Exile 3 Cannot Run
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Apprentice
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written Tuesday, May 2 2006 17:39
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Hi, I've been playing these games for awhile but I got a new XP computer recently, and exile wont run, or even install, in specific exile3. I know avernum is recommended, but I despise every to do with it, and want to play exile. The error is 16 bit Windows Subsytem C:/Windows/Sys32/Autoexec.nt. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Windows apps. Choose close to terminate application. So I'm wondering is there any way that I could play exile3? Posts: 5 | Registered: Tuesday, May 2 2006 07:00 |
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Board Administrator
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written Tuesday, May 2 2006 19:56
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Follow the directions you see when you enter the tech support forum, at the top. This fixes the vast majority of these sorts of problems. - Jeff Vogel -------------------- Official Board Admin spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Posts: 960 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, May 3 2006 01:41
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This is the topic where SkeleTony talked about the help file he had that fixes your problem: 16 But MS-DOS error And this is a link to the help file: XPHomeFiles.exe edit: And, Mr. Vogel, as I said in that old topic, quite a few people encounter this problem. It would be great, if you offered a link to the patch on your company's site. SkeleTony isn't often around, so I seem to be the only one now who still has the link. [ Wednesday, May 03, 2006 01:46: Message edited by: ef ] -------------------- Polaris Rache's A3 Site reformatted 2/3 done Rache's A3 Site, original version Posts: 1828 | Registered: Saturday, January 11 2003 08:00 |
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Board Administrator
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written Wednesday, May 3 2006 10:49
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I'll look into this and see if I can find an official link to send people to. - Jeff Vogel -------------------- Official Board Admin spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Posts: 960 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, May 3 2006 12:20
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Yea, the XPHomeFiles makes it work great, thanks for the link. Posts: 5 | Registered: Tuesday, May 2 2006 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, May 3 2006 12:34
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Good to hear. :) Microsoft doesn't have the patch, but here's a link to a tech support forum with patches for XPHome, XPProfessional and Win2000. Tech Forums -------------------- Polaris Rache's A3 Site reformatted 2/3 done Rache's A3 Site, original version Posts: 1828 | Registered: Saturday, January 11 2003 08:00 |
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Board Administrator
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written Wednesday, May 3 2006 12:59
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A helpful bit of text will soon be on all of the Exile support pages. I found this page http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm to be extremely helpful. I will also have the repaired files available for download. Apparently, the damage is caused by a Trojan horse. Anyone who has had this problem may want to get some appropriately powerful Antivirus software in the near future. - Jeff Vogel - Jeff Vogel -------------------- Official Board Admin spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Posts: 960 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, May 3 2006 13:04
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Thanks for this link. That's what I was looking for and couldn't find. -------------------- Polaris Rache's A3 Site reformatted 2/3 done Rache's A3 Site, original version Posts: 1828 | Registered: Saturday, January 11 2003 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, May 3 2006 17:23
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quote:Dear God! What has happened?! Has the anti-Jeff come?! :P [ Wednesday, May 03, 2006 17:24: Message edited by: Tyranicus ] -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |