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Window 8?

WakukeeWakukee Member Posts: 106
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I am trying to run BG:EE on windoes 8, and I just get a black screen with a white box, then a crash. Any help?

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  • memxcommemxcom Member Posts: 1
    Working fine for me on Win8 x64,try updating your drivers.
  • darrenkuodarrenkuo Member Posts: 366
    It is also working well in my Win 8 laptop , same suggestion which you can try update the graphic driver first , or at least your PC Spec , then more people can help you,
  • thingummywutthingummywut Member Posts: 3
    Hey Wakukee - we had the same issue on our Win8 laptop. Here's how we solved it:

    1. Press the Windows-button+E (opens an Explorer-window).
    2. Navigate to where you've installed Baldur's Gate.
    3. Search for, or navigate to Baldur.exe (might show up as only Baldur if you're not showing file-endings).
    4. Right click Baldur and select Properties.
    5. Go to the "Compatibility"-tab and change the "Compatibility mode" to "Windows 98 / Windows ME" and for good measure, also tick the "Run this program as an administrator"-tick box.
    6. Run it! Play it! :D
  • WakukeeWakukee Member Posts: 106
    That worked great, thanks! I actually had trouble finding the compatibility options beyond windows vista, but I found it eventually.
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