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Coin-coin le Canapin
09-15-2008, 03:34 PM
Hi all.
I've installed the King's Bounty demo.
When I start the game, it shows this window :

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6153/wtfdm0.png (http://imageshack.us)

So, I click "OK", and it does... Absolutely nothing.
It justs close the window and doesn't launch the game.

Did I miss something?

Nike-it
09-15-2008, 03:37 PM
Hi all.
I've installed the King's Bounty demo.
When I start the game, it shows this window :

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6153/wtfdm0.png (http://imageshack.us)

So, I click "OK", and it does... Absolutely nothing.
It justs close the window and doesn't launch the game.

Did I miss something?

You should presss "Activate", then the game will start

Coin-coin le Canapin
09-15-2008, 03:41 PM
Whe I press "activate", the windows asks me a serial number, wich I donet have.

Nike-it
09-15-2008, 03:45 PM
Whe I press "activate", the windows asks me a serial number, wich I donet have.

Sorry, my fault, you should press "ok", and the game will start automaticaly (I've checked a minute ago).

Coin-coin le Canapin
09-15-2008, 03:48 PM
I tried, but it does nothing.
I also tried to reboot my PC, but that doesn't change anything.

Nike-it
09-15-2008, 03:52 PM
I tried, but it does nothing.
I also tried to reboot my PC, but that doesn't change anything.

Try to look in the task manager, if it doesn't start at all, send youк detailed system specification to our support team: support@1cpublishing.eu.

Coin-coin le Canapin
09-15-2008, 03:55 PM
I looked at the task manager and the process kb.exe closes quickly after I pressed "ok".
I'll send a mail, thanks.

Coin-coin le Canapin
09-15-2008, 04:39 PM
Okay, problem solved : the game starts when I desactivate my dual screen. :/

Tuco
09-15-2008, 04:59 PM
WAIT... Will this game use Starforce protection?

Imperial Dane
09-15-2008, 05:10 PM
Would it not be better to start a seperate thread for that ?

hawker
09-15-2008, 05:12 PM
WAIT... Will this game use Starforce protection?

Yeah, looks like it will. The Russian version came with Starforce, and I see to some extent it's also present in the demo (which is common, so pirates couldn't crack the real thing based on demo executable). It's no big deal though, as it takes a single click to remove the Starforce drivers if they cause any trouble, and no need to reboot or anything. And in the latest patch of the Russian version they removed copy protection altogether.

Tuco
09-15-2008, 05:32 PM
Yeah, looks like it will. The Russian version came with Starforce, and I see to some extent it's also present in the demo (which is common, so pirates couldn't crack the real thing based on demo executable). It's no big deal though, as it takes a single click to remove the Starforce drivers if they cause any trouble, and no need to reboot or anything. And in the latest patch of the Russian version they removed copy protection altogether.
Well, I'm not going to buy any version of any game with Starforce in.
I really hope a digital delivery version is coming.

Coin-coin le Canapin
09-15-2008, 06:22 PM
The game now runs without desactivating my dual screen... Weird. But cool.
Oh, another thing : I tried to activate the windowed mode via game.ini, but it doesn't seem to work. Any idea to fix that?

SerioUW
09-15-2008, 11:21 PM
Ugh, I know, Vista, But bare with me.
I installed the game.
And then I try to run it and it says:

"Unable to access or modify the system registry. Make sure you have privileges to write to the system registry."

Now the game is running in admin mode and I don't have Dual screen's on.

Anyone have any ideas?

zenithale
09-16-2008, 03:41 AM
Hi there!
I just downloaded the (French) demo and when I try to start the game an error pop-up says me that the d3dx9_33.dll is not found, even after re-installation. What can I do? Re-download?
Thanks in advance.

EDIT: It works now, thanks!

Tuco
09-16-2008, 03:52 AM
Hi there!
I just downloaded the (French) demo and when I try to start the game a error pop-up says me that the d3dx9_33.dll is not found, even after re-installation. What can I do? Re-download?
Thanks in advance.
Try to reinstall DirectX

http://www.filehippo.com/download_directx/

Imperial Dane
09-16-2008, 09:16 AM
Oh hey Zenithale, yeah reinstalling Directx seems to be the solution, my littlebrother had the same problem with the game i think, but reinstalling Directx let him play the game.

