How to install Dungeon Keeper 2 under Windows XP SP2
1. Full install Dungeon Keeper 2. 2. Apply patch 1. 7. (if you during installation get an error message saying Can't run 16-bit Windows Program. Cannot find file. . . then go to Start - Run. . . and type regedit.
1. Full install Dungeon Keeper 2.
2. Apply patch 1.7.
(if you during installation get an error message saying "Can't run 16-bit Windows Program. Cannot find file..."
then go to Start - Run... and type regedit. Make sure the following key is disabled (set to 0):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation=0)
3. Install Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit 3.0 (use Google to find it - it's free from Microsoft).
4. Run the program and create a new database.
5. Click Fix.
6. Name of the program to be fixed: Dungeon Keeper 2 - Name of the vendor for this program: Bullfrog Productions.
7. Program file location: Browse for the location of Dkii.exe in gamedir.
8. Operating System Modes: None - Click Next.
9. Compatibility Fixes: select EmulateSlowCPU - Click Next.
10. Click Finish.
11. Choose File and Install and then exit the program.
12. Create a shortcut for Dkii.exe, choose properties and add -32biteverything in the Target commandline
(it should look something like this: "C:\Games\Dungeon Keeper 2\Dkii.exe" -32biteverything).
13. Run the shortcut to start the game.
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This worked for me:
None of the solutions worked for me, so I tried my own way with the toolkit, now it works, without crashes.
1. Full install
2. Apply 1.7 patch
3. Get the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (4.1)
(google)
4. Run from tools: Compatibility Administrator
5. Click fix
6. Name: Dungeon Keeper 2
Vendor: Bullfrog
Location is DKII.exe (from your game directory)
7. Operation system modes is win 98/ME
Next.
8. Auto-genereate
Next.
9. Save
10. Go to your new made databse (below custom databases)
Rightclick on it, install.
11. Play the game
Hope this works for you. You can apply a no cd-patch if you like.
Let me know if it works
None of the solutions worked for me, so I tried my own way with the toolkit, now it works, without crashes.
1. Full install
2. Apply 1.7 patch
3. Get the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (4.1)
(google)
4. Run from tools: Compatibility Administrator
5. Click fix
6. Name: Dungeon Keeper 2
Vendor: Bullfrog
Location is DKII.exe (from your game directory)
7. Operation system modes is win 98/ME
Next.
8. Auto-genereate
Next.
9. Save
10. Go to your new made databse (below custom databases)
Rightclick on it, install.
11. Play the game
Hope this works for you. You can apply a no cd-patch if you like.
Let me know if it works
I'm interested in a fix for this problem as well. I wrote a small HOWTO about patching DK2 at http://home.deds.nl/~mystuff/dk2/. The solution to this problem is the only thing missing.
Ok sweet thread. What to do if the installer won't start... at all? I get the splash screen, click install... back at the splash screen without anything happening... Tried running the file directly etc can't get it to work...
OS: Windows XP - latest updates as of 2007-06-26
Machine: 64 bit AMD system
OS: Windows XP - latest updates as of 2007-06-26
Machine: 64 bit AMD system
Funnily enough my DK2's been running fine with no crashes on XP SP2 (touch wood).
Thing is, I can't get the 1.3-1.7 patch installer to run. I run it and it unpacks all the files then just drops. I manually unpacked the setup files using 7-zip and put them into their own directory, but the SETUP.exe file still won't run at all- no errors, just nothing happens.
I've seen a few other people with this problem, any idea what the fix may be? Perhaps I'm running the wrong version of DK2, but I have no idea where to find my current build. There's no info on dk2.exe, the readme gives me nothing and it's not written like "v1.xx" in the bottom corner of any of the loading/menu screens in-game Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Thing is, I can't get the 1.3-1.7 patch installer to run. I run it and it unpacks all the files then just drops. I manually unpacked the setup files using 7-zip and put them into their own directory, but the SETUP.exe file still won't run at all- no errors, just nothing happens.
I've seen a few other people with this problem, any idea what the fix may be? Perhaps I'm running the wrong version of DK2, but I have no idea where to find my current build. There's no info on dk2.exe, the readme gives me nothing and it's not written like "v1.xx" in the bottom corner of any of the loading/menu screens in-game Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Its a bit late, but Ive found a way to get the 1.7 patch working on XP SP3. I used to get the 16bit program error. I used 7zip to unpack the patch file on to my desktop. I installed the game into its default directory. I copied the 'setup' file from the cd into the game folder. Then clicked to run the setup file (unpacked from the patch) on my desktop and it patched the game. I was at v1.3 and now Im at v1.7
HTH
HTH
