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Enkai
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 Posted: Thu, Jun 18 2009, 5:48 AM |
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Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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Well.. its been awhile since I've been in Amia and for one simple reason.. my new computer seems to be having compatibility issues with it due to the operating system being Windows Vista.. and I'm not quite sure how to fix any of it. So... long story short, I am not sure when I'll be back in Amia or if my account is even active anymore.
Vargach, the kobold weaponmaster
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Enkai
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Posted: Thu, Jun 18 2009, 6:19 AM |
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Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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If anyone can help me figure out why, I would be most appreciative of any assistance that could be provided.
Vargach, the kobold weaponmaster
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Yurell
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Posted: Thu, Jun 18 2009, 6:19 AM |
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Joined: 06 Jan 2008
Location: ANU, behind the coffee mug (+10 GMT)
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Sorry to hear that ... we've all had Vista problems 
Having said that, maybe if you tell us the problem we can help you solve it. Then you can be back faster.
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2009's Second Most Overall Contributing Player
يمكنني استخدام مترجم جوجل
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Enkai
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Posted: Thu, Jun 18 2009, 6:57 AM |
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Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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It keeps saying its having compatibility issues with Neverwinter Nights.
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Yurell
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Posted: Thu, Jun 18 2009, 7:00 AM |
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Joined: 06 Jan 2008
Location: ANU, behind the coffee mug (+10 GMT)
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You running 32-bit or 64-bit? Have you tried running NWN in compatability mode?
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يمكنني استخدام مترجم جوجل
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Dwagin
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Posted: Thu, Jun 18 2009, 7:42 AM |
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Joined: 08 Aug 2006
Location: The Land of Nod
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www.microsoft.com/directx
Download the Webupdater from microsoft for directx, vista does not ship with old directx support for directx predating 9.0.c get all the updates from it.
Also make sure you've gone to www.windowsupdate.com and downloaded all the updates there for your machine.
Go to your nwn install directory:
Find your nwn.ini file in your nwn1 install directory, under [Display Options] add the following text
Disable Intro Movies=1
Then find nwmain.exe
right click it, send to desktop->Create shortcut on desktop
once it is on the desktop right click the shortcut and select properties
once having done so go to the compatibility tab:
Check the boxes for:
Disable Themese
Disable Desktop Composition
Run As administrator
Use this shortcut to launch the game.
Once inside the game go to the sound options and select 'Miles Fast Sound' this is the only sound supported in nwn1 on vista due to how the audio stack was changed in Vista.
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Dwagin [Duh-wa-GIN] N. - 1a. Small and cute thingum, particularly fond of four legged scaled creatures of the metalic and chromatic varieties.
-Extraordinarily ordinary in the mostest of ways.
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Dakotaen
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Posted: Thu, Jun 18 2009, 8:49 AM |
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Location: Denmark
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Aww... I didn't manage to direct you to Dwagin before she got here by herself. 
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Characters: Currently trying my best to stick to Beridoc Brushgale
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Enkai
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Posted: Thu, Jun 18 2009, 15:18 PM |
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Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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Go to your nwn install directory:
Find your nwn.ini file in your nwn1 install directory, under [Display Options] add the following text
Disable Intro Movies=1
Then find nwmain.exe
right click it, send to desktop->Create shortcut on desktop
once it is on the desktop right click the shortcut and select properties
once having done so go to the compatibility tab:
Check the boxes for:
Disable Themese
Disable Desktop Composition
Run As administrator
I've done all that but I can't find any places to download the webupdater for DirectX.
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Enkai
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Posted: Fri, Jun 19 2009, 6:29 AM |
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Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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well.. I'm not finding any of these things you're talking about aside from the options I changed on neverwinter nights itself. Can ya get me any help with this like a link that takes me somewhere?
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Galenson
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Posted: Fri, Jun 19 2009, 7:00 AM |
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Joined: 26 May 2006
Location: Down Under, calculating your demise with blunt expressions.
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Simple. Right click on your nwnmain file (c: My Computer/Neverwinternights/nwn) and go to properties.
Choose "set compatibility mode" and pick XP service pack 2.
Then when you run the game, right click and go to "Run as administrator"
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Dwagin
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Posted: Fri, Jun 19 2009, 7:56 AM |
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Joined: 08 Aug 2006
Location: The Land of Nod
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Enkai wrote: well.. I'm not finding any of these things you're talking about aside from the options I changed on neverwinter nights itself. Can ya get me any help with this like a link that takes me somewhere?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... 6652cd92a3
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Dwagin [Duh-wa-GIN] N. - 1a. Small and cute thingum, particularly fond of four legged scaled creatures of the metalic and chromatic varieties.
-Extraordinarily ordinary in the mostest of ways.
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Enkai
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Posted: Fri, Jun 19 2009, 22:27 PM |
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Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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Hehe, I got the Direct X thing done, now I'll just have to make sure everything else is done as I was told about. Wish me luck. Stupid Microsoft and their OS..
I've also updated to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 so maybe that will help as well.
Oh yeah! Someone told me I also needed to disable the UAC.. think that stands for User Account Control or something.. not really sure about it since I don't usually mess with major computer settings that don't have to do with anything but virus protection and all that good stuff.
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Yurell
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Posted: Fri, Jun 19 2009, 23:48 PM |
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Joined: 06 Jan 2008
Location: ANU, behind the coffee mug (+10 GMT)
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Enkai wrote: I've also updated to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 so maybe that will help as well.
