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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.

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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.

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Spenot (8592) on 5/15/2010 7:32 PM · Permalink · Report

Yup, same here, had the CD version, and it worked without any problems.

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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.

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vedder (70685) on 5/16/2010 10:38 AM · Permalink · Report

Hmm I'll give that a try.

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vedder (70685) on 5/16/2010 10:44 AM · Permalink · Report

Nope, no change unfortunately. I'll see if I can find a CD version.

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vedder (70685) on 5/23/2010 12:37 PM · Permalink · Report

Thanks, indeed the CD version does work in Windows XP!