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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Tree Magik and Plant Life Will not open.

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mitch793
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Posted: 17th Nov 2009 20:37 Edited at: 17th Nov 2009 21:16
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I have used Plant Life and Tree Magik on this current computer many times, but now when i try to open it it doesnt open. A small black window is shown but then it closes with no trace of it in the Task Manager, or processes.

I have tried opening in compatibility mode, and as administrator but to no avail.

For reference, my specs are here:
Windows Vista Home Premium
Intel Core 2 Quad @ 266MHz
4gb RAM
Nvidia GeForce 9400gt 1gb Video Card.
Directx 10

Thanks in advance,

mitch793

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Rudolpho
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Posted: 18th Nov 2009 10:34 Edited at: 18th Nov 2009 10:35
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It might still be that you haven't got DirectX 9 installed.
Not sure whether those apps are dependant on it, but chances are there are big enough changes from version 9 to 10 so that un-existant functionsin v10 are called and the like.

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Posted: 18th Nov 2009 13:24
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Think so also.
I have quite same specs as you and I can work weel with them..
Got installed the DX9 & 10 and still can work with both of them

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Posted: 18th Nov 2009 13:41
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Quote: "I have used Plant Life and Tree Magik on this current computer many times, but now when i try to open it it doesnt open."


Have you changed the operating system at some point, e.g. from XP to Vista? Which program folder are the two applications in? As others have said, you must have DirectX9 - DirectX10 won't help you.
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mitch793
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Posted: 19th Nov 2009 21:48
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The thing is, i havent updated DX for ages and they were both working after i last updated it. I will try and reinstall DX9 though.

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mitch793
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Posted: 21st Nov 2009 11:57
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To no avail.
Updating DX9 didn't work at all.
Any other suggestions?

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mitch793
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Posted: 21st Nov 2009 22:08
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Ok, am i right in thinking that they were both created in Blitz3d/basic?
I tried running another Blitz program and the same thing happened.

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The demos don't work on my XP x64 edition. I'm assuming you have a 64-bit OS, considering you have 4GB of RAM. I believe you need a 32-bit OS to run these. I had more success putting the demos on my 32-bit machine.
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mitch793
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Nope this is s 32 bit OS.
Also, i had a look around and it turns out that its a problem with tablets etc. I dont have a tablet PC or a graphics tablet. Its a problem with blitz 3d (plant life and tree magik were mede with it) because my blitz3d demos don't work either.

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Posted: 22nd Nov 2009 20:49
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Ok, they both run under my guest account, so it is something that is running on my main account.
Isolating programs...

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Posted: 22nd Nov 2009 21:50
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*Fixed*
I created a new account (admin of course),
copied everything over,
and deleted the old one.
Done.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

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