DW and Win7

Pisces · 01-09-12, 04:20 PM

I have the shortcut propperties set to XP SP3 compatibility and Disable Desktop Composition and Disable Visual Styles checked. I'm not sure anymore if it is realy required. But generally I do not alter these settings if it doesn't help. So it probably did.

[EDIT] Another reason might be that DW doesn't detect widescreen resolutions (atleast not on mine), and it gets stuck on that somehow. I remember forcing the resolution setting to non-widescreen, and let my graphics drivers stretch it to maximum size. (with black side bands)

Werewolf13 · 01-09-12, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Pisces

I have the shortcut propperties set to XP SP3 compatibility and Disable Desktop Composition and Disable Visual Styles checked. I'm not sure anymore if it is realy required. But generally I do not alter these settings if it doesn't help. So it probably did.

[EDIT] Another reason might be that DW doesn't detect widescreen resolutions (atleast not on mine), and it gets stuck on that somehow. I remember forcing the resolution setting to non-widescreen, and let my graphics drivers stretch it to maximum size. (with black side bands)

Been there and done that. No joy.

Thanks for the suggestions though.

Dr.Sid · 01-09-12, 06:41 PM

Menu not showing up is 99% affinity thing.

Werewolf13 · 01-09-12, 10:52 PM

Problem wasn't affinity like I thought. Problem was the graphics setup.

Went into the nvidia control panel and set the default for dangerouswaters.exe to application control and turned off everything else in the panel that didn't have an application control setting.

Also set to run as administrator and installed DW in its own root directory.

Worked great. All processors turned on.

Now where do I find LWAMI? I remember it being a great mod worth the effort to install.

Werewolf13 · 01-10-12, 12:48 PM

Like noted before DW is now working...

though without anti-aliasing turned on. With my old PC I could force anti-aliasing on no problem worked great but that was with a Radeon graphics card.

My new PC has an nvidia 560. Turning on antialiasing and overriding the application control setting is what crashes DW.

Looks really ugly with no AA - but it is playable. Any ideas about how to get AA working?

Got LWAMI installed and it is as I remember a great mod.

Thanks for all the help so far guys.

01-09-12, 04:20 PM	#1
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	I have the shortcut propperties set to XP SP3 compatibility and Disable Desktop Composition and Disable Visual Styles checked. I'm not sure anymore if it is realy required. But generally I do not alter these settings if it doesn't help. So it probably did. [EDIT] Another reason might be that DW doesn't detect widescreen resolutions (atleast not on mine), and it gets stuck on that somehow. I remember forcing the resolution setting to non-widescreen, and let my graphics drivers stretch it to maximum size. (with black side bands) __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads Last edited by Pisces; 01-09-12 at 04:31 PM.

01-09-12, 06:41 PM	#3
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Menu not showing up is 99% affinity thing. __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC

01-09-12, 10:52 PM	#4
Werewolf13 Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The HEART of Fly Over Country Posts: 120 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Got it to WORK! Problem wasn't affinity like I thought. Problem was the graphics setup. Went into the nvidia control panel and set the default for dangerouswaters.exe to application control and turned off everything else in the panel that didn't have an application control setting. Also set to run as administrator and installed DW in its own root directory. Worked great. All processors turned on. Now where do I find LWAMI? I remember it being a great mod worth the effort to install. __________________ Peace is good... Freedom is BETTER!

01-10-12, 12:48 PM	#5
Werewolf13 Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The HEART of Fly Over Country Posts: 120 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Anti-Aliasing must be turned off... Like noted before DW is now working... though without anti-aliasing turned on. With my old PC I could force anti-aliasing on no problem worked great but that was with a Radeon graphics card. My new PC has an nvidia 560. Turning on antialiasing and overriding the application control setting is what crashes DW. Looks really ugly with no AA - but it is playable. Any ideas about how to get AA working? Got LWAMI installed and it is as I remember a great mod. Thanks for all the help so far guys. __________________ Peace is good... Freedom is BETTER!