won't start on win7

[Red Fantom]

Hello everybody.Today I installed  in a laptop with win7 but it won't start .It throws me an error that says:this application can be launched with a release version of win95osr2.1/98/ME/NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 only.I tried to run it in win xp compatibility mode(and the rest) -tried restarting the laptop, tried reinstalling    but the same error appears every time i try to start the game.Can somebody help?

[vorelliwiseau]

Hi! Have you tried changing the compatibility options or FFVTR? Try right-clicking the shortcut icon, then go to Properties, then, from the window that appears, click on the Compatibility tab.

Then, try clicking on the 'Run this program in Compatibility Mode' checkbox, then choose from the options on the drop-down box.

Also, don't forget to click on the 'Disable desktop composition' checkbox on the same window. I'm on Windows 7 too, so try any combination of these choices. Best of luck!

[Red Fantom]

I tried it..but still it won't start. :banghead:I think I 'll try finding another copy of the game online
just in case theres something wrong with my original copy..Thanks for trying!

[Cyber Burn]

I'm really not a Tech Guy, but maybe some more information would be able to let someone help you out.

Did you install the game from a Disk?

Did you get it online (Steam or GoG)?

[Red Fantom]

Well..I installed it from an original disc,a europian version actually,from which I used to play it a couple years ago(until my pc gone boom) on winxp.

[Randomdays]

try downloading and updating to the 1.3 patch for the game.

[Red Fantom]

I thought the only patches out there were for  not  .I also thought the reason those patches  came out was just to be able to perform in winxp sp3(or something)

[stumpy]

I thought the only patches out there are for  not  .also the reason those came out just to be able to perform in winxp sp3(or something).

That's correct. No patch was ever released for FFvT3R.

I don't know much about the European releases of the games. I recall some discussions of them here when FFvT3R was released, and I am pretty sure that the issues related to the StarForce DRM used with those releases. Obviously, those discussions predate Win7, but I suspect that StarForce may be the culprit in your situation as well, since the StarForce installed drivers from so many years ago may not be compatible with Win7 and drivers may not respond well to compatibility mode.

Some possible solutions:

• Buy a version of the game that doesn't use StarForce DRM, like that being sold on GOG.com or GamersGate.
  
• Look for an update to the Starforce drivers that is certified with Windows 7.
  

My preference would be to avoid having StarForce on my PC, but the StarForce driver update, assuming it applies to the version used with the European FFvT3R, may save you a few dollars.