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Author:  rattyroo [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:17 pm ]
Post subject:  New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
Soo...For Christmas I got my first personal laptop! :) I payed for 3/4 of it and it runs on Windows 7, or whatever. I installed NWN, and the menu popped up when I ran it! So far so good! But when I tried to click "Play" a Program Compatibility Assistant popped up saying that "
"THIS PROGRAM IS BLOCKED DUE TO COMPATIBILITY ISSUES.
Neverwinter Nights has a known compatibility issue with this version of Windows. For an update that is compatible with this version of Windows, contact Bioware Corp..." and sure, sure! I'm going to go check Bioware..but I wanted to see if any of my fellow HPers have had this problem. ^^"

--Edit: I see that Jigsaw and Stingray888 have had the same problem before, hm.
Author:  RaginCajun [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
Also, I don't think BioWare has anymore support for NwN...
It was kind of a pain the last time I had to reinstall, finding CEP and updates from other websites. Have you tried running it in Admin mode? >.>
Author:  Dusk-Strider [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
My Brother has easy enough ability to log in by right clicking the shortcut and then "open as administrator". Hopefully this helps! If not, google it! It seems to work now-a-days!
Author:  stingray888 [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:03 am ]
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You MUST run it in compatibility mode as windows xp service pack 2 or 3. You might run into other problems after this during the boot up screens, and if so, post it and I'll try to help you if I can. (It's a Windows 7 issue)
Author:  rattyroo [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
stingray888 wrote:
You MUST run it in compatibility mode as windows xp service pack 2 or 3. You might run into other problems after this during the boot up screens, and if so, post it and I'll try to help you if I can. (It's a Windows 7 issue)


Tried that before, multiple times. T-T
Author:  rattyroo [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
stingray888 wrote:
You MUST run it in compatibility mode as windows xp service pack 2 or 3. You might run into other problems after this during the boot up screens, and if so, post it and I'll try to help you if I can. (It's a Windows 7 issue)

After hitting "play" it will show the NWN logo and totally look like it's going to work!--and then it will crash into the "Program blocked.." :x

Dusk-Strider wrote:
My Brother has easy enough ability to log in by right clicking the shortcut and then "open as administrator". Hopefully this helps! If not, google it! It seems to work now-a-days!

Tried that, too. Always the same outcome: Program blocked due to incompatibility. I did google, though! :P And it got me two options, both too complicated for my simple mind, so tomorrow I'll let my brother have a go at them.
Author:  stingray888 [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
What version of NWN do you have? I have the Diamond edition with both expansions.
Also, I have Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium service pack 1 on my computer.
Author:  MoreThanThree [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
Try running nwnmain.exe instead of nwn.exe. It should be in your C:\Neverwinter Nights\NWN folder.
Author:  Yendys [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
I run diamond nwn.exe, with both administrator mode and compatibility mode on. Both the regular and the DM client work fine, except for occasional crashes(related to my graphics card, from what I can tell). I never got a message like the one you gave me; once I'd managed to patch(contact me if you need a link to where to download the patch, the one linked on our forums doesn't work!(unless calan fixed it)) it was fine. I read once that you had to have CEP installed to even run the game on windows vista/7, so if you haven't done that, try it.

EDIT: You might have to make sure nwnmain.exe is also set to run as admin and in compatibility mode, I'm not sure. I think I did it anyway just to be safe. This windozeVII thing is new to me too. I'm a linux girl. :( (And, so far, utterly unimpressed with the fine display of security theater.)
Author:  stingray888 [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
I should also mention my copy of NWN has a lot of mods I added too. This was done when I was playing on my Windows xp PC. When I got my latest PC (Windows 7), I didn't reload the game and everything, I simply copied the entire mess from my older PC to my newer one and overwrote the installed copy on my new PC.
Author:  rattyroo [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
stingray888 wrote:
What version of NWN do you have? I have the Diamond edition with both expansions.
Also, I have Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium service pack 1 on my computer.


I have exactly the same as you (with NWN and Windows)
Author:  rattyroo [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
Kingsean12 wrote:
Try running nwnmain.exe instead of nwn.exe. It should be in your C:\Neverwinter Nights\NWN folder.


Hm. Mine is already nwnmain.exe.
Author:  Collin [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
Also if you haven't, install the critcical rebuild that fixed it for me. *loves W7* Goodluck, and hope i wasnt too late.
Author:  rattyroo [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New Laptop Doesn't like NWN.
Yendys wrote:
I read once that you had to have CEP installed to even run the game on windows vista/7, so if you haven't done that, try it.


YENDYS FIXED ME!! <3 <3 <3 <3 Thank you, Yendys!! :) And I thank the rest of you lovelies for your help, too! ^^
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