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HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista
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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HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista
i have got this running and more stable than on older os's the site below has detailed instructions. 'Dungeon Keeper 2 DK2 Cheats - Dungeon Keeper 2 Codes' (http://www.dk2.webplatez.com) -- govpod |
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HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista
govpod wrote in news:govpod.3840w7@no-
mx.forums.net: http://www.dk2.webplatez.com Wow, great little site. I may have to try this game again. I seem to recall getting this game running was a bit harder than disabling visual themes and desktop composition, but I may be wrong. -- -A. |
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HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista
Thanks to your lovely advise, I finally managed to get DK2 to PLAY on my Vista laptop...now I am having other problems that I have not had before. DK2 worked fine on Vista before i installed the update. I LIKE my Maidens and Elite Creatures. After I installed the update, nothing. After following your instructions, it at least boots up, gets me INTO the game, acts like it is working properly...there is simply one problem: No picture where you look at your dungeon heart or click areas to be dug out. Nothing. Just the Hand of Evil waving over blackness no matter where you put it. Everything ELSE shows. All the control panels and everything. Just nothing in the center. Am I doomed to play DK2 without the updates, without the neat stuff, forever? Peace, Caliann P.S. I ran the Update v5.0 package. -- CaliannG |
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HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista
Wizard of OCD;754130 Wrote: I applied the patch and worked just fine for me That is very wonderful for you. I wish it had worked so well for me. I would still like to know if there is something I can do to get the picture back on DK2....I would very much like to play it WITH the updates. Peace, Caliann -- CaliannG |
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HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista
CaliannG wrote in
: Wizard of OCD;754130 Wrote: I applied the patch and worked just fine for me That is very wonderful for you. I wish it had worked so well for me. I would still like to know if there is something I can do to get the picture back on DK2....I would very much like to play it WITH the updates. Peace, Caliann Update your drivers on your system, post your system specs here. SP1 or 0? -- -A. |
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HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista
I am having the same problem with the picture, my tools and edges show up but the dungeon heart or areas dug out show nothing. i have tried playing with the display settings to no avail, and ran the same update package. does anyone know of a fix for this? CaliannG;753524 Wrote: Thanks to your lovely advise, I finally managed to get DK2 to PLAY on my Vista laptop...now I am having other problems that I have not had before. DK2 worked fine on Vista before i installed the update. I LIKE my Maidens and Elite Creatures. After I installed the update, nothing. After following your instructions, it at least boots up, gets me INTO the game, acts like it is working properly...there is simply one problem: No picture where you look at your dungeon heart or click areas to be dug out. Nothing. Just the Hand of Evil waving over blackness no matter where you put it. Everything ELSE shows. All the control panels and everything. Just nothing in the center. Am I doomed to play DK2 without the updates, without the neat stuff, forever? Peace, Caliann P.S. I ran the Update v5.0 package. -- tnuts |
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HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista
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!CaliannG;753524 Wrote: Thanks to your lovely advise, I finally managed to get DK2 to PLAY on my Vista laptop...now I am having other problems that I have not had before. DK2 worked fine on Vista before i installed the update. I LIKE my Maidens and Elite Creatures. After I installed the update, nothing. After following your instructions, it at least boots up, gets me INTO the game, acts like it is working properly...there is simply one problem: No picture where you look at your dungeon heart or click areas to be dug out. Nothing. Just the Hand of Evil waving over blackness no matter where you put it. Everything ELSE shows. All the control panels and everything. Just nothing in the center. Am I doomed to play DK2 without the updates, without the neat stuff, forever? Peace, Caliann P.S. I ran the Update v5.0 package. -- tnuts |
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HOW-TO: Dungeon Keeper 2 in Vista
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 -- CaliannG |