might and magic 8 xp problems that needs serious help!

[gavi 0]

help me!!

 

wen i go to install might and magic 8 on me comp, the install shield gauge comes up and then it goes to 99%. At this point a cross will come up and it will disappear. I use another comp and it works fine.

 

how do i fix it?

[jmmijo 1]

Hmm, I didn't have any issues installing MM6~9 at all. Do you have another drive in this machine or can get another drive to read from?

[TatsuTsunami 0]

Meh, I've downloaded a crack thing into my comp, and mm8 still won't work! Is it XP or what?

[reddevil3000 0]

To get MM8 working on XP, try the following (written by Manalishi66 in this thread: http://www.ntcompatible.com/thread25973-1.html)

 

>>I found a workaround for Might & Magic 8 that worked on my XP system. Try the following....

 

Start - Run (run a program)

 

regedit (loads the registry editor)

 

Search - "New World Computing" (search for the NWC string)

Make sure the Key found is "My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\New World Computing\Day of the Destroyer\1.0"

 

Change the key "3DSoundAvailable" to be '0'

 

Change the key "Disable3DSound" to be '1'

 

Exit regedit

 

RIGHT click on the icon for MM8 on your desktop

 

Select Properities

 

Under program name, change "mm8setup.exe" to be "mm8.exe"

 

Apply, and quit

 

You're Done, you should now be able to load and play the game, but without 3D sound (you will have standard sound)! <<

 

Works well on my PC.

 

If you cannot install MM8, try to copy all files at the CD to a folder on your Harddisk and install it from this folder.

 

Greetings

Rainer

[christine 0]

I have Windows XP and couldn't get the game to play, the screen just flashed. I just followed your instructions and now I can play Might and Magic V111 on my computer with not problems.

Thank you so much.

Regards

Christine

[moodswingmasta 0]

hey, i tried the whole regedit thing, and it worked, until the "3do" animation ended. then it gave me some error messages and forced me to quit out. What the hell? why won't it work!?

[moodswingmasta 0]

how long has it been since anyone checked this stuff? i'm jsut curious. am i just posting my complaints for no reason?

 

whatever.

 

well, if it makes a difference at all, for you people that got the registry editing to work, did your computers come with win xp? i have xp through an upgrade, and i'm starting to think that's what's wrong.

[arcdarksmurf 0]

I did the same exact registry thing it didnt freaking work i am like addicted to this game and if i cant get it to work i will crap in my cats litterbox. Seriously i would appreciate it if someone knows or could have another possible solution for this game. I also am runnin windows xp pro.

help!

[arcdarksmurf 0]

YOU ALL CAN **** MY ******* **** FOR POSTING **** INFORMATION ON THIS GOD DAMN FORSAKEN THING AND NOT HELPING ME WHY EVEN HAVE THIS THING STILL OPEN IF NO ONE HELPS YOU *******

[Edited by dosfreak on 2005-01-18 18:51:45]

 

[DosFreak 2]

1. You posted during the holiday season.

2. You never posted what your problem was.

3. You posted to an 1 year 4 month old thread.

3. You posted an incredibly rude post...and for that I am now going to close this thread. Good going!