliannG;782084 Wrote:
> > tnuts;763697 Wrote:
> > hey, i don't know if you've figured it out or not, but i'd been having
> > the same problem, and turning off "hardware acceleration" in the game
> > options worked for me. hopefully it helps!> >
>
> You are a knight and a gentleman, and I am indebted to you! Thank
> you! That did the trick and now it works! I get to play with maidens
> and everything!
>
> Whooo-hooo! Time to spend 2 weeks not speaking to my family!
>
> Peace,
> Caliann

I have followed all instructions on this fourm and they have helped me
play the game with the latest patch, however I am experincing a lot of
crahses in game, the crashses only occur when I have clicked on a random
item on the tool bar, or I have used a hotkey to open them, anyone have
any ideas how I can fix this?
I know this is an old thread however the infomation contained within
should be helpful to others who can help me fix my problem. I love DK2!


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Hawkknight88

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Since: Nov 09, 2009
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:31 am
Post subject: Re: HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hey guys,

This game has been such a classic for me and this forum helped me run
it on my Vista machines. I never could get it to work properly, it
always seemed to crash by clicking the Objectives menu or when the game
got too big.

Anyways, I'm now running Windows 7 (64 bit), and the game works
PERFECTLY for me.
-Run it in Windows 2000 compatibility mode
-Disable Visual Themes
-Disable Desktop composition
-I have everything turned off in game: water translucency, environment
mapping, and hardware acceleration.
--Please note, I had hardware acceleration ON and it seemed to function
just fine. Also you can play with the QSound option if the audio is
funny.

Windows 7 has a downloadable Virtual Machine which can run XP, I tried
this first to run DKII but it didn't run at all for me... so thank
goodness windows 7 runs it fine anyhow.

Good luck everybody! Here's hoping for DKIII.
(Mods please leave this post to help all DKII fans out there)

-Hawkknight88


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deadpool72

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Since: Nov 16, 2009
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:20 am
Post subject: Re: HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hawkknight88;1600719 Wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> This game has been such a classic for me and this forum helped me run
> it on my Vista machines. I never could get it to work properly, it
> always seemed to crash by clicking the Objectives menu or when the
> game
> got too big.
>
> Anyways, I'm now running Windows 7 (64 bit), and the game works
> PERFECTLY for me.
> -Run it in Windows 2000 compatibility mode
> -Disable Visual Themes
> -Disable Desktop composition
> -I have everything turned off in game: water translucency, environment
> mapping, and hardware acceleration.
> --Please note, I had hardware acceleration ON and it seemed to
> function
> just fine. Also you can play with the QSound option if the audio is
> funny.
>
> Windows 7 has a downloadable Virtual Machine which can run XP, I tried
> this first to run DKII but it didn't run at all for me... so thank
> goodness windows 7 runs it fine anyhow.
>
> Good luck everybody! Here's hoping for DKIII.
> (Mods please leave this post to help all DKII fans out there)
>
> -Hawkknight88
>
>
> --
> Hawkknight88

hey i have done all of that and still have a black screen i dont kno
wht to do and i really want to play this game i would try anything for
the windows 7


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