Stickywulf Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Has anyone managed to find a way to patch this game to version 1.1 on a 64bit operating system? 64 bit operating systems do not run 16bit programs. The game's header shows Grim Fandango as a 32bit program (which I can run) although the installer is only 16bit. So I can run the program but not run the installer. Bypassing the installer and copying the files from the cd onto the hard drive will allow the game to be played (in Win98 compatibility mode). The problem is the update patch also has a 16bit installer and so cannot be installed on a 64bit operating system. I cannot find anyway to bypass the installer to get the game patched. Has anyone managed to hack the patch's installer to find which files and settings are changed? I have searched the internet and spent days on this problem but have not yet found any solutions. If I don't find any solution then it will mean that I can never play this game again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Du Man Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 sorry, we don't have many people here that can answer technical computer problems. I wish there were, or at least I wish I was better at compatibility issues, but sadly i'm not. The best thing I can do is point you to this thread where someone appeared to have had a problem like yours. The image I posted on the last post has dissappeared, but I think I can dig it up again if you need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 You could try using Benny's Grim Fandango Launcher, which acts as a patcher. I'm not sure if it actually executes the patch installation and thus fails at the same point, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickywulf Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 Thanks for the replies. I installed on a friends computer with WinXP to get the registry settings but have no success patching as yet. I can get Benny's launcher to install by adding the registry keys. I cannot yet get the patch to run in the same manner. It seems Benny's launcher is searching for different keys to which the patch is searching for. Hopefully with some persistence I can still get this working but I'm running out of ideas fast. Unfortunately, Benny's launcher crashes at the same point during installing the patch. His site mentions creating a new installer which could be a solution for the future. If I get it working I'll be posting the workaround here. Nice site BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickywulf Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 I finally got the game working in 64-bit Vista. To make it easier for the next person I have uploaded the files which I patched. Here is a step by step method to get the game to work. 1. Copy all the files from disk1 and disk2 into C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\grim\. Some files are the same on both disks so just overwrite any when prompted. 2. I have uploaded some patched files. You can download the zip archive by clicking here 3. Unzip the file archive which you have downloaded and copy the files into C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\grim\GRIMDATA overwriting the existing files. 4. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\grim\GRIMDATA\GRIMFANDANGO.EXE, right click the file and choose properties. On the compatibility tab, select both "run this program as administrator" and also "run this program in compatibility mode for windows 98" 5. Right click on C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\grim\GRIMDATA\GRIMFANDANGO.EXE, and choose "create shortcut". Place the shortcut on your desktop. 6. Run the game at least once by clicking on the shortcut, this will automatically create the registry entries you need. 7. [optional] To play the game without the cd's in the drive, add a new string value into the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Grim Fandango\v1.0 good_times=true 8. If you have a nvidia graphic card, then you will need to disable 3d acceleration within the game's options to have clear graphics. 9. Enjoy the game. Note: There is no need to run the update patch as this is already included in the modified files which I uploaded. <ADDED> I just finished playing through the entire game and can confirm this game works 100% using the method I gave above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegovas Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Hello and thank you for your post. I have Vista x64 Home Premium, I followed the instructions below, the game starts up, the screen starts flashing and keeps doing it for about 4 seconds, then I get one colored image splash and the game quits to the desktop with no errors. Any ideas? I finally got the game working in 64-bit Vista. To make it easier for the next person I have uploaded the files which I patched. Here is a step by step method to get the game to work. 1. Copy all the files from disk1 and disk2 into C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\grim\. Some files are the same on both disks so just overwrite any when prompted. 2. I have uploaded some patched files. You can download the zip archive by clicking here 3. Unzip the file archive which you have downloaded and copy the files into C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\grim\GRIMDATA overwriting the existing files. 4. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\grim\GRIMDATA\GRIMFANDANGO.EXE, right click the file and choose properties. On the compatibility tab, select both "run this program as administrator" and also "run this program in compatibility mode for windows 98" 5. Right click on C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\grim\GRIMDATA\GRIMFANDANGO.EXE, and choose "create shortcut". Place the shortcut on your desktop. 