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Off-Topic => Games => Existing Games => Topic started by: tripinga on August 16, 2016, 07:24:42 PM

Title: Robot Wars Extreme Destruction DirectX error
Post by: tripinga on August 16, 2016, 07:24:42 PM

I've tried to install the game on 2 different pc's. 1 is running windows 10 the 2nd is running windows 7 both are getting the same error in regards to directX  8.1. The windows  7 pc is running Direct X 11.  Does anyone know a fix for this? Or is my OS not compatible with the game?

Thanks,

Title: Re: Robot Wars Extreme Destruction DirectX error
Post by: WeN on August 16, 2016, 07:26:26 PM

I dont know how to fix it.

Also welcome to GTM.

Title: Re: Robot Wars Extreme Destruction DirectX error
Post by: Impossible343 on August 17, 2016, 12:51:45 AM

I think you need to run the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP. As I got the same error, however this seemed to fix it.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/15078/windows-make-older-programs-compatible

Title: Re: Robot Wars Extreme Destruction DirectX error
Post by: cephalopod on August 17, 2016, 03:50:43 AM

I remember this. I resorted to installing it on a pc which still ran XP and then just transferring the files, lol.

Title: Re: Robot Wars Extreme Destruction DirectX error
Post by: wakkydude on August 21, 2016, 10:22:55 PM

I literally have to use an XP virtual machine to play the game. Eeeeh it'll do

Title: Re: Robot Wars Extreme Destruction DirectX error
Post by: SkullKid2000 on August 22, 2016, 11:44:38 AM

Impossible343 is right, you set the setup.exe to compatibility mode "Windows XP" and then it works.

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