Eek! You hadn't done that already? SP2 is really needed in Vista, help it a lot.
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يمكنني استخدام مترجم جوجل
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Dwagin
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Posted: Sat, Jun 20 2009, 0:13 AM |
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Joined: 08 Aug 2006
Location: The Land of Nod
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Enkai wrote: Hehe, I got the Direct X thing done, now I'll just have to make sure everything else is done as I was told about. Wish me luck. Stupid Microsoft and their OS..
I've also updated to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 so maybe that will help as well.
Oh yeah! Someone told me I also needed to disable the UAC.. think that stands for User Account Control or something.. not really sure about it since I don't usually mess with major computer settings that don't have to do with anything but virus protection and all that good stuff.
you should leave that on.
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Dwagin [Duh-wa-GIN] N. - 1a. Small and cute thingum, particularly fond of four legged scaled creatures of the metalic and chromatic varieties.
-Extraordinarily ordinary in the mostest of ways.
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Enkai
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Posted: Sat, Jun 20 2009, 2:47 AM |
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Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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How do I disable the UAC? I just wanna try that.
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Dakotaen
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Posted: Sat, Jun 20 2009, 10:26 AM |
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Location: Denmark
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In the Windows... Profiles, I guess it's called? *Shrugs*
EDIT: Account Management place, rather.
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Profiles: DakoDako & ElWacko
Characters: Currently trying my best to stick to Beridoc Brushgale
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GreatPigeon
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Posted: Sat, Jun 20 2009, 16:35 PM |
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Joined: 04 May 2009
Location: London, UK
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Dwagin wrote: www.microsoft.com/directx Download the Webupdater from microsoft for directx, vista does not ship with old directx support for directx predating 9.0.c get all the updates from it. Also make sure you've gone to www.windowsupdate.com and downloaded all the updates there for your machine. Go to your nwn install directory: Find your nwn.ini file in your nwn1 install directory, under [Display Options] add the following text Disable Intro Movies=1 Then find nwmain.exe right click it, send to desktop->Create shortcut on desktop once it is on the desktop right click the shortcut and select properties once having done so go to the compatibility tab: Check the boxes for: Disable Themese Disable Desktop Composition Run As administrator Use this shortcut to launch the game. Once inside the game go to the sound options and select 'Miles Fast Sound' this is the only sound supported in nwn1 on vista due to how the audio stack was changed in Vista. Something hot about a woman with a tech-mind
*silenty hopes her "kammy" pic on avatar is really her in disguise!* _________________ The Peacock wrote: [GreatPigeon] is better than me. Uncle-Opustus wrote: Just before I fall asleep, I like to pretend it's just a public feat so Pigeon can succeed in politics and save the world from poverty... with his unicorn and shining armour and Excalibur.
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Enkai
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Posted: Sat, Jun 20 2009, 18:05 PM |
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Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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Well.. I've tried all this stuff and still Vista is saying its still incompatible with Neverwinter Nights.. I guess I'm just not meant to return to Amia and have fun with my uber kobold. Yay for Operating Systems being weird. 
Anywho, thanks for all the help.
Vargach, the kobold weaponmaster
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GreatPigeon
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Posted: Sat, Jun 20 2009, 18:08 PM |
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Joined: 04 May 2009
Location: London, UK
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cant you get ahold of an xp system and split the harddrive somehow? er Im a computer tard but ivve heard of 2 operating systems on one computer before.
_________________ The Peacock wrote: [GreatPigeon] is better than me. Uncle-Opustus wrote: Just before I fall asleep, I like to pretend it's just a public feat so Pigeon can succeed in politics and save the world from poverty... with his unicorn and shining armour and Excalibur.
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Dwagin
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Posted: Sat, Jun 20 2009, 23:37 PM |
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Joined: 08 Aug 2006
Location: The Land of Nod
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Oh.. checking the support FAQ on the bioware site.. easily explains this..
Quote: Neverwinter Nights is not officially supported when run under Windows Vista. All versions of Neverwinter Nights up to v1.68 are not compatible with Windows Vista and have been blocked from installation by the operating system. If you are having difficulty running Neverwinter Nights on Windows Vista ensure that the game has been updated to the latest version and that you are running the game as an administrator.
Go to: http://nwn.bioware.com/support/patch.html
Download 1.69 for your version of nwn. install, the patch, it should run fine.
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Dwagin [Duh-wa-GIN] N. - 1a. Small and cute thingum, particularly fond of four legged scaled creatures of the metalic and chromatic varieties.
-Extraordinarily ordinary in the mostest of ways.
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TeroSNS
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Posted: Sun, Jun 21 2009, 7:14 AM |
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Joined: 26 Jan 2009
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lol I managed to get it work without coding stuff, I just used the direct neverwinter nights.exe to launch the game, which means not using the autolauncher
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Yurell
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Posted: Sun, Jun 21 2009, 7:17 AM |
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Joined: 06 Jan 2008
Location: ANU, behind the coffee mug (+10 GMT)
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TeroSNS wrote: lol I managed to get it work without coding stuff, I just used the direct neverwinter nights.exe to launch the game, which means not using the autolauncher
Oh, that, completely forgot about that.
I found the launcher doesn't work at all, you need to go in directly. Doesn't sound like it will help, but it may.
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2009's Second Most Overall Contributing Player
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