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    Running old games on the m15x.

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Oceanus, Dec 24, 2008.

  1. Oceanus

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    Well, I have something to throw at you guys. It's been bugging me for quite awhile, but I've been trying to get Age of Wonders II to work on the m15x but it just wouldn't load. It installs fine but it never gets past the initial loading screen. I figured my computer was too powerful for this game (or that it doesn't support multi-cores) but eh, it's a game I haven't played in awhile and it doesn't seem to work.

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    I've already tried switching to the integrated graphics but the game still wouldn't load.

    Any suggestions/workarounds for this sort of stuff?
     
    Oceanus, Dec 24, 2008
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    You could try loading it in 98 compatibility mode or something. Do you have latest patches?
     
    bhattsan, Dec 25, 2008
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    Yeah, I have the latest patches and have tried to load it in different compatibility modes. No avail though.
     
    Oceanus, Dec 25, 2008
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