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worked fine with windows 7 but not windows 8

halldors78halldors78 Member Posts: 4
edited December 2012 in Windows PC (Archive)
the game worked great before, but now after i installed windows 8 the game starts and everything is white/blueish, i can see my characters but thats it, and when i go to maps i can see the places i can go to but everything else is white/blueish. not happy because it worked so well before, hope someone knows how to fix this
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  • LaufBoLaufLaufBoLauf Member Posts: 20
    That really looks like a problem with the graphic drivers.
    Maybe there are special drivers for win8 from nvidia or ati?

    In my opinion, exspecially for gamers it is much too early, to use Win8. There are so many problems, that you do not have with Win7 :-).
  • szbszb Member Posts: 220
    Did you install the latest graphic card drivers?
    I have win8 too and had crash problems before, but after I got the latest drivers it works fine.
  • ZanianZanian Member Posts: 332
    Yeah, it's really never a good idea to use a new OS that soon after its release. Having said that, I'm also on Win8 :) And I haven't experienced any issues. It is indeed most likely driver-related.
  • KortokKortok Member Posts: 165
    You actually bought Windows 8? There's your first problem.
  • halldors78halldors78 Member Posts: 4
    thank you all, i was having some problems with windows 7 because of memory and stuff and it was a stolen version because i couldnt read the sticker on the back anymore. but the computer it slef works much better now with windows 8 and everything works fine except Baldurs Gate right now :( but im working on it.
  • halldors78halldors78 Member Posts: 4
    works fine now, just had to upload the graphics driver after i installed windows 8. so now back to play
  • State_LemmingState_Lemming Member Posts: 375
    That's good to hear, every OS upgrade is a nightmare for old games.
  • IchigoRXCIchigoRXC Member Posts: 1,001
    I think I know the issue. You installed windows 8.

    I jest (sort of) I am however really glad you got it working :)
  • halldors78halldors78 Member Posts: 4
    hehe yea i know, i took the change and i like it, but i admit you take some time to get used to the new look but im getting to like it, but i installed start8 but i let the computer startup in the windows menu to get used to it better.
  • KilivitzKilivitz Member Posts: 1,459
    I have a notebook with Intel HD Graphics running Windows 8 and an older PC with a GeForce running Windows 7. Got the game to work on the former, not on the latter. Go figure.

    All in all I think Win 8 is an improvement over Windows 7. It's funny how when 7 came out people said you'd be better off with XP instead. I suppose it'll be the same come Windows 9, or whatever they'll be calling the next version.
  • BigityBigity Member Posts: 98
    No, people said that about Vista, not 7, and they were right.

    7 > XP, except in very very specific circumstances.

    No idea about Win8, I'll try it on my new laptop here in a few months.
  • bbearbbear Member Posts: 1,180
    can you just configure bgee to backward compatible with window 7?
  • KilivitzKilivitz Member Posts: 1,459
    @Bigity I don't know, man, I recall a lot of dismissive comments about Win7 when it came out. And I know some people who still haven't bothered upgrading from XP.
  • BigityBigity Member Posts: 98
    They will be soon, more and more stuff does not have XP support.
  • DeeDee Member Posts: 10,447
    Really?

    I love Windows 7. I think it's great. (That said, I do kind of want to upgrade to Windows 8...)
  • NukeninNukenin Member Posts: 327
    I imagine at some point next year I'll get a convertible tablet/ultrabook running Win8. I don't feel any pressing need to go through the upgrade process with my existing system. I'm sure I will manage.
  • CaptRoryCaptRory Member Posts: 1,660
    Don't versions of Windows work like Star Trek movies? Only every other one is good? =-p
  • DrRavenwoodDrRavenwood Member Posts: 6
    Hey hey,

    Works wonders for me on windows 8... So my recommendation is updating u're graphic driver and try again..
  • blorenz2011blorenz2011 Member Posts: 3
    I'm having the same issue with mine. I installed BG with windows 8 I have a Nvidia Geforce 310m gaphic driver. Do I need a different one?
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