X2 on Vista

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X2 on Vista

Post by Fly_by » Sun, 25. Feb 07, 12:46

This question may have come up already, so sorry if it has, but is there any way to play X2 on windows vista?
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Post by euclid » Sun, 25. Feb 07, 13:44

Iirc then you need to install it via Vista's compatibility mode.

You may get a better response at the tech support forum. Please, don;t post there again. Just PM a moderator to move your thread.

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Post by CBJ » Sun, 25. Feb 07, 16:07

Moved.

I can't see any particular reason why it shouldn't run. Just make sure it is fully patched and that you've applied the official NoCD patch.

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Post by Fly_by » Sun, 25. Feb 07, 16:58

ok sorry i posted in the wrong area :oops: i've tried once to install it will all the patches and the no copy protection patch and it wouldnt work, so how would i use vista's compatibilty mode? im not really that much of a computer guy? :)

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Post by euclid » Sun, 25. Feb 07, 17:09

I'm not sure but iirc then you need to find the install.exe on the X2 CD, then left click once to select it (not twice to run it!) and right click to open a menue. There you should see the option to run it in compatibility mode.

Same with the 2.0.02 upgrade: select the file and right click.

Hope that helps.

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Post by Saint-Ashley » Sun, 25. Feb 07, 17:19

Actually, you just need to right click the setup.exe and 'run as administrator'. It will work in Vista. :wink:

You will also have to take control of the folder where it installs (after it installs). To do this go to where you installed it Right click go to properties, go to security and then advanced, hit the tab for 'owner'. Click on your username, hit edit (also continue). Click on your username again and hit edit... Then hit alow full control, hit okay, then apply... Close all those screens and that user account now has full control over the files in that folder.

That is needed for savegames... Another thing also has to be done, which is much easier. Go to the properties of the x2.exe, then compatibility, then 'show settings for all users', and contine. Then hit 'run this program as an administrator'. (Its important you go to 'show settings for all users FIRST!). Hit apply and close out of everything...

Then you should have a complely working X2 in MS Vista. :wink:

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Post by Fly_by » Wed, 28. Feb 07, 19:54

Hey ive been away for a wile so only just got round to trying agin and found that it still didnt work and i followed your instructions to the letter.. :? any idea around this? sorry for keeping this up but i really want to play x2 again

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Post by CBJ » Wed, 28. Feb 07, 23:16

How about telling us what didn't work? At what point did it fail? Did you get an error message?

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Post by Fly_by » Sun, 4. Mar 07, 13:24

i do exactly as saint-Ashley said adn when it gets to the part were it actly starts installing it instantly goes to a screen saying "The wizardwas interrupted before X2 could be compleatly installed" please help if u can i really want to play it again :cry:

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Post by euclid » Sun, 4. Mar 07, 19:43

Could you please check the Application Log (under XP it's part of the Event Viewer which you find in Admin. Tools) for error records that match the time of the last install attempt? Found one? Then scroll down and right click for properties. What does it say there?

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Post by subzero22 » Fri, 9. Mar 07, 18:08

This is pretty wierd but when I use the nocdpatch for my orriginal game wich is I think v1.0 or 1.2 I can't remember. But it worked just fine. Now that I have upgraded it to 1.4 I can't get it to work. Even if I try it with the official nocdpatch.

The game starts just fine but it crashes when ever I try to start a new game or even load an old one.

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Post by CBJ » Fri, 9. Mar 07, 18:16

There was no NoCD patch for any version prior to 1.4, so whatever you were using before either broke it if it was the official one, or was illegal if it wasn't in which case any further discussion of it will result in this thread being locked. Either way, it sounds like your installation is corrupt. Reinstall from the original CD, apply the necessary patch(es) to bring your game up to 1.4, apply the offical NoCD patch, and then run the game.

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Post by Jimmbo » Sat, 10. Mar 07, 20:48

I have the same problem, this is the message from the Application log:

Log Name: Application
Source: MsiInstaller
Date: 10/03/2007 19:45:24
Event ID: 1033
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: Beastly-PC\Jimm
Computer: Beastly-PC
Description:
Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: X2 - The Threat. Product Version: 1.02.0000. Product Language: 1033. Installation success or error status: 1603.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="MsiInstaller" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1033</EventID>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-03-10T19:45:24.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>2705</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Beastly-PC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-21-2272543106-3626872051-1380959090-1000" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>X2 - The Threat</Data>
<Data>1.02.0000</Data>
<Data>1033</Data>
<Data>1603</Data>
<Data>(NULL)</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Binary>7B37444342334534412D453545412D343332342D414442322D3735424246454642343446427D</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>

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Post by theChipmunk » Fri, 30. Mar 07, 11:22

I also have this problem on a Compaq Presario V6000 laptop with a Core 2 Duo T5200 @ 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, Intel 945GM graphics (yes, integrated, but really should be able to cope).

Here's a screenshot (Vista Home Premium)

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I have tried all compatability modes and I'm tearing my hair out.

Can somebody please help? I have tried this game on five computers over the course of four years and none have worked. I'm beginning to think this game is cursed.

:(

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Post by Anjin San » Wed, 4. Apr 07, 13:49

Konichiwa pilots

I have installed and patched upto 1.4 and installed the no NOCD patch. I have tried the suggestions above, and get the message you need one of these OS to run X2:- 95, 98, NT4, 2K, XP or Server 2003.

Any ideas, I see other people can run X2, using Vista. And that others are having problems. :?


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Post by jh » Fri, 13. Apr 07, 22:47

i tryd it on vista and worked just fine

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Post by exetonline » Sat, 21. Apr 07, 16:34

Hi All,

I just tryed to install on VISTA and also faild with the installation. It just ends and says: That the installation was ended before it could finish.
I also tryed all the different ways like Admin, WinXP with SP2 and so on. also turned of the accounts options.
It seems, it just doesnt want to be installed on VISTA. I hope one of the ADMINS here have a solution soon, cause I really like the game and now have a new Laptop and want to play it again.

All have a nice day . . . EXET

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Post by CBJ » Sun, 22. Apr 07, 01:56

Someone who actually has a copy of Vista and has run the game on it is far more likely to be able to help you than any of the forum admins, none of whom, to my knowledge are running Vista.

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Post by Feith » Sat, 5. May 07, 02:18

I'm running on Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit... I installed the game and played it without any problems at all. (Until I started it up again and then played it for a bit and it told me that the CD wasn't the official one blah blah blah - there was another post about that somewhere else...) I'm used to having to do most of the other suggested tricks on here and didn't have to this time. but I will supply a few that I've seen recommended for other games that may work for this one:

Right click the X2 - The Threat.exe icon
Properties --> Compatibility tab
Click the 'Run this program in compatibility mode for..'
Then at the bottom, click the 'Run as Administrator' thing
Under the security tab, Click the edit button of each head thing and give them all full control. (Last bit might just be for MMORPG's, but hey.. :P At least do it for the profile you are going to be using it on.)

Try those... if that doesn't work, I don't know what to say. :P

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Post by TuXoR » Sat, 7. Aug 10, 18:49

In short, running the instmsiw tells the story I'm afraid.

"Wrong OS or OS version for application"

I guess if you have a newly installed Vista system without any patching it
might work. If you however have patched it, as recommended, you aren't
installing it. I tried the file in every compability mode and it refused to budge.
Compability mode for 2000 gave "The specified service already exists."
Interesting maybe but it didn't change the facts. It won't install.

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