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vedder (70685) on 5/15/2010 2:35 PM · Permalink · Report
Did anyone ever get this to work in Windows XP?
I have the DVD version, but all I get is a black screen with a cursor. If I move to the top I get a red menu with restore/prefs/quit all of which crashes the game to desktop.
Tried compatibility mode and all that.
Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 5/15/2010 3:59 PM · Permalink · Report
I have the CD version, and it works perfectly.
Looks like many early DVD versions don't work with XP. Examples: Tex Murphy: Overseer, Claw. Just download a CD version, the most painless way IMHO.
Unicorn Lynx (181780) on 5/16/2010 5:08 AM · Permalink · Report
Bro, try downloading K-Lite Codec Pack (full version) from freecodecs or any other site. Maybe I'm totally mistaken, but after I've installed this, I downloaded the DVD version of Zork GI, and it worked fine on my high-end XP machine.