6. Run the game at least once by clicking on the shortcut, this will automatically create the registry entries you need. 7. [optional] To play the game without the cd's in the drive, add a new string value into the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Grim Fandango\v1.0 good_times=true 8. If you have a nvidia graphic card, then you will need to disable 3d acceleration within the game's options to have clear graphics. 9. Enjoy the game. Note: There is no need to run the update patch as this is already included in the modified files which I uploaded. <ADDED> I just finished playing through the entire game and can confirm this game works 100% using the method I gave above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickywulf Posted October 13, 2007 Author Share Posted October 13, 2007 Hello and thank you for your post. I have Vista x64 Home Premium, I followed the instructions below, the game starts up, the screen starts flashing and keeps doing it for about 4 seconds, then I get one colored image splash and the game quits to the desktop with no errors. Any ideas? This sounds like it might be a problem with Vista's security settings. You'll need to be administrator to play the game from within the c:\program files(x86) folder. Instead of copying the game into C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\grim\ copy the game into c:\users\[username]\documents\grim. This way you will have full ownership of the folder, shouldn't need to be administrator to play the game, and shouldn't get any problems with security. I haven't tried playing the game with all the files installed into this directory, I don't know if it works or not but give it a try. If it does not work then take ownership of C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\grim\. Check microsoft.com for full instructions on how to take ownership of a folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 You can also try this http://quick.mixnmojo.com/software#grimsetup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Draxus Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Hey guys, just got the game again and need to install on Vista 64... I get a different problem though. It's the known VOX003.LAB problem, the file just won't copy over to my hard drive... Is there any way to just get this single file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Du Man Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 This sounds like the exact same problem this guy had http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=187565 However, he only got the VOX003.LAB file after someone provided it. Currently I'm not in a condition to offer it to you, but hopefully some else will. I hope Thrik posts this file on his planned update to GF.net considering how many people are starting to run the game on Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineDivine Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 So I have a new Tosbhia Laptop Satellite series with VISTA on it. I got Grim Fandango and figured out how to get it to run awesomely, beat the first half of the game and then: It freezes every single time I attempt to talk to the baby winged skeletons in the birdcage at the edge of the world.... I think this has to do with VOX003 because that's the ONLY file that wouldn't load correctly. I downloaded VOX003 from another site but now I don't know what to do with it or how to play. It still freezes. I have run it in Windows 95 and Windows 98 modes, updated drivers etc. I downloaded CPUKiller and ran it, to no avail I have run it as Administrator I have closed out every single other application that I could close out and still I cannot play past this point. Can someone help me PLEASE? It'd driving me INSANE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineDivine Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Please? Someone please check this thread *lol* I need your help so bad! I'm going nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I downloaded VOX003 from another site but now I don't know what to do with it or how to play. It still freezes. Haven't had the issue or anything, but it'd probably help replacing the old VOX003 with the new one you've downloaded (remember to backup the old VOX003, shouldn't be necessary, but just in case it starts an apocalypse or anything). If you don't know where the old VOX003 is, try searching with Windows or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineDivine Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Haven't had the issue or anything, but it'd probably help replacing the old VOX003 with the new one you've downloaded (remember to backup the old VOX003, shouldn't be necessary, but just in case it starts an apocalypse or anything). If you don't know where the old VOX003 is, try searching with Windows or so. I know this sounds dumb but I'm not super duper computer savvy... a little... but not super duper How does that work? Do I just Drag & Drop the NEW file into the folder with the other file, then delete the other file? Or do I have to unzip or do something special first? I don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-949 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Okay, I posted this 3 months ago in the Help-Forum but didn't get any response: I tried to install Grim Fandango on my Windows 7 64bit system and tried the GrimSetup1.0.exe. But it does nothing. When I doubleclick the file a setupwindow appears in the taskbar, which I'm unable to maximize and it only can be closed through the taskmanager. Taskmanager says, that the setup is not responding. Am I doing something wrong? I have the old Windows 95/98 (German) version of Grim Fandango. The Setup doesn't work under XP either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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