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    Homeworld 2 on vista?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by lokster, Feb 17, 2008.

  1. lokster

    lokster Notebook Deity

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    hey guys digging around my cds and throwing away all the old ones i found my copy of homeworld 2, which probably is the best space strategy game ever! :p

    ive upgrade to vista already and i dont have XP on my laptop id wana play it for old times sake.

    anyone tried installing homeworld2 on vista? and if ever you do, any thing to get it to work? thanks for any help

    or is there a space game something like homeworld 2 i can use with vista :D
     
    lokster, Feb 17, 2008
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  2. metaldeath

    metaldeath Notebook Consultant

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    Homeworld 2 1.1 will not run in Vista because of one of the security features of Vista. Homeworld 2 is an old ass game. It's probably asking for memory in the non-Vista friendly form. The fix is to disable DEP until Vista comes out of beta will a less crazy security paradigm. Here is how and thanks for the guy who figured out how to turn off DEP:

    http://www.tech-recipes.com/microsoft_vista_tips1261.html

    Disable DEP in Vista:

    1. Click Start
    2. Click All Programs
    3. Click Accessories
    4. Right Click on Command Prompt
    5. Left click on Run as Administrator
    6. Click the Allow button if it asks you for permission
    7. Type or copy and paste this into the command prompt window:

    bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff

    8. Hit enter and you should see the confirmation: Operation Completed Successfully
    9. Reboot and DEP should be off.

    I haven't tried yet but people says that works.
    Give a try
     
    metaldeath, Feb 17, 2008
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  3. Pommie

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    Homeworld 2, awesome game. Still remember the last level... Brilliant!
     
    Pommie, Feb 17, 2008
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    Amen. One of the best games ive played in a long time. Up there with the greats like HL2 and WC3, in my opinion.
     
    Ever.monk, Feb 17, 2008
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  5. HTWingNut

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    Will it run with Virtual PC?

    Also, if you like Homeworld 2 then pick up Sins of a Solar Empire. It's a cross between HW2 and Galactic Civilizations 2.
     
    HTWingNut, Feb 17, 2008
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    Yes Sins is a great game and is getting a lot of good reviews. I played Homeworld, but not HW2 since I read that it couldn't be played on vista....but now that I see there is a way to make it work I'm buying it and playing it.
     
    afdude2018, Feb 17, 2008
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    I have run homeworld 2 on vista but I dont remember the specifics...however I do remember specifically running it on vista.
     
    swoley2k, Feb 17, 2008
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  8. lokster

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    is sins of a solar empire out yet? no other space game as good as hw2.

    im going to try to install the game later, unpatched version 1.0 good luck hehe
     
    lokster, Feb 18, 2008
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