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I can play the game just fine but it won't let me install it permanetly onto my computer. I have to play it through the zip file. How can I install it onto my computer cos I in the zip file I can't sae any games

[Carcaroth]

I never had any problem playing it in XP. It always worked just fine here. What happens when you try to install it?

Is there a way to play this in a window?

[Carcaroth]

I always play it in full screen. Never seen it working in a window.

[Shoelip]

Wow, so this is what all the hub bub is about. Love this game, but I've been having a weird problem and I don't want to go threw 181 pages to see if it's been mentioned already. Whenever I finish researching any live alien except for soldiers the game gives me a random bit of new information in the ufopedia and then when I click OK it crashes. Anyone else had this or know how to fix it?

Also, time goes really fast on the Geoscape, like two minutes per second in 5 second mode.

[Carcaroth]

About the time thing I have no idea, but about the crash, it happened to me. And what worked for me was a really weird solution: I run DosBox before running the game, and then when I run the game it doesn't crash anymore.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Nov 30 2006, 10:08 AM) [snapback]269387[/snapback]</div>

Try running the game in a Compatibility Mode. Right-click on the executable, [PROPERTIES], [COMPATIBILITY]. Choose Windows 95, then tick the boxes for running in 640x480 resolution and in 256 colors.
Does this work?

What version of Windows XP are you using, and did you patch it with the Service Packs? This might have something to do with the issue.
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alright... thnx for the help but i'm thinking now i'll go for something a little easier to get working.

[Shoelip]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Carcaroth @ Dec 3 2006, 06:00 AM) [snapback]270034[/snapback]</div>

About the time thing I have no idea, but about the crash, it happened to me. And what worked for me was a really weird solution: I run DosBox before running the game, and then when I run the game it doesn't crash anymore.
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Wait, you mean, run DB, but don't use it to run the game? Cause I tried using DB to run the game and it says it can't run in dos mode.

[Carcaroth]

Exactly. I run it, and right after i close it to run UFO through Windows. I know it's bizarre, but it works for me.

[Shoelip]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Carcaroth @ Dec 3 2006, 02:43 PM) [snapback]270099[/snapback]</div>

Exactly. I run it, and right after i close it to run UFO through Windows. I know it's bizarre, but it works for me.
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Wow, there's no way that should work but whatever, its not like I've got anything to lose.


EDIT: Holy totally illogical solution, Batman! It worked!