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Subject: Re: Phantasmagoria problems Windows XP
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OK. If I understand you right, I just skip touching the dragon-figure in the
conservatory? And it will still "open" up for new events in the game?
I'll try! Thanks!
Trond
"Zaphod Beeblebrox" <piessesmith@yahoo.com.au> skrev i melding
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> I have just finished this great game again on XP. I had the same problem
> with that error. It seemed to occur at the same time in the game.
> From memory, I think I just by-passed that action in the game, and all was
> fine.
> It was when I went to click on the statue in the middle of the upstairs
> observatory room, about half way through the game.
> It seems to be something to do with the speed of the newer cd drives, I
> think. You could try using an older/slower drive, say four speed. Or using
> the Nero Drivespeed utility, to adjust the speed down.
> Or just do as I did. When you know the section that causes it to happen,
> don't click it.
> Good luck.
> "Trond" <trond1@c2i.net> wrote in message
> news:_quPb.771$52.170788864@news.telia.no...
> > I play the old Sierra-game Phantasmagoria on my laptop. All works well
> until
> > little over halfway in the game. When searching an item, i get an
> > error-message indicating ntvdm.exe error. Any good ideas for solution? I
> > can't find any updates for the game on Sierras sites
> >
> > Trond, Norway
> >
> >
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