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Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/13/2010 12:00:08 PM

Valgua

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Hi! I am about to buy new hardware and I would like to know what Matrix products have issues with Win 7 64 bit.

Thanks!

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/13/2010 12:26:24 PM

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I've been runnig Win 7 64bit for about 6 months now and have had no problems at all running any of my Matrix titles.

2 things: Always install using Admin rights and install your games to a directory that you create like C:\Games.

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/13/2010 1:22:18 PM

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I too use WIN 7 64 bit

The main Matrix menu never appears but the game starts up OK.

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/13/2010 2:10:01 PM

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All of our game work with Windows 7 64-bit, but some do require adjustment of compatibility settings.

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/14/2010 5:01:51 PM

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I can't for the life of me get Harpoon: Commanders Edition to work in Win 7 64bit. I get the game loaded but it crashes on entering any of the campaigns.

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/14/2010 7:55:58 PM

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Always make a shortcut on your desktop. Rt. Click it, select Properties, and check the boxes "run as administrator" and "Disable Desktop Composition".

While the first isn't always needed since Matrix' games install to C:\Matrix instead of the OS restricted C:\Program Files folder, it's a good idea with all games to be on the safe side. The second one is to temporarily disable your Windows Aero flashy stuff so that the video card isn't getting a workout and there's no complications. Aero turns back on after you close the game automatically this way.

I've had no problems with any Matrix games in Win7-64 yet while using these settings. I've not played HCE since building this new machine back in January so I don't know if I could reproduce Jev's problem. I do know that HCE's scenario editor doesn't work in 64-bit which puts quite a damper on any future scenario building for me.

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/15/2010 9:30:24 PM

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Thanks for the help NefariousKoel, I tried what yoo suggested and and it's still no go. I keep getting an error now that says: Priner End Doc Failed..

I will try unistalling it then reinstalling to a differnt partion...

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/16/2010 12:37:57 AM

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I have Windows 7 64 bit and it runs just fine.

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/16/2010 7:16:55 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Jevhaddah

Thanks for the help NefariousKoel, I tried what yoo suggested and and it's still no go. I keep getting an error now that says: Priner End Doc Failed..

I will try unistalling it then reinstalling to a differnt partion...

Cheers

Jev

Sounds like something is "stuck" in your OS regarding your printer? Do you have some print jobs that are stuck or something? Sounds like your Windows is a bit fouled up by something else. Did you, perhaps, install a 32 bit driver for a printer instead of a 64bit and tried to print something?

I'm taking a guess as I'm better at fingering that stuff out hands-on. It's always a "could be a lot of things" situation.

EDIT: Remember that all the old equipment you used with your previous 32 bit machine needs all new 64 bit drivers. If you load the old drivers for stuff, it'll cause craziness.

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/16/2010 8:34:28 PM

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Nah printer is fine and all drivers are 64 bit I did a clean install and dual boot between Win 7 and XP. I will try a reinstall of HCE at Weekend.

Thanks agin for yer help

Cheers

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/17/2010 9:55:07 PM

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They work; but there is an issue that has been bugging me ever since I upgraded to Win7:

Matrix simply does NOT digitally sign any of it's executables, whether its the game executable or the installer executable.

So this means when I click on a Matrix game exe to run it; I have to wait for UAC to pop up and say "do you want to run this program that is unsigned y/n?"

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/18/2010 4:57:33 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Jevhaddah

I can't for the life of me get Harpoon: Commanders Edition to work in Win 7 64bit. I get the game loaded but it crashes on entering any of the campaigns.

Cheers

Jev

I program the game in Win 7 64-bit so I know it works. The scenario editor won't run natively in 64-bit operating systems but the game itself runs. The EndDoc message you are seeing usually happens to people when they install one of the patches to a different directory than the base game.

So installing the game and then whatever patches, making sure to specify the same directory each time, should get you going. Feel free to ask us for further help.

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Harpoon - 8/18/2010 9:31:39 AM

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If you are seriously considering either of the Harpoon games, I recommend that you be safe rather than sorry. Demos exist for both editions and will let you know for an absolute certainty beforehand if the game will work satisfactorily with your Win 7 or not.

HCE
http://tinyurl.com/2459rd8

ANW
ftp://ftp.matrixgames.com/pub/Harpoon3ANW/Harpoon_3_Gouge_Demo_1.exe

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/18/2010 2:46:59 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: TonyE

I program the game in Win 7 64-bit so I know it works. The scenario editor won't run natively in 64-bit operating systems but the game itself runs. The EndDoc message you are seeing usually happens to people when they install one of the patches to a different directory than the base game.

So installing the game and then whatever patches, making sure to specify the same directory each time, should get you going. Feel free to ask us for further help.

Sounds like solid information to me.

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/18/2010 8:50:38 PM

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I have the game running on my XP partion and it has ran fine since I bought it on release. I am just transferring my stuff from the XP partition to WIn 7 64 bit.

I will re-install it at the weeekend and once again thanks All for yer help

Cheers

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/19/2010 1:32:31 AM

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ORIGINAL: Jevhaddah

I have the game running on my XP partion and it has ran fine since I bought it on release. I am just transferring my stuff from the XP partition to WIn 7 64 bit.

I will re-install it at the weeekend and once again thanks All for yer help

Cheers

Jev

You want to install fresh onto any new OS. You're likely missing registry entries.

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RE: Matrixgames and Win 7 64bit - 8/19/2010 1:44:34 AM

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I am dual booting Win xp and Win 7 and put a clean install of HCE on WIn 7, I think the problem is with the update patch I installed....

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