Cannot play game on XP that worked on Win98

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I have a game "Hodj-n'Podj" that worked great on Win98
but the video won't play on my brand new Win XP machine.
I change the compatibility to play in 256 colors and
640x480 screen resolution. The sound works but the vidoe doesn't play.
Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.
 
Go to the game's program file, the exe file in the program
folder. Right click on the file and select compatibility
mode. Set the program to see XP as W98. It might run,
might not. Check with the game publisher [their website] to
see if there are updates, patches or an FAQ on the game.

You can get Virtual PC and run W98 inside of XP and then run
the game. It can be that the new PC and video card are too
fast for the game, you might try setting a slower
acceleration on the video.


|I have a game "Hodj-n'Podj" that worked great on Win98
| but the video won't play on my brand new Win XP machine.
| I change the compatibility to play in 256 colors and
| 640x480 screen resolution. The sound works but the vidoe
doesn't play.
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanks in advance.
 
Google for the game, got
Abandonia - Home of abandonware DOS games Some of you would
be aware that an earlier game which was uploaded, Hodj 'n'
Podj has so far proven unplayble for XP owners, which is
pretty disappointing. ...
www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=archive_month&year=2005&month=1
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WTB: Virtual PC 6 w/Win98 [Archive] - Mac Forums wnameth.
03-08-2005, 03:55 PM. I have a windows xp home disk i will
sell you for 40 shipped ... Hodj'n'Podj All of these are
Win95 games from very early on. ...
forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-114382.html -
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Keywords driving traffic to sites in the Games / Video Games
.... Hodj 'n' Podj · Icebreaker · Independent Developers ·
Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures ... microsoft
windows xp fax troubleshooting, 5 ...
www.keyworddiscovery.com/directory/Games/Video-Games/Puzzle.html
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Guestbook for (e-mail address removed) My husband
LOVES this game and I installed XP which fouled it. ... Hodj
'n' Podj...dorky but I love the puzzles; the board game is
okay. ...
home.earthlink.net/~infernosadventures/data/archive2005.htm
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SD701 Open Directory > Games > Video Games > Puzzle An
article from many aspects tells you why and how Microsoft is
so bad. Speeding up your Windows XP. An easy step-by-step
guide. ...
dir.sillydog.org/Games/Video_Games/Puzzle/ - 24k -
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|I have a game "Hodj-n'Podj" that worked great on Win98
| but the video won't play on my brand new Win XP machine.
| I change the compatibility to play in 256 colors and
| 640x480 screen resolution. The sound works but the vidoe
doesn't play.
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanks in advance.
 
Tom said:
I have a game "Hodj-n'Podj" that worked great on Win98
but the video won't play on my brand new Win XP machine.
I change the compatibility to play in 256 colors and
640x480 screen resolution. The sound works but the vidoe doesn't play.
Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.
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Microsoft broke a lot of old Windows 3.x games with some of the updates
to XP. I have games that worked originally with XP but later quit
working after patching.
 
From what I read on-line, the game won't work. , it was
DOS/Windows 3.


| How do you set a slower acceleration on the video?
|
|
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > Go to the game's program file, the exe file in the
program
| > folder. Right click on the file and select
compatibility
| > mode. Set the program to see XP as W98. It might run,
| > might not. Check with the game publisher [their
website] to
| > see if there are updates, patches or an FAQ on the game.
| >
| > You can get Virtual PC and run W98 inside of XP and then
run
| > the game. It can be that the new PC and video card are
too
| > fast for the game, you might try setting a slower
| > acceleration on the video.
| >
| >
| > | > |I have a game "Hodj-n'Podj" that worked great on Win98
| > | but the video won't play on my brand new Win XP
machine.
| > | I change the compatibility to play in 256 colors and
| > | 640x480 screen resolution. The sound works but the
vidoe
| > doesn't play.
| > | Any ideas?
| > |
| > | Thanks in advance.
| >
| >
 
Display Properties, Settings, Advanced, Troubleshoot, move the slider left.

Tom said:
How do you set a slower acceleration on the video?


Jim said:
Go to the game's program file, the exe file in the program folder.
Right click on the file and select compatibility mode. Set the
program to see XP as W98. It might run, might not. Check with the
game publisher [their website] to see if there are updates, patches or
an FAQ on the game.

You can get Virtual PC and run W98 inside of XP and then run the
game. It can be that the new PC and video card are too fast for the
game, you might try setting a slower acceleration on the video.


|I have a game "Hodj-n'Podj" that worked great on Win98
| but the video won't play on my brand new Win XP machine.
| I change the compatibility to play in 256 colors and
| 640x480 screen resolution. The sound works but the vidoe doesn't play.
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanks in advance.
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Bob said:
Display Properties, Settings, Advanced, Troubleshoot, move the slider left.

Tom said:
How do you set a slower acceleration on the video?


Jim said:
Go to the game's program file, the exe file in the program folder.
Right click on the file and select compatibility mode. Set the
program to see XP as W98. It might run, might not. Check with the
game publisher [their website] to see if there are updates, patches
or an FAQ on the game.

You can get Virtual PC and run W98 inside of XP and then run the
game. It can be that the new PC and video card are too fast for the
game, you might try setting a slower acceleration on the video.


|I have a game "Hodj-n'Podj" that worked great on Win98
| but the video won't play on my brand new Win XP machine.
| I change the compatibility to play in 256 colors and
| 640x480 screen resolution. The sound works but the vidoe doesn't play.
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanks in advance.
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That didn't work so I went to Microsoft.com and downloaded Virtual PC
2004 SP1, but that won't work...said it will only work on XP Professional.
Or did you mean something different to download?
 
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