Thanks for the tips and links.
ShortHistory
I used the original Dark Basic program from about 10 years ago.
I saw it at comp usa and was very interested so I grabbed it.Being the original was off the CD it just installed nice and easy and that was it....good to go. It came with a printed paperback DB CODE Dictionary..quite handy.
I made several (not awesome) little games and demos of things such as rooms and worlds/landscapes and toyed around with ground vehicles, humans, boats and aircraft all working in very basic form but nothing with real physics to it.. basically everything worked fine.
I updated to DB pro and things that used to work ie my demos, would
not work anymore so I put it all away hoping eventually they would fix whatever ails it. I lost everything in Hurricane Wilma so that was the end till now. I don't remember a great deal of code so it's almost like starting over.
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SYSTEM:
2.70Ghz duel core 4.0gb memory 64bit
GeForce 7050/nForce 620i
I'm using win7 home premium/ program files(x86)
SP1, SP2, SP3
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So far I have the (paid for)
DB Pro download installed along with the
"clothparticles" folder which I downloaded from the link directly under the BD Pro download link ... as if an extra part of DB Pro. I just copied it into the main DB folder.
This installed itself to
"program files(x86)/the Game Creators/Dark Basic Pro On Line" Is this correct ?
So far no issues other than some of the examples/demos not working.
I still can not rename a demo and compile it as a test of DB Pro
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"THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED"
I downloaded
DARK MATTER ONE
it made it's own folder in program files(x86) named "Dark Basic Software/Dark Matter" This is a 3d model selector.
When I try to run it, it stops after opening with a notice
(d3drm.dll is missing)
*I remember in the old original DARK BASIC, this came with the CD
and was installed into the same main folder as the DB program.
Should this be in the main folder now ?
"THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED"
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I downloaded
INTEGRATED DARK VOICE
upon install I am asked for the activation key and I enter the
key I was sent via email (it's not listed on this website under the other purchased activation keys)and I get a notice "Invalid Activation Key" and the install is aborted.
I have stopped here as this is trouble enough to sort thru without
getting too deep all at once. I'm over 18 hours into this so far
I will read the links you listed now to see if any help is ther re the issues so far.
Thanks for the help.
RM