Installed the AoE driver (run > hdwwiz.exe - ). If you are in that category, it is mandatory to download.All of the guides I have read mention the use of CCBoot Client to successfully SANBOOT Windows 7 using the AoE driver - without CCBoot Windows hangs on the splash screen and fails to boot.įor background information that lead to this post please read the following. bat files, task manager or anything else! Instructions are not even needed in this case.Ī very important utility for anyone who uses windows vista or 7, and will greatly enhance one's experience playing the game on either of those operating systems. it's done! You can play the game with perfect colors, without having to bother with any. Upon opening it, it only requires you to select the. This was one of the most annoying things I was faced with until now when designing in AOK, and I have a feeling I wasn't the only one.Īs far as my experience goes, the utility is perfect. Another utility that addresses this issue is Lord Basse's fix, but this new utility has the huge advantage that it does not require windows explorer to be killed upon opening the game, therefore you can ctrl-esc out of the game to browse your computer without having to restart explorer. There are several ways to get around the color problem, but none of them is nearly as elegant and annoyance-free as this one. "Directdrawfix" is, as of today, the best available solution to the vista/windows7 color problem that many of us have to face due to the incompatibility that the newer operating systems present towards older games such as AOE2. Windows XP and earlier operating systems are already compatible and do not require this update.Ĭomments & Reviews ( All | Comments Only | Reviews Only ) Mashek Elevation is required for this application to perform its updates. This issue applies to both The Age of Kings and The Conquerors Expansion.ĭirectDrawFix will allow you to resolve this specific issue by applying required compatibility fixes to the registry. Due to changes to DirectX and DirectDraw, the colors of these applications and games may appear distorted under these newer operating systems.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 break color compatibility with certain applications that depend upon palette-based, 256-color graphics.
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