Coin-coin le Canapin
09-16-2008, 02:17 PM
Hi there!
I just downloaded the (French) demoThe demo on the official french website is the english one.

Ant Man
09-20-2008, 03:34 PM
Hi, I am having the same problem the OP was having. I have installed the game several times. And every time it says I need to activate or hit OK. I hit Ok and after a second it kills the exe file.

My system is an
XP Pro
Intel Core 2 6300
2GB ram
Direct X 9.0c

Vcard: Intel GMA 3000
256MB
Intel G965

intacto
09-20-2008, 03:50 PM
the same with me game start and kills itself after one minute, the process i mean, but it runs in the background somwhere i cant see anything after i click the icon and press OK


any ideas? its so annoying i cant play it!!!

smartART
09-20-2008, 06:15 PM
the same with me game start and kills itself after one minute, the process i mean, but it runs in the background somwhere i cant see anything after i click the icon and press OK


any ideas? its so annoying i cant play it!!!

I cannot run this demo on any computer with Intel integrated graphic card. Any suggestion how to fix it?

smartART
09-20-2008, 06:46 PM
I cannot run this demo on any computer with Intel integrated graphic card. Any suggestion how to fix it?

OK, problem solved. on Intel integrated graphics card do the following:

1) download program 3D Analyze 2.36 FREE (http://download-free.programas-gratis.net/php/download.php?id_programa=675&software-3D-Analyze-2.16a) and extract it to any folder

2) run this program, click on Select and navigate to folder where Kings Bounty is installed, doubleclick on file kb.exe

3) In 3D Analyze tool there is checbox "Emulate HW TnL caps". This have to be checked

4) Finally, click Run button, confirm by pressing OK and game runs fine


P.S.: Thanks to user spamm from this forum, his suggestion in another topic works perfectly. Many thanks mate!

Ant Man
09-20-2008, 07:06 PM
never mind, I know what I did wrong

jevo28
09-27-2008, 02:48 PM
Hello, well im very curious to play this game *sorry for my english* but cannot play it ,it ask me for an activation key to play the demo, how can i play it?
i have a dell inspiron 9400, windows vista, 2 g ram.
I tried everything and nothing, any help?
i want to play and if like it buy the game, but man if the demo is buggy cant beleive how the game is going to be.....Thanks in advance.

phoenixreborn
09-27-2008, 04:05 PM
When I start the demo it gives two options.

1. Ok
2. Activate

If you push activate it asks you to insert a code. If you push 'ok' it starts the demo.

NCSUSean
09-27-2008, 06:10 PM
OK, problem solved. on Intel integrated graphics card do the following:

1) download program 3D Analyze 2.36 FREE and extract it to any folder

2) run this program, click on Select and navigate to folder where Kings Bounty is installed, doubleclick on file kb.exe

3) In 3D Analyze tool there is checbox "Emulate HW TnL caps". This have to be checked

4) Finally, click Run button, confirm by pressing OK and game runs fine


P.S.: Thanks to userspamm from this forum, his suggestion in another topic works perfectly. Many thanks mate!

This works perfectly and was able to fix the problem I've been having -- thank you very much SPAMM, and thank you smartart for reposting this information or I very likely would have overlooked it lol :)

Tretjak
10-21-2008, 11:04 PM
Downladed and installed a demo, couldn't start it, installed 3DAnalyze
When I click run, there is an error screen - screenshot added (even after I have manually copyed that .dll to the KB folder). What can I do now ?

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3941/problemgd4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/problemgd4.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img235/problemgd4.jpg/1/)

jhey0513
10-26-2010, 10:39 AM
OK, problem solved. on Intel integrated graphics card do the following:

1) download program 3D Analyze 2.36 FREE (http://download-free.programas-gratis.net/php/download.php?id_programa=675&software-3D-Analyze-2.16a) and extract it to any folder

2) run this program, click on Select and navigate to folder where Kings Bounty is installed, doubleclick on file kb.exe

3) In 3D Analyze tool there is checbox "Emulate HW TnL caps". This have to be checked

4) Finally, click Run button, confirm by pressing OK and game runs fine


P.S.: Thanks to user spamm from this forum, his suggestion in another topic works perfectly. Many thanks mate!

tnk u very much!! It works!!