Run Dangerous Waters in a Window on Windows 10

FPSchazly · 02-21-18, 10:48 PM

Hey, all! I made a little how-to here for those of you who want to run DW on Win10 in a window. This one uses the program DXWnd. I believe there are some other ones, but this is the one I stumbled upon. First, here's links to the stuff I use in the video:

DXWnd: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/
Dangerous Waters Window Profile: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gsl43c60go...STEAM.dxw?dl=0

and without further ado, here is the video:

Pisces · 03-03-18, 05:28 AM

Awesome! Should come in handy for other old programs too.

Sosondowah · 03-28-18, 01:36 PM

Thank you, great tutorial! As always, in fact, from your side.

A-Ganger · 08-21-20, 08:14 AM

Tried this exactly as video.
Get error failed to initialize graphics display.
As well, you cant click the error to close DxWin and must use task mgr.

A-Ganger · 08-21-20, 08:52 AM

So weird..
Completely uninstalled game again, DL from steam, re-did the DxW program, reinstalled Nvidia driver, now it's working again lol

With the DxW program you don't even need to copy over that d3d.dll file either.

Now I shall try installing RA 1.49..

A-Ganger · 08-21-20, 09:13 AM

RA installed, test, awesome..I had completely forgot about this DxWin program and it was on my desktop lol

Thanks FPSchazly for you work as usual and to whomever else helped figured this all out..

You can also uncheck the Run in window button and run it FS..
But before setting up this DxW program I couldn't get the game to run correctly at all!

02-21-18, 10:48 PM	#1
FPSchazly Good Hunting! Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Maryland Posts: 771 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 1	Run Dangerous Waters in a Window on Windows 10 Hey, all! I made a little how-to here for those of you who want to run DW on Win10 in a window. This one uses the program DXWnd. I believe there are some other ones, but this is the one I stumbled upon. First, here's links to the stuff I use in the video: DXWnd: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ Dangerous Waters Window Profile: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gsl43c60go...STEAM.dxw?dl=0 and without further ado, here is the video: __________________ Your friendly neighborhood modern submarine YouTuber. My videos: Exclusive Look at Modern Naval Warfare! Dangerous Waters Liu Doctrine (LwAmi Learn to play Dangerous Waters

03-28-18, 01:36 PM	#3
Sosondowah Watch Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Timișoara/România/Eastern Europe Posts: 28 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Thank you, great tutorial! As always, in fact, from your side. __________________ "The Dutch say we are brothers, and joined together with chains, but that lasts only as long as we have beavers; after that no attention is paid to us." Mohawk Leader

03-03-18, 05:28 AM	#2
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,892 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Awesome! Should come in handy for other old programs too.

08-21-20, 08:14 AM	#4
A-Ganger Sparky Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 158 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Tried this exactly as video. Get error failed to initialize graphics display. As well, you cant click the error to close DxWin and must use task mgr.

08-21-20, 08:52 AM	#5
A-Ganger Sparky Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 158 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	So weird.. Completely uninstalled game again, DL from steam, re-did the DxW program, reinstalled Nvidia driver, now it's working again lol With the DxW program you don't even need to copy over that d3d.dll file either. Now I shall try installing RA 1.49..

08-21-20, 09:13 AM	#6
A-Ganger Sparky Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 158 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	RA installed, test, awesome..I had completely forgot about this DxWin program and it was on my desktop lol Thanks FPSchazly for you work as usual and to whomever else helped figured this all out.. You can also uncheck the Run in window button and run it FS.. But before setting up this DxW program I couldn't get the game to run correctly at all!