Tie Fighter Collectors - Old Game, but I want to play it!!!!

[evil Homer 0]

Title says it all....

 

Tie Fighter collectors series (Part of the X-Wing collectors series) in the UK.

 

Any idea's on how to get it running under both Windows 2000 and Windows XP?

 

First of all the launcher wants to install DirectX 5.2, and if I try to bluff it with compatibility layers for Win9x, it says it can't find my joystick to start the game.

 

Really want to play this old game, and I don't want to go through the hassle of installing Windows 98.

 

Any idea's would be welcome

 

Homer

[X-AL 0]

No problem, man.

Use the QFixApp 1.5 Win98-layer, and UNCHECK the emulate joystick flag! Unfortunately, I didn´t manage to run it in D3D mode yet!

[evil Homer 0]

QfixApp 1.5???

 

Is this the MS updates or something 3rd party?

 

Wheres the "emulate joystick" option?

 

I would like a little more information if possible

 

Homer

[evil Homer 0]

Heh, got my brain in gear and worked it out....

 

So applied the fix, works fine, as long as 3d hardware isn't selected...

 

Which is a pain as without 3d hardware, looks really dated...

 

Any idea's on how to fix that too?

 

Homer

[gamerman 0]

Hey

 

I just found this site though a win2000 IT book. I am in the process of testing my older games. Tie fighter collectors cd-com is my first test.

 

I have only one problem it always wants to install directX 5.2 I get sound and my joystick is detected and is ok. I have direct 9.0

any ideas?

 

 

gamerman