Wing Commander IV DVD ed. with Windows XP

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6 total messages Started by Ranita Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:24

#161013

Author: Ranita
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:24

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I just got Wing Commander IV, the double-sided DVD edition. I am a Windows XP user. So far I can play the missions by using Windows 95 compatibility mode. Unfortunately, I cannot play the movies.

I use DirectX 9, and I have a S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR adapter. I've gathered from other posts that this was an edition intended to work only with a specific graphic adapter from Creative Labs.

Can anyone help me with this to work, or is it a lost case?

Re: Wing Commander IV DVD ed. with Windows XP

#161010

Author: Death
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 06:26

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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:24:40 -0600, "Ranita" <ran...@nospam.edu>
wrote:

> I just got Wing Commander IV, the double-sided DVD edition. I
> am a Windows XP user. So far I can play the missions by using
> Windows 95 compatibility mode. Unfortunately, I cannot play
> the movies.
> 
> I use DirectX 9, and I have a S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR adapter.
> I've gathered from other posts that this was an edition
> intended to work only with a specific graphic adapter from
> Creative Labs.
> 
> Can anyone help me with this to work, or is it a lost case?

To view the movies as part of the game the game (any DVD-capable
system can view the movie files directly, separate from the game), you
need either the Creative DXr2/3 or Hollywood RealMagic (IIRC on the
name) decoder card, as it was set up with a proprietary codec since
there wasn't really any DVD standardization when WC4-DVD came out
(early 1996).

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Re: Wing Commander IV DVD ed. with Windows XP

#161014

Author: Karl Frank
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:16

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Ranita wrote:

> I just got Wing Commander IV, the double-sided DVD edition. I am a 
> Windows XP user. So far I can play the missions by using Windows 95 
> compatibility mode. Unfortunately, I cannot play the movies.
> I use DirectX 9, and I have a S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR adapter. I've
 > gathered from other posts that this was an edition intended to work only
> with a specific graphic adapter from Creative Labs.
> Can anyone help me with this to work, or is it a lost case?

Lost case, really.
Its not a graphics adapter, but an addon board, the DXR3. So you can mix 
it with any graphic card. There is NO software solution (even if it uses 
your graphic cards hardware DVD abilities) that works relyably. SOME 
people have menaged to get it to work with the CINEMASTER (ATI) DVD 
players and the WINDVD players. NONE of those results have been 
reproduceable by the masses. Additionally it is even worse to make it 
working in XP I have heared (cannot talk about personal experience here 
as I'd not thouch THAT system) as XP and MCI drivers don't mix well.

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Re: Wing Commander IV DVD ed. with Windows XP

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Author: xtro
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:47

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I can help you! Go to this address: http://home.amis.net/lkslavi/
and follow the link downloads!
Download the file named dxmci12.zip
inside the zip file read the readme file!
It works for me. Now can i enjoy wing commander IV on windows XP!

Re: Wing Commander IV DVD ed. with Windows XP

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Author: xtro
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:50

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I can help you! Go to this address: http://home.amis.net/lkslavi/
and follow the link downloads!
Download the file named dxmci12.zip
inside the zip file read the readme file!
It works for me. Now can i enjoy wing commander IV on windows XP!

Re: Wing Commander IV DVD ed. with Windows XP

#161011

Author: Mister Scary
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 07:55

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This reminds me, has anyone tried getting the Hollywood Plus to work with
WCIV in Windows XP?

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