How I fixed corrupt color palette on some old games on Windows 7
- Thread starter Blue Steel
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Blue Steel
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edited first message to make it easier to follow and add in some more old games.
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate X86
Have uploaded it somewhere? i would love to get it and apply it to AOE gold; still like that old game.
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- TCPOnline/Core 2 Q8200
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- windows 7 ultimate
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- Quad 2.33 gHz
- Motherboard
- Asus P5Q Pro Turbo
- Memory
- 4 gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GeForce 9500 GT 1gb
- Sound Card
- onboard HD Audio Device
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer 2216
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 X 1050
- Hard Drives
- 500gb SATA 7200rpm
- PSU
- CM Extreme 500 Watt
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- Coolermaster Sileo
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- fans: 2 x 120mm
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Wireless 3000
- Mouse
- Microsoft Wireless 3000
- Internet Speed
- normal cable
Neither method works for me with Diablo.
I tried both locations, x86 and x64, with the manual method and I still have messed up colors.
Any ideas?
EDIT: Running Diablo with the the compatibility settings "Run in 256 colors", "Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution", and "Disable desktop composition" seems to fix the color issue for me.
Still curious why blue steel's method did not work with this game though.
I tried both locations, x86 and x64, with the manual method and I still have messed up colors.
Any ideas?
EDIT: Running Diablo with the the compatibility settings "Run in 256 colors", "Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution", and "Disable desktop composition" seems to fix the color issue for me.
Still curious why blue steel's method did not work with this game though.
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- Windows 7 Professional x64
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- Phenom 2 X4 945
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- Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
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- OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 6GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5770
- Sound Card
- Logitech G35 Headset
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VH226H
- Hard Drives
- ST3250620AS
ST3250410AS
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- ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ800
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- Ultra Grid ATX
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- Zalman CNPS9500 AM2
Blue Steel
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ok just upgraded my system to win 7 64 bit and got new copies of the AOE games and their expansions.
using the method outlined in the first post of this thread (NOT the REG entries themselves, as it looks like each run / distro of the AOE are different DWords.)
I ran through the process as stated and got the new names (paths and exe names) and the new DWords and applied them in the registry settings and they all worked fine
this Distro I've used this time was the "THATS HOT!" "Age of Empires Collectors edition" by ubisoft , its all on one dvd not separate dvd's like my last installs were
I haven't tried the starcraft one again yet
here are the newest entries that I've got and they work for me , your mileage may vary , but if you follow the steps outlined on the first post all should still work
notice that these don't use the ICD's there are all .exe's and all using DWords unlike the old codes that worked before (yes i tried them first and they didn't work , which is why i had to step through the whole process again
NOTE: that procmon gives you the values in decimal so when you edit the registry you need to make sure that you selected decimal not hex , the hex values here are the converted entries from the registry as it changes them to hex automatically
using the method outlined in the first post of this thread (NOT the REG entries themselves, as it looks like each run / distro of the AOE are different DWords.)
I ran through the process as stated and got the new names (paths and exe names) and the new DWords and applied them in the registry settings and they all worked fine
this Distro I've used this time was the "THATS HOT!" "Age of Empires Collectors edition" by ubisoft , its all on one dvd not separate dvd's like my last installs were
I haven't tried the starcraft one again yet
here are the newest entries that I've got and they work for me , your mileage may vary , but if you follow the steps outlined on the first post all should still work
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\EMPIRES.EXE]
"Name"="EMPIRES.EXE"
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=dword:3844a757
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\EMPIRESX.EXE]
"Name"="EMPIRESX.EXE"
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=dword:3844ad66
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\EMPIRES2.EXE]
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=dword:3981d1df
"Name"="EMPIRES2.EXE"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\age2_x1.Exe]
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=dword:3b7433ec
"Name"="age2_x1.exe"notice that these don't use the ICD's there are all .exe's and all using DWords unlike the old codes that worked before (yes i tried them first and they didn't work , which is why i had to step through the whole process again
NOTE: that procmon gives you the values in decimal so when you edit the registry you need to make sure that you selected decimal not hex , the hex values here are the converted entries from the registry as it changes them to hex automatically
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate X86
This is what I found worked for me. I credit this to Blue Steel, used your ID's and played around with them until mine worked. These are for Age of Empires 2 and Age of Empires 2 Expansion. I also commented on which versions the ID's were for as well.
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; ==== 32bit- AOE2 2.0b ====
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\Age of Empires II]
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=hex:df,d1,81,39
"Name"="empires2.exe"
; ==== 32bit- AOE2x 1.0e ====
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\Age of Empires II Expansion]
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=hex:3b,74,33,ec
"Name"="age2_x1.icd"
; ==== 32bit- AOE2x 1.0e noSnow ====
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\Age2_x_nosnow]
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=hex:ec,33,74,3b
"Name"="age2_x1.exe"
; ==== 64bit- AOE2 2.0b ====
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\Age of Empires II]
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=hex:df,d1,81,39
"Name"="empires2.exe"
; ==== 64bit- AOE2x 1.0e ====
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\Age of Empires II Expansion]
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=hex:3b,74,33,ec
"Name"="age2_x1.icd"
; ==== 64bit- AOE2x 1.0e noSnow ====
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\Age2_x_nosnow]
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=hex:ec,33,74,3b
"Name"="age2_x1.exe"My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Thanks BLUE STEEL. I used the files you uploaded and it worked firs time. So simple yet so effective.
My Computer
- Computer type
- Laptop
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Basic x64