European Air War - Can I play it on WinXP?

Dowly · 09-24-08, 07:42 AM

Like the title says. I'd love to give this old gal a ride after all these years, but it seems it isnt compatible with WinXP/newer graphics drivers.

Is there any fix any of you know to get around this? Compatibility modes wont work (like in 99.9999% of cases) and I really dont want to go and install those (IIRC) 66.xx nvidia drivers just to play one game.

Hitman · 09-24-08, 07:57 AM

I can run EAW in Windows XP fine, but it has to be on an ATI card. NVidias give the dreaded 7127 error with the latest drivers.

Go here and scroll down the page to find the relevant info:

http://www.xmission.com/~mmagleby/eaw/guide.htm

Hope that helps

Dowly · 09-24-08, 08:01 AM

Aye, it's the fracking 7127 error I'm getting. So, seems like I'm screwed... AFAIK, the 66.93 drivers wont even work on series 8 Nvidia cards.

Hitman · 09-24-08, 02:19 PM

Things have come to a point nowadays that it is worth saving an older computer for playing some great games that are getting more and more problems to work with XP, Vista and newest hardware :hmm:

I miss playing Panzer Commander (Will not work in XP), EAW (Will not work with modern NVidias and ATIS do not render horizon clouds) and some others

Panama Red · 11-13-08, 12:10 PM

Hitman:
Starting with ATI driver 10-07, ground/distance fog is now enabled on all sorts of older games and EAW is one of them.

Try upgrading your ATI drivers and see the differance.

Hitman · 12-29-09, 05:30 PM

Good news for all EAW users!

With the latest patch release, the 7127 error problem has been fixed and EAW can be played on modern systems.

Go here for more info: http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.ph..._released.html

[EDIT]

Panama, I had missed your message, sorry! I have a modern NVidia, not an ATI. I have an ATI on my laptop and used it to check EAW, but it's not a good system to play that kind of game.

09-24-08, 07:42 AM	#1
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	European Air War - Can I play it on WinXP? Like the title says. I'd love to give this old gal a ride after all these years, but it seems it isnt compatible with WinXP/newer graphics drivers. Is there any fix any of you know to get around this? Compatibility modes wont work (like in 99.9999% of cases) and I really dont want to go and install those (IIRC) 66.xx nvidia drivers just to play one game.

09-24-08, 07:57 AM	#2
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,099 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	I can run EAW in Windows XP fine, but it has to be on an ATI card. NVidias give the dreaded 7127 error with the latest drivers. Go here and scroll down the page to find the relevant info: http://www.xmission.com/~mmagleby/eaw/guide.htm Hope that helps __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

09-24-08, 02:19 PM	#4
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,099 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Things have come to a point nowadays that it is worth saving an older computer for playing some great games that are getting more and more problems to work with XP, Vista and newest hardware :hmm: I miss playing Panzer Commander (Will not work in XP), EAW (Will not work with modern NVidias and ATIS do not render horizon clouds) and some others __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

12-29-09, 05:30 PM	#6
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,099 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Good news for all EAW users! With the latest patch release, the 7127 error problem has been fixed and EAW can be played on modern systems. Go here for more info: http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.ph..._released.html [EDIT] Panama, I had missed your message, sorry! I have a modern NVidia, not an ATI. I have an ATI on my laptop and used it to check EAW, but it's not a good system to play that kind of game. __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

09-24-08, 08:01 AM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Aye, it's the fracking 7127 error I'm getting. So, seems like I'm screwed... AFAIK, the 66.93 drivers wont even work on series 8 Nvidia cards.

11-13-08, 12:10 PM	#5
Panama Red Ensign Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Irmo, SC, USA Posts: 229 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Hitman: Starting with ATI driver 10-07, ground/distance fog is now enabled on all sorts of older games and EAW is one of them. Try upgrading your ATI drivers and see the differance.