Running Total Annihilation under Win 7

[shadowers]

Hi, I am running Win 7 build 7127 x64, and I am having some trouble running Total Annihilation. I was able to install the game, but had some issues installing Core Contingency(I installed it on a computer running XP, copied the files to my install, and hoped the reg wouldnt need to be tweaked. Now when running the game it exits every time and trys to solve compatibility issues, but fails. I have tried running it in compatibility for XP and 98, but havent had any success. Does anyone know how to make this game work under win 7?

 

[zuffy]

i have TA, i will give it a try and get back to you... but i wont be able to do so for 4hrs as i gtg now, ill get back to you at 12noon (UTC+10) as long as nothing comes up.

 

[shadowers]

Ok, Thanks.

 

[zuffy]

Hey sorry about taking so long

i have windows rc1 64bit (specs are on my name) and the game runs fine i was playing for about 20min ... And will keep playing this awesome game

i also did not have to run in compatibility mode either

have you tried reinstalling, the only other thing i can think of is you have missed files when you were coping them over

maybe try a torrent to get the game cd back again, and use your existing cd key

 

[shadowers]

were you able to install and run CC?

 

[moleman]

Ok so you have copyed the core contingeny from a machine that does work ie xp to your windows 7 machine

Right now what you need to do is download this file http://www.tcbw.net/anonftp/TA/3rdParty/tools/taregfix2/taregfix2_setup.exe , run the file .. this should install the files to the registry... And voila TA with CC should work , have fun

 

[FRAGaLOT]

The above link in moleman's post dosen't work. I'm having the EXACT same issues as shadowers. TA installs just fine, but the setup.exe file on the Core Contingency CD refuses to run due to it being incompatible on a 64bit OS. >sigh<

I don't want to install CC on a diffrent PC and then copy it over onto my main PC, I just want a proper installer. I've tried doing searches for the file: tafix2_setup.exe with no luck. Apparently the tcbw.net site is offline, or dead; as I get a DNS error from it. I'll keep that download link in my bookmarks and see if it comes back later on.

Perhaps someone has a .reg file I can import for TA:CC? And a simple batch file that copies the appropriate files from the CD onto my HDD where I have TA installed?

 

[TheGodFather]

i am just trying to play the game. i downloaded an iso of the game and after i go into the game press skirmish and then press start for the game to play it looks as if it is loading up but when it gets the 2nd to last bar needed to load the game shuts down and goes back to windows.

i have windows 7. obviously.

 

[moleman]

The link still works fine for me?

Another easy way to get TA with CC to work is to just copy the contents of the cd to the directory on the pc and just run the game. The game will sometimes hang with this method so the first option i explained is the better way!

 

[necwizard]

I am using win 7 home premium and have tried all the suggested fixes from this page. My issue is after running for a few minutes, the the screen turns red and I have to quit the game and restart. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

 

[Agent Y]

This has to be one of my most favourite games of all time. I've not played it in a while but I think I'll have to give it a go again.

For those who are interested, I came across this version that seems to support the latest OSes upto Windows 7 64 bit, and it comes with Core Contingency, Battle Tactics and the map editor built in. It's £7.99 to download but I think it's worth it. It's the original game, but probably re-engineered in some way to make it compatible.

Impulse Driven : Total Annihilation : Instant Digital Download Purchasing, Product Information, Screenshots, Previews, and more...

 

[Snowdog]

This has to be one of my most favourite games of all time. I've not played it in a while but I think I'll have to give it a go again.

For those who are interested, I came across this version that seems to support the latest OSes upto Windows 7 64 bit, and it comes with Core Contingency, Battle Tactics and the map editor built in. It's £7.99 to download but I think it's worth it. It's the original game, but probably re-engineered in some way to make it compatible.

Impulse Driven : Total Annihilation : Instant Digital Download Purchasing, Product Information, Screenshots, Previews, and more...

Or even better here for $5.99 USD:
Total Annihilation: Commander Pack - GOG.com

TA is one of my all time favorites as well. Mine is working in Win7, but I installed on XP with a noCD, and just copied my Game directory when I upgraded from WinXP to Win7 and it kept working...

 

[dvsprankster]

This has to be one of my most favourite games of all time. I've not played it in a while but I think I'll have to give it a go again.

For those who are interested, I came across this version that seems to support the latest OSes upto Windows 7 64 bit, and it comes with Core Contingency, Battle Tactics and the map editor built in. It's £7.99 to download but I think it's worth it. It's the original game, but probably re-engineered in some way to make it compatible.

Impulse Driven : Total Annihilation : Instant Digital Download Purchasing, Product Information, Screenshots, Previews, and more...

Or even better here for $5.99 USD:
Total Annihilation: Commander Pack - GOG.com

TA is one of my all time favorites as well. Mine is working in Win7, but I installed on XP with a noCD, and just copied my Game directory when I upgraded from WinXP to Win7 and it kept working...

I have loved this game forever, however i havent been able to get teh game to run right since it was on windows 95! I have tried on computers with win XP, 200, vista, and now windows 7 and i have the same problem every time. I will run the game and it seems to work fine, however about 30 seconds into the game, the colors all invert. I have tried running in compatibility mode, disabling themes, and diabling the notifications to make changes to the computer. I would love some help!! I purcahsed this copy from GOG.com in the hopes that it would fix the problem, however i have the same issue. HELP!!

 

[Snowdog]

I have never seen that behavior, Mine worked on Win98, win2k, Winxp and now Win7-64 without problem.

I tried to check my compatability settings but I don't even see the compatibility tab on the EXE for TA.

 

[kram4yoo]

I also had problems running TA in windows 7. Started off with windows 7 Home premium. Tried to run the disks. Disk 1 loaded with no problem. Wouldn't load Core Contingency or Battle Tactics. Tried to transfer TA files from my old xp desk top via usb stick. Everything would transfer except the CC files. Even trying the compatibility mode wouldn't help. Upgraded to windows 7 professional hoping using the xp mode would work. loaded everything again in that mode. Everything loaded but had problems with Dir x when tried to launch. Got an all-in-one download from War Zone. That version worked on my computer but was always asking permission for access and would not launch in the game room at Warzone. I was ready to try Dual booting my computer with XP.

My solution that worked for me: There is a file called "Program files (x86)". This is the file for all 32 bit programs. When downloading TA disk 1 it wants to create a file desination. Choose browse and select Program files (x86). Load disk 1 to that file.



I wasn't able to run the CC and BT exe. But I was able to transfer the files from those disks to Program files (x86). I was also able to transfer any file from the usb stick with no problems.

The program started with no problems. Didn't ask for access or anything. Started just like it does on XP. I am also able to play on Warzone without any launch problems. Hope this helps.