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BG2 for WinXP

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by Soozie, Jun 28, 2008.

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    Remove all ads!
    It's probably been at least ten years since I played this game ... but an extreme case of nostalgia has overcome me, and I would like to try out some Mods.

    I've installed the game and at first when I go in can create a character and play, but when I go back to the desktop and try to play again, I get a message the game is not installed, which it is ... just won't let me in.

    Is there a patch to play it on WinXP, or any advice would help.

    :(

    My system is WinXP Home Edition
    Service Pack 3
    Version 5.1 (Build 2600)
     
    Soozie, Jun 28, 2008
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    Usually you don't need a special patch for win xp...
    But i have no idea whats the problem in this case...
     
    Johi, Jun 28, 2008
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    Thanks, Johi ... guess I'll try reinstalling (for the third time).

    :)
     
    Soozie, Jun 29, 2008
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    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    Are you getting this message when trying to run the game from the launcher menu? If so just create a shortcut that points directly at BGmain.exe and bypass the launcher.

    Normally BG2 works fine with XP but SP3 may have changed things.
     
    Ziad, Jun 29, 2008
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    Amdis Note to self, claws are not toothpicks

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    I hat a simillar problem ones..i hat just installed the game and when i tried to install the latest patch i also got the message that the game wasn't installed. Which ofcourse was installed not a minute before, i just uninstalled and then reinstalled and everything was solved..i hope that it will work for you aswell. :)
     
    Amdis, Jun 30, 2008
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    If that doesn't work, reinstalling Windows should do the trick. I had problems with my last Windows installation. For some reason, games weren't registered, hence unpatchable and some unplayable online, due to the serial keys not beeing logged.

    It's a last resort, kinda of a pain to do, but if there's no other way - that's the way.
     
    spetznaz, Jul 3, 2008
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