Marble Drop!

[ZakRhyno]

I have a game that someone given to me called Marble Drop. I try to play it but it says it can play on an 64 bit system As this game is VERY old 1997 it don't work on Windows 7. I'm not really sure on how I can install or play the game on windows 7 anybody have ideas they could share?
Thanks

 

[Lemur]

You can try running it as XP compatible.

Or, you can install a virtual computer on your system and install the XP operating system there.

 

[ZakRhyno]

You can try running it as XP compatible.

Or, you can install a virtual computer on your system and install the XP operating system there.

Will not run in compatible mode and have no clue on how to set up a Virtual Computer.

 

[stormy13]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8247-windows-xp-mode-install-setup.html

A game that old should run in that no problem.

 

[ZakRhyno]

True it it doesn't. It says the system does not run on 64 bit system with it being 32 bit.

 

[stormy13]

True it it doesn't. It says the system does not run on 64 bit system with it being 32 bit.

?

XP Mode when run in a VM as shown in that tutorial is 32 bit. You're confusing XP Mode with Compatibility Mode,

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html

they are not the same thing at all.

 

[ZakRhyno]

I put the CD in the drive. Then it says to me.

That as far as I got. VM will not run this CD.

 

[stormy13]

XP Mode doesn't use a XP disk to install. If you follow the tutorial there are 2 (now 3 with the update) downloads to install and use XP Mode.

 

[youllbelost]

Try Using DosBox.

 

[ZakRhyno]

XP Mode doesn't use a XP disk to install. If you follow the tutorial there are 2 (now 3 with the update) downloads to install and use XP Mode.

Yes, I know but still don't work.

 

[mlevy]

It seems you were trying to run the CD in the native Win7 OS. You need to link the CD drive to the VM and run it in the XP VM...

 

[ZakRhyno]

How do I do that?

 

[MathAttack]

Marble Drop installed and working in Windows 7 X64!

Marble Drop installed in Windows 7 x64!

Here are the steps:

1. Install Windows XP mode if you do not already have it installed.

2. Run Windows XP mode and copy the Marble Drop install CD files into a folder in XP mode.

3. Install Marble Drop in Windows XP mode and check that it runs.

4. Copy the entire installed program folder C:\Program Files\Maxis\Marble from XP mode to the identical location in Windows 7.

5. Search the registry for "maxis" in Windows XP mode and export the entire key that is under "HKey_Users". Merge this key into the Windows 7 registry.

Marble Drop should now run in Windows 7 x64!

It worked for me.......Please let me know if it works for you.

MathAttack

 

[Wodd]

That method does indeed work. Do you know if that works for the Sorry! CD-ROM and Ultimate Yahtzee? Even if I cannot play them, then does someone know if I can use that to extract the music from the Sorry! CD-ROM? I have been trying to do that for a while now and have not yet succeeded. Perhaps someone will post a way to do that.

 

[Barman58]

The reason that this problem exists is more than likely that the program is thatt old that it possibly contains at least some 16 bit code, which is not supported in 64 bit operating systems.

As for extracting music from the game, this would be a breech of copyright and thus we cannot assist with this

 

[Wodd]

I tried doing it with Sorry! and it didn't work. I exported the Third-i Productions key and received an error about not being able to access the registry (or something to that effect). I did notice that both Sorry! and Ultimate Yahtzee have for more registry entries than Marble, Drop des. My guess is that that is due to the requirement of the disc to be inserted (as Sorry! cannot be played without the disc inserted and Ultimate Yahtzee permits playing of only Classic Yahtzee without the disc inserted and the CD music function obviously requires the disc).