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Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/2/2015 7:17:31 PM

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Once I got it installed (and installed without the M$ snoop-features enabled - pay attention to the setup screens), its pretty robust, and works pretty well.

Did not have to reinstall TOAW - its working native from its Win7 install. No issues noted

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/2/2015 7:35:44 PM

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You are too close to Aberdeen, the constant pounding has made you soft !

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/2/2015 10:49:23 PM

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At least I don't live in Aberdeen..... I'd have an M113 if I did. And, clear fields of fire...

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/7/2015 6:02:59 AM

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I have received an "Error Code 2" after upgrading to Win 10 - "There is an error with your serial number as entered" - this is for the 3XBb exe - which I do understand isn't actually a Matrix supported version?? The latest 3.4 patch seems to work fine.

ETA: I've tried reinstalling the 3.4.1.9 patch - which was successful, and then extracting the 3XBb files into the folder....no joy :(

Also does anyone know how to stop Win 10 asking if I should allow the "app" to make alterations to my hard drive?? I can't find anythign online about that "feature"

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/7/2015 10:39:45 AM

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I have received an "Error Code 2" after upgrading to Win 10 - "There is an error with your serial number as entered" - this is for the 3XBb exe

I've tested it and I'm getting no error messages.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/7/2015 7:11:55 PM

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The latest patch is all you need. 3XBb is obsolete.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/7/2015 8:38:23 PM

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The latest patch is all you need. 3XBb is obsolete.

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You still need it if you started a game with it.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/8/2015 12:22:18 AM

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Yeah - I have 3 games going with it so I'd quite like to fix the problem if I can figure it out :/

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/8/2015 1:41:30 AM

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Yeah - I have 3 games going with it so I'd quite like to fix the problem if I can figure it out :/

I would try a reinstall from scratch, the game plus latest patch, then put the 3XBb exe and see if works.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/8/2015 1:47:21 AM

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quote:

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quote:

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The latest patch is all you need. 3XBb is obsolete.

Best wishes,
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You still need it if you started a game with it.

Yes, I forgot about that. Soon to be obsolete might be a better description.

Best wishes,
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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/8/2015 3:07:32 AM

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Is the latest patch not a complete reinstall? It asks for the serial number.......

I'll go back to the origin then :)

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/8/2015 3:14:40 AM

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Is the latest patch not a complete reinstall? It asks for the serial number.......

I'll go back to the origin then :)

It's comprehensive, but I meant to delete everything in the folder (back up) and install it again, could be a conflict with older files. Also you could try a compatibility mode for the 3xBb exe.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/8/2015 3:25:36 AM

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Thanks Meyer - tried compatibility mode at your suggestion but it doesn't make any difference.

I've mailed Matrix to ask for a reinstall.....

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/8/2015 1:49:25 PM

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The patch is comprehensive but is not a stand-alone program. You must have a TOAW III installation first. You then update that installation.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/10/2015 9:06:57 PM

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Thanks Meyer - tried compatibility mode at your suggestion but it doesn't make any difference.

I've mailed Matrix to ask for a reinstall.....

So, how did it go?

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/10/2015 11:54:03 PM

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Haven't heard back yet and am starting new games with 3.4.1.9

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/11/2015 11:54:43 PM

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I have received the install download but it will be a couple of days before I can spend 20 minutes at the computer to check everything out.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/12/2015 8:59:18 PM

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Unfortunately nothing worked - I uninstalled and deleted everything, reinstalled TOAW to 3.1.0.9 (as supplied by Matrix, thanks Joe), then recopied 3XBb - but got the same error, and upgrading to 3.4.1.9 didn't change it.

all my opponents have kindly agreed to restart new games with 3.4.1.9 tho, so all is not lost - thanks guys :)

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/12/2015 10:22:58 PM

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Sorry man, don't have W10 so can't try to see if works on my PC. There some thing to do, if you could install it again (don't know how this downloading buy thing works), you could mount a virtual machine with windows 7 or XP or whatever you were using before, and play it there. In fact, I do that on my Ubuntu OS, with XP; and have to say that the game runs faster than over native Windows 7.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/13/2015 4:48:53 AM

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I had problems running it on Vista. I had to create a shortcut, set compatibility to Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Run as Administrator before it would work. Have no idea if this will work with Windows 10.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/13/2015 2:09:43 PM

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I'm using Win 10 with no problems? As a matter of fact, several old SSG games that I couldn't get to run correctly on Win 7 are running OK on Win 10? Go figure!

