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Old July 31st, 2008, 09:17 PM
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Default Vista vs SE4

Anyone else having the game hang while loading? I've been fighting it for a while now, but no luck tricking it into running on Vista.

Funny thing is that SE1,2, and 3 all run fine for me on vista.
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Old July 31st, 2008, 09:39 PM
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Default Re: Vista vs SE4

Its best to install it outside of Program Files.
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Hrm. The game only hangs when I install the SE4 to Deluxe patch.
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Default Re: Vista vs SE4

The Deluxe patch changed the music from CD tracks to .mp3 files. Could it be a sound issue?

Does patching Deluxe from v1.93 to v1.94 or v1.95 help?
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Default Re: Vista vs SE4

Right now I see a few options

1.) Find my SE4 Gold CD again and install from that (yes, I still have and use my SE4 standard) and then upgrade to deluxe
2.) Maybe I should eject the SE4 Cd before running the game. Perhaps a bug where it tries to read the music still?
3.) Stab vista in its cold black heart
4.) Investigate why SE4/D needs firewall access

I should also note the game might not load outright or load and show the pre-game menu then hang
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Another clue, track 8 produces an access denied error
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Default Re: Vista vs SE4

Turn off the music in Settings.txt?

"4.) Investigate why SE4/D needs firewall access"

SE4's TCP/IP engine opens network sockets when the game loads, not even waiting for one to start a TCP/IP game.
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Default Re: Vista vs SE4

There it was, under my nose. "Allow CD Music : True"

Set to false, it works perfectly.

On a side note, after I eliminated track 8 from the settings filed and tried it, the game loaded and I started a quick game which loaded then froze up. My home system: Oornot

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