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viking - 16 Aug 2008 04:09 GMT
i downloaded dx8,9,9c,sdk from microsoft
set the game to administration settings, allow through firewall
downloaded directdraw6.1a from game
opened 2300-2400 ports specified from ms support games
and ports for gamespy.
the game runs great on it's own through vista, except i cannot play online i
get
"drive path/file of age of empires is not set correctly"
which it is all ati,amd graphics software is uptodate.

any helpful answers some peoples could give?
viking - 23 Aug 2008 21:14 GMT
ok age of empires 2 both does not work on gamespy with vista, they are not
upto date. suggest igz.com
mouse issue use 640 screen mode on vista, set administrator option on.
display download directdraw 6.1c from age of king site, 7dx,8,9,9dxc
you could play online at "international gaming zone.com"
ports to be opened for play:
2300-2400
Mark - 28 Aug 2008 09:40 GMT
>ok age of empires 2 both does not work on gamespy with vista, they are not
>upto date. suggest igz.com
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>ports to be opened for play:
>2300-2400

Does AOK work at all on Vista?  I doubt it since it is a very old
game.

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Stephen O'Connell - 01 Oct 2008 02:22 GMT
>> ok age of empires 2 both does not work on gamespy with vista, they
>> are not upto date. suggest igz.com
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> Does AOK work at all on Vista?  I doubt it since it is a very old
> game.

Well if it doesn't, somebody had better sort out a fix ASAP. As I'm not
gonna upgrade to Vista if I can't play AOK!
Roy Smith - 01 Oct 2008 16:22 GMT
>>> ok age of empires 2 both does not work on gamespy with vista, they
>>> are not upto date. suggest igz.com
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> Well if it doesn't, somebody had better sort out a fix ASAP. As I'm
> not gonna upgrade to Vista if I can't play AOK!
Age Of Kings works just fine on my PC running Vista...
Mark - 02 Oct 2008 09:42 GMT
>>> ok age of empires 2 both does not work on gamespy with vista, they
>>> are not upto date. suggest igz.com
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>Well if it doesn't, somebody had better sort out a fix ASAP. As I'm not
>gonna upgrade to Vista if I can't play AOK!

Vista is a *downgrade* IMHO.

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Stephen O'Connell - 03 Oct 2008 09:44 GMT
>>>> ok age of empires 2 both does not work on gamespy with vista, they
>>>> are not upto date. suggest igz.com
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
> Vista is a *downgrade* IMHO.

Yeah, quite a few people don't seem to be happy with it. Will hang on with
XP for now anyway.
Aaron S. - 16 Oct 2008 09:46 GMT
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>>> Well if it doesn't, somebody had better sort out a fix ASAP. As I'm
>>> not gonna upgrade to Vista if I can't play AOK!
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Yeah, quite a few people don't seem to be happy with it. Will hang on with
> XP for now anyway.

You can use Vistamizer if all you want is Vista's flashy effects.
Stephen O'Connell - 19 Oct 2008 15:16 GMT
> [snip]
>>>> Well if it doesn't, somebody had better sort out a fix ASAP. As I'm
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>
> You can use Vistamizer if all you want is Vista's flashy effects.

I just want trouble free computing and game playing!
 
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