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	How to run Discworld II on Windows XP :: 2006-3-21 @ 09:00 pm
krmchp Newbie Joined: 2006-03-21 Posts: 2	After, well, years I guess, of trying whenever I stumbled over my Discworld II CDs, I've just successfully installed Discworld II with working sound on Windows XP. Most of the info came from this forum - I just improved on the solution in this thread, thanks Bouchehog. I wanted to write down how I did it for myself and then thought, why not put it here, maybe it can help somebody else. So here is what to do: + download the files disc.txt, vbeplus.exe and univbe.exe + rename the downloaded file disc.txt to disc.bat + run disc.bat in the command line while the Discworld II CD is in the drive, this installs the DOS version + edit the DW2.bat file in the Discworld II folder created by the installation: at the end is written dwb or dwb.exe - add two other filenames before this to make it look like this vbeplus.exe univbe.exe dwb.exe + put vbeplus.exe and univbe.exe into the Discworld II folder + download the patch for Discworld II + unzip the patch and replace the DWB.exe file in the Discworld II folder with the DWB.exe file from the patch-folder + download VDMSound 2.10 from here + install VDMSound 2.10, taking care to restart the computer before using it (maybe better read this guide) + set the sound: - right-click on SETSOUND.exe in the Discworld II folder and select 'run with VDMS', - the VDMS configuration wizard opens, select 'Use a default configuration', click OK - You can check 'remember my settings' before clicking finish or not, read the description the wizard provides for more info. - a DOS-window opens, choose 'select and configure digital audio driver', press enter - select 'Creative Labs Sound Blaster or 100% compatible', press enter - select 'Attempt to configure sound driver automatically', press enter - select 'OK', press enter, select 'Done', press enter, close the window + choose the settings for VDMS and run Discworld II: - right-click on DW2.bat in the Discworld II folder and select 'run with VDMS', - the VDMS configuration wizard opens, select 'Set up a custom configuration', click OK - select 'Create a new configuration from scratch', click OK - click 'Advanced', the Advanced VDMSound Properties dialog opens - on the register card 'Compatibility' check 'Enable low-level CD-ROM support' - on the register card 'Soundblaster' choose '1.05 (Soundblaster1x)' under the heading 'Enable Soundblaster emulation' - 'DSP.ver.' - click 'OK' to save the settings and close the Advanced VDMSound Properties dialog - click 'forward', then check 'remember my settings' and click 'Finish' and . . . enjoy Discworld II To start the game at a later time use the VDMS-shortcut 'DW2.bat' created at the last step. You can play around with the VDMSound settings for Discworld II by right-clicking this shortcut an choosing 'properties'. I tried different Soundblaster-settings and the described one (Soundblaster 1) got the best sound, but maybe there are other settings that work as well or better.

	Re: How to run Discworld II on Windows XP :: 2006-4-13 @ 11:36 am
super9co Newbie Joined: 2006-04-13 Posts: 1	hey! thanks for the guide.. i still can't play it though, getting a "failed to find a valid vesa video mode" and so on.. do you know how to fix that?

	Re: How to run Discworld II on Windows XP :: 2006-4-13 @ 01:03 pm
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	Re: How to run Discworld II on Windows XP :: 2006-4-15 @ 08:14 pm
krmchp Newbie Joined: 2006-03-21 Posts: 2	I just collected all the info I needed to get the game to run, so I'm sorry but I'll probably not be able to solve many problems. @super9co: If you right-click on the VDMS-shortcut to the game and choose properties and then VDMSound, there is a checkbox to 'enable basic VESA support'. Maybe checking this would help - and/or trying some other settings for VDMSound. @whoever sent me a PM: seems I can't send PMs (does somebody know why?) so to answer your questions: I'm not using dosbox. I tried it with dosbox, but my computer is just a bit too slow to run DW2 smoothly. To edit a .bat-file: You can right-click on the .bat-file and choose 'edit', or you can open it from a text-editor such as Wordpad. Then you make the changes you want and save it (if it is an important file, back it up before you do this). I just have the 'Run with VDMS' with a note beside it, so take that. I think it is possible that you have installed two versions of VDMSound, better check that. Hope this helps!

	Re: How to run Discworld II on Windows XP :: 2008-3-21 @ 08:26 am
dinobonoid Newbie Joined: 2008-03-21 Posts: 2	hey, newbie here. i tried your guide and everything works... except a few minutes into playing the game, my computer resets, or hangs. I've done everything that your guide says (except for the last part because i believe it doesn't apply to me... I think I use a different VDMsound, which is like, 2.0.4) and I'm not sure what to do now...

	Re: How to run Discworld II on Windows XP :: 2008-7-18 @ 02:11 pm
GeeImAGeekyRapper Newbie Joined: 2008-07-18 Posts: 2 Location: Denmark	I can't figure out what to do with the disc.txt file. When i press the link, it doesn't open up a downloader, i just opens up a page with some text.

	Re: How to run Discworld II on Windows XP :: 2008-7-18 @ 03:41 pm
GeeImAGeekyRapper Newbie Joined: 2008-07-18 Posts: 2 Location: Denmark	I've found out about the disc.txt file now, and I've followed the guide, but when I try to start the game it just opens the DOS window, and then quickly writes some text and closes the window again.

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