Jedi Knight/Mysteries of the Sith problems

#1 GTwannabe

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Posted 15 July 2001 - 07:01 PM

I can't get either of them to run. The Lucas Arts console starts up, but when you click the Run button, it says I need to install DirectX 5.0. It gives me two options: install and cancel. "Install" gives me a "can't find the CD" error, and "cancel" just exits back to the Lucas Arts menu.

#2 JP-

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Posted 17 July 2001 - 01:25 AM

I cant quite remember but i think that when you try to run/install it via the frontend launcher it wont work. I think if you look for the exe files and just run them directly then it works. It does work though as ive had it running here on win2k.

#3 JDawn

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Posted 18 July 2001 - 08:59 AM

If i remember correctly i couldnt get MOTS to work in win2k, but JK ran fine (aside from one very odd glitch)

this is using win2k SP2, Directx 8.0a

#4 Kirben

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Posted 19 July 2001 - 06:59 AM

Install the Windows 2000 Compatibility Update at http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/tools/appcompat/default.asp
Then make sure you enable application compatilbity mode, check out http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q279/7/92.asp
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2 is automatically fixed.
For Jedi Knight: Myteries of the Sith just enable Windows 95 or 98 compatbility mode on the game's shortcut on desktop or start menu.