Curious Artila Dyl Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Can anyone tell me what the deal is with this? when i try to click into exile 3 i get that message about it and i cant acsess the file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Sounds like your computer just might be too new to play Exile. What version of Windows are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Dyl Posted August 25, 2005 Author Share Posted August 25, 2005 im using xp but the strange thing is it was working a couple of months ago on the same computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Swimmin' Salmon Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 You must have updated with one of MS's fun service packs. Those seem to screw things up consistently. If you haven't tried reinstalling, then do so. If that doesn't work, click Start|Help|and then type '16'. You should get a list of help topics that explain why 16-bit isn't working. I run Windows 2000, and that list included video, sound, conflicts, and other goodies. If it is available, click Start|Run and type 'command.com'. If that works, then change directories manually to the E3 executable and try running it that way. The only other thing I can think of is that the shortcut (Start options are shortcuts too) has some option set incorrectly. Try right-clicking on the shortcut and select properties. If something looks like it is wrong, change it. After all, things can't get worse than they are now. FYI, E3 works on this computer, which has service pack 4 installed. *this message sponsored by the pro bono research division of my desktop services* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Dyl Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 Couldn't get it to work but thanks for the help anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Dyl Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 Sorry bout this but i need more help ! Now i cant delete the installer for exile 3, I get that message about it being in use by another program or person!?! can anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan ef Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I don't know, if you have the Home Version or the Professional Edition, either way the file you need to fix your compatibility problem can be downloaded from here: Exile fix for XP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast ben4808 Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 You might try running in Windows 95 mode or something like that. There's a chance. But I wouldn't count on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora Marob the Lurker Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 If the original error you were getting is referring to config.nt or autoexec.nt, you can try this to fix the problem. 1. Go to the Windows\System32 folder, and rename the files autoexec.nt and config.nt to autoexec.nt.old and config.nt.old, respectively (if you can't find one or both of the files, don't worry about it - this is probably what is causing the error in the first place). 2. Go to the Windows\Repair folder, and copy (not move) the autoexec.nt and config.nt files there to Windows\System32. 3. Kind of an extra step, but it doesn't hurt - set the config.nt and autoexec.nt files now in Windows\System32 to read-only. (right-click the file, left-click Properties on the menu. From the window, put a check in "Read-Only", and click OK.) 4. Now the easy step - reboot. =P (This'll probably fix that error where the installer is already in use, too.) 5. Try out the game again. Can't take credit for any of this, really - most of it's here , but it's easier getting the files from the hard drive than the CD. Hope this helps out some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan ef Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 refering to post above: The files I suggested for download do exactly that. They are a selfextracting .exe. SkeleTony found them when he confronted a like problem and gave them to several people here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora Marob the Lurker Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 It does? Whoops. I didn't check, because I didn't want to download executables without knowing what they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast ben4808 Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Most executables are fine to download as long as you just clicked the download link and it's something you want. Strange E-mail attachments you definately want to watch out for, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Alex Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Are you using the 64-bit version of Windows XP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Lord Sylak Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 i suggest grabbign a demo of VMware Virtual Workstation [ http://vmware.com ] and making a virtual Win98 or Win2K box to run exile if it works: then go ahead and get an sn to continue using it. if not: uninstall it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Dyl Posted September 3, 2005 Author Share Posted September 3, 2005 Cheers lads for your help! I will try a few of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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