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    WCP Install issue with Vista SP1

    Thanks so much Chris, I will give this a try.
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    WCP Install issue with Vista SP1

    Hi folks, it's been awhile, but I decided to dust off some of the WC games and give them a go on my new machine. As you can see from the title I am having problems with the install on Vista. Issue is I run the installer from the CD (I tried a working copy I was using and the original same...
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    A question maybe you guys could help me with.

    Hey finally something on this site I might be able to help with... I agree with Kris, it is likely a Firewall problem, the easy way to check is the good old fashioned PING from a DOS prompt, try the following, 1- Click the Start Button select Run 2- enter CMD in the dialog Box 3- A DOS...
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    WC3 on WINXP SP2, 100% working solution

    Hi Chris, thanks so much that fixed the calibration problem perfectly, now I am going to try the X45 and see if I can get the mapped keys to work? Well I might have spoken too soon on this part, actually the gameplay is still suprisingly good, better than I was expecting for this machine...
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    WC3 on WINXP SP2, 100% working solution

    Joystick Problems in DosBox 0.65 Hi Guys, I am really stumped, I have printed out the various posts and suggestions on Joysticks and running WCIII on a Win XP system, and I have the game performing relatively well except I am having a Hell of a time with the joystick. I just installed DosBox...
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    WC3 on WINXP SP2, 100% working solution

    Hi guys, I might be slightly off topic here, but the question for me stars with WC3 and running it on XP so here goes. I have managed to get it running fairly well with DosBox .65 - no sound yet, but I have not tried real hard on that either. My main question is can I somehow copy all the...
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    Anyone have a Saitek X45 profile?

    X45 Problems Thanks Chris & AD, I forgot about DOSBox not allowing me to program the additional buttons (Brain Fart - I am getting old) and I guess it would solve the crash problem completely if they did not work to begin with. I have been careful that there is only one Game Controller...
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    Anyone have a Saitek X45 profile?

    Saitek X45 Problems Hi folks, Anyone out there have any suggestions for trouble shooting the X45 on WC games, I am having several problems and I am stumped. In WCIV my X45 is just plain flakey, button presses work when they feel like it (which is not often) and the POV2 & POV3 hats will...
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    XP Help

    Thanks for the XP Help Thanks so much for all the advise, I will try the tips you sent, I suspect the solution will be found in a combonation of all the iinfo, but I have a feeling if I copy all the CD's to a folder and modify the the CFG file then also set the shortcut it to work in Win 98/Me...
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    XP Help

    I just upgraded (or maybe downgraded) to Windows XP does anybody know if I have a chance of getting WC 3 & 4 or Privateer 2 to work in this OS, I have managed to make Prophacy work ok but Privateer locks on install? HELP!!!!!:confused:
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