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/13/2015 7:10:51 PM

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I'm using Win 10 with no problems? As a matter of fact, several old SSG games that I couldn't get to run correctly on Win 7 are running OK on Win 10? Go figure!

Yes, even if they identical computers and running the same operating system there is no guarantee that they are configured in the same way. It is one of the drawbacks that PC users have.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/13/2015 10:58:03 PM

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SMK: It's weird that the exe ask you for the serial number, maybe something's wrong with the windows registry?. Have you tried renaming the 3XBb to "Opart 3.exe" and see if works?

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/16/2015 3:46:16 PM

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Based upon the experiences described here, and the success the IT people at work have had updating to Windows 10, I thought I would give it a go.

Oh dear, what a disaster. My computer says it is running Windows 10, but the start menu does not appear, the "search the web and Windows" function does not work and Edge shows a quick screen and then disappears. I cannot even get the calculator to come up.

Fortunately, all my programs seem to be working, and using Chrome or Internet Explorer 11 gets me to the internet. The TOAW circle of stars disappeared after the "upgrade", but changing the resolution solved that problem.

I have tried a number of recommended fixes from the web and tried a reinstall but no go. I have also spent an hour on the phone with Microsoft support, but they could not correct the problem. So now I am scheduled for a 7:30 pm phone conference with Microsoft's higher level support. I don't know what I screwed up, but I did it good javascript:void(AddText('

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Just be aware that despite most people's good experience with the upgrade it is possible for it to all go south.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/16/2015 9:09:17 PM

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SMK: It's weird that the exe ask you for the serial number, maybe something's wrong with the windows registry?. Have you tried renaming the 3XBb to "Opart 3.exe" and see if works?

It didn't ask me for het serial number - it had a serial number error so not quite the same thing.

No I didn't' rename the exe - it had been working fine with the 3XBb name until I changed so never thought of it.

And now I am "fully migrated" to 3.4.1.9 I might muck around with it a bit more but not going to spend a lot of time on it.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/17/2015 6:04:17 AM

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I just upgraded my younger one's and my W8.1s to W10. That went according to std process of reserving the OS with Get Windows 10 App. Having completed those two, I then downloaded a W10 for my older one's W7.1 gaming rig. That went well as well.

(Edit: for some reason I could not get the GW10 app appearing on his very legitimate OS, despite of all updates being in place. Glad MS provides a direct installer too, although they don't seem to advertise it too much).

I have had a quick look, all applications and their settings seem to be a-OK on all three computers. After just a quick clicks here and there, all the games including TOAW III with the latest patch seem to work. Need to play a few turns to ensure this, before commenting further.

A case of so-far-so-good regardless.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/18/2015 8:58:25 AM

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My husband installed TOAW3 on Windows 7, before I upgraded to W10 or got the patch, and it seems to be working fine. I haven't had any major issues with games on Windows 10. We don't have many games on the desktop, a couple from the HPS Ancient Warfare series, Tin Soldiers (Alexander + Caesar), Advanced Tactics Gold, Hegemony Gold, and Legend of Dungeon. All run well.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/18/2015 11:13:00 AM

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A female who plays wargames?

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/18/2015 1:27:22 PM

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Ditto Windows 10 on my desktop. Except for a few fancy additions it seems like I'm running Windows 7 right down to the crappy browser. Java programs have some problems getting started with it but nothing major. My laptop is a touch screen that had Windows 8.1 so Windows 10 is a definite improvement over that.

My wife's laptop is not a touch screen. She has had some wireless problems. It's a Lenovo (a Nolove in her opinion) and the network adapter does not yet have a Win10 driver. I'm sure it's a driver problem and not Windows.

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RE: Windows 10 - anybody playing on this yet? - 8/18/2015 4:58:01 PM

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A female who plays wargames?

It's not impossible. But I suspect he's not female, and that's mighty fine. I say welcome to the forum and
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