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On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:33:11 -0500, Chris Odorjan wrote:

> On 02/02/06 12:17 PM, Nicola® wrote:
> 
>> First, escuse me for my bad English because I'm italian.
>> There's a patch or similar for play Doom3 in Windows ME ?
> 
> Yes, it's called Windows XP :-)
> 
> It's possible to modify the executable using a hex editor to force it to
> run on previous versions of Windows:
> http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/Doom3/FAQ_Windows9xME.htm
> 
> But I think my first recommendation would be more successful..

I got Doom 3 AND Quake 4 running on my WinME setup with no problem using
part of the method explained in the site given above.  Just ignore the part
where it says don't use the setup to install the game.  If you have autorun
enabled just pop CD 1 in (or DVD in the case of Quake 4), click install and
wait.  Soon the installer will bitch at you saying that you don't have
Win2K or XP.  IT GIVES YOU THE CHOICE OF INSTALLING ANYWAY!

Let setup install the game, enter your CD/DVD key (you do have one, right?)
and your almost there.

Next download a hex editor.  I reccomend FED, which is a old dos based
editor, but works just as well.  Find it here:
ftp://ftp.externet.hu/pub/mirror/sac/utilprog/fed165.zip

Extract FED.EXE and put it somewhere safe, say..."c:\program files".  Then
make a shortcut to FED.EXE inside "c:\windows\send to".

lastly, locate your doom3.exe or quake4.exe, right click and select
properties and make sure the file isn't write protected.  Next right-click
and "Send to" FED.  This should open up the exe inside fed.

NExt press F5 to enter find mode and enter "GlobalMemoryStatusEx" (without
the quotation marks) and press enter.  The cursor should be flashing under
the G of Global.  Using the cursor keys move the cursor to the E of Ex.

Now the important part, press F3 to enter HEX edit mode and press 0 (zero)
four times.  If you have done this right you should see that the Ex has
been erased.  Press Escape and say yes to save the changes and then press
Escape to quit FED.  NEVER quit FED by closing the window using the X
button as this will lock the file until you reboot.

Enjoy D3 and Q4 on 98 and ME!

This hack works for both D3 retail, the expansion pack and the D3 V1.3
patch.

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