Time for Update, Paul?

[Andreas Raht]

Originally Posted by pisdpaul

Here is the results of testing on my windows8 evalutation setup:

OOTP 13: runs in desktop mode
TB 2012: runs in desktop mode (will support metro mode soon(ish))
TB 2.5: Installs but won't start in Desktop mode.

I can't be sure, but I suspect its the TB2.5 copy protection thats failing.

I hope this helps....

TBCB 2.5 actually works on Windows 8! I just tested it with the Windows 8 Release Preview. But you need to use some tricks:

- when you start it first time, you need to run it as an admin (right click the TBCB shortcut and click on "Run as admin..."). Should only be needed once.

- test the game. If it crashes, try this:

--- after starting TBCB, click on "Options" and uncheck the three sound options (play music, play sound, play crowd noises). On my computer, TBCB crashed with sound activated and worked fine after disabling sound. I know, this is only a work around to make it run somehow, sorry. But it will also show that the problem has something to do with the sound API code which I used for TBCB 2.5.

--- right click on the TBCB shortcut and click on "Properties", then open the "Compatibility" tab. Select "Run in compatibility mode for Windows XP" and try again.

Hopefully TBCB 2.5 just works with the release version of Windows 8.

[professordp]

Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

TBCB 2.5 actually works on Windows 8! I just tested it with the Windows 8 Release Preview. But you need to use some tricks:

- when you start it first time, you need to run it as an admin (right click the TBCB shortcut and click on "Run as admin..."). Should only be needed once.

- test the game. If it crashes, try this:

--- after starting TBCB, click on "Options" and uncheck the three sound options (play music, play sound, play crowd noises). On my computer, TBCB crashed with sound activated and worked fine after disabling sound. I know, this is only a work around to make it run somehow, sorry. But it will also show that the problem has something to do with the sound API code which I used for TBCB 2.5.

--- right click on the TBCB shortcut and click on "Properties", then open the "Compatibility" tab. Select "Run in compatibility mode for Windows XP" and try again.

Hopefully TBCB 2.5 just works with the release version of Windows 8.

Thank you for giving us a very direct answer...much appreciated