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AlienDoomer
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:37 am    Post subject: ZDaemon on windows 7 Reply with quote

Hello im going to get Windows 7 soon and i want to know if i can play ZDaemon on windows 7.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Although I haven't played it on windows 7 I'm almost certain that it should work.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://forums.zdaemon.org/viewtopic.php?t=12838&highlight=windows
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 will help ZDaemon to run under W7 properly. It's free and is great for all sorts of applications that work beter under XP, including DoomBuilder 1.x and similar applications.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is what I use currently...



It loads in fullscreen looking fine and feeling fine. However if you alt-tab it screws with the colors. There is one mode which is unplayable and the colors are very funky. Then there is another mode which is messed up a bit but playable but also feels not as responsive IMO. Playing windowed sucks because I have to run super high resolution which lags the game quite a bit.

Edit: I don't even think you need the Vista SP2 compatibility mode checked. I just got bored trying different combinations.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fastidious wrote:
This is what I use currently...



It loads in fullscreen looking fine and feeling fine. However if you alt-tab it screws with the colors. There is one mode which is unplayable and the colors are very funky. Then there is another mode which is messed up a bit but playable but also feels not as responsive IMO. Playing windowed sucks because I have to run super high resolution which lags the game quite a bit.

Edit: I don't even think you need the Vista SP2 compatibility mode checked. I just got bored trying different combinations.



Where can i find that screen from the screenshot?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right click on zdaemon.exe then -> properties at the bottom of the options, then -> select compatibility up top and voila!
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fastidious wrote:
Right click on zdaemon.exe then -> properties at the bottom of the options, then -> select compatibility up top and voila!


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 3:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did it work? Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fastidious wrote:
Did it work? Smile


Yea thanks Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep that is how I got ZD working within Windows 7, but like Fast, if you ALT-TAB even once, the colors will be screwed until you close it out and reopen... Actually though, the only thing I had to check was the 256 colors and got the same result Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the upcoming 1.08.09 release will fix those color palette fuckups.
you will be able to play in fullscreen or tab out without any problems.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

phenex2 wrote:
the upcoming 1.08.09 release will fix those color palette fuckups.
you will be able to play in fullscreen or tab out without any problems.


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Thanks!

Was it something in Zdaemon that was rubbing DirectX/video card drivers the wrong way?
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I recently bought a new laptop having Windows 7 as operating system. I haven't experienced any problems this far, except for getting used to this new keyboard. Razz
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Iīm using Windows 7 too and zdaemon is working without problems besides that alt-tab inverted-colours-issue. good to hear that itīll get fixed.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This same issue applies to Starcraft as well when running in Windows 7 To fix this temporarily, kill explorer.exe through the task manager, then you can even alt tab back and forth into Zdaemon without it messing with the color. When your done with the game, simply use task manager or command prompt to restart explorer.exe
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fastidious' potential fix didn't work here. (Windows 7 Full Edition x64)
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah I have windows 7 pro 64x...And when I go full screen, it will do one of two things. The colors will go all distorted, or ZDaemon will lock up my computer. It's only ZDaemon that locks up my computer while in full screen. Windowed mode it works fine.

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I wish I would've read this topic before switching to 7.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've just switched to 7, dunno what to make of it so far, it runs fine on my new comp but it's a pain in the ass to perform some pretty simple tasks. I'm hoping when i get round to reinstalling ZD that i wont have any issues coz it's been a while since I've had a chance to play!!! Good to hear there's a fix for this coming up soon!!!
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I certainly think it should work on 7. I've been playing ZDaemon since my Windows 98 Second Edition days.
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