#4451708 - 12/03/18 10:33 PM
Re: return to EAW but problem
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VonBeerhofen
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Hi olddog, Perhaps you should try running EAWPRO available here (50MB): https://eaw.neocities.org/eaw-fxexe-patches.htmlThe EAWPRO addon is a NoCD/NoOS version and works like the old addons. It requires a FULL install of the original CD or preferrably a copy of the CD onto your drive. All which is needed is to extract the .ZIP into your gamefolder (where the EAW.EXE resides) and allow overwrites. There's no need to run the game prior to that as all upgrades up to version v1.2 and an EAW.INI are included. Don't run setup.exe as it creates registry entries which only make things unnecessary hard. Ofcourse you still have to assign your stick preferences and set an appropiate screen resolution in the EAW.INI. HDMI is the highest tested resolution but XVGA may also work fine, just make sure you select something which your videocard can set as desktop resolution. Should you encounter a 7217 error, which ever version you try, you'll need to additionally install a Glide wrapper of some sort. Most people here seem to use the D3D WINDOWER program but there's more info on that at Mark EAW's helpsite here: https://eaw.neocities.org/He also hosts an unmodded v1.2 NoCD/NoOS version of EAW. Visiting his website may help in determining what options you have and how to set things up. Hope this information is of some help, good luck! VonBeerhofen
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#4451759 - 12/04/18 09:12 AM
Re: return to EAW but problem
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olddog
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1 joystick Thrustmaster 16000m fcs (new) works perfect
2 Have let EAW make a new INI. Also have tried editing it..
3 Have tried the compatibilty with XP and others.
4 Have tried the reboot after install (should be no need)
5. Do's Not Crash to desk top have no error code,
6 Have not used a short cut to launch game run game from folder.
7 My card is a GTX 1060 3 GB, wINDOWS 7 64 BIT up to date.
Thanks for your help guys look like I will have to miss this one. Have spent a lot of time trieing to get it to work.
EDIT I forgot to say my monitor is LG and the display runs 2560X1080, i also have CH Rudder pedals.
Now I Dissconected the rudder pedals and have just the Thrustmaster joystick and set the res in ini to 1920X1080 and the game runs BUT it will not see the keyboard or the joystick in the config game settings all the settings are to the right on Keyboard and I cannot change them I deleted the ini and restarted EAW but still not seeing any keyboard or joystick.
I will try my Microsoft Joystick.
Sorry to go on guys thank you for help.
Last edited by olddog; 12/04/18 10:34 AM.
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#4451768 - 12/04/18 11:05 AM
Re: return to EAW but problem
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MrJelly
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I installed UAW160 part 1 and ran the exe it loaded the menu was scrambled and flickered
Let's go back to square one and fix things one at a time. I made the installer when I was 76, and I have windows 7 on one of my HDDs which runs it. I get a bit of screen flicker and stuttery mouse movements in Win 7 because the 7217 error workaround in the 1.28 and later exes kicks in. I get a map screen that is impossible to use. So the simplest solution is to use the "d3dwindower" program and launch eaw using it. It gives clear menu screens and displays the map screen properly. d3dwindower download The only windower setting you need is to have the screen width and height set to zero. That forces the windower to display the selection screens in 1024x768, and the game in whatever resolution is set in the eaw.ini file. That needs to be less than the monitor maximum to allow for a border around the window and I suggest that you try 1024x768 in the eaw.ini just as a trial. Then you can change it when you get things working. Jel
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#4451889 - 12/05/18 12:19 AM
Re: return to EAW but problem
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olddog, don’t be so quick to give up on our old girl.
We have some amazingly talented fellows here who can work wonders.
Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Someday your life will flash in front of your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.
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#4451912 - 12/05/18 09:08 AM
Re: return to EAW but problem
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olddog
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Thank you SkyHigh for your offer of a joystick at the moment I have a new THRUSTMASTER 16000M FCS it replaced a Saitek X52 PRO that I used for years I do have a MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER and it works ok the Microsoft was the one that was out when EAW was released so I do not think it is the joystick I also have a pair of CH rudder pedals. Thank you again. Oldgrogmard I will from time to time give EAW a go in fact I have it working using 3D3 WIDOWER but it looks not very good on a wide screen. I will report back so nice that many are so helpful how could I give up it was just that I had spent so much time when I retired I thought I would have so much time but time seems to fly the older one gets.
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#4451919 - 12/05/18 10:18 AM
Re: return to EAW but problem
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MrJelly
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3D3 WIDOWER but it looks not very good on a wide screen What settings for width and height do you have on the windower? This is mine running in Windows 7 with the eaw.ini set to 1680x1050 so that the window just fits on the 1920x1080 monitor screen: In the windower configuration the height and width need to be set to zero.
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