Problems getting HP 1&2 to run
7 years ago
Australia

Hate to be a pain, but I am having a lot of trouble trying to get these games to work. Both are having the exact same issue where I download them from a place where I know other people have downloaded the game from and got it working.

When I try to run either game, it just doesn't do anything. I am running Windows 10 and I have tried all the things in other forum threads here and have had no success. Does anyone have any ideas at all or would it just be easier to buy a disc at this point?

United States

here's a video with specific downloads set up to let you play the games out of the downloaded 'box' however if you're attached to the versions you've downloaded you can try the following: Fix 1 (Most likely fix): -open the shortcut properties -there should be a path that links to the executable in quotations, after that put ' -w', ' -win' or ' -window' make sure there's a space between them Fix 2 (Maybe a fix): -change the compatibility settings to an earlier version of windows, such as vita or 98 Fix 3 (Last resort): -try both together, if not, just download from MaxG's video

Australia

I have already tried all 3 fixes you have mentioned on the download I had and it didn't seem to work. Will try downloading these ones from the video and see how I go. Thanks :D

Australia

I downloaded both games from that youtube video, but once its on my computer double clicking the shortcut file (which is what he says to do) doesn't do anything because the shortcut leads to nothing. None of this makes sense honestly.

Germany

System -> Game.exe

Edit: You can read that information by reading the path the link links to: it should say something like "C:\x\y\z\System\Game.exe"

Edited by the author 7 years ago
Australia

Trying to run the game.exe just gives me a critical error. Tried doing compatibility settings, changing stuff in the .ini file, etc and still nothing

Australia

All good, I think I'll just buy a disc when I get some money honestly. Trying to get this setup is a bit dumb haha. Thanks anyway guys.